I don't really care about other clubs and their transfers/politics. Spurs have a sound nucleus of a quality squad, improvements are needed, granted, but only tweaks here and there. What is fundamentally important is stability. Chelsea have a new manager to settle in with tactics and new style if play etc. Arsenal the same. West Ham have signed players from all countries - could be exciting but so many new players, and manager, take time to gel.
It's only Liverpool I look at with some envy due to good upgrade signings and a collective togetherness to match our own.
But we have a world class stadium, training facility and financial stability and when coupled with the squad, it's all good
Man City will walk it, but that's through disgusting financing, not the way to do it.
I am proud to be a spurs fan with where the club is at and our hopes for the future.
Bring the season on!!
Stability and harmony
posted on 15/7/18
Really wish that we’d stop being so slow and so lackadaisical in our approach to transfers and the transfer window. All too ponderous and reactive as opposed to knowing who or what we want and going for it. If we get rejected by a club or player; so what? Move onto the next option.
posted on 15/7/18
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a bit more ambitious though? I mean imagine winning something with this group of players?
All we need is a big money CM signing and a versatile wing-forward and we are sorted.
posted on 15/7/18
That's the exact problem - just because we are doing well with this group doesn't mean we'll continually improve to the point of winning.
At some point, players will look to leave and we have to rebuild once again. The core that we have is great and it takes just 2 or 3 max signings of real quality to get us over the line.
If that happens, it makes future transfers even easier because players would willingly want to join us. To be so close to winning and negotiate over peanuts is utterly ridiculous.
posted on 15/7/18
For me, I'd like to get Toby agreed to a new contract. I'd lose Rose (just my opinion, Davies is reliable). It's centre mid that needs something. Maybe Winks will come good, Poch must see something in him for the long term. Dunno, can't wait for deadline day out of the way and the season to begin 👍
posted on 15/7/18
The problem we have these days is that the players we need to improve us cost the earth and we can't afford to be drawn into a bidding war for them. We are also at a stage where we shouldn't be taking punts anymore.
Look at Yarmolenko, he has the potential to be a great buy, but he is extremely high risk, he flopped at Dortmund. At £17m it makes sense for West Ham to take the punt but not Spurs.
ideal transfers in this window: De Ligt, Pulisic, Malcom/Martial
Grealish looks a dead cert also
posted on 15/7/18
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a bit more ambitious though? I mean imagine winning something with this group of players?
All we need is a big money CM signing and a versatile wing-forward and we are sorted.
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Exactly this. £100m would probably get us that as well. No more of this nonsense of buying a bunch of squad filler such as N’jie, Nkoudou, Sissoko and Llorente.
posted on 15/7/18
comment by Ledders the King - 2017/18 FF Enders league champion 🏆 (U20121)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a bit more ambitious though? I mean imagine winning something with this group of players?
All we need is a big money CM signing and a versatile wing-forward and we are sorted.
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Exactly this. £100m would probably get us that as well. No more of this nonsense of buying a bunch of squad filler such as N’jie, Nkoudou, Sissoko and Llorente.
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Precisely guys. You identify this early and then get the targets sorted.
posted on 15/7/18
Llorente and Sissoko look like they're staying for def and we are only linked with grealish and barrios then probably splash something toward Malcom on deadline day and get told to f off
posted on 15/7/18
Players we go for will wait to see if there’s a better offer. We will bid and their agents will run to Madrid, Juventus etc to try and get a higher bid from them. If nothing comes then the player might accept us. It’s not always spurs fault.
I still think we will sign martial but I think united will drag it out until deadline day to unsettle spurs. Again not our fault.
I think sometimes spurs fans need to remember who we are and stop acting like spoilt children. It’s not always levy’s fault that transfers take time. We can’t throw the mega bucks around like some clubs. Being this way has enabled us to build one of the best stadiums in the world whilst still challenging for honours, playing good football and qualifying for the champions league. I for one applaud our business stance.
posted on 15/7/18
comment by Denzo (U6574)
posted 46 minutes ago
Players we go for will wait to see if there’s a better offer. We will bid and their agents will run to Madrid, Juventus etc to try and get a higher bid from them. If nothing comes then the player might accept us. It’s not always spurs fault.
I still think we will sign martial but I think united will drag it out until deadline day to unsettle spurs. Again not our fault.
I think sometimes spurs fans need to remember who we are and stop acting like spoilt children. It’s not always levy’s fault that transfers take time. We can’t throw the mega bucks around like some clubs. Being this way has enabled us to build one of the best stadiums in the world whilst still challenging for honours, playing good football and qualifying for the champions league. I for one applaud our business stance.
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This is the biggest myth going.
We are not after the same level or value of players that Madrid, Barca etc are after more often than not. So why would they be waiting for them?