A Lesson in Hypocrisy
Saturday, July 19, 2008
No club, regardless of size and financial strength, likes to lose players even more when they feel that the buying club acted illicitly in order to get to the man they wanted.
That Tottenham are the ones complaining - as they have done over Liverpool's move for Robbie Keane - is hugely ironic. Last year they were the ones who made a move for Juande Ramos whilst not only was the Spanish manager still contracted to Seville but Spurs' own manager Martin Jol had no idea he was about to be replaced.
Yet there's no need to go so far back. This summer they've already been at the heart of a highly controversial move for Crystal Palace teenager John Bostock that eventually led to a tribunal decision deemed scandalous by Palace owner Simon Jordan.
Perhaps, this complaint is more of a face-saving exercise where the Tottenham board are unwilling to face the fans' questions about the future of the club after the sale of both of their strikers so are therefore trying to make it look as if they are the victims here.
A nice trick that might work on some but which should fail to fool many.
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3 comments:
couldn't agree more. Ramos has already mentioned the fact they he expects to lose some of his big players.
Levy is covering his backside, he knows if Spurs have another below average season his head will be on the block for letting Keane and Berbatov leave.
Ramos came out and said he was expecting to lose players, he has spent a lot already since the season finished and I am sure he has more signings planned. Nobody has a bottomless pitt apart from Chelsea and at todays prices even a big team like spurs will do well to sign more than 2 match winning players without sacrificing something. It was my understanding that they were only going to sell one of their forwards but I don't doubt if they sell both Keane and Berbatov they will use the money on another Major addition to the club, they could even be frontrunners for Eto'o.
It is really annoying me that Liverpool are being made out as villains in this deal and the deal with Aston Villa, as far as I can see on both deals contact has been made with the clubs first and both managers have pointed the finger more out of frustration at losing their players than a genuine greivance.
good point well made.
MON is another doing the very same thing
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