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I feel that the "bidders" who have made their interests public are the ones that will not succeed. My gut tells me the ones who get this over the line haven't revealed themselves yet.£50m won't touch the sides.....that's not even two months wages
I agree, I feel that many of the so-called consortiums just want the PR on bidding. The only ones who would seriously want to buy this club is someone who needs it as a sport washing asset – like the Saudis.I feel that the "bidders" who have made their interests public are the ones that will not succeed. My gut tells me the ones who get this over the line haven't revealed themselves yet.
But whoever comes in has to cover a £100m per year hole in revenue. It's hard to see who and why someone would do this, unless they had some dirty money to clean.
I have never followed the net spend table, but is it possible that the 100m annual shortfall could be managed in different / better transfer dealings?I feel that the "bidders" who have made their interests public are the ones that will not succeed. My gut tells me the ones who get this over the line haven't revealed themselves yet.
But whoever comes in has to cover a £100m per year hole in revenue. It's hard to see who and why someone would do this, unless they had some dirty money to clean.
I have never followed the net spend table, but is it possible that the 100m annual shortfall could be managed in different / better transfer dealings?
Yeah of course, short term. Sell 200M of players to fund two years worth of losses on wages. That wage bill needs to be chopped off by a third and it will take another two years to reduce it even with players contracts expiringI have never followed the net spend table, but is it possible that the 100m annual shortfall could be managed in different / better transfer dealings?
They still have the 4/5th highest commercial revenue in the league. With City and Utd miles ahead, Liverpool then us/Chelsea. I don't think it's the basket case that many are making it out to be. Obviously they are in a precarious position, but they are "only" a new stadium worse off than us, and they have a glittering on field recent history to use in their commercial dealings.Significantly lower the wage bill....... Buy less expensive duds..... Develop more young/acad. players in-house (rather than loaning of 500 players every summer)......
Total revamp basically.
I think that no team has generated as much for player sales as them, whatever the numbers are, this part of their business they are brilliant at and that has been with Abramovich's money being pumped in.I have never followed the net spend table, but is it possible that the 100m annual shortfall could be managed in different / better transfer dealings?
They still have the 4/5th highest commercial revenue in the league. With City and Utd miles ahead, Liverpool then us/Chelsea. I don't think it's the basket case that many are making it out to be. Obviously they are in a precarious position, but they are "only" a new stadium worse off than us, and they have a glittering on field recent history to use in their commercial dealings.
The real crux of the problem as I see it is this 1.5 billion quid "loan" on the books.
When it comes to financial aspects, I learned one thing - never believe what Spurs fans say, it’s likely bollocks. I was also told that we’d compete with Liverpool and Woolwich (meh) in the transfer market once the stadium would be delivered.
Okay, if you say so :contethumb:It's even less wise to trust dis-ingenuous, ENIC-out number-phobes.
They’ve already pulled the levers of recent on field history for their commercial deals. If they do have reduce wages slightly, they risk dropping out the CL. £100M of their commercial revenue was from CL last season, doesn’t look so clever thenThey still have the 4/5th highest commercial revenue in the league. With City and Utd miles ahead, Liverpool then us/Chelsea. I don't think it's the basket case that many are making it out to be. Obviously they are in a precarious position, but they are "only" a new stadium worse off than us, and they have a glittering on field recent history to use in their commercial dealings.
The real crux of the problem as I see it is this 1.5 billion quid "loan" on the books.
This is what "sporting Integrity" is......................
Chavs have been made to look like the cunts we all know they are time and again here.
Every man and their dog is supporting them tomorrowHahah.... They're smashing it.
Good on Mr Gibson. Heard he had a rep as a good guy...... Now I can see why.
Every man and their dog is supporting them tomorrow
The biggest issue is what happens to that commercial revenue when the wage bill is brought within budget. Less success will reduce revenue further. At best they'll be able to keep up with us and the gooners.They still have the 4/5th highest commercial revenue in the league. With City and Utd miles ahead, Liverpool then us/Chelsea. I don't think it's the basket case that many are making it out to be. Obviously they are in a precarious position, but they are "only" a new stadium worse off than us, and they have a glittering on field recent history to use in their commercial dealings.
The real crux of the problem as I see it is this 1.5 billion quid "loan" on the books.
Deadline passes at 9pm. Don't think we will know before next week.So what's the story who's gonna get the steaming shit heap of a club and much worse/better off will they be?