New Owners

[haslemereyid]

Well Levy is a Tottenham fan and a very rich one at that so who really knows what his intentions really are. Maybe he genuinely enjoys his work at Tottenham. Roman tried to buy us first didn't he and they didn't sell for whatever reason.

Its not up to DL to sell the club - thats Joe Lewis decision - JL sees us as an investment nothing more - i think he can see that the maximum value can be got for us is when the stadium is built as the revenue dynamics change massively

currently we are not worth that much EXACTLY BECAUSE the new stadium has yet to be built and obviously any new investor can see there is a huge expense coming up and so accounts for it in the price they are willing to pay

if we went to the OS you could well see a sale within a couple of years

 

[Viva la Tottenham]

If Levy can find a way of getting us into a new stadium that will not financially stretch us, I think we will have a team that will be able to attract and afford the best players in the world, and be the best run club in the premiership by a British owner.

If Levy gets the NDP built and it doesn't cripple us he'll go down as a legend right up there with Bill Nic for me.

 

[haslemereyid]

If Levy gets the NDP built and it doesn't cripple us he'll go down as a legend right up there with Bill Nic for me.

unfortunately as we stand DL would have to conjour up a free £200m or so for that to happen

 

[Viva la Tottenham]

Its not up to DL to sell the club - thats Joe Lewis decision - JL sees us as an investment nothing more - i think he can see that the maximum value can be got for us is when the stadium is built as the revenue dynamics change massively

currently we are not worth that much EXACTLY BECAUSE the new stadium has yet to be built and obviously any new investor can see there is a huge expense coming up and so accounts for it in the price they are willing to pay

if we went to the OS you could well see a sale within a couple of years

This is very much not my area of expertise but doesn't Levy own a smaller portion too?

Anyway regardless I very much doubt they could make more money selling after the stadium is built which would cost a stupid ammount of money 400-450 mil

how much did they buy Tottenham for?

All I know for sure is Levy is very good at running a football club and seems to enjoy his work.

 

[spursphil]

Its not up to DL to sell the club - thats Joe Lewis decision - JL sees us as an investment nothing more - i think he can see that the maximum value can be got for us is when the stadium is built as the revenue dynamics change massively

currently we are not worth that much EXACTLY BECAUSE the new stadium has yet to be built and obviously any new investor can see there is a huge expense coming up and so accounts for it in the price they are willing to pay

if we went to the OS you could well see a sale within a couple of years

I think you are correct in saying the club will be sold once we move to a new stadium, its a shame the way the game has gone down this route.

The romantic in me would dearly love the new owners to be us the fans, to follow the fantastic example of the fan ownership model in the Bundesliga the 50+1 rule.

Atmosphere, the Germans leave us standing. Affordable football with safe standing, now to me thats the dream.

http://youtu.be/FHywRb9megA

 

[haslemereyid]

This is very much not my area of expertise but doesn't Levy own a smaller portion too?

Anyway regardless I very much doubt they could make more money selling after the stadium is built which would cost a stupid ammount of money 400-450 mil

how much did they buy Tottenham for?

All I know for sure is Levy is very good at running a football club and seems to enjoy his work.

this is the crux of the owners problem - we are not worth a huge amount without the stadium but as we stand it would cost a ridiculus amount to build it - thats why DL et al are desperate for the OS

no disagreement from me on DL - chairman supreme

 

[sloth]

Now don't get me wrong, I think Levy is doing a sterling job BUT I cannot see a place at the top table with our current owners.

We need billionare owners or a new stadium, and quick.

If we can't pay top salaries, then why?

Until we change this, we have reached our ceiling. Groundhog day.

It's gualling for us late 30s supporters when we remember Spurs being top payers. Chelsea were a Micky mouse club

I really worry about our future and I have a sneaking feeling, last year was our swansong :-(

I think we need fresh blood at the top (ideas and money)

I couldn't care less what other fans thought of my team.

i don't mind having a billionaire benefactor who uses us as his play thing. you see when you are this rich f#ck you have pride and you want to win after all that is how you became rich in the first place (pride and business savvy of course). that pride and business savvy translates into the new toy (football club).

i look at Chelsea all these years later and yes i would want their success that has been achieved under Abramhovic (sp). i look at what City has achieved in 3 short years (an FA cup and Cl qualification) under Sheik Monsour. it took Levy and Co 10years to get us into the Cl. we have also spent millions and recouped millions but it took us longer.

