Alli - a disappointment to some of our fans
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The plastic brigade will not doubt be disappointed by the display of cheap purchase Dele Alli, given that he isn't a world famous household name on a massive wage.
Our designer label set, not happy with our buying cheap kids like the £5-million Dele Alli cost, would much rather see us spend £30-million on players who produce less. Manchester United paid £30-million for Luke Shaw, Tottenham paid £5-million for Dele Alli, who got the better deal?
It just goes to show how inflated the prices are for some players, is WBA striker Berahino five times the player Dele Alli is? I know who I'd rather have at the club. Then of course there is £4-million man Eric Dier who looks the equal of Victor Wanyama and other more expensive options we were looking at, but then not being a household name he should never have been purchased should he.
The policy, invisible it seems to some, is and was to target the highest quality young talent who are expected to grow into tomorrow's stars, we tried to buy Anthony Martial who Manchester United again paid a ridiculous fee for, he cost almost as much as Di Maria, an expensive flop, just the sort our cheque book boys would have salivated over.
With quality youth being bought and produced then players like Tom Carroll have to either raise their game or they'll be sold, I have serious doubts about him, his passes are too slow, he doesn't hit them crisply enough, if he is not careful a player like Harry Winks may overtake him. His was a promising introduction, still plenty to learn obviously and not ready yet, but cameos in games like these when the pressure is on with only one goal in it and you'll draw from them.
Has everything been right at Tottenham, no it hasn't, is everything right, no it isn't, but for me that is no reason to be anti-Spurs? Support of a club is about supporting through good and bad times, not following doing nothing but moan, what kind of 'support' is that, especially when you don't offer any improvement strategies of your own?
Football is an emotive passionate game and wearing a heart on a sleeve is all well and good, nothing wrong with that, but you have to also be able to step back and look at things in context. If you don't you'll never see the bigger picture, you'll have tunnel vision.
It is amazing that some choose not to see the club is being built, that a journey is underway, that a stadium and commercial deals are on the way to provide the money they crave, they remind me of Gollum and his 'precious.' The Tottenham journey is a ride to enjoy, happiness is what we want in life, why promote misery and jealousy.
With bad news people love to complain and moan so the news is full of it, I don't bother watching it anymore, it serves no purpose if one wants to be happy and enjoy life. Some enjoy being miserable of course, we have our faction of doom and gloom merchants just like every other club, oblivious to the fact their very attitude is promoting failure. They are part of the very problem they are complaining about. It's amusing to watch.
There is plenty of good in the world and plenty of good in Tottenham, we are walking towards a greater income and an ability to compete, the building work is being done on and off the field, quite why we have a faction wanting the club run along the lines of the Greek economy I don't know.
My Crystal Palace mates are confident we'll see a good game and are upbeat about their chances, that's the way to support your club. Thanks to the Europa League we are on TV again, all these Sunday games give us more opportunity and the fan on his sofa can enjoy watching his or her team more than most.
Bring on the next one, we want to see these youngsters again, full of hope, confidence, optimism, desire, all traits of success.
Our designer label set, not happy with our buying cheap kids like the £5-million Dele Alli cost, would much rather see us spend £30-million on players who produce less. Manchester United paid £30-million for Luke Shaw, Tottenham paid £5-million for Dele Alli, who got the better deal?
It just goes to show how inflated the prices are for some players, is WBA striker Berahino five times the player Dele Alli is? I know who I'd rather have at the club. Then of course there is £4-million man Eric Dier who looks the equal of Victor Wanyama and other more expensive options we were looking at, but then not being a household name he should never have been purchased should he.
The policy, invisible it seems to some, is and was to target the highest quality young talent who are expected to grow into tomorrow's stars, we tried to buy Anthony Martial who Manchester United again paid a ridiculous fee for, he cost almost as much as Di Maria, an expensive flop, just the sort our cheque book boys would have salivated over.
With quality youth being bought and produced then players like Tom Carroll have to either raise their game or they'll be sold, I have serious doubts about him, his passes are too slow, he doesn't hit them crisply enough, if he is not careful a player like Harry Winks may overtake him. His was a promising introduction, still plenty to learn obviously and not ready yet, but cameos in games like these when the pressure is on with only one goal in it and you'll draw from them.
Has everything been right at Tottenham, no it hasn't, is everything right, no it isn't, but for me that is no reason to be anti-Spurs? Support of a club is about supporting through good and bad times, not following doing nothing but moan, what kind of 'support' is that, especially when you don't offer any improvement strategies of your own?
Football is an emotive passionate game and wearing a heart on a sleeve is all well and good, nothing wrong with that, but you have to also be able to step back and look at things in context. If you don't you'll never see the bigger picture, you'll have tunnel vision.
It is amazing that some choose not to see the club is being built, that a journey is underway, that a stadium and commercial deals are on the way to provide the money they crave, they remind me of Gollum and his 'precious.' The Tottenham journey is a ride to enjoy, happiness is what we want in life, why promote misery and jealousy.
