Whitewebbs Golf Course Development

[HodisGawd]

Ah, so that's why Bale came back. All makes sense now

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I can’t imagine that this land cost anything like the transfer fee and wages of a premier league player, nor do I think it’s an overly fair stone to cast after the comparatively decent outlay last summer.

Why the dislike @Hercules ? Am I missing something?

Last summer we were still spending 4 x seasons of CL money, I believe. We’re currently told we’re back to having to sell before we can buy.

I’m not fussed about net spend as long as there is business done which makes sense, so I’ll hold my powder dry on that until the end of the transfer window.

 

[SecretLemonadeDrinker]

Why the dislike @Hercules ? Am I missing something?

I’m not fussed about net spend as long as there is business done which makes sense, so I’ll hold my powder dry on that until the end of the transfer window.

Hercules has infamously fat thumbs.

Not that it matters anyway. I just lie to myself that any negative, neutral, or passive aggressive positive rating must be a mistake on the giver's part. So I forgive them.

 

[SirNiNyHotspur]

Every investment company which owns a football club, which is them all bar a few, are trying to increase revenue through different methods. We don't have the global reach of Liverpool or Man Utd so are being more creative, stadium/NFL than those 2 who want a closed European competition and exclusive TV rights.
The only thing Enic are doing wrong in my eyes is not putting a stong club structure in place to define a playing ethos and transfer policy.

The best way to attain global reach is through success, here in the states there are City and Chelsea fans in abundance where as before you wouldn’t have seen any. Of course the other way to get global reach without the risk and not prioritizing on field success is avenues such as NFL so you’re not wrong.

 

[alexis]

When I was about 17 one night my mate crashed his mini metro through the cafe at Whitewebbs...this was back when driving whilst high as fuck was ok.

Only way you’d get me in a metro

 

[DCSPUR64]

Always sad to see a golf course go, regardless of what they develop on it.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Always sad to see a golf course go, regardless of what they develop on it.

What if it’s the world’s largest putt putt course?

 

[littlewilly]

Always sad to see a golf course go, regardless of what they develop on it.

I used to walk there as a kid with my dog. Started down Jones Road, Goffs Oak.

 

[Gb160]

Always sad to see a golf course go, regardless of what they develop on it.

I'm not a golfer but it was just crap, owned by the council, badly maintained and hardly anyone ever playing on it.

 

[spids]

Depends how you look at it. We could spend £80M on a foreign star player who flops badly or we could invest in infrastructure that guarantees us massive increases in income for years to come.

 

[mr ashley]

I'm not a golfer but it was just crap, owned by the council, badly maintained and hardly anyone ever playing on it.

Starts with a par 3 which is never a good thing in my opinion

 

[Duke of Northumberland]

Spurs have apparently bought up Whitewebbs Golf Course with a view to building an NFL camp - yet continue to plead poverty when it comes to transfers.

Is this good business or is it a case of ‘there used to be a football club over there...’?

What is an NFL camp?

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

What is an NFL camp?

I'm gonna go ahead and assume it's an alternative to NFL teams using our training facilities & Spurs Lodge etc.

So basically a purpose built facility for the NFL teams that use our stadium when everything is back to normal (or as close as it can be).

 

[king_yid]

When I was about 17 one night my mate crashed his mini metro through the cafe at Whitewebbs...this was back when driving whilst high as fuck was ok.

Loving the Potter photo chap!

Mou is dead, long live the Potter!

 

[Karol]

What is an NFL camp?

John Inman wearing massive shoulder pads

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

Read up on this before.

FYI it's not for sale.

It was put up for Tender by Enfield Council on 25 year lease, so unlikely to break the bank in terms of cash up front.

Marketing of Whitewebbs Park Golf Course

Whitewebbs Park Golf Course is currently being marketed by Enfield Council. The aim of the council isn't to sell the park, but award a 25-year lease.

new.enfield.gov.uk

Plenty Levy has gotten wrong lately, but this is really a no brainer in terms of positioning the club to lock-down any possible future London NFL franchise.

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

Depends how you look at it. We could spend £80M on a foreign star player who flops badly or we could invest in infrastructure that guarantees us massive increases in income for years to come.

£80m will buy you most of Edmonton.

 

[buckley]

The way ENIC are going we will go from being the 10th richest club in the world to the richest club in the world .
Of course alongside that we will probably stagnate as 19th out of 20. in the net spend list of premier league clubs .

 

[DCSPUR64]

I'm gonna go ahead and assume it's an alternative to NFL teams using our training facilities & Spurs Lodge etc.

So basically a purpose built facility for the NFL teams that use our stadium when everything is back to normal (or as close as it can be).

And they will not destroy our training pitches.

 

[RichieS]

I can't see any reasonable justification for club money being spent on this. If ENIC are doing it themselves, well, that's up to them. Using THFC money to do it is not on imo.

Still, there's no details yet so we don't know which it is as things stand.