Tottenham Takeover Talk

[jay2040]

If we get taken over with Staveley involved it will almost certainly mean a Middle East fund involved , I believe that will leave just Brentford & Brighton as the only wholly British owned clubs in the PL. What a sad state of affairs .

Football is a global game now and the world has moved on. Not all owners that aren't British are fuckwits.

 

[talkshowhost86]

If the financial regs are implemented properly then we won't find anyone better than the current ownership.

If it's proved that those rules are irrelevant if you have enough money then for me I'd rather us be playing in the Championship and having fun than propping up murderous regimes.

But I do genuinely understand that others disagree with that.

 

[Trix]

Don’t mention Mr Byrite’s footballing loyalties to Trix he may shout at you

Roy Keane was a Spurs fan growing up he's 100% united now. Carragher a staunch Evertonian, from a family of Evertonians, now he's red through and through. When it's your job and your life, loyalties change. I know you don't see that as a supporter but it's true.

Levy's loyalty is with us. Be that because he's a lifelong fan, because it's been his job and life for 20+ years, or purely because it's in his best interests financially. It doesn't really matter which of the reasons it is(although it's probably a combination of all of them) does it?

 

[worcestersauce]

Maybe Dubai will get involved in a Spurs takeover, perhaps we could have horse racing in the underground cap park.

At the same time Staveley was involved in extended negotiations by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Dubai International Capital to buy a 49 per cent stake in Liverpool, although the deal, which would have given Staveley a place on the club's board, eventually foundered.

Staveley's taste in men a bit dubious
Staveley initially hit the tabloid headlines after dating Prince Andrew, Duke of York, in 2003

Of course she was much younger then

 

[talkshowhost86]

Of course she was much younger then

She wasn't worried about dating him apparently.

"No sweat" she said.

 

[Misfit]

If she does buy 25%, that would be about on a par with DL I think in terms of ownership?

I assume the JL trust still being the biggest would ensure DL remains chairman etc.

If it even happens of course etc and so on.

 

[SirHarryHotspur]

Football is a global game now and the world has moved on. Not all owners that aren't British are fuckwits.

Not saying they are but we have had many examples of idiotic owners many who have had no lifelong support of the clubs they own and show little regard for the heritage and history of our clubs which have grown in many cases from humble beginnings in their communities.

We had six clubs , five foreign owned and our own come up with the brain dead idea of the ESL, all driven by greed, this not only caused uproar amongst the vast majority of fans but also had the government pushing ahead with the football regulator bill to try and stop reckless owners from ruining the pyramid which has always been a part of football in the UK.

We had a foreign owner at Hull City wanted to change the club name regardless of fans wishes.

Foreign owner at Cardiff , the Bluebirds, wanted the team to play in red shirts.

Foreign owner Werner at Liverpool has the vision of PL games being played outside of England and Wales, well good luck with that stupid idea.

On the plus side Wrexham have good owners.

FA rejects Hull City application to change club’s name to Hull Tigers

The Football Association has rejected an application by Hull City to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers

www.theguardian.com

Cardiff revert to blue kit after Vincent Tan approves change

Cardiff City have returned to their traditional blue kit after the club’s owner gave in to fans’ request to ditch red

www.theguardian.com

Liverpool chairman Werner 'determined' to take Premier League games abroad

FIFA has vowed to explore the possibility of domestic league games being played abroad, and Tom Werner wants to take Liverpool to the US.

www.beinsports.com

 

[alfie103]

Meh. I don’t care about the trophy jibes. Honestly, as long as we’re towards the upper end of the league and playing good football, with kids coming through, I don’t really mind about the rest.

It’s fun. And the whole ‘where’s your ambition?’ Argument.

Well, it’s in my career, and for my kids. Where it should be.

If you aren't particularly interested in winning trophies, I don't see why someone would care about being in the upper end of the league?

 

[sundanceyid10]

If the financial regs are implemented properly then we won't find anyone better than the current ownership.

If it's proved that those rules are irrelevant if you have enough money then for me I'd rather us be playing in the Championship and having fun than propping up murderous regimes.

But I do genuinely understand that others disagree with that.

I think you make a great point, the implementation of the financial regulations are they or are they not going to be implemented properly, to date with the whole charges against City it’s a bit of a farce.

Im somewhat skeptical that financial regulations will ever be implemented properly.

 

[barry]

Meh. I don’t care about the trophy jibes. Honestly, as long as we’re towards the upper end of the league and playing good football, with kids coming through, I don’t really mind about the rest.

It’s fun. And the whole ‘where’s your ambition?’ Argument.

