The ITK Discussion Thread - 7th December 2021

[Trix]

That’s why I stick to in-house itk; ValenciaYid and a few Italians; plus my reputable source; which I share with Rob & A&C. Otherwise - for me - the net gets spread too wide & too thinly and I drift along the sea of BS. Thanks as per for the share

Just for context I'm not saying ignore it, he clearly gets good info. I'm just saying someone from that end really doesn't like Enic and/or Levy and that's apparent in his updates.

 

[mrlilywhite]

Joe turns 85 this year.

If he really wants to see this club achieve something he needs to invest. If it's all about the profit then sell and move on and enjoy what has been a great ride and business deal.

You don't for one minute really think that Joe Lewis, the man who has hardly ever been to any games has any interest in investing in the club, do you? His investment has already come to fruition to the tune of a couple of billion - I don't think for one minute that Joe Lewis gives a damn about how our club performs or achieves anything. I could imagine Levy calling Joe and saying "Hey Joe, we've reached the champions league final, mate" & Joe's response being "Not now mate, I'm at an auction and there's a lovely Rembrandt piece that I'm waiting to bid on, so get off the damn phone & go and play Subbuteo with someone who gives a shit".

 

[Mr Pink]

We've all seen this movie so many times. Positivity at the start of the window only to end in disappointment.

Obviously January is a difficult month though, but I think we'll know pretty quickly how things are going to shape up over the next few weeks, and of course what's brewing for the summer.

 

[curlacious]

He might have a few other things on his mind right now:

Singapore’s richest man loses $US11b in three months

Forrest Li, chairman and chief executive officer of Sea Ltd, has had one of the world’s biggest wealth plunges.

www.afr.com

SO SPURSY

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

So, I guess the really important question is - where will "The Penny has Dropped" end up in the pantheon of ITK lore?

 

[guy]

So it sounds like "lessons have been learnt" eh?

 

[fortworthspur]

Sure does. The equity they have already created makes it ultimately "plus" money any way you look at it. At their age, they may be just trying to rebalance their risk. I would think it is a smart move especially if they don't lose control of the business (assuming they still want to retain control). They have taken the club's value pretty far.

well, ENIC for all its wealth, probably doesnt have 150 million in cash lying around anyway.

 

[CornerPinDreamer]

Come on everyone knows thats an anti semetic trope used as an old joke. You may not have meant it that way but that’s how most people who are Jewish imo would. Not funny and Best avoided. Again not saying your any semetic but that unfunny joke usually is

I am any semitic given I’ve got Muslim & Jewish heritage

 

[panoma]

We've all seen this movie so many times. Positivity at the start of the window only to end in disappointment.

Obviously January is a difficult month though, but I think we'll know pretty quickly how things are going to shape up over the next few weeks, and of course what's brewing for the summer.

Im baffled by how many still are optimistic about our transfer windows.

If we sign someone thats awesome, but I expect absolutely nothing.

 

[isaac94]

1/3 of the way through the window and no closer to signing anyone, digne looks villa bound, would of taken him here

 

[Amo]

It’s like literally the opposite thing

selling a stake and cashing out vs putting more money in!

Selling a privately owned share doesn't bring in any money to the club by itself either.

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Think this is the closest I've seen to Spurs' fans getting the pitchforks out.

Time to do things, Club Tottenham, because the Villas, the Palaces, the Leicesters, the Others all seem to have very definite ambitions at the moment, let alone the obvious candidates...

 

[phil]

Selling a privately owned share doesn't bring in any money to the club by itself either.

Issuing new shares does though

 

[Finchyid]

Issuing new shares does though

Exactly and spurs being valued at £1.5bn means a reasonable share price

 

[dtxspurs]

Think this is the closest I've seen to Spurs' fans getting the pitchforks out.

Time to do things, Club Tottenham, because the Villas, the Palaces, the Leicesters, the Others all seem to have very definite ambitions at the moment, let alone the obvious candidates...

Eh, really? I'm happy to beat down Levy but I don't think that's true.

When Nuno was here I'd believe that but not since Conte got here.

 

[Guntz]

Not knocking Dragon's info at all, but if bedding in John and Devine are the priority for the rest of the season, then why weren't they even in the squad today?

If that really is true then it seems like a cop-out for no new signings.

Remember all the noise about Scarlett being ready to be our backup striker in the summer? He looks a million miles away, unfortunately.

 

[THE SPURSBOY]

With DV seemingly wanting to move in the summer. What we gonna do for the rest of the season. Esp when Kane gets his annual ankle issue

 

[Wsussexspur]

Not knocking Dragon's info at all, but if bedding in John and Devine are the priority for the rest of the season, then why weren't they even in the squad today?

If that really is true then it seems like a cop-out for no new signings.

Remember all the noise about Scarlett being ready to be our backup striker in the summer? He looks a million miles away, unfortunately.

Devine is injured hence not in the squad

 

[worcestersauce]

1/3 of the way through the window and no closer to signing anyone, digne looks villa bound, would of taken him here

Do you know we are no closer to signing anyone?

 

[kremlyn]

1/3 of the way through the window and no closer to signing anyone, digne looks villa bound, would of taken him here

The left back?