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Would you welcome a 25% ownership stake for Qatar Sports Investments (QSI)?

  • Yes

    Votes: 655 65.2%

  • No

    Votes: 350 34.8%
  • Total voters
    1,005
  • Poll closed .
Bluto Blutarsky

Bluto Blutarsky

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My opinion - investor(s) more likely than takeover.


If a takeover was near - that would impact transfers and Kane contract negotiations - and both of those things seem to be moving ahead.
 
Tucker

Tucker

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robotsonic said:
Always found it strange that the price is even an issue in terms of ME investment, as they have the money on hand anyway and all of the pieces are already here. The work is done. Whoever owns Chelsea are going to need to spend 10 years trying to build a stadium that we've already built. The Saudi's are going to need to grow Newcastle's fanbase and turnover to a level where...we're already at. Man Utd too needs hundreds of millions spending on the stadium and Carrington, which is years of work.

The work is already done here, you're just spending the money on the front end rather than over years, and the trade off is that it's immediate. If you wanted to "do a City" to Tottenham and just buy the 8-9 world leading players we'd need to fill out a squad, we could win the league in two years if you wanted to do it, because we can already sink £500m and stay free from FFP issues.

I don't even want some shady investment that I'll have to try to support the club in spite of, but it's just never made sense why we haven't been targeted above other clubs.
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I actually think that works against us slightly from a sports washing perspective. A lot of the praise City’s owners get is for the investment in infrastructure like their training complex and academy campus. It’s not just about winning things for these guys. They need the world to see them as benevolent benefactors too.

I fully expect there to be lots of investment in and around st James park in the next few years and we’ll likely see a lot of Saudi investment in the area too.

I’m not saying it won’t happen here, but I don’t think having the stadium and training ground is as big a draw for these sportswashing types as some think.
 
SpartanSpur

SpartanSpur

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Jan 27, 2011
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spursfan77 said:
I think it is because they either want to buy to sports wash or to have the club as a trophy asset. We are seen as too expensive to buy to do the first and not prestige enough (like man u or Liverpool) to do the latter.

But yeah, the work required isnt much. Just correct investment and decision making. I just think there isnt much appetite to sell from ENIC and that might not change until the Lewis ownership changes further, and even then it isnt a given.
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Even so you can put up arguments against that:

Sportswash - You would still be taking over a club that has become the butt of all jokes for winning nothing in years, so in that sense there is some value in making us winners again.

Prestige - No where near the historical clout of Utd/Liverpool, but you have the opportunity to turn us into the top club in London, one of the most prestigious cities in the world.
 
worcestersauce

worcestersauce

"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
Jan 23, 2006
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My scepticism on Enic selling up remains high so I'm inclined to believe its just investment.
 
felmani26

felmani26

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Jan 1, 2008
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Bluto Blutarsky said:
My opinion - investor(s) more likely than takeover.


If a takeover was near - that would impact transfers and Kane contract negotiations - and both of those things seem to be moving ahead.
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Even with a takeover it would still be a transfer of a going concern much like Man Utd - you wouldn't cease transfer activity due to impending ownership change.

Really it's whether this is a continuation of exploratory conversations like with QSI back in February time or has there been a material change in the viewpoints of Lewis and to a lesser extent Levy in looking to secure what will be a whopping great big ROI.
 
Dakes

Dakes

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Jan 28, 2020
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The story of this Takeover

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Wick3d

Wick3d

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Aug 31, 2012
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I hate this new world; everything is for sale to anyone as long as the price is right. I do enjoy my football, but the beautiful game no longer exists. The Premier League is slowly becoming a league that is a piss-up between various state-backed groups. :unsure:
 
F

For the love of Spurs

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Mar 28, 2015
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Maybe Lewis will sell some shares but that money will go to him. Be surprised if it’s anything else as I imagine we would over price a full sale.
 
GMI

GMI

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Dec 13, 2006
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easley91 said:
No, but that may be less stressful.. colleague off sick so left to everything and today is the day all the demanding idiots come out! :(
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Hope all goes well. However, as I am sure you are well aware, Spurs Community is obviously an important part of the working day and, on good days, helps to reduce stress.... :)
 
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