Takeover talk

daryl hannah · Jan 17, 2020

alexis said:
It’s entertainment that they’re looking at. Possibly competing with Netflix but all the concerts and nfl add to it. It’s a levy master stroke if this is true and happens amazing strategy.

It's only a masterstroke if we invest in the team and see some tangible success. All signs point to investing in young prospects that can be flipped for a profit further down the line. That's fine, UNLESS you want to win something - which as DL has said on multiple occasions that there are "no guarantees" on. I don't believe much would change.

daryl hannah · Jan 17, 2020

Spurrific said:
The stadium does look like a big "O" so kind of makes a lot of sense and could be used for some corny marketing collateral

Looks more like the 'G' IMHO

Gb160 · Jan 17, 2020

Johnny J said:
Rose would presumably love it if Google took over.

@Spurrific :ROFLMAO:

alexis · Jan 17, 2020

daryl hannah said:
It's only a masterstroke if we invest in the team and see some tangible success. All signs point to investing in young prospects that can be flipped for a profit further down the line. That's fine, UNLESS you want to win something - which as DL has said on multiple occasions that there are "no guarantees" on. I don't believe much would change.

masterstroke with regards to how we designed the stadia. It’s more the forethought on this not how we manage the team

spursfan77 · Jan 17, 2020

coys200 said:
Of course there will be a sale that’s what ENIC do. You really think levy is just gonna pass a £1.5-2 bn profit on to the next generation. It’s just a question of when he judges is prime time. With the expansion of the CL it may not be yet.

Of course there will be a sale at some point, I just don't think now.

I think a lot will depend on what happens with Joe Lewis and how long he's going to go on for and what happens when he's no longer around. Do they sell before that instability or does whoever takes on his business interests then want to sell or continue.

SugarRay · Jan 17, 2020

spursfan77 said:
Of course there will be a sale at some point, I just don't think now.

I think a lot will depend on what happens with Joe Lewis and how long he's going to go on for and what happens when he's no longer around. Do they sell before that instability or does whoever takes on his business interests then want to sell or continue.

Not sure much will change. Isn’t his daughter in charge thesedays anyway?

doctor stefan Freud · Jan 17, 2020

Hotspur33 said:
Levy as chairman, with loads of cash, sounds like a winning formula to me.

Ron Burgundy · Jan 17, 2020

Why do people think
1) they'll take over
2) they'll plough money into us

I really don't see what the logic would be for either.

What you want is a mega wealthy, ego driven buyer, such as
(1) A mega billionaire who wants a successful play thing
(2) A specialist sports brand buyer who wants the franchise cache of having a portfolio of super successful assets

Google's a proper company that has to report on return on equity - this wouldn't fit at all

Pellshek · Jan 17, 2020

Seems pretty likely to me that the Google rumour is mixing up ownership of the club with sponsorship of the stadium. The latter is infinitely more likely than the former.

Ron Burgundy · Jan 17, 2020

Pellshek said:
Seems pretty likely to me that the Google rumour is mixing up ownership of the club with sponsorship of the stadium. The latter is infinitely more likely than the former.

Totally agree. And even then, I don't think it's that likely

King of Otters · Jan 17, 2020

I’m conflicted about this. On the one hand it would take us to the next level financially, on the other hand the Google brand is so ubiquitous that I fear it could consume our identity as a football club a little bit.

Metalhead · Jan 17, 2020

spursfan77 said:
Of course there will be a sale at some point, I just don't think now.

I think a lot will depend on what happens with Joe Lewis and how long he's going to go on for and what happens when he's no longer around. Do they sell before that instability or does whoever takes on his business interests then want to sell or continue.

Levy has a significant stake in ENIC so even if Joe Lewis' daughter wasn't particularly interested in retaining her share of ownership of ENIC, I presume that he gets a say in what happens going forward. Joe Lewis' role has always been hyped up I think - Levy is the guy who runs everything.

