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Anurag Jo said:
Louis XVI said:
Why the hell can't I see how many posts I've made?



Utter madness.
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Its clear .You are from a different era.Pack your bags and go to your palace or something. :harrylol:
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Clearly.

I can honestly say that I never thought I'd see the day when a post count would be deemed to surplus to requirements on an internet forum.

These are uncertain times indeed.
 
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My boss called this a month ago, not sure how to feel about it really.

On the one hand, the thought of an American billionaire buying the club I suppot is horrible.

On the other hand, we need to accept this is the way football is going nowdays and just keep supporting the team.
 
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I can see someone wanting to "invest" in Tottenham -but a takeover/buy out???

would Uncle Joe cash in his chips now- just when his patience and his long long term plan may just be proved right?

Why do Johnny Foreigers buy football clubs- at the moment you seem to have money from the east - which seems almost a political move- be it- putting a country on the map- UAE/ Qatar etc. or trying to move money out of a country before the owner becomes a persona non gratia-

From the West - The Yankee dollar- What do they gain from it? What is their motive? Trying to play Money Ball? Villa L'Arse even Victim FC- it has not really worked out? Even ManU where it is quite hard to mess things up- they are not really the Empire upon which the sun will never set- Once Ferguson goes what will happen- the man taking over from Casear never really has much fun ( no nothing to do will the venerable Gus either) - better the man who takes over from the man who replaces THE MAN.
 
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this has been touted since pre Stratford. Had people bothered to listen to WeAreN17 instead of slating them most of the time they would've seen this. A meeting with Daniel Levy even involved questions relating to this subject and AEG. At the time he said there were no plans to sell the club which is of course what he'd say.

ENIC are an investment company. They invest money to make money. The only question is when and not if. Do they sell as soon as everything is in place to make the new stadium and let someone else pay for it or do they raise the money themselves (investing more) and sell after.

Obviously selling the club with a new state of the art 56k stadium will be easier and you'll get more cash for it but would you get all your costs back from making the stadium? That I don't know but I'm guessing you would.

Personally my belief is AEG will have a huge hand in building the new stadium and will effectively be a partner in the project and will host summer events etc there (this will happen in the new stadium no matter who is involved in building it) and ENIC will sell up then, more than likely to AEG themselves. Whether Levy will remain will be down to him as originally this job was a stepping stone onto bigger and better things within ENIC but I think he enjoys his current status and certainly enjoys his salary that will only increase if a take over happens.

The bottom line is AEG will have a massive hand in the new stadium because they want into the UK and it's the perfect opportunity for them. If you want a new stadium you have to take the rough with the smooth.
 
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blingblingwideface said:
I can see someone wanting to "invest" in Tottenham -but a takeover/buy out???

would Uncle Joe cash in his chips now- just when his patience and his long long term plan may just be proved right?

Why do Johnny Foreigers buy football clubs- at the moment you seem to have money from the east - which seems almost a political move- be it- putting a country on the map- UAE/ Qatar etc. or trying to move money out of a country before the owner becomes a persona non gratia-

From the West - The Yankee dollar- What do they gain from it? What is their motive? Trying to play Money Ball? Villa L'Arse even Victim FC- it has not really worked out? Even ManU where it is quite hard to mess things up- they are not really the Empire upon which the sun will never set- Once Ferguson goes what will happen- the man taking over from Casear never really has much fun ( no nothing to do will the venerable Gus either) - better the man who takes over from the man who replaces THE MAN.
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Its probably all a mega plan for about 5-10 years time where the Premier League will be played all over the place or some kind of new radical rights package gets agreed where the clubs get waay more money, that or we leave the Prem and create a new league, again, meaning even more revenue streams for club owners.
You could be a real cynic and say they are just biding their time.....
 
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i dont see it being a major issue in both the long and short term provided they
dont start meddling in the football side of things (coaches, managers, players etc).
i did some research into Anschutz and he seems to legitimately run his clubs and teams
with some passion for sport and not just money.
bottom line is the deal will surely go through and we need cash for the new stadium,
so at least lewis hasnt sold us out to some rich arab cunt,
but rather a mate with some passion for football.
sure could be worse...
 
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drwinston001 said:
this has been touted since pre Stratford. Had people bothered to listen to WeAreN17 instead of slating them most of the time they would've seen this. A meeting with Daniel Levy even involved questions relating to this subject and AEG. At the time he said there were no plans to sell the club which is of course what he'd say.

ENIC are an investment company. They invest money to make money. The only question is when and not if. Do they sell as soon as everything is in place to make the new stadium and let someone else pay for it or do they raise the money themselves (investing more) and sell after.

Obviously selling the club with a new state of the art 56k stadium will be easier and you'll get more cash for it but would you get all your costs back from making the stadium? That I don't know but I'm guessing you would.

