So, Jenas making the point about selling to our rivals being a bad thing, even for loads of cash. Can't say I disagree with the principle, really - although Walker's case had some caveats that made the sale necessary.
The worry that's growing with me is if Walker wins a trophy with City before we do - then, the next time they come in for our players (and they will), the likes of Eriksen, Alli and Rose will factor that into their decision making. City offering a bigger wage *and* the guarantee of winning more trophies than Spurs more regularly - it's pretty much the definition of an upwards move in that case. And, of course, we can't straight up refuse to sell to City or another domestic rival because we've broken that precedent now - players will point to Walker and say 'you sold *him* - you can sell me, too'.
I admit, that's a genuine concern. And given the attitude of some of of our lot with regard to winning things (we've won one League Cup in seventeen years, but apparently finishing 4th/3rd/2nd is a better achievement), I'm not sure that we can feasibly get away with focusing on the cups to rectify this disadvantage, because that will lower our league performances and get people complaining.