I think that's pretty tenuous Totti. I'm not sure Kane was a "Spurs" fan as a kid and I don't really care. Townsend was Spurs through and through, but was happy to see him moved on. I just want the best players.
I'm pretty sure Onomah would have given anything to be given more than the 20 minutes of game time he got in his last couple of years, he certainly never lacked effort or attitude.
Kane was definitely a Spurs fan as a kid. He was when I knew him anyway. As is his brother. To be fair, I never knew what team Townsend supported, his brothers were Woolwich supporters though. 100% - but they weren't much footballers, more roadmen. Troy, his father, is a big Spurs fan though.
Townsend wasn't moved on because he lacked desire or effort though, in fact he got in the team and was trusted in many games because of that under Pochettino. He fell out with a staff member. That's a big no no for Poch and was rightfully moved on. I also don't know if Townsend would have been happy to sit on the bench at his age and we got a handsome sum for him.
I wasn't saying I wanted Spurs fans to come through. I was saying it makes sense that players in our academy who SUPPORT Spurs would be likely to work hard and bide their team to get an opportunity to play for the club they love as opposed to being happy with the level of coaching they've received and then wanting to move on (Bennetts, Madueke, Kirby, Griffiths to name a few). In fact, I reckon if any of those four WERE Spurs fans, they probably wouldn't have left. Got no issues with them leaving though, that's the way the game goes.
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