Seafordian Spurs · Jan 17, 2020

hugrr said:
I bet Danny Rose would love us being owned by Google

Best. Comment. Ever.

C0YS · Jan 17, 2020

New ownership will likely not provide a massive change in investment. Maybe a little more, but we will not turn into a Man City. New ownership is a massive risk that could end very badly for us. Truth is most owners are completely incompetent in football. Enic now what they are doing. For me if a takeover were to happen I'd fear the worst.

hakano · Jan 17, 2020

Locotoro said:
If it's true that Google are interested in taking over Spurs I don't understand why people think they wouldn't want Levy there.

He's been as big a part of increasing ENiCs investment as anyone at the club. When you buy a business with a manager that is running it superbly from a profit and loss/investment perspective why the hell would you get rid of that manager. They will see Levy as part of the furniture and part of the deal

You know that it only last's a little while though until the new guys are upto speed. Why would Levy worth hundreds of millions himself once a sale goes through want to work for somebody else?

absolute bobbins · Jan 17, 2020

kaz Hirai said:
Why would Google want a English football team, I don't see the angle at all.
Sounds like supreme wishful thinking because they have unlimited money

They don’t and Sundar Pichai is not going to make his first big acquisition as CEO of Alphabet a football team that would make them peanuts in terms of revenue.

DiscoD1882 · Jan 17, 2020

The Googleplex Arena.

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yankspurs · Jan 17, 2020

C0YS said:
New ownership will likely not provide a massive change in investment. Maybe a little more, but we will not turn into a Man City. New ownership is a massive risk that could end very badly for us. Truth is most owners are completely incompetent in football. Enic now what they are doing. For me if a takeover were to happen I'd fear the worst.

If it is Google, they are a company worth a trillion dollars. Highly doubt they would let us go by the wayside. I do think they’d be far more interested in the redevelopment of the surrounding area than the football, however.

eddiev14 · Jan 17, 2020

If you look at the difference in the money leagues, what we really need to do in order to close the financial gap on United is sort out the principal and secondary commercial partnerships side of things.

We did the shirt deal with AIA which was quite decent, but we now need the naming rights deal as it’ll be a big chunk of cash each season. I guess this could well be Google.

However we do then need to look at all of the secondary deals and partnerships we could make. Yes, they have an advantage on us due to their history and global appeal, but look at all of these types of deals Man Utd have done over the years. It all adds up.

It’s this cash that makes all the difference in the investment in the team. Even if we got a sugar daddy owner it would be really tricky for them to do what Abramovich did for Chelsea, for example. The rules are different now.

C0YS · Jan 17, 2020

HildoSpur said:
The thought of keeping Levy in place BUT with an unlimited transfer fund available is a pretty exciting prospect. Levy clearly loves the club but has had to be extremely careful with the money but he is generally extremely good at his job. If he gets flooded with Google cash I just hope he let's go of his old ways and flashes the money.

What I've found always very interesting about the belief of Levy being shy in the transfer market is it's not entirely based on fact. Ok, he has always run a tight ship in terms of wages, but normally those wages were well in keeping with our economic income and position in the league.

But Levy would spend a considerable amount of money in the 00s. We would often sign way too many players such as in 2005, in 2008 and 2013. But even on an average season we would be making at least 5 signings.

So what happened? We'll we got a good team so it became harder to improve on. But mainly we were building a new stadium and spending loads of money on infrastructure. We have spent a ton of money in recent seasons. Just in off field developments. It is also interesting to note we have spent 60 million net last transfer window, not including the Lo Celso signing fee that has almost certainly been budgeted. When including Lo celso that puts us pretty much level with the spending of Arsenal, Man City and Wolves and only behind ermmm Aston Villa.

The thing is we will be seeing more investment with ENIC or not in the coming years, a new takeover might have benefits but no team has unlimited transfer funds anymore. Every club sets some kind of limits, In the PL at least. I think in the end people will end up disapointed and again calling for the head of another set of owners.

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