Investment

[Wheeler Dealer]

This morning the papers are full of a proposed £1.5bn take over at Arsenal by some Middle East consortium, with alleged riches that surpass that of Man City.

I'm sure that Levy and his advisers are doing all they can to attract investment, particularly for stadium development, but if this Arsenal story has any substance it will leave us in hurry to find investment to just put us in a position to compete with Arsenal, City, Chelsea and United.

With a shiny new stadium, located in London and a large and growing fan base, we will be very attractive to investors, but will there be any left with the substantial money and a long term strategy that puts the clubs interest as main priority.

 

[michaelden]

Maybe that's why arsenal need the £123M cash reserves, to fend off a takeover. If they are listed, I don't actually on know

 

[JimmyG2]

Currently we are within striking distance of Chelsea and City
and ahead of Arsenal in the Premiership.
This season we have taken 4/6 points against United.
Last season Chelsea made 6th two places beneath us.

It might well get harder but we are doing it our way.
That'll do for me Danny. Don't panic!

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

Currently we are within striking distance of Chelsea and City
and ahead of Arsenal in the Premiership.
This season we have taken 4/6 points against United.
Last season Chelsea made 6th two places beneath us.

It might well get harder but we doing it our way.
That'll do for me Danny. Don't panic!

I agree to some extent, but have this nagging doubt that we could be left behind and that the gap just gets bigger and bigger.
I'm also not that confident that the FiFA financial fair play rule will have any substance, especially as these guys have wealth to appoint the best lawyers on the planet to uncover any loop hole.

 

[SlickMongoose]

Maybe that's why arsenal need the £123M cash reserves, to fend off a takeover. If they are listed, I don't actually on know

Don't such things attract takeovers? If I was an asset stripper i'd be looking at Arsenal right now.

 

[absolute bobbins]

Maybe that's why arsenal need the £123M cash reserves, to fend off a takeover. If they are listed, I don't actually on know

Nope they're a unquoted publicly traded company

Don't such things attract takeovers? If I was an asset stripper i'd be looking at Arsenal right now.

I was thinking the same thing, that cash may disappear and before they know it, our friends in Islington could be mere tennants in their most shiny trophy after new owners sell and lease it back.

In seriousness though, I have a degree of respect for the club because despite underinvestment and screwing over their fans (which is a bit funny) they do operate the club properly, they're self financed and remain competitive whilst living within their means.

There are not many clubs outside German who can say the same

 

[RichSpur58]

I'm willing to see if Levy can deliver his stadium before we wish for a sugar daddy. A bit of stability is nice, and lets face it, it would be nice to be successful without cheating

 

[Spurs1960]

This morning the papers are full of a proposed £1.5bn take over at Arsenal by some Middle East consortium, with alleged riches that surpass that of Man City.

I'm sure that Levy and his advisers are doing all they can to attract investment, particularly for stadium development, but if this Arsenal story has any substance it will leave us in hurry to find investment to just put us in a position to compete with Arsenal, City, Chelsea and United.

With a shiny new stadium, located in London and a large and growing fan base, we will be very attractive to investors, but will there be any left with the substantial money and a long term strategy that puts the clubs interest as main priority.

Yes there are loads of people with massive amounts of capital, which of course can't be used on players or their wages thanks to FFP rules.

 

[JimmyG2]

I agree to some extent, but have this nagging doubt that we could be left behind and that the gap just gets bigger and bigger.
I'm also not that confident that the FiFA financial fair play rule will have any substance, especially as these guys have wealth to appoint the best lawyers on the planet to uncover any loop hole.

We might well be left behind in the end but we are keeping up so far.
(So far so good as the man said as he passed the 50th floor after jumping from the 100th floor window
I know,I know he ended up in a bloody mess on the ground floor)
The fair play stuff will just provide income for lawyers
and FIFA will spend the rest of its life playing catch-up with their schemes.
It's a question of attitude and how you derive your satisfaction
from following football in general and Spurs in particular.
I'm getting my pleasure from being on the side of David
rather than jumping on the Goliath bandwagon.
And in that story the little guy won. Fingers crossed.

 

[Lilbaz]

For all his faults, i am happy with levy.

It's like playing a computer game on insane level. Difficult but each triumph is that much sweeter.

 

[RichSpur58]

LOL at 1.5bn.

Just tells you instantly that the story is bollocks. Notice how it comes out on derby day.

 

[michaelden]

LOL at 1.5bn.

Just tells you instantly that the story is bollocks. Notice how it comes out on derby day.

price just dropped as the investors realised they would need to buy better players and rent more fans