TheFish Posted April 27, 2023 Visiting Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2023 I have a lot of sympathy for Spurs fans. Having an owner so misaligned with the fanbase is draining. Managers calling Levy out, players phoning in performances because they don't know what they're supposed to be doing, it's a mess. The obvious solution is for Levy to take a step back and put his faith in a (non-criminal) DoF and have him in place quickly enough to recruit a manager to take charge in the summer break. Sell Kane for £100m+ and either replace him directly or in the aggregate. Do some actual scouting. They've got everything in place, apart from a cogent top to tail strategy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 9 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Their team minus kane is atrocious If he goes they are absolutely screwed. Their whole defence is abysmal barring romaro who can defend but looks a red card waiting to happen in some games. Royal sanchez sessagnon dier all very poor players Their midfield poor. Bentacur good player but thats a big injury will he be same? Bissoumas flopped and been injured skipps poor, kulveski looks like he does not want tO be signed permanently. Then on top of that they have son who looks finished now and a 55m donkey in ricarldson. Thats not to mention the loan players they have out that will come back. Gil, ndombole and lo celso man i was so gutted about missing out on Bissouma at the time. not so much now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, TheMelvillan said: man i was so gutted about missing out on Bissouma at the time. not so much now So was i. I wanted bissouma bad but kamara has worked out a much better and cheaper signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, TheFish said: I have a lot of sympathy for Spurs fans. Having an owner so misaligned with the fanbase is draining. In fairness, the fanbase think they're competing for the title - if you're aligned with them, you shouldn't be running a football club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 27, 2023 10 hours ago, VillaJ100 said: I think the stadium debt is not insignificant but is about £30 million a year which for a 'Big 6' (urgh) and Europe ever present is more than manageable and probably covered with the increased revenue. And therein lies the rub - it's hard to see Spurs as a Big 6 or certainly Champions league ever present for the foreseeable future - City will be, United look like they've got a shout at it and if they go Qatari they'll be very sure, Newcastle are coming through and Arsenal have a very good young squad - it's going to be difficult for Liverpool to break back into that and Spurs are behind Liverpool and that's before we even mention Chelsea, or dare I say it, Aston Villa - sixth is as good as I can see for them over the next three or fours years. That's going to drop their income from £400+ million a year to £300m a year, at a time when others are going up - ours will be over £200m before too long - I think the traditional big six is dead, and I think outside of two or three sides, guaranteed European money is gone - there will be an adjustment. That £30m a year is small enough when it's 7% of your income - but when it's 10% and your income is headed downward - it becomes more troubling - I hope so anyway. With Levy as cautious as he is, I wouldn't be too surprised to see them looking to sell Kane just to balance the books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, TheFish said: I have a lot of sympathy for Spurs fans. Having an owner so misaligned with the fanbase is draining. Managers calling Levy out, players phoning in performances because they don't know what they're supposed to be doing, it's a mess. The obvious solution is for Levy to take a step back and put his faith in a (non-criminal) DoF and have him in place quickly enough to recruit a manager to take charge in the summer break. Sell Kane for £100m+ and either replace him directly or in the aggregate. Do some actual scouting. They've got everything in place, apart from a cogent top to tail strategy This is incredible. I have 0% sympathy for Spurs fans. They have been extolling the virtues of Levy driving hard bargains and being a master strategist for YEARS. They hit a difficult cycle and now he's to blame for all their woes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, TheFish said: I have a lot of sympathy for Spurs fans. Never, ever, ever would I have any sympathy for Spurs or their fans. Ever. I can't think of a fan base LEAST deserving of sympathy. Well, maybe one.... Edited April 27, 2023 by GlobalVillan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 27, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 27, 2023 Jesus - the fella on BT just asked Dier if he thought Spurs could still finish in the top 4. They're really struggling with this aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Basically a Conte formation/set up again tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Wow Spurs record against United in the PL. 61 games, lost 39 times with 10 or 12 draws and loses. Nearly as bad as ours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 55 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: And therein lies the rub - it's hard to see Spurs as a Big 6 or certainly Champions league ever present for the foreseeable future - City will be, United look like they've got a shout at it and if they go Qatari they'll be very sure, Newcastle are coming through and Arsenal have a very good young squad - it's going to be difficult for Liverpool to break back into that and Spurs are behind Liverpool and that's before we even mention Chelsea, or dare I say it, Aston Villa - sixth is as good as I can see for them over the next three or fours years. That's going to drop their income from £400+ million a year to £300m a year, at a time when others are going up - ours will be over £200m before too long - I think the traditional big six is dead, and I think outside of two or three sides, guaranteed European money is gone - there will be an adjustment. That £30m a year is small enough when it's 7% of your income - but when it's 10% and your income is headed downward - it becomes more troubling - I hope so anyway. With Levy as cautious as he is, I wouldn't be too surprised to see them looking to sell Kane just to balance the books. Unless of course Levy and co sell Spurs to the next oil rich state ready for some good old sportswashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 5 hours ago, TheFish said: I have a lot of sympathy for Spurs fans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Son a shell of himself lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 If they play like this against us it won't be a walk in the park like people on here think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 15 minutes ago, maqroll said: Son a shell of himself lately The kiss of death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 5 hours ago, TheMelvillan said: man i was so gutted about missing out on Bissouma at the time. not so much now He was always overrated, had a decent game against us once and people were excited as if he was a hybrid of Roy Keane/Vieira I said at the time he wasnt good enough to lace Luiz boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 48 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: If they play like this against us it won't be a walk in the park like people on here think Only if we defend like Manure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Dier might be championship level, playing for a top team gets you far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, KAZZAM said: Dier might be championship level, playing for a top team gets you far. He is no different than when we were starting Lescott/Richards except he probably has a better attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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