Dr Jinx

“Transfer rumours? I haven’t seen him in years”

Depends on how desperate they are for cash. They’ll need to start paying for that stadium soon enough. They wouldn’t be sniffing around if there wasn’t an opportunity there.

It will be her investors who want to have a slice of whatever club so it could well be Spurs. For 500m you might get 30% if it. Levy doesn’t do giveaways.. that’s one thing I’ll give him props for.

He’s more than capable of being a solid backup for Hall and Kelly if he’s fit. Instrumental in probably my favourite goal of the last 20 years (Bruno v Leicester). Rather keep him than let him go for pittance. Seems a good guy to have around the squad too.

It just makes sense.. they can build one of the best stadiums in the world on new land for about the same cost as a limited upgrade at SJP would. A new stadium can be built with zero impact on ongoing fixtures, that has to be factored in too. Sharing a stadium would mean a loss of that revenue which would have the knock on effect to PSR. It’s also about legacy. They’ll want to leave something great that reflects on the Kingdom. Also the Reuben’s didn’t get involved just to turn up to a few games.. land development is their thing so if SJP were to be eventually knocked down.. they would have first option as bringing something totally new to that area.

Negative triggering comments or stories get more clicks, truth will always be secondary when it comes to some of that lot. Howe already knows Mitchell and if he did knock us back to begin with I'd say it was over small details in the job spec. He wanted some binding assurances over the level of control he wanted in the job and he's got them now. It's just negotiating.. and probably a good sign that he's going to fight our corner in a more than capable way.

You assume he still has a wife

Venables has been the best coach England have had in terms of the quality of football. They were adventurous and just went for it despite there being a couple of teams who were better. He knew exactly how to get the best from the players available. That England team had talent for sure but probably not as solid defensively. Such a lack of bravery too. I think that's the main ingredient you need being in that job as tactics are only going to do so much with the limited time they have with the players.

That says more about Brighton fans. Potter is a good coach and has tactical style that is effective. Totally comfortable passing out from the back and patient. The only thing is him not being a particularly well known name.. is he going to command the respect of certain young players with egos etc. Him being out of the game a while now won't do him any favours. It'll be Howe they go for imho.. but not yet. Which is why I think someone like Carsley will get the job in a "caretaker role"

Yes he is. Don't let a poorly chosen move to a poisonous football club distract you from that. Brighton were a nightmare to play against while he was there.

Bowen got the same treatment. Some outrageously poor use of the squad available by a fraud of a manager.

That 85 million Spurs got for Kane suddenly looking very good business

Him and a fully fit/injury free Botman gives me Rio/Vidic vibes. Young enough to have many seasons of an understanding built up.

They'll always be in our shadow. And we'll always be there to remind them of what they'll never have.

"How's the performance bacon did you say?"

The emotional component to it is such a double sided coin though. When she posted on insta after they'd been in Monaco at the F1 I really thought that was a bad move, not being in Monaco but trying to justify it by saying they were meeting with potential sponsors. That part made no sense as we have Livingstone in for that purpose now. It just didn't need to be said and looked a bit amateur trying to set the record straight to whatever numpties had criticised her, maybe that was same time as the humping we got in 2nd game in Australia. But my point, in making statements they also represent PIF and the Reubens and I just can't see how that would have gone down well behind the scenes.

Wonder why we're not doing this when the loopholes have been exposed.

Howe has definitely lost an ally, whether he needs one or not is a different matter. For their small stake, I always thought they were involved almost too much. We never hear a peep out of Reuben aside from the odd IG comment. And PIF have been mostly elusive barring some glimpses in the documentary. Now if big investment is coming in (IE new stadium, training facilities etc) there's no way they could have fronted 6% of that (which you'd be obliged to being a co-owner) It just makes sense to jump out at this point.

Yep, for all her imperfections she was perfect for us. I love her to bits and her husband is a sound chap too. They'll be welcome back any time and I hope they do, a full crowd should be allowed show some gratitude to them.

Probably deserved overall. Fair play

Downie said that too. Probably the case. Reubens seem content with what they have. Be interesting if they sell up.. political influence under a Labour government isn't so useful all of a sudden.

I don't think she would have stopped any underhandedness, but that's not their style anyway. She had to get PIF to sign off on her recommendations anyway so the way I see it now that red tape has been removed we'll finally be able to see the real intentions of PIF. They've been at arm's length essentially only stepping in when required. I want to see their true vision, not just what they've agreed to.

I've watched a few of her depositions and she can come across as a bit naive at times. Won't go as far to say an artist at it but definitely a hint of the aul bullshit at times. Her skill is in networking and bringing people together. Finders fees are the reward and looks like she will walk away from this with a few million despite not having anything to put into it in the first place. Quite impressive actually.

So it seems the club have decided to move on from the previous structure. They need a big summer now, but dare I say. They won't be as patient with Howe if things don't go too well. That sense of family and nurturing environment is great but the flip side is that it makes it more difficult to make tough decisions.