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Daniel Levy - Chairman

braineclipse said:
Which is why I advocate for evaluating a window after it closes (and then again a while after that).

Then we'll actually know the outcome of this window.

Palhinha isn't elite? Not having a go, just curious. Not sure I would say elite either, but defensively my expectations are up there for him.

Kudus looks fantastic. Is he "elite", what's the standard for you?
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It's a great question. Do you buy elite, or do you buy players and after a while you realise they're elite? That is because your recruitment team had the smarts to identify them before you realised their runway. I sort of feel like that about Kudus. I'm incredibly hopeful about the guy. Did I know Dele, Walker, Eriksen or Toby would turn out to be elite players when we signed them. Not in the slightest,

Even if Palhinha is elite, which he isn't, you don't remain that way when you hit your thirties in those engine room roles. For me, he is stop gap because we couldn't get someone like Wharton who looks like he can become elite.

So perhaps that better explains my comment about elite. I wanted players signed where we could have a debate about why they should be first choice after joining an already good team. Better still, no debate.
 
Muttley said:
It's a great question. Do you buy elite, or do you buy players and after a while you realise they're elite? That is because your recruitment team had the smarts to identify them before you realised their runway. I sort of feel like that about Kudus. I'm incredibly hopeful about the guy. Did I know Dele, Walker, Eriksen or Toby would turn out to be elite players when we signed them. Not in the slightest,

Even if Palhinha is elite, which he isn't, you don't remain that way when you hit your thirties in those engine room roles. For me, he is stop gap because we couldn't get someone like Wharton who looks like he can become elite.

So perhaps that better explains my comment about elite. I wanted players signed where we could have a debate about why they should be first choice after joining an already good team. Better still, no debate.
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Solid descriptions, makes sense. My standard for "elite" is perhaps a touch higher than that, not that's just how we use words. I'm really excited to see how good Kudus can get.

Agree that those signings that aren't obviously here and now great to everyone, but hit the ground running and turn out great are some of the very best. And often good value too.

Palhinha is a stop gap. Perhaps also with Gray who could become that next first choice in that position, not just a potential new signing at some point. I think with Palhinha there's at least a debate if he should be first choice?
 
kb 1984 said:
Didn't Fergie also say in the same quote something like Daniel always puts Tottenham first.
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Nobody, to my mind, doubts that Levy always puts Tottenham first. The issue is whether his actions are conducive to that objective or else if his obsessive bargaining does those objectives more harm than good....
 
Mabspurs said:
Nobody, to my mind, doubts that Levy always puts Tottenham first. The issue is whether his actions are conducive to that objective or else if his obsessive bargaining does those objectives more harm than good....
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Plenty of people assert that Levy puts his ego, financial greed, miserly nature or his personal reputation above Tottenham. A lot of those people are keyboard warriors who have some Spurs connection in their avatar
 
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