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Another new thread for today's ITK
 
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Just as reassurance, Ali Z has said in response to it being "quiet":

Just because there is no noise does not mean we are not close to deals, Poch and Levy run a tight ship.
 

Kevous79

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Just as reassurance, Ali Z has said in response to it being "quiet":

Just because there is no noise does not mean we are not close to deals, Poch and Levy run a tight ship.
Hope its a speed boat they're running cause there's only a few weeks left
 
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Just as an addendum

In reply to:
The sell before we buy line just been thrown out by JJ. Absolute joke

HY
It's not a line, it's policy and was agreed before Poch new contract. Multiple players have to be moved off the wage bill.

Reads as ITK, and should hopefully reduce the "Brave" and "Poch will leave because of this" stuff (y)
 

rawhide

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Just as an addendum

In reply to:
The sell before we buy line just been thrown out by JJ. Absolute joke

HY
It's not a line, it's policy and was agreed before Poch new contract. Multiple players have to be moved off the wage bill.

Reads as ITK, and should hopefully reduce the "Brave" and "Poch will leave because of this" stuff (y)
Hopefully it won’t get ignored like all the rest of the ITK that doesn’t fit certain agendas.
 

DaniLeves

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Encouraging stuff all around. After ~2 weeks of nothing, the bunch of ITK recently could point to several things being close to closing
 

GioW

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My issue is just time. There's what, 25 days left to shift Toby + others and bring in 3/4. Completely aware deals have been worked on for months and months and probably agreed in principle...just hope it all comes off.
 

rossdapep

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Some things being said is hilarious ?
I'm glad you've said this. However, for the majority of us who are in the dark we are generally going to go on what has happened in previous windows where we have come up short. Of course that doesn't warrant some of the OTT reactions but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned.

Anyway, I can see why we need to shift players on, just with it happening so late it does make for a nervy ending to the window. Fingers crossed.
 

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Poch has been unequivocal about working with a small squad. Currently, there are, by my count, 28 players in the first team with 5 or more U23 players getting some time with the first team in training (Edwards, Georgiou, Oakley-Booth, Griffiths, Harrison, Sterling). That brings the total to 33 players.

I don't think its about money, I think its about not wanting 40 players out there in training.
 

Hercules

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I'm glad you've said this. However, for the majority of us who are in the dark we are generally going to go on what has happened in previous windows where we have come up short. Of course that doesn't warrant some of the OTT reactions but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned.

Anyway, I can see why we need to shift players on, just with it happening so late it does make for a nervy ending to the window. Fingers crossed.
I can understand your concern, and it is justified.
 

glking

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Poch has been unequivocal about working with a small squad. Currently, there are, by my count, 28 players in the first team with 5 or more U23 players getting some time with the first team in training (Edwards, Georgiou, Oakley-Booth, Griffiths, Harrison, Sterling). That brings the total to 33 players.

I don't think its about money, I think its about not wanting 40 players out there in training.

but would there ever be 40 players in training with the world cup participants still away? if the squad is set and balanced before the 9th, i wouldn't think the order in which they come and go would be an issue. it's got to be about the money which i suppose is justifiable because levy is running a business... as long as poch is fully on board with that.

as the ITKs have referenced, there's much more happening behind the scenes than we are privy to. but because we can't see those things, levy's way of doing business is driving us bonkers.
 

Galactico14

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The sell before we buy policy will surely be a major issue from this season on, given that European leagues can still do business after our window closes so will be happy to wait.
 

Hazelton

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Even the most optimistic Spurs fans must be starting to get worried. I still have faith but it's waning by the day, I must admit.

Appreciate the info and hopefully our patience pays dividends. This summer is the most important in the club's recent history and it's so, so essential that we get it right.
 

Joshua

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Frustration for me is that we could well be without 10 of our first team for the start of the season due to international involvement. I would suggest getting players in who'll be ready to start the season is better planning and house-keeping than trying to trim the wage bill first. Like I find it hard to believe the likes of Janssen or N'Koudou picking up an extra two weeks wages or whatever is worse for the club than actually having players in ready to play. Am finding hard to make sense of the approach to this window.
 

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So no one is worried about Herc's comment about concern with "coming up short" being justified? Seems like his optimism has slowly faded over the past few months. I hope I am interpreting this incorrectly.
 

rossdapep

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So no one is worried about Herc's comment about concern with "coming up short" being justified? Seems like his optimism has slowly faded over the past few months. I hope I am interpreting this incorrectly.
Can't speak for him but I think he means my comment about 'what has happened in previous windows" not necessarily now.
 
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