Regardless of fee, Maddison is a marquee signing and an attacking upgrade - not even sure how that can be questioned.
Guessing he means no marquee signing since Kane was sold.
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Regardless of fee, Maddison is a marquee signing and an attacking upgrade - not even sure how that can be questioned.
I think you hit the nail on the head with "our ambitions".God this sophistry from ENIC/Levy defenders is so tiring. The problem is obvious, the squad isn’t good enough, it’s bloated, it needs to be cut down, and we need to upgrade players to challenge for our ambitions.
That problem is still yet to be solved.
Until it is we will be falling short of a trophy again and again and again, as we have the past 15 years. And it looks that way yet again unless things change massively by 31 August.
London is a massive draw and all premier league clubs pay high wages. Maddison was not going to be paid more at Newcastle than he is at Spurs. Also Newcastle who last won the FA Cup in 1956 and that is the last trophy they won.England isn't a very big place. Most players don't live in London, they live outside, where it's nice. The training ground is at the very northern limit of London. We only play half our games in our part of London.
I don't think it's as big a deal just being in London, as it is to have a club that actually wins things, spends money and pays wages.
That's Chelsea, that's not us.
Agree 100%God this sophistry from ENIC/Levy defenders is so tiring. The problem is obvious, the squad isn’t good enough, it’s bloated, it needs to be cut down, and we need to upgrade players to challenge for our ambitions.
That problem is still yet to be solved.
Until it is we will be falling short of a trophy again and again and again, as we have the past 15 years. And it looks that way yet again unless things change massively by 31 August.
CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CBPorro should be cover / replacement for Kulu not Royal. Not saying we don't need a proper right winger but would rather we spent the funds on a #9
Melting and crying is one way to put it. Maybe watching the same movie for the past 10 years has made me a bit tetchy.
Yeah and Doherty we literally had to release because of not understanding the limits on amounts of players you can loan. True story. So what confidence may I have in the planning of our back room members as it relates to outgoings?
And yes as mentioned above when we finally did a clear out in 15 under Poch things changed for the better. What happened from 17-20, including our 0 transfer 2018 window, was a tragedy and a disaster. And I’m not going to forget that, no one should.
This is such a reductive anti-discussion view upon things.
Yes getting these players out won’t bring a massive life improvement. But even a middling life improvement would be great! If we could get CB depth and another forward (as has been rumored) i’d feel much much better about the season.
This is what I mean. I’m not saying we need to shift players for the sake of it. We need to shift players so that we can improve the squad and actually challenge for top 4.
And look there likely will be. Even I am not that pessimistic. It seems there are 6 or 7 potential outgoings aside from Lloris which is good news......... It’ll likely be done with a week remaining in the window.
View: https://twitter.com/Daily_Hotspur/status/1692558605298344420
Hope he accepts Luton.
Would be a good move for him.
View: https://twitter.com/Daily_Hotspur/status/1692558605298344420
Hope he accepts Luton.
Would be a good move for him.
“We can't just keep acquiring players. It's not so much one has to happen for the other (outgoings and incomings), but our focus for the moment is to try and trim the squad down and see where that takes us in terms of reinforcements. We're constantly assessing things - still a few weeks to go - and I'm sure you'll see some movement. We can strengthen in all areas but that's not about bringing in players for the sake of it. They need to be the right profile.”
Clearly he wants to strengthen the squad (as does any rational fan as we still have clear gaps and weaknesses).
Joan, I’m not very happy with Levy. But it should be pointed out that, yes, the club footed the bill for the stadium et al, but it also receives the proceeds, which are significant.
As I sad, I’m not very happy with Levy’s stewardship and haven’t been for a while. I would love us to be bought and run better than we have been the last few years. But I really think the Levy out movement would have more success if they actually focused on what Levy has done/is doing badly instead of this constant misguided gibberish.
Moaning about the club funding the stadium and events is just playing into the pro Levy agenda, these are things that Levy has actually done well, increasing the clubs revenue streams and revenue and making us more appealing to potential buyers.
You need to concentrate on what Levy is doing badly. Which is managing the football “brand” of the business, which is the core business. Investing the clubs money badly in player assets and huge contracts for poorly matched coaching staff, out of sync with the brand. Mismanagement of academy assets and academy coaching staff.
most of our squad 100% live in London. Kane was in the process of moving more centrally. I've spoken to agents who tell me that living in London (central London )is a very big draw for Latin American and African players and in particularly their wives. What Ive noticed about my fellow English men is that its them who are down on London. All the Italians I know personally (family and freinds!) Would not choose to live north of Watford if they could at all help in fact they'd rather root canal. Its like inverse patriotism. Lol
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My comment was referring to our activity between now and the end of the window.Regardless of fee, Maddison is a marquee signing and an attacking upgrade - not even sure how that can be questioned.