To eventually sell itWhy would an owner only interested in profit develop a new training ground?
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To eventually sell itWhy would an owner only interested in profit develop a new training ground?
Why would an owner only interested in profit develop a new training ground?
Right, so that results in having a good team then.
Why would an owner only interested in profit do that?
Because having a good team means consistent revenue from champions league football and TV money, it’s really not difficult to figure it out.
Save money on transfers + have consistent development from inside the club using facilities we own whilst maintaining a consistent level = profit.
There is a reason Levy went for Poch, he is an easy breezy manager that looks at youth first rather than transfers.
Levy is happy as long as we are making profit, trophies and love of the club have nothing to do with his or ENIC’s vision for spurs.
In a real business, this woudlnt work. Customers wouldnt pay top prices for 3rd (or wherever we may end up) best product. If Tesco cola was more expensive than Coca Cola and Pepsi , no one would ever buy Tesco Cola.
But football clubs are more like cult or religion for most fans rather than a medium of entertainment. Ripping off followers in a cult is simple as most follow and buy no matter what.
I just said football isnt like that. Please read before responding.No matter how hard people try to shoehorn such analogies into this scenario, they still come up with cobblers.
If what you describe IS fitting then why not just bugger off and buy a different product? ...If that's indeed how football fandom actually works?
Again. It isn't.... And again, you KNOW this.
I just said football isnt like that. Please read before responding.
Because having a good team means consistent revenue from champions league football and TV money, it’s really not difficult to figure it out.
Save money on transfers + have consistent development from inside the club using facilities we own whilst maintaining a consistent level = profit.
There is a reason Levy went for Poch, he is an easy breezy manager that looks at youth first rather than transfers.
Levy is happy as long as we are making profit, trophies and love of the club have nothing to do with his or ENIC’s vision for spurs.
So footballing success = financial/commercial success?!
Sounds like the owners objectives are fairly aligned with the fans
Fans don't think footballing success means just being happy qualifying for the champions league every year.
That's the issue, Levy and ENIC are happy as long as they are making profit, trophies are secondary and that's what fans want ultimately.
Have they paid off their stadium....their books show a £200m debt.That's open to opinion mate. Personally I do believe the owners want success and that we cannot judge how far we have come for a couple more seasons when we are settled back at WHL.
The club has invested heavily in signings before the fees dried up a few years ago coinciding with the stadium build. Since Poch took over, to date we've only had to sell one player to a bigger club when Walker wanted out. Take that into consideration when you see the ins and outs over at the Emirates since Ashburton Grove project got into motion in 2000 where the likes of Vieria, Henry, Van Persia, Petit, Overmars, Anelka, Nasri, Sagna, Adebayor, Hleb, Song all got sold to bigger clubs at the time.
I use Woolwich as a prime example purely because they are the only club who have built a stadium in similar stature to ours. Since they paid off their stadium they have signed £40m defenders, £40m midfielders, have a strike force that cost £110m and retain their players easier than they used to.
It's all speculative as to what Levy & ENICs intentions are but with football money ballooning up at a rate never seen before (Andre Grey cost Watford the same based on inflation that Maradona cost Napoli etc) it's both a positive and negative time for the club and its finances. Liverpool, Man U, City etc had their larger infrastructure in place, we had to rip ours up and start all over again. If we keep our heads above water for another couple of years we will have done remarkably well given our temporary disadvantages
Fans don't think footballing success means just being happy qualifying for the champions league every year.
That's the issue, Levy and ENIC are happy as long as they are making profit, trophies are secondary and that's what fans want ultimately.
Have they paid off their stadium....their books show a £200m debt.
Just a wee reminder that we haven't won a cup in 11 years.
I also heard Spurs went two transfer windows without a signing ahaha these anti-ENIC lot are nuts.Yeah, when we repeatedly have got to semi finals and even a few finals Levy has called every into a room and told them he'll sack them if they win it...
Just a wee reminder that we haven't won a cup in 11 years.
The chairman is not the club.Just a "wee reminder" that you are allowed to do something other than ridicule the club.
The chairman is not the club.
They should be held to account, checks and balances my freind.
Shouldn't that be cheques and balances