I don't want to make a big deal out of this. I just found it a bit curious that you felt people are reacting strongly to rumors on this forum, because I've never got that impression myself. I think this applies to both incomings and outgoings. If you want to see people overreacting then follow the transfer threads on Spurs Community. Some proper melts over there. But like you said..agree to disagree!
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Was not aware of that rule. Thanks!
Absolutley, without the cash coming we are just weakening ourselves unless as you say someone like Depay/Miralles/Kono is coming to replace Lennon. Even if he is a fringe member if we get injuries he might be important.
I really hope this is happening because we have a good player coming and not because Levy is being a bit of a bellend.
I think that Lennon leaving with no incoming is the likely situation. Pochettino's said more than once he prefers using Academy players, and we do have a couple of kids who are looking to break into the team who can play on either the right or left sides.
With Lennon goingArcspacE who should we disagree over next?
I think there's a decent chance Rodriguez would be would be an improvement on Soldado, Adebayor, Lennon, and Townsend (granted that those two are usually on the right). This is purely an academic answer to your question though as I have no delusions that we are bringing Rodriguez in due to the obvious issues of his injury, failure to clear out existing players, etc.
On the somewhat separate topic of taking "risks" though, I think we have to take risks of this type, generally speaking. We are not going to outspend the clubs ahead of us so we have to take some gambles on players who are devalued on the market because of downside risk but still have tremendous potential for immediate upside (I don't mean kids). I'll be honest, last summer I thought Balotelli would have been a good gamble for the 16M plus cut wages and I have no problem admitting I was dead wrong on that one but that was a good example. They can't all pan out, but if one out of every 2 or so does, then it's worth the amount of the investment. Players who are seen as "sure things" are priced accordingly. There are about 4 clubs that we are not going to outmaneuver for those signatures with any consistency, which tends to be reflected in the table. I appreciate that we are blessed with a good youth academy and can be optimistic about our scouting, but as a club poised just outside of the the top 4 and cups yet safe from the threat of relegation, we have a lot more to gain than to lose by rolling the dice a bit IMO.
I've got a feeling Lennons continued absence is probably due to some off duty antics / behind the scenes shenanigans. It would make sense considering he hasn’t made the bench in months, even though he’s not listed as injured. In fact the manager has picked Oduwa as a sub over Lennon recently.
So if the manager isn’t gonna play him then there is no reason him being in the squad. He’s our longest serving player and I’ll have found memories of him waddling down the wing like a constipated penguin on speed, but we know the chairman likes to accumulate before he speculates so if we can get his wages off the books then why not.
So if the manager isn’t gonna play him then there is no reason him being in the squad. He’s our longest serving player and I’ll have found memories of him waddling down the wing like a constipated penguin on speed, but we know the chairman likes to accumulate before he speculates so if we can get his wages off the books then why not.
I love how he toys with the press. He's got a real gift for it, but keeps it so well hidden they don't realize they're being trolled.
More opportunities for Academy players they want to try, and then space for definitive summer additions.
Surely if Poch saw anymore academy players capable of making the jump he would have promoted them by now.
What's the harm in keeping them around but still giving the academy players a run out? I'd rather we kept some decent backup for injuries. What if the first team players get injured and the Academy players can't step up?
We already know the senior backup players don't cut it though..
He's given them some time, but there are several training with the senior team right now. Poche's got to balance the mental atmosphere of the squad though. If a bunch of established seniors are getting exiled for kids, you might have a bit of an ugly situation. He may be trying to keep harmony while he slides them in before really letting them stake a claim.
Well, nothing is better than Saha and Nielsen
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