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Not keen on an outsider buying us, all we are is the latest toy. Hope ENIC stay put, at least for the foreseeable future.
Not keen on an outsider buying us, all we are is the latest toy. Hope ENIC stay put, at least for the foreseeable future.
Standard running with the story now too.
LA Dodgers tycoon Todd Boehly considers bid for top London clubs
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea and Tottenham interest investment firm bosswww.standard.co.uk
Developing around Chelsea would probably be more profitable.Btw Cain International main busines is property development - I'd guess that the development areas that Spurs/other Jo Lewis companies own around the Tottenham area would be very attractive to Cain. maybe that is what all the talks are about ?
At this point I think everyone owns part of the Dodgers. I got some shares when I bought a large fountain drink at LAX.Eldridge own Can international which I suspect is the same as Cain Hoy who spent some time chasing Spurs owners about 4 years ago, so presumably now the stadium has been built they want to talk again
They only own 20% of LA Dodgers so doubt they really have much control.
So if they bought a majority stake in Spurs they would learn from scratch about how to control a sports team - and a PL team in particular ( most US sports don't have relegation or a European competition which you need to win the right to enter etc so lots of things they need to learn about,).
Doubt if there would be too many advantages to their ownership over ENIC to fans.
Now, I know you'd never refer to me as a melter or a moaner, but the real man at the helm, as I'm sure you're aware, is Joe Lewis.Melters and moaners can slag him off all they like, but we have a spurs FAN at the helm (an increasing rarity in the upper eschelons of the modern game)... I'd rather it stayed that way.
Now, I know you'd never refer to me as a melter or a moaner, but the real man at the helm, as I'm sure you're aware, is Joe Lewis.
He's not and never has been a football fan, let alone a Spurs fan.
I'm not knocking you're unbridled support for Daniel Levy here, that's your prerogative. But if you think ENIC are in the game for the love of Spurs rather than long term profit on their investment then your showing a huge amount of naivity.
Personally, I'd prefer a multi billionaire owner (like we have) who's main focus is success on the pitch, rather than recording record breaking financial results each year. 1 league cup in 2 decades is pretty shameful if we're honest.
But I guess we all have different ideas on the meaning of success
I think the bolded bit is the biggest problem with your outlook - there doesn't exist a multi billionaire owner who's main focus is success on the pitch. Primarily because one doesn't become a multi-billionaire by inordinately focussing one's attention on something with such narrow, fluxuating, and largely uncontrollable profit margins as football.Now, I know you'd never refer to me as a melter or a moaner, but the real man at the helm, as I'm sure you're aware, is Joe Lewis.
He's not and never has been a football fan, let alone a Spurs fan.
I'm not knocking you're unbridled support for Daniel Levy here, that's your prerogative. But if you think ENIC are in the game for the love of Spurs rather than long term profit on their investment then your showing a huge amount of naivity.
Personally, I'd prefer a multi billionaire owner (like we have) who's main focus is success on the pitch, rather than recording record breaking financial results each year. 1 league cup in 2 decades is pretty shameful if we're honest.
But I guess we all have different ideas on the meaning of success
Speaks volumes of what?Then to mention the shame you have about our club because of the trophies (or lack of) - speaks volumes.
Speaks volumes of what?
If you don't gauge the success of your football club by what we achieve on the pitch, how do you guage it?
Is this what makes you feel proud?
Tottenham announce world-record profits of £112.9m driven by player trading and Wembley crowds
Stick your league titles and European trophies, we won the profit margin title
Does this bring a tear to your eye
Fuck your FA cups, we charge our fans more than any others to watch their football team play, despite winning the best part of fuck all for two decades!
Yeah, sure. Daniel and Joe are in it for the love of Spurs.
It's fans like you that epitomize everthing that's wrong with the modern game, and why an investment company riding the gravy train of the modern game continually get away seeing their asset multiply in value with the success of the actual football team very low on the list of priorities.