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Daniel Levy - Chairman

Wow thanks, was aware of the away record but not the home one so much. I still remember that bonfire night game, must have been 2007 I'm guessing. Atmosphere was insane that night.
 
parklane1 said:
And we have come a long way in that time, we have seen some great players wear our shirt, been in and around the CL, made a attempted challenge on the Prem title, got one of the best training facilities in the world and I great new ground being built.

My only small gripe is the lack of trophys that we have tried to win, but I except that in modern football its not that important to win things anymore. ( which is a pity).
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I disagree. This season we might not have given it all in the cups, and perhaps it has been like that the last couple of seasons, but on the whole I think we have tried to win cups but haven't been good enough.

DubaiSpur said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...uge-cash-injection-from-america-and-china-a/?

Tottenham could get huge cash injection from America and China as they seek to hold on to Mauricio Pochettino

Matt Law

Tottenham Hotspur's desire to keep impressive head coach Mauricio Pochettino out of the clutches of his growing list of suitors could be boosted by Jeff Moorad’s attempt to secure finance to invest in the club.

As revealed by Telegraph Sport in November, former American sports agent Moorad has held discussions with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy over his interest in putting money into the club and appointed a UK-based adviser to help him.

It is understood that since the initial discussions, Moorad has sought extra backing from China and elsewhere, and sources in America even claim a term sheet has been signed over a proposal, although that remains unconfirmed.

Moorad, who is the former minority owner of both the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres Major League Baseball clubs, has refused to comment on his interest in Spurs and it is unknown whether he is looking at a deal to finance the £400 million new stadium or whether he wants to buy a stake in the club.

Tottenham owner Joe Lewis puts the total value of the club, plus the new stadium, at around £800m and Moorad does not have the personal wealth to launch a full takeover bid on his own. But the promise of major investment from Moorad, and possibly Chinese backers, would be a boost to Spurs and could also help to convince Pochettino to sign a new contract extension and ignore interest from Manchester United and overseas clubs.

Pochettino has just over three years to run on the contract he signed when he took over at Tottenham in 2014. But the club want to reward him for his impressive work that has seen Spurs challenge for the Premier League title this season with a new five-year deal worth £5.5m a year.

The Argentine has insisted he is extremely happy at White Hart Lane, but has also indicated he is in no rush to sign a new contract after warning earlier in the season that the building of a new stadium could make his job more difficult. Pochettino wants to be sure that he will not suffer the same difficulties as Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who had to sell his best players and saw spending restricted following the move to the Emirates Stadium.

“I have read a lot about Arsene Wenger saying the toughest period for Arsenal was in the period that they built their stadium and I think you need to know, and the people need to know, that this is a very tough period for us," said Pochettino in February. “We need to be careful because we need to arrive at the new stadium in very good condition to try to fight for everything, and try to show that we are one of the best clubs and teams in the world.”

Large investment from Moorad, or elsewhere, would help smooth that transition. In 2014, Spurs received a preliminary takeover approach from private investment company Cain Hoy, but the group was unwilling to meet the asking price.

Moorad made his name as one of the leading American sports agents, in partnership with Leigh Steinberg, in the 1980s and negotiated over $3 billion in athletes’ contracts. He was partly the inspiration behind the character Tom Cruise played in the film Jerry Maguire and served as a technical consultant for the 1996 Oscar-winning production, in which he made a cameo appearance.

While Levy has been seeking outside investment to help the new stadium project, Tottenham have seen some of their Premier League rivals negotiate significant cash injections. Everton have recently received a huge financial boost that will help their stadium plans with Farhad Moshiri becoming the new major shareholder, while Swansea City are in talks with a US investment group fronted by Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan.

Meanwhile, French reports claim that Tottenham’s pursuit of Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi is being helped by Pochettino’s old boss Marcelo Bielsa. Former Marseille manager Bielsa is thought to be sending Pochettino, who worked under him at Newell’s Old Boys in Argentina, reports and DVDs on Batshuayi’s performances.

West Ham have also been chasing Batshuayi, but the Upton Park club have stepped up their interest in Liverpool’s Christian Benteke by making an enquiry over whether or not the Belgian would be interested in joining them.
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Investment isn't bad. I would much rather keep Levy than have any sort of takeover though. China just want in because they've bizarrely decided that footballs in hot fashion and they must be involved in everything to do with it (for now). US owners also seem to be in it it more for the money and having any more US owners in the top flight would only increase the chances of that ridiculous European Super League take place.
 
