- Jun 24, 2008
- 48,560
- 104,980
At least some of the money they would have spent there would go to Tottenham.
Some of you have short memories remember where we were when Lord Sugar was around, we were a mid table side, we could quite easily have been West Ham level if not for Daniel Levy and ENIC.
Instead we have a state of the art training facility and the best stadium in Europe. We're consistently finishing in Europe's elite competition, we haven't finished lower than 6th for NINE SEASONS and we've done it without selling our soul at a time when masses and masses of money has been pumped into clubs from overseas.
Look at our league finishes:
92/93 - 8th
93/94 - 15th
94/95 - 7th
95/96 - 8th
96/97 - 10th
97/98 - 14th
98/99 - 11th
99/00 - 10th
00/01 - 12th
01/02 - 9th
02/03 - 10th
03/04 - 14th
04/05 - 9th
05/06 - 5th
06/07 - 5th
07/08 - 11th
08/09 - 8th
09/10 - 4th
10/11 - 5th
11/12 - 4th
12/13 - 5th
13/14 - 6th
14/15 - 5th
15/16 - 3rd
16/17 - 2nd
17/18 - 3rd
Let's not become like them pricks up the road moaning on YouTube whilst clubs like Bolton are verging on collapse and we're throwing our toys out of the pram for having a bad patch for the first time in years. We should be thankful ENIC came in when they did, it took a few years but look where we were are now to where we were.
I think a lot of people (though I don't share this view) would moan far less if we'd actually won a trophy, even if just a League Cup, during the last decade. A lot of people will think that yeah, we won a lot of games, but what do we have to show for it?Some of you have short memories remember where we were when Lord Sugar was around, we were a mid table side, we could quite easily have been West Ham level if not for Daniel Levy and ENIC.
Instead we have a state of the art training facility and the best stadium in Europe. We're consistently finishing in Europe's elite competition, we haven't finished lower than 6th for NINE SEASONS and we've done it without selling our soul at a time when masses and masses of money has been pumped into clubs from overseas.
Look at our league finishes:
92/93 - 8th
93/94 - 15th
94/95 - 7th
95/96 - 8th
96/97 - 10th
97/98 - 14th
98/99 - 11th
99/00 - 10th
00/01 - 12th
01/02 - 9th
02/03 - 10th
03/04 - 14th
04/05 - 9th
05/06 - 5th
06/07 - 5th
07/08 - 11th
08/09 - 8th
09/10 - 4th
10/11 - 5th
11/12 - 4th
12/13 - 5th
13/14 - 6th
14/15 - 5th
15/16 - 3rd
16/17 - 2nd
17/18 - 3rd
Let's not become like them pricks up the road moaning on YouTube whilst clubs like Bolton are verging on collapse and we're throwing our toys out of the pram for having a bad patch for the first time in years. We should be thankful ENIC came in when they did, it took a few years but look where we were are now to where we were.
Also seen that we have got betway for Africa , not official yet5 year tie up with HSBC announced today focused mainly on UK and Hong Kong. Bringing global partnerships to 16. Seems a definite strategy to be targeting Asia and USA. Very similar to how Barcelona have their partnerships concentrated. The two obvious growing markets in “ soccer”
You got all of that from just that one line of the minutes??? You are one talented guy!Very illuminating line from the minutes of the board meeting with THST:
So the fear I articulated last season has been confirmed - the absolute clusterfuck with the stadium opening date cost the club tens of millions of pounds, so much that even reaching the Champions League Final wasn't enough to cover it. Between Wembley rents on a game-by-game basis, rubbish attendances, cheaper ticket prices, 8,000 coroporate packages unfulfilled, NFL cancelled and more, it's cost us an absolute fortune - enough to buy a world-class player - and we'd have been far, far better off just admitting from the start it was going to take two years and planning on that basis. Also explains the 18 month transfer drought if it was becoming apparent that we weren't going to be ready, which has obviously been a disaster on the pitch, and could yet lead to missing out on the same amount again by failing to reach the Top 4, and players either leaving or refusing to join. The long-term picture still looks bright, but this saga was disastrous and by far ENIC's worst moment in charge.
- MG asked how the figures for the year ending June 2019 were looking
- DL (Daniel Levy) thought they were looking okay as the UCL run had balanced out some of additional expenses incurred in relation to the extended stay at Wembley
I have always been supportive of them. I remember Levy saying the club couldn’t compete at the top end without funding.I have absolutely no problem with enic/levy atm, the grass isn’t always greener and all that
Why?I have and will always hate Donna-Maria Cullen
Bit harsh. A large number of big projects run overtime and over budget...Very illuminating line from the minutes of the board meeting with THST:
So the fear I articulated last season has been confirmed - the absolute clusterfuck with the stadium opening date cost the club tens of millions of pounds, so much that even reaching the Champions League Final wasn't enough to cover it. Between Wembley rents on a game-by-game basis, rubbish attendances, cheaper ticket prices, 8,000 coroporate packages unfulfilled, NFL cancelled and more, it's cost us an absolute fortune - enough to buy a world-class player - and we'd have been far, far better off just admitting from the start it was going to take two years and planning on that basis. Also explains the 18 month transfer drought if it was becoming apparent that we weren't going to be ready, which has obviously been a disaster on the pitch, and could yet lead to missing out on the same amount again by failing to reach the Top 4, and players either leaving or refusing to join. The long-term picture still looks bright, but this saga was disastrous and by far ENIC's worst moment in charge.
- MG asked how the figures for the year ending June 2019 were looking
- DL (Daniel Levy) thought they were looking okay as the UCL run had balanced out some of additional expenses incurred in relation to the extended stay at Wembley
Bit harsh. A large number of big projects run overtime and over budget...
Crossrail is at best £3bn over and two years late. And if hs2 continues...12 years and £20bn over
Yes but don’t let that get in the way of a good rant at Levy.Also, it seems like the delay was an almighty cock up (wasn't it a bodged electrical installation) by the contractor, rather than simply over reaching.
Why?