As per previous comment, these desperate economic times for top flight football will give Daniel Levy and José Mourinho to really shine. This is not the moment for clubs that are seeking to develop philosophies or some such, things are so tight, this is about reducing exposure to risk whilst keeping the squad fresh. No mean feat.
From a source close to the club, my understanding is that Serge Aurier to AC Milan is agreed, however there is a fair amount of confusion (outside the club, at this stage anyway) on the exact fee and what is composed of add-ons.
Outgoing could be Paulo Gazzaniga, nothing solid in this one, rather that with Joe Hart in, Tottenham feels that a loan out, could benefit all concerned. If this were to happen, it is unlikely to sit well with a certain section of our support who find the 28-year-old easy on the eye.
I still think if Pele played today which the fitness etc with his athleticism he’d be pretty formidable.
We were regular cup winners, until you know what. Also we have been in top 3 or 4 so many times without really going for it. Surely its not a huge leap to be serious challengers. Our starting point is high , not from the lower divisions or bottom half
Poch took us way beyond what Levy thought possible? Mmm. Ive been saying for ages , this club should be actually winning trophies, including league titles. Not just getting in top 4 & finals. Bill Nich said 2nd is nowhere, just like Shanks & Busby. Greavsie had it right, Spurs havent built on his legacy. We are like Brad Pitt pulling Bella Emberg ffs. London based, loads of talent down the years.Huge support, but lots of negativity. Look at Burks , great cups but didnt cross Ts & dot Is. Title wasnt Liverpools property. We need some1 to mould our talent into a team. Fergie went to United & signed players for all positions as required, 1 by 1. Us. Ginola will do for a bit of fun. Its time to fulfil our potential.
Messi is up there with maradona for me….. Pele was overated. There were better brazillians at all the world cups he won. His goals record many were against the likes of the army and amateurs…. Watching pele round that keeper with a dummy (really he mistimed the ball coming across) and then miss that open goal is one of the funniest things Ive seen… Messi or ronaldo never miss those. And theres far more footage these days. Pele was found out more than once with limited tv coverage.
Pep is his favourite manager ever. And it looks like he wants out now if the media is to be believed.. Their president will do all he can to keep him.
I love Bale too.. It’s not just the ginormous amount of money either.. Why would he give up winning loads of trophies.. Also the weather and beaches must be nice..
That ropey league is a gruelling schedule.. Late in the week too those thursday nights used to affect us often. Not long to recover before saturday and sunday.
Aye he’s won more than klopp…. Pep is the only active manager now who eclipses Maureen’s resume….. Those two have the advantage right now though, city and scouse spend money 😆
I’ve explained to you more than once now… Do you fully understand how much money he spent at united? Seemingly not… Do you know how many of his transfers were blocked? Did you look at all of uniteds spending under ed woodward? Did you google Maureens targets and what Ed brought him? Like I suggested? Maureen didnt want to sell what woodward was selling, and his targets like Perisic, boatang, maguire were blocked. He was given the likes of Lindaloff, Fred, Dalmat, lee grant….. Dont be ignorant man, and no calling me pance or pansy for telling you simple facts that the majority of average fans knew about because it was all over the media….. Banging on about his spending at manure repeatedly, when he didnt even spend it or want those players is wrong… Berating him and discarding his ability for something he didn’t do is just wrong…. Up the yids.
There’s no excuse for a top club… Pub teams manage to find strikers/players when needed….. Levy is obviously the reason why… Look at our transfer deals now.. Poor and slowly being dragged over the line.
Poch had no say. One minute he was beaming and happy, when the Bruno deal fell through his whole demeanor changed.. And he suggested his role should be changed from manager to head coach…. Your right Levy is no scout or sporting director. Steve Hitchen our chief scout has to be responsible for our scouting……. Poch was responsible for throwing games and cups (unless he was ordered to) and randomly saying ridiculous things. But I think him and his humour was often misunderstood.
