Does anyone think it might be us?

[fazza]

Sorry Ravo, what does that actually mean?

 

[fazza]

Tevez still hasn't joined another club yet either, is he waiting for another team to be bought out

 

[Azrael]

I truly don't understand the people who say they hope a buyer hasn't come it. Seriously. Why on earth wouldn't someone want megabucks in the place? I'm sure with Levy still on board we could do good busines....and afford to pay better players more in wages.

Quite simply with the number of super rich clubs in the Prem increasing we just cannot afford to be left behind.

 

[Stamford_Hill_Yid]

Tevez still hasn't joined another club yet either, is he waiting for another team to be bought out

I knew there was a reason the transfer of him, Ribery, Villa and Ibrahimovic hadn't gone through yet!! :roll:

 

[41john]

I must admit I reckon this is between us and Everton. Though it will probably be Everton imo

 

[fazza]

I think it's fairly obvious that we're waiting on the Madrid players (and a fair few at other clubs) to start feeling unwanted and nearing the end of the window worrying about being a starter in the run up to the WC.

Harry even alluded to doing late business recently. Don't think we'll do shit for at least another month.

Hmmm, I'm starting to think it could be more to do with a potential takeover, I am a conspiracy theorist and it's just to quiet, way to quiet.

 

[Stamford_Hill_Yid]

I truly don't understand the people who say they hope a buyer hasn't come it. Seriously. Why on earth wouldn't someone want megabucks in the place? I'm sure with Levy still on board we could do good busines....and afford to pay better players more in wages.

Quite simply with the number of super rich clubs in the Prem increasing we just cannot afford to be left behind.

Some people still cling to romantic idea that the face of football hasn't changed irrecoverably from a sport into a business.

It's time to take of the rose-tinted glasses and get ready to sink or swim. It's gone beyond the point of being able to beat them, so I'm afraid we'll have to join them...

 

[fazza]

I truly don't understand the people who say they hope a buyer hasn't come it. Seriously. Why on earth wouldn't someone want megabucks in the place? I'm sure with Levy still on board we could do good busines....and afford to pay better players more in wages.

Quite simply with the number of super rich clubs in the Prem increasing we just cannot afford to be left behind.

Which is why at some point in time it will happen, and right now is probably the best time with the new stadium development, the club in good financial shape and now looking for investment for the naming rights for the stadium.

I don't think Levy would let an opportunity go by anymore with more and more clubs getting bought out, we are gonna be behind Man City eventually, probably Portsmouth aswell, IMO it's a case of when not if and it could be now.

 

[fazza]

I knew there was a reason the transfer of him, Ribery, Villa and Ibrahimovic hadn't gone through yet!! :roll:

You can laugh but if we were bought out by ubber rich (insert name) Tevez would be a high possibility.

 

[ravo]

Sorry Ravo, what does that actually mean?

Oops, that was supposed to be in reply to Jon_Wedges's post, not yours. Sorry

 

[ravo]

I'm honestly not sure what other prem clubs are listed on the stock exchange.

Correct person to reply to this time...

Only a handful of English clubs remain floated: Sheffield United and Spurs on AIM and Arsenal and Rangers on Plus Markets, the more loosely regulated third division of the UK stock markets.

 

[DC_Boy]

Some people still cling to romantic idea that the face of football hasn't changed irrecoverably from a sport into a business.

It's time to take of the rose-tinted glasses and get ready to sink or swim. It's gone beyond the point of being able to beat them, so I'm afraid we'll have to join them...

Good points Stamford hill, it went beyond that point with Abramovich. From then on our goose as one of the big 4/5 was well and truly cooked.

We'd already dropped a little, but had CFC gone bust, we would have had a chance, as it is they gambled, nearly lost the lot then won the lottery. From then it was all over for the rest of us outside the Big 4, in any meaningful sense of being part of the real big hitters. Unless of course like City you can fight cash with cash, it'll take them a while but they might get there.

We for the past twenty years have been in front of City, so would have had more chance of benefiting from a billionaire benefactor, but alas it wasn't to be.

 

[Stamford_Hill_Yid]

You can laugh but if we were bought out by ubber rich (insert name) Tevez would be a high possibility.

It hasn't been confirmed:

* that anyone has definitely bought 60% of a 'leading' English club
* that any deal has actually gone through the City's/FA's legal processes
* that we are even the club in question

I just thought it was a little premature to be writing shopping lists! :shrug:

 

[mezza84]

Correct person to reply to this time...

Shef Utd are down 7%.

Never heard of the other market so haven't got a quote although I thought l'arse are privately owned and therefore not quoted.

 

[fazza]

It hasn't been confirmed:

* that anyone has definitely bought 60% of a 'leading' English club
* that any deal has actually gone through the City's/FA's legal processes
* that we are even the club in question

I just thought it was a little premature to be writing shopping lists! :shrug:

There's no shopping list, I said maybe Tevez was waiting to see if another club is bought out ie Spurs or Everton, if we are interested in him would we not let him on a potential buy out if indeed there is one?

 

[Azrael]

It hasn't been confirmed:

* that anyone has definitely bought 60% of a 'leading' English club
* that any deal has actually gone through the City's/FA's legal processes
* that we are even the club in question

I just thought it was a little premature to be writing shopping lists! :shrug:

Oh come on, people can have some fun. After all, dreaming of big money signings is what we do every year, without fail, anyway.

 

[mil1lion]

Some people still cling to romantic idea that the face of football hasn't changed irrecoverably from a sport into a business.

It's time to take of the rose-tinted glasses and get ready to sink or swim. It's gone beyond the point of being able to beat them, so I'm afraid we'll have to join them...

I disagree. Every transfer window that comes around, we spend big money on players. We sign generally top quality players aswell. Its not for the lack of funds as to why we're struggling to crack the top 4, its the continuous changes. If we get a takeover, then we most likely splash lots more money on a number of new players. And possibly even get a new glamour manager aswell. We're already a financially well run club who spend plenty of money on new players, and a takeover is not vital for Spurs. The likes of Everton and Portsmouth struggle to spend big money, and it is those type of teams that need to sell.

 

[DC_Boy]

Yep but million, we spend big money and sell big money, it's a trading model not a Chelsea model.

We also don't pay Big 4 or City wages.

We simply can't compete with the Big 4 and City ATM

 

[KingKay]

I disagree. Every transfer window that comes around, we spend big money on players. We sign generally top quality players aswell. Its not for the lack of funds as to why we're struggling to crack the top 4, its the continuous changes. If we get a takeover, then we most likely splash lots more money on a number of new players. And possibly even get a new glamour manager aswell. We're already a financially well run club who spend plenty of money on new players, and a takeover is not vital for Spurs. The likes of Everton and Portsmouth struggle to spend big money, and it is those type of teams that need to sell.

Couldn't agree more, i mean look how high up we were in the total transfer fee's table.

 

[fazza]

I think if we ever want to be the big 4 then eventually the club is gonna have to be in the hands of a very rich businessman from the middle east etc, As it stands now, next season's likely big mover will be Man City. Our best finish probably won't be any higer than 6th.

If Portsmouth get bought out by this other sheik then who knows where they will end up, the problem is if we don't get bought like the rest then we will eventually end up in the bottom half.