Spurs Announce They're Ready to Sell Harry Kane

Thomas Paine was referring to something much larger when he wrote, These are times that try men's souls.

On a lesser level, though, a slight variation on his theme deserves consideration.

Because there are also men whose souls should  be tried.

And around certain parts of North London, it isn't difficult to find supporters ready to put the challenge to Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy.

 

Dude had shot a lotta the club's wad on Tottenham Stadium and was expecting its first full season to show how it'd be raking in the mega-dosh and finally make Spurs a major player in the transfer market.

Instead, Covid-19 has wound up taking a mighty chomp outta English football's coffers at a time Tottenham, for one, could ill afford.

In response, Levy made a heartless, bottom-line move, ordering furloughs for many of their 550-strong non-playing staff and cutting the others' paychecks by 20%.

Coming alongside the mandated release of the club's annual report showing record profits, the move was a tad awkward, to say the least.

 

We'll see how long that lasts.

Levy's low moments were just getting started, too.

Somehow, dude got his knickers in a twist over a Harry Kane quote that the season should be voided if it can't resume play by the end of June.

Such a move could well cause Spurs and all other clubs in all tiers to issue mass refunds for everything from tickets to board advertisements.

 

But still, since when does Kane or any other football player or manager have any real say in whether or not a season should be voided?

With that obvsiosity in mind, why does Levy really care what Kane utters?

Could it be that the £3million bonus he took for completing the stadium caused rival chairmen to blast him for being tone deaf in the midst of a pandemic?

 

And isn't threatening to sell Kane for voicing his opinion a bitta overkill?

Not to mention a buzzkill for Spurs' supporters.

Does he think qualifying that remark by vowing not to send him to Manchester United will make them feel any better?

As a matter of fact, does anyone actually believe that Real Madrid or any other superclub will want to come outta this imminent pandemic-caused recession and pay crazy transfer fees like PSG did for the disappointing Neymar?

 

One would surely think saner thoughts will prevail upon reflection -- after all, Kane said he likes being managed by José Mourinho -- and all this is merely a morsel for England's tabloids while football and everyday life is on ice.

Then again, sanity seems to be in rare supply in some quarters.

 

Spurs supporters should hope N17 winds up being one of the safe havens.