Let's be Honest about Modric

cynicsid wrote:I dissagree with me also. LOL

My point was, I'm sure that all will be done too keep Modric and the rest of our "better players" But we do have a club to run and players dont last forever so there must be a point (not now) when it's the best time to sell a player. The way I see it there are 3 main reasons to sell a good player. 1, to finance a deal to bring in an even better player. 2, An idiotic bid comes in for a player that is starting to show signs of a drop in performance. 3, to end what I call a Berbatov, a situation that is causing such upset in the club that the teams overal performance is being seriously effected.

I agree mate. However, Levy has stymied all of that by making the unequivocal statement that we will sell none of our star players. I think the man has done superbly well for the club by persuading players to commit to real long term deals. In this way he has put all of the power in his own hands. If anyone wanted to see whether he is able to learn from previous lessons then this is it. No one will EVER hold him, or the club, to ransom again. He got huge sums back on Carrick and Berbatov when they only had 2 years or less on their contracts. He could hold onto Modric for a further 3 years and do the same.

Let's face it too, in 3 years the interest in Modric should have cooled too as the likes of Chelski and Utd will have had to look elsewhere to fill the position. That way we can sell abroad to the likes of Barca, Real et al as they constantly revamp their outfits.


The numbers I used in my first post were to make a point. Ask yourself what you would do if that Modric offer was £80M or £120M and he was replaced by Nasri for £30M. It's an easy decition if the numbers are big enough but Levy has to deal in much finer margins.

LOL. You like to turn the screws dontcha? We both know that 80 to 120 million is a pipe dream but I know what you're getting at. Those sort of sums, particularly if a suitable replacement is found, negate the CL income so the answer is an easier one. In that case I think most of us would be asking 'What you waiting for Danny, snap his arm off!' Nut as I said before, the kind of sums being mentioned are peanuts, relatively speaking, to the revenue gained from CL participation.

I fully accept that selling a player like Modric without bringing in a player on an equal level would show weekness to other clubs & players.

That and that any player coming in can look forward to gaining a foothold in the EPL before getting a hefty payday when, not if, they're moved on.


But we need to show a little faith in the Director that has "without getting us in debt" built up a squad by way of making some pretty astute signings and sales along the way. If he sold Modric (which I dont think he will) then I for one would be satisfied that Levy had done all he can for the good of the club and isnt just profiteering.

Agreed, and that faith is being shown, by most of us anyway, in our belief that he will stick to his guns and back his own statement that he will not sell. Should he renege on that then faith is a commodity that he has no right to. At this moment in time, the best interests of the club are to keep Modders so we can get into the CL once again. Also to show any players 'interested' in us that we are a team that retains its stars and will challenge for all the honours available, not just the 'consolation prizes' that some trophies have become.


Right now I think the biggest problem we have is that under Harry the out of favour 1st teamers get such little game time there appeal drops of a lot, to the point were we cant unload them. What price Jenas, or Hutton?. Kranky is going to go for peanuts now when the reality is he is a very good player kept out of the team by an excellent player.

Early doors yet Sid and I think we'll see some movement on these players soon. Hutton will go for around 5 mill so we make a small loss on him. Jenas probably about the same so a small loss there too. Kranky though, if we get, say, 8 million for him then we break even on all 3. In addition, let's not forget the contribution all 3 have made to get us into competing in Europe. If you take all of this into account, I'm sure we'd see that we've actually profited on them all.
I reckon we'll get around 10 mill for Kranky anyway so a small profit in player trading for the three.

Maybe we should have a boot sale?

If it's Aitch involved then we'd have them hawked in Potobello Road!
'It's a deal, it's a steal, it's f*cking Sale of the Century! Come on my Darlin's, 3 for the price of two and I'm robbing meself 'ere. Loverly little bitta Scotch 'ere, well marinated too and rather tasty on a wing. Or we gotcha vintage JJ 'ere. Great runner, great engine, low mileage too as 'e's been garaged for a while. Then we gotcha golden Croat 'ere. Classic model looks, lotsa power, doesn't always start first time but never lets you down. I'm not askin' the Earth 'ere folks but I've goota move these on so I can make space for a few new models on the showroom floor.
So folks, who'll give me 10 for the JJ and the Scotch?................

VisionarySound wrote:Trouble is Ion we may be doning some grass roots roots work in Maylasia but it is the likes of arsenil who are doing pre-season tours there. We are honouring our agreements in Sarf Afrika but may have missed out on a golden opportunity . . . . .

Boltjean wrote:Good post Ion. Like Baz this is all news to me. Is Gary really a Lord or is that a title you have given him for being such a good servant to Spurs?

It's something I like to call him Len. For me he is Footballing Royalty.

, he was a very good player, and one I think who loved being at Tottenham, I can not understand how he did not take up management.


Probably far too intelligent for that Len.



I know this may seem stuppid but how can creating a fan base in Kuala Lumpur or North and South America benefit the club?. I know the people in these country's will say Spurs have done this and that for them, other than that I can not see how this will help us to become the biggest club in the World, it's not as though they can pop over to see the odd game or two thuss putting money into the club. I must be thick. Please try to explain in simple term's allowing for my age and being brain dead.

It's all about merchandising Len. The EPL is broadcast right across the World so these fans get to see the team perform week in week out. By having the academy set up over there, these fans have a more 'personal' reason to support our club. They will then buy the merchandise, replica shirts etc, which put vast amounts of money into the club. Think about it, just 50,000 fans buying replica shirts nets approximately 2 million. We probably get about half of that so 1 million. Multiply that 50,000 by 10, add to the merchandise they buy and suddenly you're getting towards the tens of millions. Multiply the countries by 10 and you're working towards the 100 millions.
The numbers are probably overboard but think of it, by doing this we can feasibly increase the revenue of the club in the region of 50 million per year. Add stadium revenue, CL revenue, League revenue, including the extras for title wins etc, and we are on the way to being the biggest club in the World.

That, as I see it, is the vision that DL has for the club, to make us the biggest in the World.


And Lought. Spare me your 'what have they done for me lately' whinge every time you see me post something positive about the clubs future vision. DL has already changed our current status and has visibly set plans for our sustainability. If you want the 'go out and buy what we need for right now' approach then be my guest and go follow Chelsea or Citeh. They have that set up down pat.

You can always slink back once they go pop and we're the team everyone wants to play for.