He is frustrating.. But he does try…. I would say he is a team player… We needed him and he played the day after his brother was murdered. Most wouldn’t have.
So long as what he hears aren’t the words “we need to pay the going rate Daniel, and also stop buying Ligue 1 misfits via this mystery fixer you obviously have in France… it’s not working.” 😂
I don’t think there’s a manager in the world who wouldn’t have him as one of the first to go once taking over as manager. Serge has many talents and attributes, few of which have much relevance to being a top level right back…
He’s a good looking lad, and a half decent keeper. Why? Unless he wants 1st team football which from his appearances with us he probably deserves a crack at to be fair…
Tired of being a one man team these days, they need a serious reboot.
He looked pathetic when Bayern put 8 past them. No fight no heart. Don’t get me wrong I rate him. Lost a bit a respect for him after that.
How do you know? No heart and he’s as good as he is, strange conclusion to draw.
Are you talking about now or 10 years ago?
He’s better than Klopp or Pep is he? Nagelsman even? Do you fully understand how much money he spent at Utd? More than Klopp and he couldn’t even make a dent in the top of the league. The world has moved on, players and their attitudes have moved on. Man management is totally different now.
He’s no mug, but best in the world? Not any more…
If he’d actually been after him he should have got him years ago. Jose was without a job, it was as much opportunism as it was a head hunt. That’s the way I see it anyway.
Gazzaniga out??? My wife will be devastated.
Good strikers in our price range aren’t available in Jan even at lower end clubs needing to hold on to their best players.
Poch took us way beyond anything Levy thought possible & that in itself created problems. Levy couldn’t/wouldn’t let go of the purse strings as I don’t think he trusted Poch enough. There’s no point on hiring Jose & then telling him he’s got to work with the players he’s got (though I’m sure he was warned that it would be tight). Levy had a choice – keep Poch & watch us go backwards or hire a proven winner, sacrifice decent football & hopefully win something.
I hope Matt Ritchie hasn’t heard this news he will be sobbing like a baby.
Thanks for the info H
That is very good news indeed. Forgive me for even getting a little excited about the future.
It must be a real boost for a player knowing that you are the first signing for a world class manager. Show the doubters Pierre.
And Mourinho’s turning us up to 11
We really will be when this Amazon doc is released.
Nine games in twenty one days , player welfare what happened to that?
Nine games in twenty one days , player welfare what happened to that?
Probably. I doubt that Poch even managed to win the chook raffle. Still, he put his money in and competed.
One small step for man, one giant leap for Tottenham
Spurs are Spinal Tap
(NOTED)
My understanding is that for the very first time, Levy is willing to listen, which is a giant leap for mankind.
“Bend over the pool table? Carry on. (NOTED)
It’s the same when the players listen to Mourinho,they respect his achievements as a winner.
Some so called fans want him to fail. They won’t say it out loud though
Maybe. We don’t know exactly what happened there but the facts speak for themselves, we didn’t sign a striker. We’ll know more after this window shuts.
In his first six months with a broken team only Liverpool,City & Utd got more points per game. He can only be judged when he is in the job as long as Klopp & Pep,with his own players.
I’ve had the opposite impression. At the close of the January window Mourinhod id a 180 on his need for a striker. But the whole world – not just levy – had heard what he’d said at the beginning of the window.
Sounds to me like some of ya wanna be proved right. Jose gonna make you all look stupid. Writing a manager off in his 50s. dumb I think.
Watch this space, he could surprise you! Klopp and Guardiola are the main men right now it’s true but Mourinho has done enough in the game to earn the same respect.
OK levy has never had the best manager and money before so NO ONE knows how he’s gonna operate. I personally think levy&Jose gonna “smash it.
It wouldn’t have happened years ago,defenders didn’t cross the half way line,we used wingers to supply the crosses,before this wingback invention.
