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Finney Is Back said:
Shows how far we've come recently that the signing many of us on here were all creaming ourselves over a year ago in the hope that we got him is now seen as almost being a bit 'meh'.
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You think? I think the hype and tempered expectations feel exactly the same as they did back then?

I think any of that feeling probably comes from people being bored of the subject based on the length he has been linked
 
MartyFunkhouser said:
You think? I think the hype and tempered expectations feel exactly the same as they did back then?

I think any of that feeling probably comes from people being bored of the subject based on the length he has been linked
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Personally I think the excitement level is very different, last year my recollection is that he was being talked of as a player who was going to make the big difference for us and have us guaranteed top 6. Whereas this year it feels as though most people will be saying "he's alright but surely that's not it"?

I think our expectation levels have definitely changed (which is great).
 
Finney Is Back said:
Personally I think the excitement level is very different, last year my recollection is that he was being talked of as a player who was going to make the big difference for us and have us guaranteed top 6. Whereas this year it feels as though most people will be saying "he's alright but surely that's not it"?

I think our expectation levels have definitely changed (which is great).
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Personally I think they look pretty similar TBH, not sure why they would have changed, I think we have always had high expectations as a fanbase
 
Finney Is Back said:
Personally I think the excitement level is very different, last year my recollection is that he was being talked of as a player who was going to make the big difference for us and have us guaranteed top 6. Whereas this year it feels as though most people will be saying "he's alright but surely that's not it"?

I think our expectation levels have definitely changed (which is great).
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I think it's because we've already signed him 17 times.
 
MartyFunkhouser said:
Personally I think they look pretty similar TBH, not sure why they would have changed, I think we have always had high expectations as a fanbase
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I think they have changed for some (perhaps not you) because people can see that we'll now pay the transfer fees and the wages that are required to be able to bring in the big players.

I've definitely seen a shift in expectations on my Spurs Whatsapp group and even in the fantasy football one with a bunch of fans from all sorts of teams.
 
MartyFunkhouser said:
Quick look back at the first couple of pages on this thread and I can say the initial reaction was lukewarm at best
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From a few (mainly GB) but very positive from others..... However, if you carry on in the thread as the window goes on then the reaction seems to pick up a lot (even from GB who seemed to go from really not wanting him to wanting him).
 
Finney Is Back said:
From a few (mainly GB) but very positive from others..... However, if you carry on in the thread as the window goes on then the reaction seems to pick up a lot (even from GB who seemed to go from really not wanting him to wanting him).
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Well I will leave you to trust your own instincts on that one, seems the same to me, but it doesn't really matter.

I don't think he represents a big signings or a big loss either way. Didn't then, don't now
 
Finney Is Back said:
Personally I think the excitement level is very different, last year my recollection is that he was being talked of as a player who was going to make the big difference for us and have us guaranteed top 6. Whereas this year it feels as though most people will be saying "he's alright but surely that's not it"?

I think our expectation levels have definitely changed (which is great).
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That reads like our expectation levels have gone up....great :(. Never been a weight on the club before... has it?
 
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ricky2tricky4city said:
The only thing that shifts the needle with a lot of fans (as you've found) is spending money. Lots of it. That translates as easy emotional gonads wins.

Many other things are just as important, and harder to get right.
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I always found that a false economy, spending money and loads of it has only worked for the successful clubs, in large because of their ability to spend it again if those they spend large on failed.

We couldn't and still can't afford that level of mistake, so for all the hype and TBH I am excited with this season, the large spending on the 2 CM and CB have to work, for us they just have to.

For me its always been about the right player, not the right money spent in the grand scheme. BTW before anyone jumps on that and gets the wrong end of the stick, I am delighted we are securing the players the manager wants with the money and ambitions they are using to spend it, but they still have to be the right players, if they are then the money parted with matters not a jot
 
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