Airfixx , are you still of the opinion we're "doing things the right way" under ENIC?
That’s like asking an attorney whether he believes his client is not guilty
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Airfixx , are you still of the opinion we're "doing things the right way" under ENIC?
NoDo you think it will be a problem to find people who will chip in?
We have no right to take the moral high ground on people not honouring their wordI know Levy has his fault etc. etc. but it’s interesting that quite a few seem to think that those agents who Levy & Paratici were dealing were not to blame, and that in the end it was down to Traore and Diaz whether they wanted to sign for Spurs or another club.
In both cases, Spurs did meet all the demands of both the clubs and the players… but not knowing they were played.
When a club negotiates a deal with a player they ask the concerning part to keep quiet about the deal – until the contract is signed. In both cases, the respective agents have leaked info about it to other interested clubs.
Liverpool was after Luis Diaz last summer and was most probably thinking of signing him this summer but when they heard that Spurs were about to sign him they jumped. It’s not as if they decided to buy him all of a sudden.
Traore said, “Barcelona is my home,” last summer. And when their financial situation got sorted out they had the means to bid for him.
No one can blame either player for choosing Liverpool and Barca over Spurs. We also like it when some player chooses Spurs over, say, Woolwich…
Yes, it is upsetting what happened as it would send a message to Conte that he’s being supported and it’s extra annoying since Spurs had worked on the Traore deal for a while. Yes, Levy was most probably dragging his feet but I am fairly convinced that Spurs were “played” big time by some agents who did not honor their words.
In the end, both players decided against signing for Spurs.
Well we won’t know considering pool are in the top 4 and win trophiesTurns out both Spurs and Liverpool had offers accepted by Porto and guess what - Diaz went for the club in the CL - so are trophies over top four still the trolls choice?
No the point is, we need these players at other clubs to have any hope of rehabilitating their value at all.To be brutally honest, I don't think 6 months of wages is that big a deal in the "bigger picture" scheme of things.....
The dumb thing is blaming A/B/C when the real reason is so blindingly obvious ... the feckin' player has just said as much, CL football. But I guess trolls gotta troll.Well we won’t know considering pool are in the top 4 and win trophies
Dumb fuckin thing to say
Betancurt is ok, I would like him. Morata isn't bad either, loses lots of goal but I think he would fit Conte's system. Kulusevski is the less exciting of the 3 I think, but he's young and can improve. Said that it's pretty mediocre window anyway.It seems we'll get rid of Ndombele, Dele and Lo Celso. I like that, but sign someone ffs.
Kulusevski, Bentacur nad Morata, imagine if we get 3 players from Juventus. The ones Paratici brought in Turin.
Turns out both Spurs and Liverpool had offers accepted by Porto and guess what - Diaz went for the club in the CL - so are trophies over top four still the trolls choice?
It was reported by Fabrizio Romano in both cases in fact. I am not saying he knows everything but in these cases, I do believe him.Where have you heard in both cases Spurs met all demands? Certainly the reports I’ve seen and heard say they didn’t for Traore.
Plus, our DOF should be better than falling for the oldest trick in the book, the agent talking up Spurs interest to flush out the dippers. If he can’t work that out what’s the fucking point in him being here?
I mean you are leaving out the fact that Traore is one of the best 1v1 players in the world and Emerson below average.
Back to the old "We can't attract players without the Champions' League" excuse?Turns out both Spurs and Liverpool had offers accepted by Porto and guess what - Diaz went for the club in the CL - so are trophies over top four still the trolls choice?
October...Just over 3 weeks ago? You said a couple of months.
You were wrong and clearly not paying attention, own it and move on.
Seriously if you sent a management consultancy in to evaluate the way the footballing side of the club has been run they would probably have a field day.It's an absolutely pathetic way for a so called big club, and one of the worlds top 10 wealthiest clubs to behave.
Even more pathetic that some of our own so called fans advocate it.
I didn’t say he was special; I said its a special circumstance.Certainly not enough for me to consider Traore "special" (see other poster).
It's in the same place that we put the money from the Martinez bid in the summer