I know investment in the club would be seen as a good thing but I'd prefer that Levy stay at the helm for as long as he is interested in doing it. He's doing a great job, and does Joe Lewis really need any more money? Hand over the reins to his daughter (who is a fan I've heard) and keep going as we have been.

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Daniel Levy is facing a difficult summer of trying to control Tottenham Hotspur’s wage bill, even though the club’s players will not get automatic pay rises for qualifying for the Champions League.

Tottenham could qualify for the Champions League this weekend, but, unlike Manchester United and other top four rivals, chairman Levy has not put top-four pay clauses into the contracts of his players.

United stars, for example, earn around 25 per cent more for playing in the Champions League, but Spurs players can only count on a share of a one-off bonus for finishing in the top four.

While he has done superbly to drastically slash the Spurs wage bill over the last two years, Levy now faces a potentially tricky situation to keep players and agents happy thanks to the club’s superb season that could still see them win the Premier League title.

Hugo Lloris, Erik Lamela and Mousa Dembele are among Tottenham’s highest earners on £70-£80,000-a-week, while striker Harry Kane has been in talks over an increase to his £50,000-a-week deal.

In comparison, Chelsea’s highest earner, Eden Hazard, is paid £200,000-a-week, Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney pockets £260,000-a-week, Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure earn £220,000-a-week at Emirates Marketing Project and Arsenal pay Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez £140,000-a-week.

Tottenham’s fierce rivals West Ham United this season handed Dimitri Payet a £125,000-a-week contract to keep the midfielder at Upton Park, while Andros Townsend earned a big pay rise by moving from Spurs to Saudi Sportswashing Machine on £55,000-a-week.

Levy successfully tied Dele Alli down to a new five-year £25,000-a-week contract in January, fellow England international Eric Dier penned a long-term deal last summer, while talks are ongoing with Kane, Lamela, Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen.

But it is unrealistic for Levy to expect to keep Tottenham’s wage bill so low, following such a successful season and with the promised riches of the Champions League and a new television deal.

Levy is likely to find that a number of the club’s current players want pay rises after qualifying for the Champions League, while the demands of Spurs’ transfer targets will go up.

Tottenham are in talks with Marseille over £30m-rated striker Michy Batshuayi, but face competition from Juventus, West Ham and Liverpool, and may have to break their £80,000-a-week wage ceiling to get the Belgian.

Other than negotiating players’ contracts, Levy is also trying to tie head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who stands to earn a £500,000 bonus for winning the League, and his staff to extended deals.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...ttle-to-control-tottenham-wage-bill-this-sum/
 
Jordinho said:
Daniel Levy is facing a difficult summer of trying to control Tottenham Hotspur’s wage bill, even though the club’s players will not get automatic pay rises for qualifying for the Champions League.

Tottenham could qualify for the Champions League this weekend, but, unlike Manchester United and other top four rivals, chairman Levy has not put top-four pay clauses into the contracts of his players.

United stars, for example, earn around 25 per cent more for playing in the Champions League, but Spurs players can only count on a share of a one-off bonus for finishing in the top four.

While he has done superbly to drastically slash the Spurs wage bill over the last two years, Levy now faces a potentially tricky situation to keep players and agents happy thanks to the club’s superb season that could still see them win the Premier League title.

Hugo Lloris, Erik Lamela and Mousa Dembele are among Tottenham’s highest earners on £70-£80,000-a-week, while striker Harry Kane has been in talks over an increase to his £50,000-a-week deal.

In comparison, Chelsea’s highest earner, Eden Hazard, is paid £200,000-a-week, Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney pockets £260,000-a-week, Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure earn £220,000-a-week at Emirates Marketing Project and Arsenal pay Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez £140,000-a-week.

Tottenham’s fierce rivals West Ham United this season handed Dimitri Payet a £125,000-a-week contract to keep the midfielder at Upton Park, while Andros Townsend earned a big pay rise by moving from Spurs to Saudi Sportswashing Machine on £55,000-a-week.