Yes true. We’ll have to wait and see. But this is the first time Levy has a proven superstar at the helm. He’s been after Mourinho for years. Now he has him.
Best manager in the world? That’s debatable! Even if he once was, he’s on the way down now, IMO.
But levy has never had the best manager in the world before. (Up until now)
There is no way in a month of Sundays levy would sign a player without Jose’s approval
Aurier is talented but is indisciplined and he’s not a team player and Mourinho is building a team, the same way as Bayern Munich are a team where everyone gives everything for the team and their mates. Standing in the opposition half hands on hips watching your team mates scrambling to cover for you because you can’t be bothered to get back that can’t be tolerated.
Shame he ain’t got a big heart.
These are early days and it always starts well with managers and Levy. The amount he’s sacked probably shows that it doesn’t usually end well though.
If a manger does well then they expect to kick on with more backing, this is where it always goes pear shaped with Levy and good managers…
Messi is probably the greatest player who’s ever lived along with Pele, when it comes to football he’s scared of nothing. That’s like saying Ali was scared of fighting Enry, Enry put him down for a few seconds but Ali got back up and won. When you’re at that level there is no fear involved.
Go there with slightly over that and get him. 🌚
I get the impression Mourinho has the respect of Levy and if he explains why X player is no good and he needs Y, perhaps Levy is listening for the first time. Maybe one of Poch’s faults is that he was too willing to listen to Levy on player recruitment.
We have been quick to lay the blame at Levy’s door but Poch needs to take on some responsibility for this too. Levy is not a scout – he’s a businessman. He should be leaving the footballing side to people that know best. He needs to be reminded of this by someone.
First three weeks are a shocker. need transfers in now, not at end of window
Sep 12: Everton (H)
Sep 17: Europa League Q2
Sep 19*: Southampton (A)
Sep 22: EFL Cup Round 3
Sep 24: Europa League Q3
Sep 26*: Newcastle (H)
Sep 29: EFL Cup Round 4
Oct 1: Europa League P/O
Oct 3*: Manchester United (A)
The left back on loan at Seville,looks good as well.Reguilian?
I think he is 30 but was amazed at the price of £10m ? being quoted this week.
He can play. Would be brilliant. He’s gotta be in his 30s now no?
Great shout! I’d love to see a player like that come here.
Messi frightened of this league. He ain’t coming here.
Haha watch this space. Messi to City? I dunno I can’t see him moving – it would just be weird.
I can’t see it either. Unless Real just want to pay him off. Even then there are other clubs who would pay him more. It’s just not happening.
Over on SC there is a Gareth Bale thread discussing his return to Spurs. It’s quite tragic really. No way it is happening unless he fires Jonathan Barnett and gets a new agent. and then agrees to take a massive pay cut. For 31 million pounds a year why would you?
What about someone like Nacho,Jose gave him his debut at Madrid,he could cover CB & RB another winner and affordable. He would save us buying two players when he can provide cover for both positions.
Barca may need to hold a fire sale as well – it could get Messi.
I’m convinced we’ll do something really good at the end of the window that no one will have seen coming. When the deadline is looming, plenty of clubs will be more amenable to do business because of the financial pressures. Clubs like Real have a load of players they need to get off their books. Same is probably true of many others. There isn’t enough cash going around to secure moves for all these players, so come the end of the window, there could be a great deal for us.
He thought Aurier was a better replacement for Kyle Walker than Ricardo Pereira, because he was available for a fraction less.
Was a “Gillette mate🌚
😂😂
A deflated football economy, Levy’s notorious tightness and Jose’s animal cunning.- a perfect storm.
The Danes are kool you know but they’ve got nutty streaks. Remember watching England play them out there on a big screen in a park there. We did’m and I was obviously over the moon jumping and shouting. They came to over to bore me up😂 some bronby boys from the ship yard came to my rescue🌚 was on me Todd.
