What could be sweeter than sweeping your biggest rivals for all their players!Seems to be reports online this morn that we're going to make a move for Barnes.
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What could be sweeter than sweeping your biggest rivals for all their players!Seems to be reports online this morn that we're going to make a move for Barnes.
I get where you are coming from with price doesn’t determine quality of player or success of transfer. At least not always.
But ask yourself this:
If they finish above us (AGAIN) can we have any complaints when their spending has been that much more ambitious this summer?
I’m not even levy out but I completely agree.Especially as the ones in denial are wrong every year about it. I think they are stubborn folk.
No surprise, he already had two loans away from the club and has said himself how hard he’s found it to adapt.
A good talent but not cut out for English football. Just doesn’t have the power in his body. I’m
I would love it if it was just a lack of spending. It’s poor recruitment, managerial picks, planning , ambition, direction, intent & vision.![]()
Premier League - Transfer balance and five-year comparison
In dieser Statistik werden die Transferbilanzen der letzten fünf bzw. zehn Jahre der Vereine der Premier League miteinander verglichen.www.transfermarkt.us
I'll have to dig when I have more time for the 10 year record, but as an appetizer here's the 5 year net spend. We've only been outspent by Woolwich (+€20.M, 1xFA Cup) and United (+€116M, 1xLeague Cup).
I know everyone wants to blame our lack of recent success on ENIC being tight gits that won't spend. But it just doesn't jive with reality guys. It just isn't the spending. It's the shit spending and shit management and shit lack of meaningful direction as a club. All of that is, also, ENIC/Levy's fault...stop being lazy and falling back on the net spend fallacy.
How do spurs have 75 in for 23/24 and arse have 0? Is it only counting the winter or how is it not counting rice, Havertz, and whoever else they bought?
You just need to be clever with which journalists/sources you listen to.Not everything "journalists" and "ITK's" spit out are true you know
If all of us fans could have the mindset that 95%(which is probably low) of what they are spitting out are just made up BS to get clicks, we would probably be in a healthier mental state!
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Wout faes seems like a defender our scouts would like . Especially if they attended the Liverpool game where he only scored 2 own goals. I mean it could be worse.What could be sweeter than sweeping your biggest rivals for all their players!
Tosin is my guessI agreed, but I think it's gonna be Mickey and someone that's more of a developmental player.
Last season, according to those figures.TRFs correct as to a couple of weeks ago (according to TFM):
Arse (m/euros):
23/24 in 0 out 4.9 <<< so far
22/23 in 192.36 out 23.8
21/22 in 167.40 out 31.4
20/12 in 86 out 19.1
19/20 in 160.8 out 53.6
Total in 606.56 out 132.8
= €473.76m (net spend)
Spurs (m/euros):
23/24 in 75 out 0 <<< so far
22/23 in 177.9 out 38.75
21/22 in 95.9 out 34.62
20/12 in 110.50 out 13.3
19/20 in 150.5 out 64.5
Total in 609.8 out 151.17
= €458.63m (net spend)
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Wages:
22/23 - Arse 103.5m / THFC 110.4m
21/22 - Arse 93.9m / THFC 89.7m
20/21 - Arse 128.7m / THFC 129.1m
19/20 - Arse 115.4m / THFC 93.1m
Arse = Total 441.5m
THFC = Total 422.3m
Figures as per:
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2019 EPL Team Salary Cap Tracker
A real-time look at the 2019 salary cap totals for each EPL team, including estimated cap space.www.spotrac.com
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How do spurs have 75 in for 23/24 and arse have 0? Is it only counting the winter or how is it not counting rice, Havertz, and whoever else they bought?
I literally acknowledged that it was 2 weeks old..... Perhaps have a count up again at the end of the window and see how the net pans out.........
I just posted facts; not opinon.
The way words like "ambition" get banded on here (often with a willful ignorance to context or basic fact) makes me cringe..... I'll hold myself to account for my own opinions and leave it at that.
Bloke saw a dog licking his bollocks.
Ok, let’s use a different word to ambitious (you chose) and we can revisit at the end of the window, then ask the same question???
Agreed. But we end up being so short by the end of the window that we would love Lenglet. Ideally we get better but with our owners & the thought of dier & Sanchez you end up being grateful for Lenglet for 8m on deadline day.I’m not even levy out but I completely agree.
Lenglet shouldn’t be pursued. And Dier should only stay if he refuses to leave.
He absolutely should not play
I want 2 of VDV, Tosin and Tapsoba.
Exactly. Or wait a year & pay mbappe much less. I’d wait. Surprised Liverpool linked with him. Way out of their budget surely.If they get the 200m they were demanding plus RM would have to give mbappe the 90m, that's a 300m signing.
RM won't get him this summer I think
It's multiple factors, including poor decision making by ENIC.![]()
Premier League - Transfer balance and five-year comparison
In dieser Statistik werden die Transferbilanzen der letzten fünf bzw. zehn Jahre der Vereine der Premier League miteinander verglichen.www.transfermarkt.us
I'll have to dig when I have more time for the 10 year record, but as an appetizer here's the 5 year net spend. We've only been outspent by Woolwich (+€20.M, 1xFA Cup) and United (+€116M, 1xLeague Cup).
I know everyone wants to blame our lack of recent success on ENIC being tight gits that won't spend. But it just doesn't jive with reality guys. It just isn't the spending. It's the shit spending and shit management and shit lack of meaningful direction as a club. All of that is, also, ENIC/Levy's fault...stop being lazy and falling back on the net spend fallacy.