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In his world you have a valuation and you have to be willing to walk away if it is exceeded, you don't get sucked into a bidding war. I think he has taken that approach with him into football.
Yup, and like every other transfer under the sun these days, probably only half of the full fee was paid up front.
I won't ever accept that Modric and Bale going the opposite way were the additional price to pay for VdV. Yes however, it was a bit of a sweetheart deal at a cut rate, but the principle is still largely the same that there are fantastic players out there at prices that are very attractive. If we hadn't picked up the very highly rated Son Heung-Min then I would say that it speaks to a lack of creativity in the transfer market. On the other hand, our recent history of splashing large on decisive and ambitious "marquee" signings got us Paulinho, Soldado, and Lamela for a combined 78m pounds. And that's before the reported 100k per week wages that Berahino reportedly wanted - treble that of Kane - even though I take those reports with a grain of salt.
The Winner's Curse. I've been at a few auctions in the past year or so and it's amazing to see sometimes; people bidding up used equipment and machinery beyond the retail price of getting the same product brand new.
I don't disagree. It's the same the world over. You have a price you are willing to pay for the commodity you want to buy (note the word "want"). If you can't afford it, you dismiss it or save up for it. If you bargain for it, you know your limit. However, 3 bids on deadline day suggests he went in thinking he was in a strong bargaining position. He wasn't & Peace pulled his trousers down at his own game. He ought to have made his position clear ages before & left himself time to scope other options if he decided to walk away having made his highest bid. What is ridiculous is keep going back with a few quid more each time just before the shop shuts. Surely he has learned not to play games like this by now? That was a rhetorical question by the way.
Yeah, agree that was ridiculous, but blaming WBA for not selling is stupid.
So you think Levy would bid £23m for a player we didn't need? You're fucking out there mate.
That's a great philosophy... Right up to the point that Kane is utterly ruined by playing across four competitions without relief... T'riffic.
Why not try to justify your statement with something concrete - a precedent for Levy bidding 3 times on the last day of the window for a squad player, instead of face palming?
I didn't even pop in here. Apparently the server wasn't the only thing that melted.
I'm not really concerned about injuries as much as burn out. At this rate I'm seriously worried we'll turn Kane's rise on its head by asking too much of him physically as well as mentally
Me too, thought it was best for my wellbeing to avoid everything THFC yesterday. Now , let's forget about the transfer window and concentrate on the football - at least until January!
