Takeover talk

[TottenhamMattSpur]

Its too late for a sugar daddy, FFP limits what we can do with it.

Counts for fuck all in the real world.

 

[Sandros Shiny Head]

Clubs aren't going to stop being bought by billionaires so we should just take advantage before someone like West Ham beats us to it

 

[JohannTHFC]

I'd hate us to get bought by a rich family like Chelsea and City and just have tons of money pumped into us. It would completely destroy the excitement of the club and get rid of the feeling of true achievement like winning the league cup in 2008 or the glorious champions league run in 2011. If we had a one billion pound squad all of that would be lost. We would be like Man City or Chelsea where winning the league title or progressing through the Champions League is viewed more as a relief than an achievement. Do not want!

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

I don't care about a new owner for the money, fudge, I'd prefer if the fans bought the stinking thing. What I'd enjoy about a new owner is the possibility for more blind passion. I'm actually not having a go at Levy here, my preferred set up would be fans ownership with Levy in his present role. To bring some passion back throughout the club at every level, we'd start with the ownership, right?

 

[kursaal]

The good thing about this prospective sale is that Joe Lewis has put the word out himself he is prepared to finally sell up. There was a falling out between Lewis and Levy earlier in the year that while it was not terminal it left Levy in no doubt that he is very much the junior partner at Tottenham Hotspur. It is Lewis and his people who will deal directly with any suitors not Levy. Lewis wants rid. Levy knows this but he would like any deal to see him still stay as chairman. Spurs will be sold. If not to this lot someone else very soon.

 

[LondonOllie]

Instead of being bought out by a billionaire and somewhat loosing our soul, my dream is for those other clubs to be brought back to the real world, loose their ability to throw money around like its confetti, and have to compete on a somewhat level playing field with the rest of the league.

 

[Sandros Shiny Head]

I'd hate us to get bought by a rich family like Chelsea and City and just have tons of money pumped into us. It would completely destroy the excitement of the club and get rid of the feeling of true achievement like winning the league cup in 2008 or the glorious champions league run in 2011. If we had a one billion pound squad all of that would be lost. We would be like Man City or Chelsea where winning the league title or progressing through the Champions League is viewed more as a relief than an achievement. Do not want!

Unfortunately mate those runs are harder and harder to do, so imo we can at least say we got this far on our own

 

[Knarf44]

Kursaal - is this ITK or just opinion?

If it's public knowledge where was it reported?

 

[Francis Gibbs]

I'd hate us to get bought by a rich family like Chelsea and City and just have tons of money pumped into us. It would completely destroy the excitement of the club and get rid of the feeling of true achievement like winning the league cup in 2008 or the glorious champions league run in 2011. If we had a one billion pound squad all of that would be lost. We would be like Man City or Chelsea where winning the league title or progressing through the Champions League is viewed more as a relief than an achievement. Do not want!

not me ......... been supporting Spurs way way too long to be worried about this type of thing.
Tbh it all gets lost in the midst of time, no one in the future is going to look at the record books and say Citeh only won this that and the other because they had billionaire owners. I just want to see us win things regularly anyhow soon mega rich owners will be the norm anyway not the exception

 

[Norwegian Spurs fan]

Kursaal - is this ITK or just opinion?

If it's public knowledge where was it reported?

As a journalist would have said it: it is only a romur, but a damn good one :-9

 

[Sp3akerboxxx]

Instead of being bought out by a billionaire and somewhat loosing our soul, my dream is for those other clubs to be brought back to the real world, loose their ability to throw money around like its confetti, and have to compete on a somewhat level playing field with the rest of the league.

*lose, *losing

 

[JohannTHFC]

not me ......... been supporting Spurs way way too long to be worried about this type of thing.
Tbh it all gets lost in the midst of time, no one in the future is going to look at the record books and say Citeh only won this that and the other because they had billionaire owners. I just want to see us win things regularly anyhow soon mega rich owners will be the norm anyway not the exception

I don't care what other people think of us, or if others call us a plastic oil club or whatever. I just don't want it to become standard when we win a trophy or do something worthwhile. City are such a husk of a club right now. Their manager is expected to win the league title or Champions League every season. Last season there wasn't any massive celebrations when they won a double, this sesaon it was more a sigh of relief than a shout of excitement when they beat Roma to make it out of the Champions League group stages. I don't want us to become like that. Atheltico Madrid showed last season that you don't need to splash money around to achieve something great. That was a very, very special season for their fans because they saw their team work hard and defy the odds and in the end won the league title and were 1 minute away from being Champions of Europe.

 

[eddiev14]

The good thing about this prospective sale is that Joe Lewis has put the word out himself he is prepared to finally sell up. There was a falling out between Lewis and Levy earlier in the year that while it was not terminal it left Levy in no doubt that he is very much the junior partner at Tottenham Hotspur. It is Lewis and his people who will deal directly with any suitors not Levy. Lewis wants rid. Levy knows this but he would like any deal to see him still stay as chairman. Spurs will be sold. If not to this lot someone else very soon.

ITK or opinion?

 

[fazza]

As long as Stadium is not renamed as Qatar Airways stadium or Qatar Stadium, I am ok with the idea of possible takeover

I said a year ago or even more, The Qatar Arena has a ring to it lol

 

[THFCSPURS19]

ITK or opinion?

Probably ITK- he's the guy who has got team news before it's announced on several occasions. On the other hand, his 'ITK' about Ade's recent absence seems to have been way off the mark.

 

[TheAmerican]

The Qatar Invesstment Authority own Sainsbury's. Isn't the new store in the redevelopment plans a Sainsbury's?

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Probably ITK- he's the guy who has got team news before it's announced on several occasions. On the other hand, his 'ITK' about Ade's recent absence seems to have been way off the mark.

Why, what did he say about Ade's absence ?

 

[parklane1]

ITK or opinion?

Have a guess.

 

[eddiev14]

Have a guess.

Well, I'll go for opinion given that I've never seen the guy in the ITK section of the site.

But that's why I asked...

 

[kursaal]

Look out for it to get a bit nasty in the press if Adebayor does attempt to just dig his heels i