Spurs were unable to sell the players they wanted to - Daniel Levy

[dontcallme]

What a load of shit. You can sell anything if the price is appealing. If the price is too high you wont be able to sell.
If the players demands are too high you can have trouble but you make it clear to them 'You're going or you'll be training with the kids and not getting near the first 11, what will that do for your career, image and reputation? Now fook off' lol.
You have to play hard ball or you'll end up in the mess we are now.
If we cant shift the likes of Rose and Toby then theres only 1 reason and we all know what that is.

That they are in high wages and no team better than us wants them so they can’t get a move?

Quite funny that you believe the only financial part of a transfer is the transfer fee.

 

[Tony-Bish]

What a load of shit. You can sell anything if the price is appealing. If the price is too high you wont be able to sell.
If the players demands are too high you can have trouble but you make it clear to them 'You're going or you'll be training with the kids and not getting near the first 11, what will that do for your career, image and reputation? Now fook off' lol.
You have to play hard ball or you'll end up in the mess we are now.
If we cant shift the likes of Rose and Toby then theres only 1 reason and we all know what that is.

That's kind of blackmail. Let's remember we all have a right to not be forced into something we don't want to do. The player signed a contract and fullfills it. We need to accept the situation and treat people with love and respect. If they no longer want to be at the club, the club and player should do all they can to find a mutually beneficial situation. Sometimes it doesn't work out but we also have the possibility to sign players running down their contracts.

How would you feel if you were told that unless you accept less than you feel you're worth or go somewhere you don't want to you'll be punished?

If a manager at the team I play for treated a player like that, I'd be on the side of the player and he'd quickly lose the dressing room. Thankfully times are changing I think.

 

[dontcallme]

That's kind of blackmail. Let's remember we all have a right to not be forced into something we don't want to do. The player signed a contract and fullfills it. We need to accept the situation and treat people with love and respect. If they no longer want to be at the club, the club and player should do all they can to find a mutually beneficial situation. Sometimes it doesn't work out but we also have the possibility to sign players running down their contracts.

How would you feel if you were told that unless you accept less than you feel you're worth or go somewhere you don't want to you'll be punished?

If a manager at the team I play for treated a player like that, I'd be on the side of the player and he'd quickly lose the dressing room. Thankfully times are changing I think.

Yep looks really bad to team mates to see a player treated in such a way.

 

[JC-Rule]

Levy's entire focus has not been on the playing staff, in every other area of club business he has done well, but we need his focus on player transfers from now on.

I agree that this window he gave it a fair shot, but it's so hard to forget the previous windows when he didn't push hard enough.

He's like the kid that studied all night for last-minute revision and scored 49% when all his teachers knew he was capable of 70-80% had he put the work in earlier.

 

[UbeAstard]

Isn't Alderwereld possibly going to be a big loser in all this? He declined a new contract and reasonable pay rise for at least 2 years now. Isn't whatever he agrees now is unlikely to make up for that.

 

[Japhet]

Levy's entire focus has not been on the playing staff, in every other area of club business he has done well, but we need his focus on player transfers from now on.

I agree that this window he gave it a fair shot, but it's so hard to forget the previous windows when he didn't push hard enough.

He's like the kid that studied all night for last-minute revision and scored 49% when all his teachers knew he was capable of 70-80% had he put the work in earlier.

We weren't able to compete for top signings in a 36k capacity stadium. Levy's long term strategy has been to remedy this as the top priority so that we can afford better players on better wages in a sustainable way. Other clubs have chosen to chuck all of their money at transfers and wages but there's no long term planning in that.

 

[JC-Rule]

We weren't able to compete for top signings in a 36k capacity stadium. Levy's long term strategy has been to remedy this as the top priority so that we can afford better players on better wages in a sustainable way. Other clubs have chosen to chuck all of their money at transfers and wages but there's no long term planning in that.

that’s a fair and reasonable point, from this point onward though, we need to see steady improvements in the playing squad, or else it would have all been for nothing, all the gain ls the club has made in recent years.

 

[Japhet]

that’s a fair and reasonable point, from this point onward though, we need to see steady improvements in the playing squad, or else it would have all been for nothing, all the gain ls the club has made in recent years.

Watch this space.

 

[Shadydan]

that’s a fair and reasonable point, from this point onward though, we need to see steady improvements in the playing squad, or else it would have all been for nothing, all the gain ls the club has made in recent years.

Isn't the 3 players we signed this summer a reflection of that?

 

[Finchyid]

That they are in high wages and no team better than us wants them so they can’t get a move?

Quite funny that you believe the only financial part of a transfer is the transfer fee.

