Most players don’t go on strike so I can’t see the comparisonDon’t most players leave before their contract expires? Very few seem to run their contracts down
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Most players don’t go on strike so I can’t see the comparisonDon’t most players leave before their contract expires? Very few seem to run their contracts down
So Levy is right not to let him go for £100m then...If he goes back on there being a gentlemens agreement about selling him for market value this summer. Now it depends on how people define market value.
Comparison with other striker of similar age being sold right now? I guess we can compare to Lukaku (same age) bids from Chelsea. Inter have rejected those bids so that doesnt show a 'market value' yet.
Or how many bids have come in for kane to know what the market values him at?If one is for 120m and another for 130m then id say the market values him at 125m on average.
Just from my opinion , I think we should get up 120-130. If he is holding out for 160 thats not kane's market value at all. Then he is going back on the agreement.So Levy is right not to let him go for £100m then...
No, don’t know it to be true but I’ve worked in business long enough to spot a poor leader. He’s a good accountant for sure, but he’s a one dimensional businessman and his objectives a blurred - they certainly don’t prioritise winning like City, Liverpool and Chelseahow do you know any of that is true?
Do you work there?
Levy doesn't pick the team, or choose tactics, so the last one is not true, how can you possibly say he micromanages things, you would have to be an employee who gets constantly corrected/over ridden by him to say that, and I would say that Levy is really good leader - just not one who wants to spend time appeasing fans by spunking the company profits on transfers and inflated salaries. The companies valuation is a monument to his business acumen and leadership.
The club is incredibly well run as a business, they just don't sink enough of the proceeds into the team to make fans happy.
Apart from the fans who are accountants, who love a good balance sheet.
Levy's biggest failures
- not listening to Pochettino and backing him with quality player replacements.
- Constantly trying to squeeze the last drop out of transfer negotiations, and screwing them up.
- Hiring Mourinho who made my eyes bleed
the last one is personal
It was a general comment on players . I know Townsend went to Everton on a free as he was no longer wanted. With Kane , I think what he’s doing is disgraceful but if we are honest to ourselves, we all knew this would happen . It would be interesting to know what was the straw that broke the camels back. Was there a gentleman’s agreement ? Was it the underwhelming appointment of Nuno ( I hope he does well btw)? The sacking of Jose ? The lack of ambition by eNiC?Most players don’t go on strike so I can’t see the comparison
I think what made Kane’s mind up was Levy sacking Jose on the eve of a cup final which I would agree withIt was a general comment on players . I know Townsend went to Everton on a free as he was no longer wanted. With Kane , I think what he’s doing is disgraceful but if we are honest to ourselves, we all knew this would happen . It would be interesting to know what was the straw that broke the camels back. Was there a gentleman’s agreement ? Was it the underwhelming appointment of Nuno ( I hope he does well btw)? The sacking of Jose ? The lack of ambition by eNiC?
I think you’re right with the Jose thing , other things too but that turned himI think what made Kane’s mind up was Levy sacking Jose on the eve of a cup final which I would agree with
Ridiculous decision imv
Apparently Kane got on well with Jose and wasn’t happy at the sacking or it’s timing and again I agree with him
So he should have submitted a transfer request after the Euros imv stating the reasons why and most of us would have sympathised including me
Instead we got the Neville interview
So this present situation is one he’s engineered no doubt with some advice from City and I think it’s disrespectful to the club and fans
He will regret it if he already hasn’t done so
At the top end, yes more get sold than run down the contract. The exception is late in their career where 1-2 year deals are the norm I e. Joe Hart, Michel Vorm.Don’t most players leave before their contract expires? Very few seem to run their contracts down
You sign a contract, you honor it. End of.
90m quid contract.....and he feels hard done by?
Probably all 4. But especially number 4It would be interesting to know what was the straw that broke the camels back. Was there a gentleman’s agreement ? Was it the underwhelming appointment of Nuno ( I hope he does well btw)? The sacking of Jose ? The lack of ambition by eNiC?
The right price being above £150mLets face it as a club we are a shambles, we had regular top 4 almost guaranteed and a regular place in the champions league at our mercy, we have a fantastic stadium, then it started to go wrong, we failed to qualify for the CL, we are in debt, we let a fantastic manager leave in poch, even with Harry we will struggle to be top 4 this season, Manu, city, liverpool and chelsea will all be above us, we will be battling with leicester, woolwich, everton, spam and villa for minor european spots, we are now going to have to rebuild, Harry is 28 5 good years in him, he wants to win things, he wont do it with us in the next 2 years the clock is ticking,
Harry will be gone let him go for the right price and rebuild.
Villa are letting Grealish go and left it up to him, that's why.
He's not a slave either. This could be the next evolution of contract legality after Bosman struck gold.
If you class making Citeh pay £100m for Grealish as "letting Grealish go", then yes they are letting him go...Villa are letting Grealish go and left it up to him, that's why.
Because that isn't his priorityNo, don’t know it to be true but I’ve worked in business long enough to spot a poor leader. He’s a good accountant for sure, but he’s a one dimensional businessman and his objectives a blurred - they certainly don’t prioritise winning like City, Liverpool and Chelsea
They accepted the bid and everyone is happy.If you class making Citeh pay £100m for Grealish as "letting Grealish go", then yes they are letting him go...
But he’s supposed to be isolatingThey accepted the bid and everyone is happy.
Ergo, he turns up to work.
We decline the bid, Kane is unhappy, as a reaction to that, he fails to show up for work.
Saying "Grealish isn't kicking off, so why is Kane" is like saying "why are hot potatoes hot but cold one's aren't?"