December
Conte: I need new players in January ASAP
Levy: Yes, of course. We will get you the players you need.
Paratici: Yes Daniel has said he will buy and get rid of the players you don't want.
January 1
Conte: Ok so when will I be getting some players...
Paratici: Daniel said that Joe has posted the cheque
Levy: Yes Uncle Joe told me he has
Mid January
Conte: So players..??
Paratici: We have held promising discussions I assure you. We just need Ajax to agree to 1m more for Stevey. Matter of hours really.
Levy: Yes need to do things properly Antonio. You know how hard it is to sell and buy in January.
Conte: The cheque from Joe..?
Levy: Oh my! Is that the time already?! I have an important meeting.
Meanwhile Aston Villa have already signed Philipe Coutinho and Lucas Digne
January 31
Conte: Fabio! Daniel! Where are the players???!!! The players!!!??
Fabio: I have agreed a new defender, winger and striker - really good ones I promise you. Just waiting for Daniel to sign it off.
Levy: The night is still young Antonio. But technically I never promised you new players. I said we would do our best...
Conte storms out of Hotspur Way, Levy is on hold to Joe Lewis asking about the cheque and Fabio Paratici is scratching his head in a bemused manner.
Ok this is obviously tongue in cheek but I would be surprised if this was more or less what is happening. Did we expect any different? Too much talking. Not enough action and in the end always some sort of excuse will be found
I know it still related early but it was obvious to the world we need new players to make a real go for Top 4. United are pants etc. But again we are bumbling around.
The match against Chelsea is making it painfully clear how average this squad is. Heck it is making me question paratici with money when he spent £26m on Emerson and he is shat. Tomiyasu looks better and was cheaper?!
Rumours on SCITK that Joe Lewis is reluctant/said no to investing. What a moron. But did anyone expect any different?? Also now Levy is looking for external investment now that the penny has finally dropped about Lewis not being bothered to invest serous money. Is Levy really that thick that he's just realised this now??!!
Nothing changes
posted on 13/1/22
Tway
He could use them to help him escape...
"Von Luger:
What were you doing by the wire?
Hilts:
Well, like I told Max... I was trying to cut my way through your wire because I want to get out."
posted on 13/1/22
comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
All of this made even more laughable when you consider old Joe has made another couple of billion on his investments in 2021.
Yeah but what about the Pandemic I hear you ask ?
Forget that. It is a fact in financial circles that all the known billionaires, Gates, Musk, Branson etc ALL made more fortunes during this period.
Lewis made his money in currency deals. Trust me, when the markets are volatile ( like in a pandemic ) currency traders definitely clean up.
And wouldn't it be nice if just for once, the media ( Sky, Beeb ) actually recognised the huge gulf in spending between Spurs and Chelsea, and report on the result of this semi in a manner that does not sound like they somehow expect Spurs to compete. And when they don't, lay criticism them.
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Yup, Sky never mentioned Lloris, Dier, Romaro, Regulion were all missing from the defence, that's probably four of the best five players for starters. The best performing midfielder this season, Skipp and Son up front. Basically six players short of their strongest team. All they kept doing was bigging up how good billion pound spend, financially doped Chelsea were.
posted on 13/1/22
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 7 hours, 45 minutes ago
We could actually still have a good season. Top 4 and a good cup run in the FA Cup would constitute a good start for Conte. I don't know how dependent that is on bringing in some new faces though.
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Oh come on mate, start smelling the coffee. Top four will probably be well of the the radar with the fixtures Spurs have on the horizon, and Conte will field a weakened team against Brighton, and Spurs will get dumped out. Spurs have no chance of top four with the likes of Davies, Winks, Tanganga etc and Son missing for a month.
posted on 13/1/22
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
All of this made even more laughable when you consider old Joe has made another couple of billion on his investments in 2021.
Yeah but what about the Pandemic I hear you ask ?
Forget that. It is a fact in financial circles that all the known billionaires, Gates, Musk, Branson etc ALL made more fortunes during this period.
Lewis made his money in currency deals. Trust me, when the markets are volatile ( like in a pandemic ) currency traders definitely clean up.
And wouldn't it be nice if just for once, the media ( Sky, Beeb ) actually recognised the huge gulf in spending between Spurs and Chelsea, and report on the result of this semi in a manner that does not sound like they somehow expect Spurs to compete. And when they don't, lay criticism them.
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Yup, Sky never mentioned Lloris, Dier, Romaro, Regulion were all missing from the defence, that's probably four of the best five players for starters. The best performing midfielder this season, Skipp and Son up front. Basically six players short of their strongest team. All they kept doing was bigging up how good billion pound spend, financially doped Chelsea were.
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To be fair many of the fans don't realise this either so why should Sky?
posted on 13/1/22
comment by Ioavirgo (U10470)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
All of this made even more laughable when you consider old Joe has made another couple of billion on his investments in 2021.
Yeah but what about the Pandemic I hear you ask ?
Forget that. It is a fact in financial circles that all the known billionaires, Gates, Musk, Branson etc ALL made more fortunes during this period.
Lewis made his money in currency deals. Trust me, when the markets are volatile ( like in a pandemic ) currency traders definitely clean up.
