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This does't include the reported £6-10million we got for Sandro as well.
This does't include the reported £6-10million we got for Sandro as well.
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Levy must be licking his lips at the thought of his target bonus every window.
I'm a little worried about this. The Emirates opened in 2006 and they were saying last summer when they bought Ozil was the first time they were willing to spend due finally having it paid off. So if we aren't set open for another two years, are we looking at 6-10 years before the checkbook can really open up?
Granted, we are now living in a world where we are making 90m off just the TV deal but I think that the stadium payments are going to be hovering over everything for a decent amount of the future.
By the time the stadium even opens at least half the fanbase will have melted and we won't even be able to fill it so no gate money. TROUBLING TIMES.
This does not bother me as much as Townsend, Lennon, Naughton, Rose and Soldado are still at the club.
Having them available for selection looking amazing in training mugged AVB and tightened the noose around his spurs career.
I didn't want to see a marquee signing. I wanted to see the soft spurs curse lifted from the club.
Having them available for selection looking amazing in training mugged AVB and tightened the noose around his spurs career.
I didn't want to see a marquee signing. I wanted to see the soft spurs curse lifted from the club.
Levy. We are shit.
One interesting comment. Spurs do not have BIG MONEY Ownership like the top-5. The team Spurs compare close to is Everton. Similar results, similar stadium capacity, etc . . . Everton is 18 on the list. Another team not in top-5, but often finishes top-half is Newcastle. They are 17. If Everton had not done aggressive spending, they would be below Spurs.
They are awfully lucky we (or Everton or whoever) didn't open up the checkbook and relegate them to CL outsider status, because that would have made Woolwich's penny-pinching an absolutely economic catastrophe.
Joe Lewis ($4.2 B) is worth more than John Henry ($1.1 B) or Stan Kroenke ($4.0 B), and only slightly less than the Glazer family ($4.4 B). So that's simply incorrect.
Spurs generate less revenue than the Top 5, but vastly, exponentially more than most of the teams ahead of them in the net spend table.
Wow. Thanks for posting this. I think the most interesting thing about this (aside from the fact that we are the the most "thrifty" squad in the PL) is the number of shit teams that are in the top half of that list. Meanwhile Spurs and Everton are at the bottom. The numbers back up my perception that money buys wins, but only at the very top of the table. After the top handful of spenders, there is basically no correlation between spending and winning. I wouldn't have guessed that.
Also, as a Jew, I don't appreciate our club furthering the stereotype. Spend some money you fucking cunt. I'm tired of the cheap jokes.
Well there you have it, buying for sake of it doesn't guarantee wins, ledley was free, Bentley cost loads, bale we made 70m on, bent was more and was a dud
We are sadly in stadium mode and like Woolwich it's a long process, you have to think about it like an operation you need to get done, if you don't have it done in time you will deteriorate, the new stadium will help us get the revenue and attract more investment and push us on, but it puts us out of action for a while.....
That is why Poch is here a good solid coach who can get the best out of what we had, he has already pumped life into 3 of the magnificent 7 who were mentally gone 4 months ago, 4 months people - give him time, we will keep fighting
We are sadly in stadium mode and like Woolwich it's a long process, you have to think about it like an operation you need to get done, if you don't have it done in time you will deteriorate, the new stadium will help us get the revenue and attract more investment and push us on, but it puts us out of action for a while.....
That is why Poch is here a good solid coach who can get the best out of what we had, he has already pumped life into 3 of the magnificent 7 who were mentally gone 4 months ago, 4 months people - give him time, we will keep fighting
You're right. Lewis has alot of money. But I think he operates the Spurs as a business, and not a hobby.
By BIG MONEY, I'm referring to Clubs with owners who are willing to put their own personal money into the team for player purchases - with no regard for ROI. By doing this, Top-5 teams get more money from CL, sponsors and merchandising. Lewis, thou he has personal wealth, separates personal wealth from Spurs Operations. It might not be fair, but it is the ownership Spurs have.
That is his right. Supporting said ownership, or not, is the fan's right. An awful lot of people are counted on to spend an awful lot of their disposable income in order to support Spurs financially.
Thanks for posting this - very interesting reading.
Although it hasn't always felt that way watching the matches, perhaps these figures show that our managers over the past five years have actually all done pretty well to keep us fairly high up the table.
On a spend/cost per points basis, we're the Champions!
West Ham's spending makes me chuckle.
His apologists we'll be here shortly telling us about the 'new' stadium being built (15 years later hasn't even broken ground bu hey ho) and how it is completely unrealistic and plastic of fans to expect even 1 (ONE) quality signing during the transfer window even though we've made 180m+ from TV deals alone in the last 2 seasons and signed massive deals with AIA and UA.
You can't demand Champions League football from your managers if you are unwilling to provide them the right tools to achieve that
You can't demand Champions League football from your managers if you are unwilling to provide them the right tools to achieve that
Are you implying we're busy saving the 400m as a lump sum to pay in cash upfront?
With all due respect, take some time and think about that for a few minutes.
Apparently its all a big lie.
We used to be proud of the way this club was run. Some of our fans make me sick these days.