With bad news people love to complain and moan so the news is full of it, I don't bother watching it anymore, it serves no purpose if one wants to be happy and enjoy life. Some enjoy being miserable of course, we have our faction of doom and gloom merchants just like every other club, oblivious to the fact their very attitude is promoting failure. They are part of the very problem they are complaining about. It's amusing to watch.
There is plenty of good in the world and plenty of good in Tottenham, we are walking towards a greater income and an ability to compete, the building work is being done on and off the field, quite why we have a faction wanting the club run along the lines of the Greek economy I don't know.
My Crystal Palace mates are confident we'll see a good game and are upbeat about their chances, that's the way to support your club. Thanks to the Europa League we are on TV again, all these Sunday games give us more opportunity and the fan on his sofa can enjoy watching his or her team more than most.
Bring on the next one, we want to see these youngsters again, full of hope, confidence, optimism, desire, all traits of success.
26 comments
Plastic fans support clubs based soley on them winning trophies etc regularly when they have no other reason to support that club ie they live hundreds of miles away/have never been to the ground etc.
To brand any Spurs fan a Plastic is a ridiculous statement, we have nothing to be plastic about.
Also you spout about doing things right and not spending big money and then praise the long term objective which is to grow and spend big money.
Then you question others attitudes while you attack fellow supporters and brand them ignorantly with terms you don't understand.
Your obviously quite confused.
And your article would be a much better read if you focussed on how well Alli has started with us, instead of trying your best to derogatory of your fellow fan.
Football is meant to actually be exciting and uplifting. Lets get behind the team especially at the Lane.
Contradicting everything they say.
This article was written not in praise of Alli but an attack on other fans of the club. Which is Negative the exact thing they're supposed to be against.
Just because a sizeable part of the fan base want a bit more investment and ambition in the transfer Market another part go into melt down trying to belittle the others by going OTT and Spouting nonsense about Chelsea (who they are obsessed with) look at Leeds/pompey etc instead of a rational view that we are not pawpers and we could be a lot more active in the market when it comes to certain positions and caliber of players.
I've nothing wrong with Alli and if he turns out to be a long term Gem then great, but to base your whole Transfer policy on this is just a gamble that may some day pay off but has just the same chance of doing nothing.
Are you happy with our net spend?
I hope you don't get the failure you attitude seeks, The successful people in life are the positive people who create a positive environment, it happens in all walks of life and throughout history, by all means try and buck that trend if you wish, I wish you luck, myself I'll go on 'supporting' my club and embrace the clear building process underway that has so many poaitive signs you are choosing to ignore.
Just take a second and have a think about it. Your delivery is based around hatred for your fellow fan for having a different opinion to yours but ultimately the want, desire for success.
To twist this into jealousy and brand plastic is a deliberate mis interpretation wouldn't you say?
So while your negatively bashing fellow support and pretending to take the moral high ground have a think about what your actually doing.
You don't spend big money on players when you can't afford the wages of big players, yet can spend it when you have generated the income to support paying those higher wages.
That is basic common sense quite apart from basic business practice.
Can you?
We have a really exciting youth development system and a chance of being able to compete with the big boys again in just a few years. Let's enjoy the ride with all of its inevitable ups and downs. It's got to be a whole lot better than devouring ourselves like a creature from Dante's inferno.
Its not even rational. If we happen to unearth a Gem for peanuts then everyones happy aren't they?
So why use it to bash other fans whos only want is for success no matter what view they have.
And its the pretentious stand point you have of anyone that thinks differently from your own preconceived agenda, your assumption that those who say different to you are of a lower understanding is incredibly ignorant. And you contradict yourself far too much to behave in this way.
So if i point out- Daniel Levy has only delivered 1 league cup in soon to be 15 years the worst return to time in charge ratio of any owner!
Im sure you'd be ready to attack me for that statement because it doesn't support your ideology.
But is this negative? Or just pointing out a negative that needs addressing?
My view is im fed up as many are hearing about all the off field success, how wonderful everything is, how cleve…
I'm happy to promote an air that encourages success, you prefer to promote an air of failure, that's your choice. I can see we are building a new stadium to increase our income and be able to compete, I can see we are building a team to compete, I can see we are positioning ourselves with deals that will enable us to compete, if you choose not to see this that is your perogative. I'll continue to support the elements of success by choic and let you continue to support the traits of failure by choice.
What you have demonstrated-
You don't have basic understanding of the term 'plastic'
You use a positive like Alli and make a totally irational statement that people will be dissapointed with him.
And then spin it to a negative dig at people your supposed to be taking the moral high ground over.
You speak of fellow fans with contempt while promoting yourself as positive.
You imply that because fans want Success for the club they love that they are jealous of Chelsea.
You think that fans who want to see a return on the pitch with all this off field success want failure. How dare they want trophies the failure hunters!
Seriously you are one huge contradiction. Mr Positive who snipes at others with a differing opinion because apparently 'they' have an agenda.
Pointing out a Negative is not Negative when Mr Positive does it.
But remember you are just as bad if not worse than the fans you deprecate.