Barnsleyspur
Vital Squad Member
I would rather buy young talent than proven average tripe which we have done in abundance in recent times.
We can't afford top ready players.
That, ultimately, is the option we have now.
I would rather buy young talent than proven average tripe which we have done in abundance in recent times.
We can't afford top ready players.
This.Well we get accused of no forward thinking so much of the time, and I do realise that people only see what they want to see, but part of every window should be investing for beyond the next season and we have - whether we have done that or will do that successfully are not is of course arguable,
but, we can't accuse them of lack of planning - Son will go soon enough and I'd rather have a ready-made replacement ..
Wouldn't he be relying on Hitchen to provide him with that data? And to make the case(s) for their targeting and recruitment. At least until he gets to grips with talent pool that is available here.
We have been active over the years. Bale, Dele, Rose, Walker & Sess have all been brought in young so it's not as if we've been sitting on our hands.He might be, but he could also be staying in his own comfort zone.
Are we in that market though? I've only seen us buy Sess in about 5-7 years of looking at emerging domestic players. I assume they're on every club's database, but either we can't close or are too short term in our transfer strategy and are not trying. Hence, why the England team doesn't have Spurs players in it. In my opinion, we have to be in that market to be successful in the PL. Otherwise, it puts all the burden on our own academy to produce the goods.
I do like it when we go and get players like Alfie Devine though at 16. That's another part of the model, although Wigan fans weren't probably too happy we took advantage of their financial plight.
We have been active over the years. Bale, Dele, Rose, Walker & Sess have all been brought in young so it's not as if we've been sitting on our hands.
The competition's fierce in the transfer market, it's easy to see why it's so hit & miss for some, unless you're Chelski of course. Then again who in their right mind is going to sanction that kind of spending at any other club.
Well i know that the vast majority of our supporters would be opposed to the Chelski route but then again fans are as fickle as they come.We will eventually be after the top 0.01% of footballers. Then it will be competitive.
We have been active over the years. Bale, Dele, Rose, Walker & Sess have all been brought in young so it's not as if we've been sitting on our hands.
The competition's fierce in the transfer market, it's easy to see why it's so hit & miss for some, unless you're Chelski of course. Then again who in their right mind is going to sanction that kind of spending at any other club.
Erm...
Who is this guy then?
So we have the Italian, Hitchin and now this guy.Ah yeah. That's Chris Perkins.
https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/tottenham-set-appoint-highly-rated-21105695
With the money currently available in the PL everybody's vying for the same prospects. That being said i do believe we've fallen behind the others, hopefully that will soon change.Sess aside the players you mentioned were Brought in years ago.
That philosophy is an ongoing strategy. We have taken our foot off the gas in this department.
I thought Poch was trying to go back down that route in the 2019 summer transfer window by signing Sess, Clarke and by pushing KWP as our RWB.
There was also strong rumours he wanted Aaron's and White and Godfrey.
A back line of Aaron's White Godfrey Sess would have been exciting.
In theory that's what we TRY to do, i.e., an attempt to bring in young and potential. The problem that I always saw was the lack of game time for these youngsters and the rare opportunities they were presented which meant greater scrutiny and higher pressure to perform. Foyth, Sess, the two N's, Clarke, Vinicius....hell, I'd have persevered with Jannsen for a few regular starts. Even Rodon didn't get a run of games.I would rather buy young talent than proven average tripe which we have done in abundance in recent times.
We can't afford top ready players.
With the money currently available in the PL everybody's vying for the same prospects. That being said i do believe we've fallen behind the others, hopefully that will soon change.
With the money currently available in the PL everybody's vying for the same prospects. That being said i do believe we've fallen behind the others, hopefully that will soon change.
Not writing him off. Everyone is saying we are short of money so why spend it on someone who is most likely not going to be ready for a few seasons. Our 11 is poor and we need upgrades in a few place but not on the lw
Welcome Chris Perkins. Now get out there and plunder the market for the best young players.
So do we think Hitchins will make it to the other side of the new org structure?
IF and I say IF, he's as good as his billing suggests, you will only get one chance to sign him before he steps up and shows he can do it when and where it matters - you only get that chance once.