Alexander Isak - International C*nt

[duo]

10 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

“PIF” in this instance is Jacobo Solis. Solis is an ex-investment banker. He probably sees this as a good deal. If we think Yasser is going to come in and save the day, we’re dreaming. The only decisions he’s making lately have been pitching wedge or 9 iron.

It's more in hope than anything - I am still clinging onto this 

 

[toon25]

Just now, Decky said:

You wonder if Liverpool might look at Gordon as well because Diaz left. 

They're welcome, for 90 million 

[The Prophet]

1 minute ago, oldtype said:

For what it’s worth, there’s absolutely nothing to indicate that we’re going to “bend over and take it” other than the assumption that everything that could possibly go wrong this summer will go wrong.

 

If he’s sold, I’d expect it to be for a humongous fee.

 

 

The forum is in full spiralling mode.

[toon25]

13 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

“PIF” in this instance is Jacobo Solis. Solis is an ex-investment banker. He probably sees this as a good deal. If we think Yasser is going to come in and save the day, we’re dreaming. The only decisions he’s making lately have been pitching wedge or 9 iron.

 

How do you know?

[STM]

It's not about having an owner who's a dickhead, its about having clear leadership at the top.

 

Like him or not Levy is an absolutely ruthless operator. I think hes an idiot when it comes to football but he absolutely knows how to play the transfer game.

 

We need a seasoned negotiator. This Isak debacle is the best example of why a good DoF is crucial. This would have been either snuffed out or there would have been a clear plan, had we had a remotely competent set up.

[The Fountain]

1 hour ago, duo said:

I don't care what Liverpool offer - we shouldn't be selling to them. 

£250m, then Isak can only be angry with Liverpool for not making it happen.

[The College Dropout]

I’ll be honest - the Etikite transfer did smell like we were preparing to sell Isak.  I was hoping it was next year rather than this.  Etikite isn’t a 10 but you could see a partnership forming.  As @Kid Icarus the Sesko links also smell like a replacement. 
 

With JP often playing a 10, a smaller fee - I could spin it as both.  
 

Do I expect us to sign Sesko, a CM, CB and keep Isak? I don’t. 

[Lazarus]

Would 120m plus marmaduke be ok?

 

Think that be just about canny. 

[STM]

Also Isak is a fucking cunt for doing this.

 

How hard was it for him to tell the club that he'd be interested in a move but he will carry on doing his job in the meantime?

 

Hes effectively gone on strike, without having the balls to actually strike.

 

The biggest cowards thing to do is feign injury during speculation.

[STM]

Just now, Lazarus said:

Would 120m plus marmaduke be ok?

 

Think that be just about canny. 

 

That would be a massive win at this stage.

[midds]

I wouldn't even pick up the phone until 7pm on deadline day. See what the number is, reject it immediately and wait until it gets big enough to be impossible to turn down. 3 years is a hell of a long time when you're in the prime of your career, if Isak's got any sense he'll be urging those cunts to get it done and that needs to be an astronomical number - they want him? Fucking pay through the nose for him

[oldtype]

4 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

 

The forum is in full spiralling mode.

The thing about having your manager in charge of transfers is that it basically guarantees that he’ll be absolutely pig-headed about it and refuse to sell for anything other than an absurd offer. We’re all having trouble of letting go of Isak. Imagine how the guy who actually writes his name on the team sheet feels.

 

(he has to answer to the owners obviously, but playing hardball is what he’ll be advocating for)

[toon25]

1 minute ago, Lazarus said:

Would 120m plus marmaduke be ok?

 

Think that be just about canny. 

I don't want any of their players. Full stop.

[The Fountain]

1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said:

Absolutely, and although I think we may end up with Wissa, there is no chance we manage to get two strikers in imo. 

Isak and Wissa here on September 1st will be fine by me.

[Andy84]

Just now, STM said:

Also Isak is a fucking cunt for doing this.

 

How hard was it for him to tell the club that he'd be interested in a move but he will carry on doing his job in the meantime?

 

Hes effectively gone on strike, without having the balls to actually strike.

 

The biggest cowards thing to do is feign injury during speculation.

Agree with this now like. I don’t for one minute begrudge him getting the best move he can for his career, no one would have expected him to stay until he was 30. But the way he’s done this ruins his legacy here.  

[Joelinton7]

9 minutes ago, duo said:

It's more in hope than anything - I am still clinging onto this 

 

Is that him showing how many signings we’ve made 

[gdm]

Unplug the fax machine 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2025 by gdm

[The College Dropout]

3 minutes ago, STM said:

It's not about having an owner who's a dickhead, its about having clear leadership at the top.

 

Like him or not Levy is an absolutely ruthless operator. I think hes an idiot when it comes to football but he absolutely knows how to play the transfer game.

 

We need a seasoned negotiator. This Isak debacle is the best example of why a good DoF is crucial. This would have been either snuffed out or there would have been a clear plan, had we had a remotely competent set up.

It’s more of an ownership thing than a DOF thing. Edu runs NFFC but it’s still Marinakis(sp?) baby and club. He’s personally pissed off about the MGW debacle and he’s ensured it’s ended where he’s happy.  
 

Levy is the Chairman of Spurs. He’s the second biggest shareholder at about 25%.  All major decisions are his. 
 

We don’t have that figure.  Yasir has the position but not the time or interest. 
 

I agree it’s rudderless leadership. 

[Pearljam10]

[The College Dropout]

1 minute ago, gdm said:

 

Who is ‘the club’?

[toon25]

Fucking ridiculous carry-on, this, tbh. Every day, I'm grateful we were taken over, but fuck me we absolutely must begin to define ourselves by an elite mentality that simply won't be fucked around with.

 

This fiasco has rekindled a lot of the emotions so many of us felt before the takeover - that we're essentially here as an extra body and to be picked off by any fucker with a few quid. Thankfully we've got an elite manager who'll hold the line, but christ this has been tough to take.

 

And as an aside, fuck that sausage head cunt Slot. Fucking prick.

[The Prophet]

5 minutes ago, STM said:

Also Isak is a fucking cunt for doing this.

 

How hard was it for him to tell the club that he'd be interested in a move but he will carry on doing his job in the meantime?

 

Hes effectively gone on strike, without having the balls to actually strike.

 

The biggest cowards thing to do is feign injury during speculation.

 

 

Absolutely. 

[Holloway]

2 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

Is that him showing how many signings we’ve made 

[duo]

2 minutes ago, gdm said:

Unplug the fax machine 

 

 

 

Come on Yasir - tell them to do one !!

[Solitude20]

6 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I’ll be honest - the Etikite transfer did smell like we were preparing to sell Isak.  I was hoping it was next year rather than this.  Etikite isn’t a 10 but you could see a partnership forming.  As @Kid Icarus the Sesko links also smell like a replacement. 
 

With JP often playing a 10, a smaller fee - I could spin it as both.  
 

Do I expect us to sign Sesko, a CM, CB and keep Isak? I don’t. 

 

I definitely agree. From what I’ve seen, Isak had already asked to leave before the window even opened and the club were already looking at the likes of João Pedro and Ekitike as potential replacements. I just don’t buy the idea that we were shifting to a 4-4-2. It feels more like that story only surfaced because his absence from the squad made the situation public.