All this is true, but the big change seems to be that we are confident of our ability to keep the squad together. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s we always seemed to be at the mercy of bigger clubs whose primary aim seemed to be to destabilise and weaken a potential competitor.
In this way, we lost key players to our richer rivals, with the additional complication that we never seemed to know who would still be available for selection after the end of August.
I'm dying to know what has changed behind the scenes because, despite the knowledge that the players could earn substantially more money elsewhere, the club seems confident that the players' contracts are watertight and more importantly, the players seem happy to stay to develop their careers at Spurs.
In those dark times, I never imagined I'd be able to say this, but we must be doing something right!
There is a lot to be said for continuity but it has to be accompanied by talent in the players. In the case of Spurs, yes there is a lot of talent there with a good number of the academy and bench players showing a lot of promise. The proof of the pudding is in the eating so we will have to wait and see how the season unfolds before judging whether we should have brought in a couple or so of proven top class players. For the moment we will have to continue in trusting in MP. That said, there is still time for the odd purchase to happen.
Regarding Conte's comments on Spurs not buying players showing a lack of ambition, he is missing the real point. He may consider himself a brilliant manager, but it is only because he had the opportunity to be so successful. He was with rich clubs and having in his team a lot of the best players in the world. There are dozens of managers in the game who could have emulated his achievements given the same opportunities. That which Ranieri at Leicester and MP at Spurs have achieved with a fraction of the money can rightly be claimed as outstanding achievements. Conte has yet to prove he can win with teams not packed with super stars.
There is a saying, "Engage brain before speaking." He would do well to heed it.
COYS
All this is true, but the big change seems to be that we are confident of our ability to keep the squad together. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s we always seemed to be at the mercy of bigger clubs whose primary aim seemed to be to destabilise and weaken a potential competitor...
I'm dying to know what has changed behind the scenes because, despite the knowledge that the players could earn substantially more money elsewhere, the club seems confident that the players' contracts are watertight and more importantly, the players seem happy to stay to develop their careers at Spurs.
In those dark times, I never imagined I'd be able to say this, but we must be doing something right!
honestly, if we were at WHL this season I really do believe we would win the league....I am not in the slightest bit worried about the other teams and our lack of transfer action. Am however concerned about Wembley...Poch and the team talked about the feeling they had last year at the Lane. Really hope we can feel very positive and at home from the start of the season at Wembley.