Harry Kane

MikeLondon said:

Sorry, I think I’ve missed it. Which post? Thanks.

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jolsnogross said:

Harry Kane is a top striker and a decent bloke. His efforts to engineer a move to a better team doesn't change this.

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jolsnogross said:

. Self owns are never a good look.

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fridgemagnet said:

Berba no not a legend IMHO however I thoroughly enjoyed when he was here and still one of the most sublime players to have been seen in our shirt in my lifetime.
Was I disappointed with how it ended? Yes! However after a time I hold no vitriol towards him for simple reasons;

• He said pretty much from the outset he saw us as a stepping stone and he'd be looking to move after a couple of years (or his shitty agent did!)
• The old red nosed bastard also basically said at the time we signed him "he wasn't prepared to take the gamble on him until he's proved himself in the league"
• I do however still hold a lot of vitriol with the ORNB, Man U and the F.A for deadline day, we'd agreed a fee with city and UTD basically kidnapped him.
• Was I pissed at DL at the time too? Damn right I was but only because if he'd pushed it UTD should've gotten points deducted for tapping up! If we'd have then let an unhappy player go to the club we'd agreed a fee with oddly I'd have been okay with that!
• Yes we would've been without a striker (arguably by agreeing to take Frazier on loan we did anyway!) but we'd have made a stand and maybe set a precedent for tapping up our players. DL agreed to the pound notes rather than do the right thing and make them bleed for it.
• Maybe we had some achievable bonus' clauses added into it that weren't made public; who knows (I wasn't on here then and I've no idea of the truth of Berba's behaviour (if it was his choice or he was poorly advised) or if anything else was in that deal that mean't we didn't get the F.A involved.
• The last thing I'll add is for all UTD chased him I take satisfaction in that Fergie rarely played to his strengths anyway and I doubt UTD fans rate him as a legend. ORNB only wanted him so we couldn't have him!

With Harry it's quite simple do city want him at £200 million? If yes then pay up in cash in one lump (no exceptions, I don't want them not being able to give us full fee when the F.A/UEFA do finally grow a pair and then we miss out because of a financial penalty or their owners piss off!

If not I'm fine if Harry stays, he's still £120 odd million next season, there may be more clubs in a position to get a bit of a bidding war going and he's not cost us a transfer fee to begin with.
I don't want any City cast offs making up any part of a deal this summer no matter how good they may be; again why should we be doing city double/triple favours by taking their unwanted players off their hands in exchange they get our highest asset in terms of goals and assists!

Anyone wishing him away on a cut price deal just to be shot of him needs their heads given a little wobble, take a second, breathe and take emotion out of it and stop under valuing some of our players; we sell him at below that figure then what's the point?
These same people will then it spin around and say typical DL selling off our best players again!
To those saying City aren't a rival team well they're never likely to be if everyone buckles to them or what the likes of sky pundits etc say.

Again these total hypocrites moaning about the ESL being anti-competitive and a closed shop, well this basically amounts to the same bloody thing in all but name!
For me this is now beyond a transfer fee; this is do we carry on doing what we always do or do we as a club get over this weak arse mentality yump and say "eff you" we aren't in the business any longer of selling our best players especially to rivals in the same league!

I don't know what the whole truth is regard Harry's actions and until the truth emerges I'm leaving emotion at the door; does it sound like he's been ill advised from somewhere? Absolutely!
Do I think giving his family shit on social media is in anyway acceptable? Absolutely not!
Should Harry cop some stick? TBH I think a lot of these articles hurt him a lot more than abuse on social media do. I think a few home games he will absolutely realise he's handled it like a total toolbox.

Would the atmosphere stink for a bit if he stayed? Probably; up until he puts in about 10 goals or the window shuts with him still here!
Could he improve it by signing another deal (not even with a massive extension) with a different representative with a guaranteed release fee in that £120 mill ballpark with 2 years left I mentioned? I think most would be alright with that TBH At least everyone knows where they'd stand.

Also footballers happy to sign mega contracts yet jump ship if their side gets relegated/doesn't get top four/win the league; well I'm sorry but I'm a smite fed up with them forgetting that they play a vital part in hitting these targets, it doesn't all fall on a manager nor all fall on a chairman, there're four/three trophies up for grabs each season, someone will miss out that's the rules of the competition and the odds of the damn thing. Up until these financially doped teams are reigned in you're banking on a one in a million shot of someone busting up that monopoly. I guarantee you if Spurs got oil money owners tomorrow at breakfast, FFP would be enforced like a motherfucker by teatime!

BTW yes DL has made mistakes too but to put all of this in his lap I'm sorry but we agree to disagree. It's for another thread.

Just an opinion.

Sorry for the long post!

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Aphex said:

I do wonder why City thought they could low ball Kane off us for 100 million. I'm assuming they thought we were skint. Genuinely, that's all I can think of.

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Cavehillspur said:

Sky Sports taking the absolute piss, just heard their presenter say "will Harry Kane turn up at Tottenham for training this morning, he's expected back this weekend" Then why the fuck would he be turning up this morning, another excuse for that **** Cotterill to stand outside our training ground and help push the transfer through, fucking wankers.

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Cavehillspur said:

Sky Sports taking the absolute piss, just heard their presenter say "will Harry Kane turn up at Tottenham for training this morning, he's expected back this weekend" Then why the fuck would he be turning up this morning, another excuse for that **** Cotterill to stand outside our training ground and help push the transfer through, fucking wankers.

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Scott Spur said:

I turned that garbage on for the first time in over a year……saw some Chelsea supporting B-list journo spouting on how she had been advocating for Kane not to sign a contract in 2018……I switched off.

Where do they find these people?

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slartibartfast said:

I dont think a Sky Sports Journalist or anyone else for that matter is gonna be pushung Levy anywhere do you?
Just ignore it. Reporters are shit stirrers for the most part.

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Cavehillspur said:

Sky Sports taking the absolute piss, just heard their presenter say "will Harry Kane turn up at Tottenham for training this morning, he's expected back this weekend" Then why the fuck would he be turning up this morning, another excuse for that **** Cotterill to stand outside our training ground and help push the transfer through, fucking wankers.

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Cavehillspur said:

Just annoys me how they get away with it, club should tell them to fuck away off from our facilities lol

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Archibald&Crooks said:

But another Sky journalist/reporter told it as it is, I can't remember his name at the moment. The video has been posted in here a few times now. You'll never get uniform opinion, some know what they are talking about, far too many don't. It's the same for all clubs, it's isn't aimed at just Spurs.........all you can do is pick and choose who you take seriously.

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crokey said:

Seems the media are turning against Harry. Nuno should name him in the squad for tomorrow and really pile the pressure on him.

Not turning up for training is bad enough, but not turning up for a game will ruin his reputation.

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