Levy successfully tied Dele Alli down to a new five-year £25,000-a-week contract in January, fellow England international Eric Dier penned a long-term deal last summer, while talks are ongoing with Kane, Lamela, Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen.

But it is unrealistic for Levy to expect to keep Tottenham’s wage bill so low, following such a successful season and with the promised riches of the Champions League and a new television deal.

Levy is likely to find that a number of the club’s current players want pay rises after qualifying for the Champions League, while the demands of Spurs’ transfer targets will go up.

Tottenham are in talks with Marseille over £30m-rated striker Michy Batshuayi, but face competition from Juventus, West Ham and Liverpool, and may have to break their £80,000-a-week wage ceiling to get the Belgian.

Other than negotiating players’ contracts, Levy is also trying to tie head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who stands to earn a £500,000 bonus for winning the League, and his staff to extended deals.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...ttle-to-control-tottenham-wage-bill-this-sum/
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Someone desperate to write an article has come up some with half baked facts and stuck it on the Telegraph website. Pretty obvious that someone, anyone, who is part of a successful organisation will look to get the maximum reward they can for that, goes with any line of work surely?
 
Vega said:
Someone desperate to write an article has come up some with half baked facts and stuck it on the Telegraph website. Pretty obvious that someone, anyone, who is part of a successful organisation will look to get the maximum reward they can for that, goes with any line of work surely?
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Indeed, its just a load of Blah, blah, blah.
 
What's wrong with the article? I found it pretty interesting, tbh; I'd assumed we'd put CL clauses in our contracts as a matter of practice, but it appears that we don't. It is also slightly insane that West Ham are paying Payet 125 grand a week.
 
DubaiSpur said:
What's wrong with the article? I found it pretty interesting, tbh; I'd assumed we'd put CL clauses in our contracts as a matter of practice, but it appears that we don't. It is also slightly insane that West Ham are paying Payet 125 grand a week.
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Part of what is wrong with the article is that it doesn't bring up how we're going into these negotiations and "problems with wages" in a very strong negotiating position thanks to Levy. Eriksen has 2 years left I think, all our other important players have more than that. And being on reasonable wages allows us to up the wages of some players to keep them happy whereas had we gone out and spent huge sums on wages earlier we wouldn't have that room to maneuver.

We have CL bonuses. Players do not get a permanent wage rise for qualifying, they get a bonus payment for doing so. Another bonus next year if they repeat it. Seems sensible.
 
braineclipse said:
Part of what is wrong with the article is that it doesn't bring up how we're going into these negotiations and "problems with wages" in a very strong negotiating position thanks to Levy. Eriksen has 2 years left I think, all our other important players have more than that. And being on reasonable wages allows us to up the wages of some players to keep them happy whereas had we gone out and spent huge sums on wages earlier we wouldn't have that room to maneuver.

We have CL bonuses. Players do not get a permanent wage rise for qualifying, they get a bonus payment for doing so. Another bonus next year if they repeat it. Seems sensible.
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What it also lacks is the forethought that Spurs don't have to renegotiate contracts that are already in place so the "lack of control" Spurs apparently have over their wages doesn't actually

As for West Ham paying £125k for Payet, well that's just laughable.
 
camspur said:
What it also lacks is the forethought that Spurs don't have to renegotiate contracts that are already in place so the "lack of control" Spurs apparently have over their wages doesn't actually

As for West Ham paying £125k for Payet, well that's just laughable.
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I thought i'd misread that a few weeks back...so that's actually true??:eek:
 
DL's end of season message :

Dear Supporter

We start today's match knowing that a Champions League place is ours to take. Second place would secure our highest league finish since 1963 and mark the culmination of a truly remarkable season. This has been a season when our team has taken to the pitch and reminded us all why we love this game and why we love our Club.

A second season under Mauricio and his coaching staff has seen the team achieve far more than we had anticipated. This was a season that saw us go a Club record 14 Premier League games unbeaten and challenge for the title right up until this week. With a blend of youth and experience we have seen a squad built for the future.

As you arrived at White Hart Lane for today's match you could not have helped but notice the towering cranes now on the site of the new stadium and, looking up, see our Club emblem proudly displayed on them. They are a clear and distinctive signal of our intent to build for the future both on and off the pitch.

