I didn’t realise we are that broke. If big Harry wants to go let him and get this saga over and done with so we can buy players. I see we are linked with Maguire again we don’t need two Dire/Diers on the team. Milk turns quicker than waiting on Levy!Agree but we are where we are. It seems we are broke and can only buy once Kane goes.
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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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We didn't get formal approval of the final stadium until end of Feb 2016.
Tottenham's new stadium receives Mayor's approval
Tottenham have confirmed that their £400 million renovation plans for White Hart Lane have received approval from the Mayor of London.www.standard.co.uk
As of 14th Feb 2016 we were 2 pts off 1st behind Leicester. We finished 3rd end of that season and was on an obvious upward and exciting trajectory.
Despite this, we proceeded with plans to initiate the dismantling of the North East corner of White Hart Lane in the summer of 2016. But we went on to reach 2nd and a semi final of the fa cup the next season (2016/2017). That year, we acquired wanyama, nkoudou, janssen and sissoko. I can't recall who the alternative to sissoko was but I remember sissoko being a disappointing, somewhat desperate purchase after we failed to get our preferred target. (Can anyone remind me?)
So no. I'm not abusing timelines here.
Aside from the fact that we'd already committed a significant amounts of dosh to the project by then (dosh that your scenario would have required us to spend on players); you're talking about putting everything on ice (which itself would have inevitably cost more money) on the basis of what from all perspectives looked like a freak season..... Lester fairytale and everyone else playing like shit
If the final go ahead hadn't been reached until summer 17; after a far more credible title challenge, then you night be onto something but by then we'd already ripped down one of the ends of the stadium and packed our bags for Wembley.
Of course; but does one remain committed to the long-term project or indulge in an off the cuff game of roulette? ....That was the decision at play.
I know what a fan with no culpability would choose. I also believe I know what the vast majority of business men with 1bn on the line would choose too.
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I'd laugh my ass off if, having come to negotiate for Kane, instead we announce him as our new DoF with Bayern wondering WTF just happened . Now THAT would be a Levy masterclass.
Oh sweet Isco.... One still dreams of this underwhelming, yet mythically proportioned prince.
"Wait...... I've got a new job! How the fuck did that happen????"
All comparators are flawed to an extent, but choosing 2019 exacerbates the flaw of this measure as the gap in net spend was so stark in the period before it.
You did make some fair points re stadium costs and the adjustments for that.
In my opinion Levy does not , has never and will never do anything resembling a masterclass where football is concerned .
Levytime is more of a myth than Jason and the Argonauts
Romero and Davies vs Brentford.
we can all pretend to be shocked when we realise Davies can't play cb in a back 4.
we can all pretend to be shocked when we realise Davies can't play cb in a back 4.
JUST IN!
It's going to be traumatic to watch if that's the case.
in the last 5 yearsNot as ridiculous as Spurs fans OVERPLAYING Scum things to make Spurs look worse!
Back at my computer now... Some FACTS:
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CURRENT WINDOW (as at NOW per TFM):
Arse (m/euros):
23/24 in 231.6 out 19.9 <<< so far = 211.7m
Spurs (m/euros):
23/24 in 136.3 out 11.6 <<< so far = 124.7m
Let's do Livepool for posterity too seeing as they occupy a similar bracket to us and the scum:
23/24 in 112 out 14 <<< so far = 98m
..........Lets see how the rest of the window pans out shall we? ...Fair?
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PREVIOUS WINDOWS (since first full season in NWHL):
Arse (m/euros):
22/23 in 192.3 out 23.8 = 168.5m
21/22 in 167.40 out 31.4 = 136.0m
20/21 in 86 out 19.1 = 66.9m
19/20 in 160.8 out 53.6 = 107.2m
= €478.6m (net spend) / Avg per season = €119.65m
Spurs (m/euros):
22/23 in 177.9 out 38.7 = 139.2m
21/22 in 95.9 out 34.6 = 61.3m
20/21 in 110.50 out 13.3 = 97.2m
19/20 in 150.5 out 64.5 = 86m
= €383.7m (net spend) / Avg per season = €95.92m (Hardly the chasm it has been portrayed to be!)
Liverpool (m/euros):
22/23 in 137.3 out 80.7 = 56.6m
21/22 in 87.0 out 29.5 = 57.5m
20/21 in 84.0 out 17.2 = 66.8m
19/20 in 10.4 out 48.0 = -37.6m
= €143.3m (net spend) / Avg per season = €35.82m
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Wages in pounds (Seeing as goalposts get shifted to wages if/when it suits):
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
Diff = £19.2m / Avg per season = £4.8m
Figures as per:
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
........Contrary to hype; Arse aren't vastly outspending us there either
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This isn't intended to provoke further debate; but:
To Dare Is To Do.
Richard Arlison
ElTel
Please bookmark for future discussion.. It would save a lot of ball-ache.
our net spend = 508m
Woolwich net spend = 690m
in the last 10 years
our net spend = 539m
Woolwich net spend = 969m
Oh man. Imagine if we
Sell Kane
Buy zero CBs
Romero gets hurt
Son still isn’t game ready
When we played them two months ago we started Lenglet and Sanchez as a CB pairing with Forster in goal, can't really be anywhere near as bad.
This is masochism.
I get it that Attack is the best form of defence, but surely Defence would be a pretty good form of defence as well therefore go and sign some defenders, Baldy! 
Thats the spirit
Ange ours N’Dombele at CB to send Levy a message
Levy sacks Ange
Levy out chants sung at at the stadium and trend on X
6 people show up at the ENIC Out protest
Same as it ever was