I have always taken it as a free for all when coming to transfer dealings of a player from one club to another.In the past we have lost plenty of talent to our competitors either because we were strapped for cash and needed to sell or a player was tapped up and became unsettled and demanded a move.

Notable cases have been with Spurs and how they operate. They show an interest in player, just enough to get the players head turned and then before you know it we are in a place called a "tribunal".

Now i dislike Spurs with a passion and yesterdays interview with Pochettino about Chelsea and the manager Conte's interest in Harry Kane made my blood boil. The fact that Conte rates Kane and if he could sign him he would, you would think there wouldn't be an issue. But no, Pochettino goes on about the lack of respect shown by Chelsea and their manager.

This is on the back of Spurs tracking and tapping up Zaha for the past 18 months just highlights the hypocrisy that runs through football. Some things will never change i guess...

Good topic for debate Gary, there are some managers out there who like to talk about about other players but aren't happy when people talk about their own.

On Bostock: As Palace fans some of us are still upset about John Bostock. Some blame Bostock, his advisors, Spurs and a combination of the three. It's the perfect example of why you shouldn't move on to a bigger club and one I'm sure that many have learned from. But I'm not sure how you can connect this to Pochettino given that he wasn't the Spurs Manager a decade ago?

On Pochettino: He is a decent and consistent manager. Sure Spurs have been heavily linked with Zaha for over a year now but he has never gone on record to talk about Zaha directly. The following is taken from the Daily Mail:

Asked directly about Zaha, the Spurs boss replied: 'I don't want to speak about a player in another club. I like good players and maybe he is a good player. But I don't like to start focusing on some names.'

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On Conte: The following are direct quotes from Conte on Kane and Alli in the Telegraph.

“Tottenham is a really good squad if they are able to keep all the players of their squad,” said Conte. “For me, Kane, now, is one of the best strikers in the world.

“Dele Alli is another top player, young. Tottenham is a really good team if they are able to keep the same squad as last season.”

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Can you see the difference? Do you still hold the opinion you made in your opening post?

Edited by PassDribbleShoot (30 Jul 2017 12.18pm)

I'm sure the Tottenham PR machine are working the media to get the stories out there but there have been no comments from him directly on Zaha. If there are comments out there then fair play I'll take it all back and support your post.

Spurs are just generally scummy. Always have been always will be. The way they came and kicked us all over Selhurst Park last season and got away with it and the three points as a result just proves, that as part of the old establishment they get preferential treatment from the powers that be, on top of them having buckets of cash and still acting like cretinous c*nts.

"We love you Palace, we f@cking hate Man U, We love you Palace, we hate the brighton too, We love you Palace we play in red 'n' blue, so f@ck you, and you ...