And wouldn't it be nice if just for once, the media ( Sky, Beeb ) actually recognised the huge gulf in spending between Spurs and Chelsea, and report on the result of this semi in a manner that does not sound like they somehow expect Spurs to compete. And when they don't, lay criticism them.
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Yup, Sky never mentioned Lloris, Dier, Romaro, Regulion were all missing from the defence, that's probably four of the best five players for starters. The best performing midfielder this season, Skipp and Son up front. Basically six players short of their strongest team. All they kept doing was bigging up how good billion pound spend, financially doped Chelsea were.
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To be fair many of the fans don't realise this either so why should Sky?
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It's Sky's job to broadcast impartially, and not just big up the financially doped sides. They should have pointed out that Spurs were severely under strength, although some of that was self inflicted by the poor team selections of the manager.
posted on 13/1/22
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
All of this made even more laughable when you consider old Joe has made another couple of billion on his investments in 2021.
Yeah but what about the Pandemic I hear you ask ?
Forget that. It is a fact in financial circles that all the known billionaires, Gates, Musk, Branson etc ALL made more fortunes during this period.
Lewis made his money in currency deals. Trust me, when the markets are volatile ( like in a pandemic ) currency traders definitely clean up.
And wouldn't it be nice if just for once, the media ( Sky, Beeb ) actually recognised the huge gulf in spending between Spurs and Chelsea, and report on the result of this semi in a manner that does not sound like they somehow expect Spurs to compete. And when they don't, lay criticism them.
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Yup, Sky never mentioned Lloris, Dier, Romaro, Regulion were all missing from the defence, that's probably four of the best five players for starters. The best performing midfielder this season, Skipp and Son up front. Basically six players short of their strongest team. All they kept doing was bigging up how good billion pound spend, financially doped Chelsea were.
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Yep, well said. Is the same with City. Sky absolutely love them, but do not have the required brain cells to realise that they ( and Chelsea ) are not just killing football, but have already done it. I guess they are happy to see these two clubs pick up every domestic trophy going, year after year, after year.
posted on 13/1/22
Problem is the vast majority of football can't see football is being killed, because despite what Sky pretend the majority of fans support teams that would have no chance of winning anything with or without the the mega rich clubs. So for them nothing has changed. They won't see it till it's far to late.
posted on 13/1/22
comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 6 hours, 48 minutes ago
All of this made even more laughable when you consider old Joe has made another couple of billion on his investments in 2021.
Yeah but what about the Pandemic I hear you ask ?
Forget that. It is a fact in financial circles that all the known billionaires, Gates, Musk, Branson etc ALL made more fortunes during this period.
Lewis made his money in currency deals. Trust me, when the markets are volatile ( like in a pandemic ) currency traders definitely clean up.
And wouldn't it be nice if just for once, the media ( Sky, Beeb ) actually recognised the huge gulf in spending between Spurs and Chelsea, and report on the result of this semi in a manner that does not sound like they somehow expect Spurs to compete. And when they don't, lay criticism them.
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This is fantastic. First part of your post is slating your owner for not putting his money where his mouth is, next part you're making excuses for him not doing it and slating an owner who is.
No other sport would you find supporters who get a thrill out of saving their tight owners money. No wonder him and Levy keep getting away with what they're doing with fans like you vindicating them.
posted on 13/1/22
comment by Just go already (U21166)
posted 58 seconds ago
Problem is the vast majority of football can't see football is being killed, because despite what Sky pretend the majority of fans support teams that would have no chance of winning anything with or without the the mega rich clubs. So for them nothing has changed. They won't see it till it's far to late.
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The only thing that's changed is the status quo are being challenged and they don't like it.
No one moaned when it was Milan being finacially doped, Spurs and other 'big club' fans don't moan about the artificial TV money that has basically closed off the top flight to all bar about 25-30 teams for the rest of all our lifetime.
I wonder why!
posted on 13/1/22
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
All of this made even more laughable when you consider old Joe has made another couple of billion on his investments in 2021.
Yeah but what about the Pandemic I hear you ask ?
Forget that. It is a fact in financial circles that all the known billionaires, Gates, Musk, Branson etc ALL made more fortunes during this period.
Lewis made his money in currency deals. Trust me, when the markets are volatile ( like in a pandemic ) currency traders definitely clean up.
And wouldn't it be nice if just for once, the media ( Sky, Beeb ) actually recognised the huge gulf in spending between Spurs and Chelsea, and report on the result of this semi in a manner that does not sound like they somehow expect Spurs to compete. And when they don't, lay criticism them.
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Yup, Sky never mentioned Lloris, Dier, Romaro, Regulion were all missing from the defence, that's probably four of the best five players for starters. The best performing midfielder this season, Skipp and Son up front. Basically six players short of their strongest team. All they kept doing was bigging up how good billion pound spend, financially doped Chelsea were.
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Well.... we meet Cheeelski again on Jan 23rd.
Hopefully Son,Reguilon, Dier et al will all be back and we can have a real show down!
ANY BETS HOW IT WILL GO, SANDY OLE BOYO?