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but they were 2-0 up so did they take foot off gas in second half, think stats showed they had 15 shots 5 on target we hard 5 (all after halftime) 1 on target ?
we were missing 2 normal starters think they were missing 2/3 normal starter so even match there, but they could pass to each other and control the ball we couldn't
maybe as someone posted this morning some of our players still got post covid problems/worries ? would make sense as we looked awful
Address them to:
Signor A Conte
C/O Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Lilywhite House
782 High Road
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N17 0BX
When you factor in how much ENIC have paid for their shares its certainly more than £30 million . As for selling for £2 billion one way or another the £1+ billion owed by Spurs would be an issue that would have to be factored in should ENIC sell. I very very much doubt that any prospective buyer would pay in effect £3 billion for Spurs
As for Chelsea the hierarchy of companies that ultimately end at Abromavich‘s door is complex the headline of owing £1.5 billion is attractive to a red top but these multi billionaires are very astute .
It was explained to me like this.
Abromavich invested money into a company called Fordstam. This company owns various companies one of which in turn is a company who amongst its assets owns 100% of the shares in Chelsea Football club.
When needed the football club draw down money from its holding company and in return the football club issues more shares . In effect the football club itself is debt free that debt is held by the holding company and indeed as are the ever increasing number of shares in the football club.
If RA calls it a day he would call in the loan from the holding company they would in turn sell the shares in the football club would almost certainly realise the £1.5 billion he has “ lent” the holding company .
What it really boils down to is they have invested massively in their playing squad and see their growth in income coming from success on the pitch whereas ENIC want that growth in income to come from the stadium.
Both models have there flaws and both have their attraction
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By my reckoning they were at least five starters short and that’s if you ignore Chillwell and Kovacic
we would never be bought by a billionaire egoist who wants to dominate the game through their money. other than abromovich, the rest all seem to be middle east billionaires who dont mind spunking dough. the reason the middle east ones wont touch us is because of the clubs jewish connection.
if anybody buys us it will prob be some american businessman looking to make profit.
I think he's just fully aware that the January window is notoriously difficult to do loads of business in and it'll take the summer to get us closer to what he wants. He'd defo like us to sort everything now but he realizes that's not realistic, he's intense but not unreasonable and he's certainly aware of the problems clubs have getting players in January AND shifting players out at the same time.
The club know top 4 this season is achievable and they want to achieve it but they're working on the art of the possible. Clubs with more money than us don't do much business in January - clubs just don't wanna lose their best players halfway through the season when it's very difficult to get replacements.
Great post. Thanks.
I don’t think it’s much more than 30M at all….
The debt would be passed across in the same a building lease would transfer to the new owner. It’s structured long term borrowing, not a high interest, short term issue
That team last night didn't deserve that unswerving support.
Historically most clubs have had a benefactor who injected huge sums into their clubs . My guess is most of those benefactors wanted the game to be dominated by their money.
Look at the likes of Walker at Blackburn , Sir John Hall at Newcastle or maybe even the Moore’s at both Liverpool and Everton .
As for the club never being bought out by an billionaire egoist” I have absolutely no idea how such an owner could be ruled out. Some would argue that such an owner would be more desirable than an owner that looks to take money from the club
Only just felt like looking at the football threads. Only read the last few pages but my view is that we were awful in the first half and yet despite Chelsea's dominance and not having a shot at goal we beat ourselves. Again did not turn up for major semi and/or Chelsea match. It really is so predictable and yet I sat there full of hope for at least 4 mins.
Better 2nd half when we went 4 at the back. Will we repeat it?
Highly disappointed and the only possible good outcome is that it might convince Levy he needs to spend in January.
A 2 goal deficit is not out of the question but very far fetched after watching that performance. Should we even consider resting players for the NLD? Probably not but I would no longer criticise Conte if someone was missing.
Better 2nd half when we went 4 at the back. Will we repeat it?
Highly disappointed and the only possible good outcome is that it might convince Levy he needs to spend in January.
A 2 goal deficit is not out of the question but very far fetched after watching that performance. Should we even consider resting players for the NLD? Probably not but I would no longer criticise Conte if someone was missing.
Last night Chelsea basically frightened us into beating ourselves. One of the easiest matches they’ll ever play. It‘s easy to beat a team that is afraid of you.
We have an inferiority complex that Poch managed to keep at bay for a couple of years but is now back at full strength. I watched Brighton outplay Chelsea at the Bridge the other day, they were not afraid. They respected them of course but they were not afraid to play.
We were shitting ourselves from the first minute which is sad to watch and probably what disappoints Conte the most. All the tactical preparation in the world can’t save you if the players are too terrified to kick the ball properly. I trust Conte to sort it out but as he says, we need time.
To quote Dune, “fear is the mind-killer”, summed up by the second goal. There were no blue shirts in the six yard box, just a sea of white shirts and the goalkeeper but Japh was too panicked to realise there was no danger at all.
We have an inferiority complex that Poch managed to keep at bay for a couple of years but is now back at full strength. I watched Brighton outplay Chelsea at the Bridge the other day, they were not afraid. They respected them of course but they were not afraid to play.
We were shitting ourselves from the first minute which is sad to watch and probably what disappoints Conte the most. All the tactical preparation in the world can’t save you if the players are too terrified to kick the ball properly. I trust Conte to sort it out but as he says, we need time.
To quote Dune, “fear is the mind-killer”, summed up by the second goal. There were no blue shirts in the six yard box, just a sea of white shirts and the goalkeeper but Japh was too panicked to realise there was no danger at all.
Our inferiority complex is justified as they have overall far better players . No passion , intensity can change that .We are bettered 90% of the time , year to year .
You invest , buy correct players , pay high wages , if not you will always be second class.
Really?
The majority shareholder, ENIC International Ltd, is an investment company established by the British billionaire Joe Lewis. Daniel Levy, Lewis's partner at ENIC, is Executive Chairman of the club. They first acquired 29.9% share of the club in 1991, of which 27% was bought from Sugar for £22 million.[155] Shareholding by ENIC increased over the decade through the purchase of the remaining 12% holding of Alan Sugar in 2007 for £25m,and the 9.9% stake belonging to Stelios Haji-Ioannou through Hodram Inc. in 2009. On 21 August 2009 the club reported that they had issued a further 30 million shares to fund the initial development costs of the new stadium project, and that 27.8 million of these new shares had been purchased by ENIC.
IIRC the second and third stakes were generated by issuing more shares or some other scheme to limit their actual investment.
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They have overall better players than Brighton but Brighton gave them a game last week.
This is what Conte was talking about, it's not just closing the gap is about buying players, it's changing the entire collective mentality of the club which won't be easy.
Was thinking shouldn't there be retrospective action for that filthy elbow by that Chelscum player on Harry Kane, who smiled after he only got a yellow. He nearly fractured Harry's cheekbone and it should have been a RED CARD unless the FA encourages thugs like these to cause a long term injury to the captain of England??
God your anti - conte stuff is getting old fast. Hes here 2 months with a squad that hasnt been good enough for 4 year now