After more than 15 years of land acquisition, nine years in design and planning, we finally have the permissions we need to realise our vision of delivering one of the finest stadiums in the world.

We are building what we believe to be the foundations, literally and metaphorically, for the future of our Club.

As we move forward we know we shall face challenges and we shall often ask you to support us through these. We are currently progressing the build programme and will share details for the coming seasons with you as soon as we have final clarification. After today's match we shall use the closed period to fast track works on site.

Work has commenced on the new Player Lodge at the Training Centre which will provide our players with an exceptional accommodation and recovery facility. This will take around two years to complete. The Club’s First Team and Academy players are our most important assets and this unique and high quality environment will allow us to further improve the care and attention our players receive.

Our days have never been busier and we have no intention of standing still. Some days it feels, with schemes of this magnitude, that our battles are off the pitch as well as on. We intend to approach all with sheer determination to deliver the best for our Club.

Please take a moment to look around you today and savour the atmosphere of our last home game of a memorable season. Our congratulations go to Leicester City on winning the title. A wonderful achievement and a reminder why the Premier League is the most watched league in the world.

It was a thrilling and passionate competition. At times our football has been simply sublime.

A standout feature of this season has been the unity between players and you, our supporters. The players and coaches will take to the pitch after the match today to thank you and applaud you for the immense support you have given them. I shall be proudly applauding you all.

I firmly believe that this was a season when so much has come together.

Enjoy the Euros and the summer and we look forward to welcoming you all back here next season.

Best wishes to you and your families

Daniel

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/chairmanand39s-message-070516/
 
Glenda's Legs said:
DL's end of season message :

Dear Supporter

We start today's match knowing that a Champions League place is ours to take. Second place would secure our highest league finish since 1963 and mark the culmination of a truly remarkable season. This has been a season when our team has taken to the pitch and reminded us all why we love this game and why we love our Club.

A second season under Mauricio and his coaching staff has seen the team achieve far more than we had anticipated. This was a season that saw us go a Club record 14 Premier League games unbeaten and challenge for the title right up until this week. With a blend of youth and experience we have seen a squad built for the future.

As you arrived at White Hart Lane for today's match you could not have helped but notice the towering cranes now on the site of the new stadium and, looking up, see our Club emblem proudly displayed on them. They are a clear and distinctive signal of our intent to build for the future both on and off the pitch.

After more than 15 years of land acquisition, nine years in design and planning, we finally have the permissions we need to realise our vision of delivering one of the finest stadiums in the world.

We are building what we believe to be the foundations, literally and metaphorically, for the future of our Club.

As we move forward we know we shall face challenges and we shall often ask you to support us through these. We are currently progressing the build programme and will share details for the coming seasons with you as soon as we have final clarification. After today's match we shall use the closed period to fast track works on site.

Work has commenced on the new Player Lodge at the Training Centre which will provide our players with an exceptional accommodation and recovery facility. This will take around two years to complete. The Club’s First Team and Academy players are our most important assets and this unique and high quality environment will allow us to further improve the care and attention our players receive.

Our days have never been busier and we have no intention of standing still. Some days it feels, with schemes of this magnitude, that our battles are off the pitch as well as on. We intend to approach all with sheer determination to deliver the best for our Club.

Please take a moment to look around you today and savour the atmosphere of our last home game of a memorable season. Our congratulations go to Leicester City on winning the title. A wonderful achievement and a reminder why the Premier League is the most watched league in the world.

It was a thrilling and passionate competition. At times our football has been simply sublime.

A standout feature of this season has been the unity between players and you, our supporters. The players and coaches will take to the pitch after the match today to thank you and applaud you for the immense support you have given them. I shall be proudly applauding you all.

I firmly believe that this was a season when so much has come together.

Enjoy the Euros and the summer and we look forward to welcoming you all back here next season.

Best wishes to you and your families

Daniel

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/chairmanand39s-message-070516/
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Leg. End.
 
paxtonwolf said:
What an excellent read it was, and almost got a tear in my eyes towards the end.

I really really hope we are going to finish in style tomorrow. The sun out, noisy crowd, Spurs winning, 2nd place. Potential to be a day to remember in future years
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We will struggle due to key players being suspended.
 
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