Exactly and Tobys case he had a release clause...There is a reason clubs wouldnt pay the £25m and that can only be they were put off by the wages that went with it IMO

 

[Shadydan]

Exactly and Tobys case he had a release clause...There is a reason clubs wouldnt pay the £25m and that can only be they were put off by the wages that went with it IMO

Yet Man Utd are paying Maguire £190k a week with an £80m outlay...somehow I find that hard to believe.

 

[bsinghd]

Think this was a very clever and carefully thought out statement, he’s publicly letting the players know that he’s supporting Poch and players will be moved on rather than the coach, and Poch now has the go ahead from top brass to drop these players

 

[vuzp]

That's kind of blackmail. Let's remember we all have a right to not be forced into something we don't want to do. The player signed a contract and fullfills it. We need to accept the situation and treat people with love and respect. If they no longer want to be at the club, the club and player should do all they can to find a mutually beneficial situation. Sometimes it doesn't work out but we also have the possibility to sign players running down their contracts.

How would you feel if you were told that unless you accept less than you feel you're worth or go somewhere you don't want to you'll be punished?

If a manager at the team I play for treated a player like that, I'd be on the side of the player and he'd quickly lose the dressing room. Thankfully times are changing I think.

agree 100% so that is why it is so annoying seeing some of them not give their all for the team now.

 

[14/04/91]

Looking at it now you'd think City would regret not putting in a bid.

Maybe even City are trying to run themselves properly.
Maybe they thought £25m plus big wages & a 3 year contract wasn’t worth it. Too much short-termism.

I’m sure there will be clubs interested next summer on a free but I don’t think City will be one of them.

 

[dontcallme]

Maybe even City are trying to run themselves properly.
Maybe they thought £25m plus big wages & a 3 year contract wasn’t worth it. Too much short-termism.

I’m sure there will be clubs interested next summer on a free but I don’t think City will be one of them.

Possibly but given their turnover they could likely get away with a few signings like TA.

 

[parj]

That's kind of blackmail. Let's remember we all have a right to not be forced into something we don't want to do. The player signed a contract and fullfills it. We need to accept the situation and treat people with love and respect. If they no longer want to be at the club, the club and player should do all they can to find a mutually beneficial situation. Sometimes it doesn't work out but we also have the possibility to sign players running down their contracts.

How would you feel if you were told that unless you accept less than you feel you're worth or go somewhere you don't want to you'll be punished?

If a manager at the team I play for treated a player like that, I'd be on the side of the player and he'd quickly lose the dressing room. Thankfully times are changing I think.

If I'm on £60k a week and training with kids, I'll be ok. That's the difference. They aren't leaving to make life changing difference to income, they are already on it, so damn right the club should be expecting them to sign or selling them.

 

[Spurs_S.A.]

$25m in this transfer climate is nothing in exchange for 3 years of a ready made top quality defender and distributor. For a team looking to win now (and a lot of top teams are looking to do just that), i'm amazed he didn't go.

City made a mistake not buying him. Well worth every penny for $25m...
Wouldn't be surprised they in for him in Jan.

 

[ginola007]

What a load of shit. You can sell anything if the price is appealing. If the price is too high you wont be able to sell.
If the players demands are too high you can have trouble but you make it clear to them 'You're going or you'll be training with the kids and not getting near the first 11, what will that do for your career, image and reputation? Now fook off' lol.
You have to play hard ball or you'll end up in the mess we are now.
If we cant shift the likes of Rose and Toby then theres only 1 reason and we all know what that is.

Agree with the 2nd sentence: "You can sell anything if the price is appealing." That goes for players, as well as real estates, automobiles, appliances, well, everything.

 

[UncleBuck]

City made a mistake not buying him. Well worth every penny for $25m...
Wouldn't be surprised they in for him in Jan.

Agreed, they need to fill CB ASAP and I don’t think money will be an issue for them, especially when I can’t see Pep being there in three seasons time as he’ll need a new challenge.

 

[Tony-Bish]

agree 100% so that is why it is so annoying seeing some of them not give their all for the team now.

It seems that way but I'm not sure that's all there is to it. If a player wants to leave it's because he's not happy in some way and feels he will be happier somewhere else. In Eriksen's case he says it's not motivated by money, so perhaps it's the way we play. Maybe he wants to be part of a team that plays fast fluid football and one twos for example. If that's the case and he isn't enjoying himself, it may be more difficult to remain focused. I know when I'm unhappy doing something it's more difficult to focus on that task than if I'm loving it.

The problem for me is that the players haven't looked like they're enjoying themselves when they play lately. Play is slow, there's no movement, no one twos, no over lapping, everything is too safe, it looks boring and I can imagine it being boring to play in.