i guess where i am coming from is i would rather it be us than it be newcastle,everton, villa etc. these are the last clubs with prestige who are yet to be owned by some super rich benefactor.

i would take a super rich benefactor with Levy at the helm every day of the week. i always see the line ( no thank you to a rich benefactor who will use as as his toy thing and then walk away when he is tied) please show me which one has ????

this is the crux of the owners problem - we are not worth a huge amount without the stadium but as we stand it would cost a ridiculus amount to build it - thats why DL et al are desperate for the OS

no disagreement from me on DL - chairman supreme

First of all let's see how these fair-play rules pan out. Clearly City and Chelsea have already failed to meet them for to do so they'd have to make round about £150m profit in the next two years. Seeing as their wages outstrip their turnover as it is, then they've got to have something up their sleeves, some loop-hole they think will see them get around it.

If UEFA successfully enforces it's rules - and woe betide them if they don't; Levy will be first in line to have their guts for garters in the courts! - then we'll be quids in.

Second of all, on the principle of a billionaire play-boy benfactor, I object on two grounds:

1. Morality. Call me a naive tree-hugger or whatever, but we don't live in a bubble and these people are nasty scum-bags. I don't want to have to support a club bankrolled by blood money, earned off the back of impoverishing, extorting, torturing and some cases murdering innocent people who in another world could have been my Mum, brother, daughter, neighbour whatever...

2. We'd have success, but we'd be irrelevant to it. The supporters of Man U have earned everything they get. Same goes for Arsenal and Liverpool. Supporters of Chelsea or City are nothing but irrelevant cheer-leaders. Feel sorry for them. They can swagger and gloat all they like, but deep down they know the truth, their glory's hollow.

Give it a couple of generations and no one will know any difference, the same would happen with us if we were bought, the new supporters would never know. But we would and like I say, I wouldn't want it for the world.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

I've resisted coming in here for a while as i know i'd end up going on a rant at the original poster.

The answer to your thoughts is no. No we don't need billionairre owners.

It's like climbing 90% of Everest then deciding that you're going to use a helicopter to do the last few feet - it's a retarded idea and detracts from all the hardwork that Levy, Martin Jol, Harry and all the players that have been involved for the last 5 years have put in. Seems that you are yet another of the camp of new-skool "fans" who simply want to be top, right now, by whatever means possible.

Not the Tottenham way. Not at all.

 

[Maske2g]

I've resisted coming in here for a while as i know i'd end up going on a rant at the original poster.

The answer to your thoughts is no. No we don't need billionairre owners.

It's like climbing 90% of Everest then deciding that you're going to use a helicopter to do the last few feet - it's a retarded idea and detracts from all the hardwork that Levy, Martin Jol, Harry and all the players that have been involved for the last 5 years have put in. Seems that you are yet another of the camp of new-skool "fans" who simply want to be top, right now, by whatever means possible.

Not the Tottenham way. Not at all.

Here here.

 

[Stavrogin]

2. We'd have success, but we'd be irrelevant to it. The supporters of Man U have earned everything they get. Same goes for Arsenal and Liverpool. Supporters of Chelsea or City are nothing but irrelevant cheer-leaders. Feel sorry for them. They can swagger and gloat all they like, but deep down they know the truth, their glory's hollow.

This is what I felt in the beginning and still feel now - I'm sure that over time this is how people will perceive their current success.

Chelsea's accomplishments are meaningless. They may have good players and managers who worked hard but ultimately they could have been achieved at any team over time because the money is the deciding factor.

I never feel bad after a defeat to chelsea - it's pretty much the same as when Howard Webb scores for united after a mazy dribble from the half way line... cheating.

 

[NEVILLEB]

They blew it last season

Levy will spend big money when we're in trouble but as soon as we have a chance to push on the cheque book doesn't open.

 

[Bobbins]

The desperate £35m bid for Aguero suggests otherwise.

Also, have you read nothing about the last two transfer windows? Harry has freely admitted that he hesitated over the purchase of a striker, while Levy was willing to front up the cash.

How does anyone still think Levy is not willing to spend?

 

[$hoguN]

The desperate £35m bid for Aguero suggests otherwise.

Also, have you read nothing about the last two transfer windows? Harry has freely admitted that he hesitated over the purchase of a striker, while Levy was willing to front up the cash.

How does anyone still think Levy is not willing to spend?

That information does not fit in with people's negative views of both Levy and Harry. Thus, they just say we did it as a publicity stunt.