Well, it’s in my career, and for my kids. Where it should be.

That's cool bro, but since you're so blasé about winning trophies, you won't mind a takeover, so those of us who do care, have some hope.

 

[barry]

If the financial regs are implemented properly then we won't find anyone better than the current ownership.

If it's proved that those rules are irrelevant if you have enough money then for me I'd rather us be playing in the Championship and having fun than propping up murderous regimes.

But I do genuinely understand that others disagree with that.

Que? Levy could do more, he choses not to. We have a lot of room, especially on the wage front.

 

[Frozen_Waffles]

Such a fucking minefield for new owners, a plaything or a hedge fund?

The worry for me is that all the work we've done under Enic will go to shit. The stadium, training ground and all the other spurs based investment could be sold off (and leased back to us). Tottenham Hotspur stadium could be no more and it's "Arabia billiards stadium" or some shit.

Let's go from carefully managing the wage bill to signing Sterling and half the Barca team on 400k a week.

Why develop youngsters, when you can just buy any "old" journeyman and block pathways.

Need a new striker, let's forget what the manager wants and just buy Messi on 1m a week. Fuck the natural growth, fuck the academy and let's forget Anges idea of players who want to play for spurs and replace it with players who want to sign for Arab club number 5 for obscene amounts of money.

Yeah we win a trophy but what are we supporting?

All extreme examples, but my point being is I want players to care about playing for spurs, I don't want to support a team of players bought without a single consideration whether they actually give a shit about us (possibly naeive) or not. I want to value our academy players and give them a pathway to our first team.

More than anything I want my support of tottenham to have value. The word is above all of us in this forum, it's called a 'community'. What sort of community will we become? What will it be worth if we sell?

I look at Barca, Chelsea, City, PSG and I think they are a fucking disgrace. I wouldn't support them for love nor money. I may watch (and enjoy) football matches, but my passion, that I only feel for Spurs, will slowly fade.

 

[SpursSince1980]

Didn’t take long for this to spiral into a Levy debate.

Death, Taxes, and Levy debates. The only constants in life.

 

[Farmdog]

He did bring Klinsmann in and that’s one moment I’ll always thank him for

 

[Ron Burgundy]

That's cool bro, but since you're so blasé about winning trophies, you won't mind a takeover, so those of us who do care, have some hope.

No, that’s not what I meant. I’m obviously not against the right takeover, but if it meant turning into something like Chelsea, no thanks

 

[the stick man]

As I get older, I think about how much time I have left. 24 years and one league cup is a hard thing to swallow. For a club this size it’s nothing but failure on the field. I’m desperate for this club to win trophies. To become the challenger it was when I was younger. With every year that passes I care less about how it happens.

I just cannot see spurs being challengers under the current owners. Either they don’t prioritise it or they can’t deliver it. A quarter of a century in our history has proved that. You can’t justify it just because the 90’s were worse. That’s such a negative view.

 

[Led's Zeppelin]

Some here here saying that those of us not wanting to sell to Oligarchs or Arab States or whatever means we’re blase about winning trophies.

That’s bollox and exactly the opposite of the truth.

The fact is that I and I hope we all despise Chelsea and City’s way of buying trophies. They mean exactly nothing. They’ve earned not one iota of respect from me. In fact the opposite. They are entirely despicable. Do you respect Chelsea or do you dismiss them as the crooked non-football shite they really are?

I do not want us to be an imitation Chelsea. Under any circumstances. For any reason. Ever.

Fuck em and everyone who thinks they deserve the slightest bit of credit or admiration. They are scum, and I care too much about Tottenham to ever want to sink to their level.

Good morning.

 

[mil1lion]

He did bring Klinsmann in and that’s one moment I’ll always thank him for

Sugar? I guess the Levy equivalent would have been VdV but that fell on his lap.

 

[barry]

No, that’s not what I meant. I’m obviously not against the right takeover, but if it meant turning into something like Chelsea, no thanks

Who is the "right takeover" in your opinion?

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Who is the "right takeover" in your opinion?

Fair question - I think it would need to be someone with deep pockets, that would be fun.

And I realise that already limits us to basically: (1) a sovereign and (2) an American

But I think the way they go about it can be very different.

The likes of Liverpool have never been accused of breaching FFFP rules, and have consistently spent well.

Even the Saudis at Newcastle are trying to stay away from the shit City are finding themselves in.

So it's not that I'm against that sort of owner, and I'm not on any moral crusade - my point is, I don't like the 'win at all costs' mentality that comes with the likes of the Boehlys, and I'm actually quite happy with the status quo, even if that means a lack of trophies