We had a big increase in regular donators last year but most cancelled or lapsed after a few months :-(
My donations have been slim recently, I'll admit that, but when my student loan comes through I'll be sure to set some aside for SC, would be lost without you guys here!
We had a big increase in regular donators last year but most cancelled or lapsed after a few months :-(
Dunno if I count as a big spurs related account at just over 2.5k followers but I'd be glad to help. Could ask some other larger accounts if they're willing to help tooIt's pleasing that so many posters spend so much energy on coming up with alternatives to the present donation system. How about putting that energy into making or fund raising donations.
You can for instance make a payment via paypal,
or if you want to put all those entrepreneural forces this thread has seen into motion, set up a crowdfunding profile, get a few big Spurs-related twitter accounts on board to tweet about it, and contribute within the present donation based system.
Cool, yeah, 2.5k is a good start.Dunno if I count as a big spurs related account at just over 2.5k followers but I'd be glad to help. Could ask some other larger accounts if they're willing to help too
You would like to think that all relevant parties are thinking the same but i cant help feeling that we are going to be left dissapointed come the end of august.
The club have done some good work in finding someone like poch who has shaped the side remarkably well so far, but i always feel that we are always left 1/2 players short every window leaving us always nearly but not quite.
I'd imagine advert money may add more than what that would bring in unless alot of people sign up for it. Maybe if you open up the mod forum to subscribers and let us see how much they shit on us regular people
Or close off the itk portion of the board to subscribers only. But that might cause alot of backlash.
IMO, if more people made bets with each other on here with the proceeds going to SC it could eventually add up.
Its not just Poch who Levy leaves 1 or 2 players short. The guy has a habit of doing so every year.You would like to think that all relevant parties are thinking the same but i cant help feeling that we are going to be left dissapointed come the end of august.
The club have done some good work in finding someone like poch who has shaped the side remarkably well so far, but i always feel that we are always left 1/2 players short every window leaving us always nearly but not quite.
I've always had a suspicion that Levy doesn't want spurs to be a top 4 team. At least not yet, it's too early. We only made it last year because all the usual suspects grossly under performed. To be a top 4 team consistently is expensive, it would cost more than the 30 million or so you get for CL qualification, to stay there and maintain it. We all know that "expensive" would go against the grain with Levy. It may change at a later date but that remains to be seen.Its not just Poch who Levy leaves 1 or 2 players short. The guy has a habit of doing so every year.
I realise you are posting in jest, but to be serious, Levy does want CL footie. But, he wants to achieve that with a budget for top 5/6, not a with a budget for top 3/4. And I don't blame him, it's a perfect business model to keep a tight budget suitable for top5/6 and stray into CL once in a while. Because overtaking a steady, long-term top 4 spot overnight costs too much compared to potential revenue. But a top 5 spot with occasional CL footie comes with a far better cost/revenue ratio.I've always had a suspicion that Levy doesn't want spurs to be a top 4 team. At least not yet, it's too early. We only made it last year because all the usual suspects grossly under performed. To be a top 4 team consistently is expensive, it would cost more than the 30 million or so you get for CL qualification, to stay there and maintain it. We all know that "expensive" would go against the grain with Levy. It may change at a later date but that remains to be seen.
No I didn't post it in jest. I'm serious. What you have said supports what I posted, he doesn't want to be a regular top 4 team, it's too expensive. Every club wants to get into top 4 with a budget lower than top 4, of course, that's obvious but it isn't going to happen often is it.I realise you are posting in jest, but to be serious, Levy does want CL footie. But, he wants to achieve that with a budget for top 5/6, not a with a budget for top 3/4. And I don't blame him, it's a perfect business model to keep a tight budget suitable for top5/6 and stray into CL once in a while. Because overtaking a steady, long-term top 4 spot overnight costs too much compared to potential revenue. But a top 5 spot with occasional CL footie comes with a far better cost/revenue ratio.
You've missed the point entirely. I covered that point in my post, read what I actually wrote.So Levy doesn't want the huge income from the Champions League or the huge additional sponsorship income that goes to CL clubs ? Yeah that sounds right.