January 2023 Transfer Thread. The Big One

[Richard Arlison]

If they did, why send Spence to Rennes instead of a PL club knowing it meant having to release Doherty for no fee?

You'd like to think they knew - you'd expect them to know - but...

Could be that's where Djed wanted to go and they didn't try to persuade him itherwise.

Or the prem clubs all wanted options to buy.

 

[iz futbal]

This Doherty thing is the last straw. I genuinely think I could run the football side of ENIC better than they do it's a complete farce and yet people defend them. Conte's 100% off.

I havent been following this transfer with that much attention. Was the plan not always to release him?

 

[Steve73]

If they did, why send Spence to Rennes instead of a PL club knowing it meant having to release Doherty for no fee?

You'd like to think they knew - you'd expect them to know - but...

Because Spence wanted to go to France and play, Spurs can't force him to one club over another. Players with multiple options ultimately get to choose where they go.

 

[Bill Madrid]

Gutted there's nothing I can shake an angry fist at now until the next thing comes along.

 

[Ionman34]

Gutted there's nothing I can shake an angry fist at now until the next thing comes along.

City at the weekend?

 

[Sean]

 

[punky]

I'm starting to wonder if this disgraceful, cheapskate, cop out of a window is a FUCK YOU from Levy to the fans for singing "Levy Out"

I have a 5G vaccine to sell you.

 

[Distaste for scouse]

What gets me is that we had to wait all that time yesterday so they could cobble together some shit reveal video.

Agreed. A sensible club would do a quick announcement that the player had signed with a picture of the player in the shirt and THEN fuck about putting together something glossy.

But its all part of the smoke and mirrors, "Hey look guys we got him over the line, aren't we ambitious aren't we great?"

 

[punky]

It really is disgusting. They're basically trolling the fans at this point

No this is what happens when you have a manager that isn't committed to the club.

Of course you'd be happy if Levy spent a fortune on players only for the manager to walk in 6 months and have to sell them at a massive loss by the new manager immediately after but not everyone else would.

 

[Distaste for scouse]

One would imagine the top centre backs are at the top clubs already and let's hope we avoid the drop..

 

[kingdawson]

For a January window I'll give it a 7.

 

[Matt1882]

Our tactic of throwing shit at a wall and hoping it sticks has backfired. We can't get the shit off the wall now.

 

[Sean]

 

[Richard Arlison]

No this is what happens when you have a manager that isn't committed to the club.

Of course you'd be happy if Levy spent a fortune on players only for the manager to walk in 6 months and have to sell them at a massive loss by the new manager immediately after but not everyone else would.

It's not really true either.

Porro is a 40m commitment. Granted the biggest ENUC apologists will be claiming that 40m as part of every window spending for the next 5 years. Danjuma is an option so a legit 3m.

Either way, it wasn't a great window, it wasn't a bad window.
rebuilds can't be done in 1-2 windows unless you hit on every transfer. If you do it gradually you have more chance to react to your own mistakes. Maybe Chelsea will prove that wrong but they will be the first club to get every transfer right. If they are wrong, they are screwed for the lengths of these mental contracts.
Would obviously prefer ENIC to be genuinely ambitious and invest themselves into the club but it wasn't a worse window than Bournemouth.

 

[Sir Archibald Crooks]

No this is what happens when you have a manager that isn't committed to the club.

Of course you'd be happy if Levy spent a fortune on players only for the manager to walk in 6 months and have to sell them at a massive loss by the new manager immediately after but not everyone else would.

So why dont they act like they have a plan, get rid of that manager before the window opens and employ someone that shares their 'vision' I'd suggest its because they dont want the fallout and dont want to pay him and his staff off. Whatever way you look at it its no way to run a top level club. Nothing is about on field success, just damage limitation.

 

[Herclueless]

On the money again leaving all the 'itks' in the mud

In the summer now we get a keeper, 2 high quality centrebacks that will be more available then & probably Ruben Amorim

I remember last Summer when it was mused that it was a difficult window due to the impending WC and that January would likely be more active with players more open to moving...

It's Spurs, nothing's ever easier for any reason on the transfer front, we make it difficult, it's what we do...

Can't wait to read up on the new and exciting excuses that are made for 2023/24.

 

[Kaz Hirai]

So why dont they act like they have a plan, get rid of that manager before the window opens and employ someone that shares their 'vision' I'd suggest its because they dont want the fallout and dont want to pay him and his staff off. Whatever way you look at it its no way to run a top level club. Nothing is about on field success, just damage limitation.

they'll always be people who think Levy isn't to blame, it's conte because he doesnt commit. It's Poch because he's stuborn and only wants unrealistic targets

 

[Matt1882]

Are we Chelsea from a few years ago?
8 senior players out on loan.

 

[Fattynomates]

Of course you'd be happy if Levy spent a fortune on players only for the manager to walk in 6 months and have to sell them at a massive loss by the new manager immediately after but not everyone else would.

We have a director of football, we should also have a vision and a plan, we shouldn't be signing players for a manager, we should be signing them for our vision and plan surely?

 

[GGTH]

Are we Chelsea from a few years ago?
8 senior players out on loan.

First their manager, now their loan army, in a few years we'll have moved to Stamford Bridge.