The Danes are kool you know but they’ve got nutty streaks. Remember watching England play them out there on a big screen in a park there. We did’m and I was obviously over the moon jumping and shouting. They came to over to bore me up😂 some bronby boys from the ship yard came to my rescue🌚 was on me Todd.
Haha yes. Better late than never eh?! Levy and Jose are proving they can be pragmatic and work together.
That’s the weird thing about this transfer windows for Spurs so far – there are a lot of positives happening (just two years too late).
If Dele and Sonny don’t pull their weight,they won’t be worrying about Lloris they will be running up the tunnel to hide from Hojbjerg.
I got that impression too. Born to lead. Viking🌚
This is positive news. Aurier out for actual money can only be a good thing. Hart in for free and selling Gazza on loan is a nice little move.
I think our first choice replacement RB is Castagne. I wouldn’t be surprised if the deal is all but done, and that we’re just waiting for Aurier to go in order to go ahead with it.
He ain’t gotta worry about them “twobobbers” he’s at Tottenham now. MASSIVE club.
Playing right-back for Spurs is like being the drummer in Spinal Tap
Looking forward to some ‘friendly fire’ (or unfriendly fire as the case may be). No more nice boys.
Say what you want. I just love my club. I owe her. She’s got me through some tuff situations. Something to hold on to in dark dark times. I love her a lot I really do.
Fun fact: AC Milan was started in 1899 by two Englishmen after a night on the turps at a Milan cafe. Originally known as AC Milan Cricket and Football Club.
And thanks be to whatever deity you believe in for Aurier’s transfer out of our club. Levy is truly an evil genius – cometh the hour, cometh the man.
Just love my club man. Simple. Glory coming.
I listened to an interview he gave at Hotspur way and the way he talks about leadership he is the sort of player we have been crying out for,he will expect more from his teammates and won’t suffer fools lightly.
Jose is super rich. I don’t reckon he cares that much about money now but knows his worth. He’s a glory hunter not a money counter. He’s a winner
Jose – “I love your club…who do you support again…oh yes…spurs”
Tappa – “Jose, take me, i’m yours!”
and you call Lillywhite easy!
Makes sense…but he does pre-date Amazon. I find him funny. Like that loony guy in the local pub where you can never ever say anything negative about his village, even if he once complained about it too.
You’re too easy so I won’t be bothering with you right now.
Loves your club…really?? or loves the £15m a season he gets? of all the comments you ever said this is bar far the stupidest. I dont know you, so you may have a full back catalogue, but stupidest I have heard. his comments pre-being paid by us suggests different.
I don’t think Tapps is a real person but an Amazon “bot”…..😏
I know he loves my club
well done you…you are officially allowed to comment as you clearly know him.
From what saints friends have said to me, he will get a stormy reception. They hate players going to us at best of times, but they saw his actions as very negative. Some even claiming he stopped trying once arm band taken off him.
I have met him “JOSE KOOL”
Have you met him? did you bend over the pool table for him too? i have not met many people. Ihave not met Donald Trump either. If we can only comment on people we have met (regardless of their actions) this boards would be so boring!! Perhaps stop and think of a better argument other than “HE IS SPURS HE IS GOD” and “If you dont know him you cant comment”. Whats next “he is rubber you are glue”? by your logic, Levy is the best most dedicated Chairman in the league.
On a different topic Hojbjerg back to The Saints in the 2nd PL match.💥
Cha. You’ve got too much hatred for my manager to pass any comment on him. You haven’t even met him. JOSE KOOL
I think it depends on cost, but to flog both right backs in the space of a month would strongly imply they have a name in the frame that is fully capable.
Glad – perhaps you should stop reading after “Spurs et1882” next time as I very much doubt I will be on my knees blowing Jose just because he is our manager. My point was actually he rarely, if ever, buys a young player with “potential”, especially as a gamble in a team like ours. Was actually a compliment on him as a manager because right now we cant afford to gamble on positions. Was not saying he doesn’t give youth a chance (though I still question his credentials there too).