Personally my belief is AEG will have a huge hand in building the new stadium and will effectively be a partner in the project and will host summer events etc there (this will happen in the new stadium no matter who is involved in building it) and ENIC will sell up then, more than likely to AEG themselves. Whether Levy will remain will be down to him as originally this job was a stepping stone onto bigger and better things within ENIC but I think he enjoys his current status and certainly enjoys his salary that will only increase if a take over happens.

The bottom line is AEG will have a massive hand in the new stadium because they want into the UK and it's the perfect opportunity for them. If you want a new stadium you have to take the rough with the smooth.
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Do they not already own the O2 and the MEN arenas??

My thoughts are that he seemingly likes his sport, obviously the AEG side of it will look to make money otherwise whats the point of buying. But long term it could generate better revenue streams from the US through the links with LA Galaxy and the possibility of summer concerts will allow the club to stay competitive under the new financial fair play rules, by reducing debt quicker or increasing revenue. This could be a better move in the long term than if someone with a shed load of money buying us over.
 
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Louis XVI said:
Anurag Jo said:
Louis XVI said:
Why the hell can't I see how many posts I've made?



Utter madness.
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Its clear .You are from a different era.Pack your bags and go to your palace or something. :harrylol:
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Clearly.

I can honestly say that I never thought I'd see the day when a post count would be deemed to surplus to requirements on an internet forum.

These are uncertain times indeed.
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It's talk like that that get's people guillotined...
 
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With owners, isn't as it's always been??

Alan Sugar comes up as a very contentious figure looking back at our past, some say his management team did not respect the history and values of the club, all things considered that's fair criticism. What he did though was set Spurs up as an investible business, he bought the club for £8m and sold it for £50m, that's canny regardless of some of the football played in that era.

As fans, there is very little we can do when you consider the kind of sums of money involved at the top end. When you look at ENIC they are just a different scale of investor and now, as a club, we are going to be the target for venture capitalism. The important question is how much value ENIC place on the club, because if the club is bought by an investor they will levy debt against the club's value.

This is why a lot of good businesses go bust, not that they are not profitable, someone has overvalued how much revenue it can pay back to cover the debt. This is why when you look at Man U and the Glazers they have banked on Manchester United to pay back all the debts created by buying the club. If ENIC get greedy and overvalue the club whoever takes the club on next will be fighting a losing battle to fund the debt to buy the club, replenish the squad and fund the new ground.

Venture Capitalists are good and bad, they have no connection to our history or identity but it is in their interests that people turn up and the side is successful, they know they have to invest.

All a bit souless I know but it sounds like AEG want to retain Daniel Levy and whilst not perfect, I think he's overseen one of the best periods of Tottenham's modern history, certainly isn't time to give up the ghost yet!
 
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Didn't AEG 'contribute to Michael Jackson's death' by demanding he appear in London DESPITE his obvious poor condition/mental state...?
Can't help but fear for Ledley when he is 'leant upon' to play four games in a week, 'cos 'The Sponsors' are expecting him to, as they don't wanna disappoint their clients...

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HEADING PEOPLE!!
 
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Anurag Jo said:
So does this mean we would be richer?
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In terms of balance sheet, yes.

With regards to passion, soul, life fulfillment, artistry, pride, values, ethics and a sense of belonging, probably not.

As in another new thread, the 'c' in THFC would mean 'club' a little less, and 'corporation' a little more.
 
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1882 said:
Didn't AEG 'contribute to Michael Jackson's death' by demanding he appear in London DESPITE his obvious poor condition/mental state...?
Can't help but fear for Ledley when he is 'leant upon' to play four games in a week, 'cos 'The Sponsors' are expecting him to, as they don't wanna disappoint their clients...

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HEADING PEOPLE!!
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What ledley's gonna have to have plastic surgery to become a baby dangling quasi-white freak?

The horror...............

:bentley: :bentley:
 
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tricky said:
1882 said:
Didn't AEG 'contribute to Michael Jackson's death' by demanding he appear in London DESPITE his obvious poor condition/mental state...?
Can't help but fear for Ledley when he is 'leant upon' to play four games in a week, 'cos 'The Sponsors' are expecting him to, as they don't wanna disappoint their clients...

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HEADING PEOPLE!!
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What ledley's gonna have to have plastic surgery to become a baby dangling quasi-white freak?

The horror...............

:bentley: :bentley:
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They're mixing the bleach face-packs for him as we speak...
 
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Schoolboy'sOwnStuff said:
I'm far more concerned with their Nazi past and their role in the concentration camps.
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That's a different AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft) which is actually dissolved but another company still uses the branding, the one being linked with buying spurs is Anschutz Entertainment Group.
 
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