Asset stripping is to pay down debt, which we are not in as of the last financial statement.I hope ENIC stand firm.
I don't want to be asset stripped like happens in 98% of these cases.
Asset stripping is to pay down debt, which we are not in as of the last financial statement.I hope ENIC stand firm.
I don't want to be asset stripped like happens in 98% of these cases.
I've been to 3 Guggenheim museums around the world.
I'm not saying I'm directly responsible for this interest but it must mean something. Doesn't it.
Thing is....these guys are not really the type to do something in any other manner than full out.
I imagine one of the appealing things to a group like Cain Hoy is the fact that we have succeeded on a budget, means to investors like them that "small investment" could reap "big rewards". They have affiliations with Apollo Global Management and Guggenheim Capital which each represent somewhere between £140 - £200 Billion in investment capital.
Now it is very unlikely that they would come in and suddenly we would go buy Falcao, but if a group like CH were to come in they are far more likely to look at where Spurs have finished and sign off on a big money signing if they believed it would result in CL qualification.
Realistically odds are a group like CH take over and very little changes in how we are run but it could offer us the opportunity to make strategic moves to make a jump if necessary. Which is really what we need....strategic cash infusion to lift the club up a couple spots and keep us there.
You watch too many movies...I hope ENIC stand firm.
I don't want to be asset stripped like happens in 98% of these cases.
Most overrated aspect of the club is the Academy/youth system. Its nostalgic, but does not play a significant role in developing top-4 caliber players. Its too hard for a team to compete in the league, Europe, cups and find enough time to properly integrate youth players. Mid-table teams, with lower expectations, are better suited to building a lasting youth system.
this would be a marquee signing for them...these boys want to play in the big league on both a corporate and personal level....you know....is that a knife? No, this is a knife....
Also, I'd much prefer being bought by smart, sensible investment bankers who support Spurs rather than oil-funded oligarchs tbh.
Absolutely agree! What we need is Spurs-supporting oligarchs who aren't funded by oil...
If they did take over, would they be likely to redesign the new stadium?
My guess would be that they wouldn't show interest at this stage if they weren't generally happy with the designs. Otherwise why wait until such a late stage in the stadium development to come in with a (hypothetical) bid?
I can't imagine stadiums can be re-designed on a whim without serious delays right across the board, and it would just open up another can of worms.
At most I could envision a prospective buyer wishing to have guarantees that the stadium could be easily changed in the future, but A) Until money changes hands I doubt an outside party would have much, if any, influence on the design, and; B) I'm pretty sure the most recently public designs included the possibility of increasing capacity...possibly for this very scenario.
Anyway...I can't bring myself to believe any of this.
That they are serious about a bid or that Lewis will accept?
That a serious bid is on the table.
I think we've peaked under ENIC. We've established ourselves as a 'just outside CL places' team....have a consistent public profile in Europe, a track record of finding and selling some of the best players in Europe...and have most of the ingredients in place for setting up a new stadium, without being committed to a particular stadium sponsor. I'm pretty sure there has never been a time to sell the club (well...with hindsight I guess January 2012 would have been ENIC's peak time).
This potential bid just doesn't seem very 'Spursy' to me. More likely we'll tell them to fuck off (if it's even a legitimate bid), drop way off the top teams, and end up selling to some mediocre but solid option after trying to be too clever for our own good.
What's the general feeling on here ? I'm getting a bit excited that we may be a force if these chaps come in! Am I getting a bit ahead of myself
My ideal owners to take over Spurs would be a consortium of Steve Nash, Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking and Satan.
Spurs statement that they did go to Cain Hoy about investment in the new stadium sounds a bit weird to me. It wouldn't be for naming rights and would they go to them rather than a normal bank for a loan? An investment bank would be looking at more of a return than the 5-6% interest we'd pay to a bank wouldn't they?
Just read that Cain Hoy Stables jocky's wore blue and white. At least they wont want to change the colour of the kit then.