peterms Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Well they ballsed that up didn't they? No, that's completely untrue. Mr Levy is renowned as the most skilled negotiator in football. He simply has to frown, and the selling club immediately reduce their asking price. He lets it be known that he has a vague and passing interest in a player, and all transfer activity stops until he has made up his mind. If at any point he says "Well we'll think about it, but your position is unreasonable, and I hope you will come back with a better offer" his adversary develops an uncontrollable twitch and his negotiating position crumbles away. The only sensible conclusion is that Mr Levy didn't really want him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Nah, Chelsea may be rotten to the core and Johnny come latelies, but they've won more significant stuff in the past decade than Spurs have ever won. Spurs have never ever been as good as Chelsea have been under Abramovich or even from when Harding joined the board. So not only are Chelsea now above them in honours but they've done it more recently and they're more relevant. It stinks how they did it, but they have done it. Completely. While Chelsea are horrible, people are wrong thinking they were doing nothing before Abramovich came along. They won the fa cup in 97, cup winners cup in 98 and a couple of league cups in that time. And pretty much finished above Spurs in most of those seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Can't afford to compete at the really top level unless they sell bale. Sell bale and they are less of a team. Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2013 It really would be amusing if they were to lose AVB and Bale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 It's interesting when you read their forums that there's quite a vocal section of the posters who are furious with Levy and the way he spends so long haggling on transfer targets that they keep losing them. For some reason, I sorta assumed they'd all love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Never got the good football thing of spurs. Every time I've watched them it's just long ball after long ball. They were a bit better last season under AVB but not by much.Average team without Bale and they'll sink a lot if they lose him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 To be fair, in 'Arry's last season they were playing some wonderful football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 To be fair Spurs though they did/are doing what we tried to do and actually achieved it. They got Champions League football even though it was only once and they have been in the top 5 for 4 seasons in a row. They beat both Milan clubs in the same season and got to the quarter finals of a Champions League. They also won the league cup in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Yeah they get to play on ITV4 on a Thursday night, **** awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Yeah they get to play on ITV4 on a Thursday night, **** awesome. Um I don't think you understood my point. I would of loved it if Villa could of done what they did in the 2010/2011, but we just fell short in the 08/09 season. imagine the likes of Madrid, Milan and Inter coming to Villa Park with the Champions League music. Anyway..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 That was 3 seasons ago, now they are Thursday night filler on ITV4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 But would you rather be in their position or ours. As much as I hate them, they are still way ahead of Aston Villa and will be next season too. The only area we beat them is in the forwards department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) That was 3 seasons ago, now they are Thursday night filler on ITV4. And we are a million miles away from ever appearing on ITV4. Whats your point? At least they compete for top 4 Edited July 20, 2013 by KHV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Nah, Chelsea may be rotten to the core and Johnny come latelies, but they've won more significant stuff in the past decade than Spurs have ever won. Spurs have never ever been as good as Chelsea have been under Abramovich or even from when Harding joined the board. So not only are Chelsea now above them in honours but they've done it more recently and they're more relevant. It stinks how they did it, but they have done it. Completely. While Chelsea are horrible, people are wrong thinking they were doing nothing before Abramovich came along. They won the fa cup in 97, cup winners cup in 98 and a couple of league cups in that time. And pretty much finished above Spurs in most of those seasons. But that was with sugar daddy money too. Matthew Harding bankrolled the club in the mid 90s before he died in tragic circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2013 Nah, Chelsea may be rotten to the core and Johnny come latelies, but they've won more significant stuff in the past decade than Spurs have ever won. Spurs have never ever been as good as Chelsea have been under Abramovich or even from when Harding joined the board. So not only are Chelsea now above them in honours but they've done it more recently and they're more relevant. It stinks how they did it, but they have done it. Completely. While Chelsea are horrible, people are wrong thinking they were doing nothing before Abramovich came along. They won the fa cup in 97, cup winners cup in 98 and a couple of league cups in that time. And pretty much finished above Spurs in most of those seasons. But that was with sugar daddy money too. Matthew Harding bankrolled the club in the mid 90s before he died in tragic circumstances. Plus money they didn't have, they were on the verge of administration when Roman arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Yeah they get to play on ITV4 on a Thursday night, **** awesome. Um I don't think you understood my point. I would of loved it if Villa could of done what they did in the 2010/2011, but we just fell short in the 08/09 season. imagine the likes of Madrid, Milan and Inter coming to Villa Park with the Champions League music. Anyway..... HAVE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 The likes have Madrid, Milan and Inter. Nah, that doesn't sound right darrenm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It really would be amusing if they were to lose AVB and Bale. Might actually help their cause if Bale would get sold to a team outside of the premier league for some crazy figure. They could easily sign 3-4 very good players with the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Spurs have some tough decisions to make and it mainly revolves around their need for a new stadium. Do they sell bale to fund a large part of the new stadium? Or do they keep him and hope he can get him champions league football to fund a large part of it. Either way they need a bigger stadium, they have a season ticket waiting list which would bring in a lot more revenue. I hear there fans say that they don't want to move and go through what arsenal have. You'd think they'd be happy to achieve what arsenal have, they just don't like admitting it. Although when arsenal moved they were challenging for the title. The point is that Levy will either become a hero or a villain over the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2013 I really don't understand how Spurs have not signed a striker yet? If they go into this season without a new one then Levy really is an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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