Are Spurs Fans Too Fickle?

I don't think that anyone can disagree that he went for more than his value. So Levy had only one option and he stuck by his guns—he delivered.

Berbatov

Similar situation to the Keane episode. I was very impressed with the way Levy dealt with this situation.  

Here comes along Man Utd using strong-arm tactics to force Spurs to sell DB for £25m. Levy showed what a good negotiator he is. He pushed them all the way to the final hour, he called their bluff and made them pay full price for the Bulgarian.  

Not only did they pay full price, but they also threw in an up-and-coming player (worth £7-8m) as a loan deal on top of the £30.75m. To me this is good business....of course it would be even better business if we had an option on the player.  

He (Levy) could do nothing to stop Berbatov going—so he made it as expensive as possible.  Plus in doing so, he sent a strong message to Man Utd...bully-boy tactics won't work here!  

Personally, I think £31m plus a good player for a year is making the most of a poor situation. I think he delivered here too. 

Fraizer Campbell

The one question that everyone is asking is:

Have Spurs got an option to buy Fraizer Campbell at the end of the loan spell?

Here's my take on it; Interestingly enough all parties seem reluctant to answer this question directly.  This leads me to assume that the answer is "yes, but don't tell anyone".  I believe that Man Utd have agreed to an option to buy, probably for £6.75m maybe £5.75m.  

Now the silence of both Man Utd and Spurs on this matter works for both of them.It works for Spurs because if they say they have an option to buy Campbell for £5.75m— then they lose a bit of PR "face" as it kinda looks like Spurs sold Berbatov for £25m + player...which doesn't look as good as £30.75m.  

Now it also works for Man U, whose fans look at it from a reverse perspective...i.e. "we gave them £30.75m plus Campbell free for a year and agreed to sell him to them for £5.75m!

From a Man Utd PR perspective this doesn't look too good either...however in 12 months time If Berbatov has a good first innings then the supporters won't care about what happened 12 months ago in relation to Fraizer Campbell.  

So let's all save face by agreeing not to comment on the details of this loan deal—for now anyway!

The Futures Bright....the future's Blue & White (and sometimes Black with gold trimming)

Whilst many are complaining that Spurs should have got another striker, the Spurs negotiators rightly felt that Arshavin was overpriced. He's a good player, but realistically not worth more than £11-14m...tops!  

Just because Liverpool were happy to pay over the odds for a player...does that mean that Spurs should take that money and then do the same?

I don't think so.  

If Spurs were to pay over the odds, they would be setting a dangerous precedent for the future, "Don't worry, stick to your guns and Spurs will eventually pay".  

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