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New takeover rumours

jimmyb said:
Speak for yourself, fella. I don't.

Sure, I would much prefer that City (and Chelsea, for that matter) had never won the lottery.

And, sure, I'd love Spurs to become a club that regularly wins the Premier League title and the Champions League without spending any unearned money.

But if, every time we get close to becoming a regular CL team, another club wins the lottery, outspends us by hundreds of millions and consequently overtakes us, then I'm very much of the opinion: if you can't beat 'em join 'em.

Let's not forget the real purpose of FFP. It had nothing to do with helping well run clubs like Spurs that reside, frustratingly, just outside the CL elite. It was introduced to preserve the status of the established CL clubs. The CL was their private gravy train. And they didn't want anyone else getting on. They just happened to be the ones in possession when the CL first started. And with the benefit of huge revenues from the CL, they were able virtually to corner the market in players, money, trophies and CL qualification - which helped to earn them more money, more trophies, more top players and more CL qualification. And so on ad infinitum.

All of that was threatened by the sudden emergence of clubs like Emirates Marketing Project, PSG and Malaga. So, all of a sudden, FFP became a priority. It was imperative that no other club should be allowed to have ideas above its station. Inequality was only okay, after all, if it favoured the established CL elite.
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Yep, agree with this. FFP just entrenches the inequalities that have been building in the game for the last 25 years or so. You need to tackle the root of the problem, which starts with the skewed income distribution. And that doesn't just mean Champions League income. It means looking at TV money, gate receipts, sponsorship... everything.
 
africanspurs said:
what if its an outright sugar daddy take over./.......i'm talking honey and maple syrup over everything to allow for glue to stick the cash on. that type of take over
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Honestly? Im going to watch the team. We buy Messi and Ronaldo to play off of Defoe Im going to enjoy that spectacle, Im a Spurs fan and it would be impossible to just discard the club entirely.

That said my interest would seriously drop, and I wouldnt be crowing about any trophies that came our way like I would if we (say) won the league next season.

Ive spent a long time saying how hollow Chelseas and Citys success is, that reasoning wouldnt change just because it happened to the club I love. It would just be even sadder.
 
This club could compete with the billionaires if we can continually qualify for the CL. The income and prestige would allow us to sign the type of players we need and get the success we all want without selling out. The current squad is good enough and hopefully with a plan B we can do it.
 
Nutter-Naylor said:
teletext seemingly suggesting July 19th for the 'announcement' (mystery buyer/investment....)
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i read on Spurs Community that someone is suggesting Monday July 16th as the day when all will become public knowledge. Imo it will be an investment deal and not a straight buyout
 
AEG new owners sept2012??

theSPURSinsider ‏@theSPURSinsider
#AEG will take complete control of #THFC in September. #ITK

Guess this follows on from our joint bid for the olympic stadium, and the news of a huge investment.

interesting part in their introduction on their website about London Investment land.

AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns, controls or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world's preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO), Citizen's Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA), The Rose Garden (Portland, OR), O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA), American Airlines Arena (Miami), Best Buy Theater (Times Square, NY), Verizon Theatre (Grand Prairie, TX), Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN), BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX), Allphones Arena (Sydney, AU), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam), Ericsson Globe Arenas (Stockholm), Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg), O2 World (Berlin) and The O2, a 28-acre development located in the eastern part of London which are all part of the portfolio of AEG Facilities

Not really the investor that I was looking for.

PS have we signed a striker yet??
 
little lillywhite lee said:
theSPURSinsider ‏@theSPURSinsider
#AEG will take complete control of #THFC in September. #ITK

Guess this follows on from our joint bid for the olympic stadium, and the news of a huge investment.

interesting part in their introduction on their website about London Investment land.

AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns, controls or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world's preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO), Citizen's Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA), The Rose Garden (Portland, OR), O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA), American Airlines Arena (Miami), Best Buy Theater (Times Square, NY), Verizon Theatre (Grand Prairie, TX), Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, NV), Target Center (Minneapolis, MN), BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX), Allphones Arena (Sydney, AU), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam), Ericsson Globe Arenas (Stockholm), Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg), O2 World (Berlin) and The O2, a 28-acre development located in the eastern part of London which are all part of the portfolio of AEG Facilities

Not really the investor that I was looking for.

PS have we signed a striker yet??
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Don't get the bold part, the O2 development is exactly what it says. Has zero to do with Stratford or the Northumberland project
 
What happened to my post on the new merged thread?

Its not important, as unknown has asked the same question. Strangely the post omits the part with details about the O2.

... and The O2, a 28-acre development located in the eastern part of London along the Thames River which includes a 20,000-seat arena and over 650,000 sf of leisure and entertainment use which are all part of the portfolio of AEG Facilities
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I really hope that Philip Anschutz doesn't become our owner. He makes Mitt Romney seem normal and moderate.
 
Probably bull****, but still...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="da"><p>The Sun understand Tottenham Hotspur are being lined up by the Qatari government for a £1 billion takeover. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/THFC?src=hash">#THFC</a> <a href="http://t.co/UiNatdVukQ">pic.twitter.com/UiNatdVukQ</a></p>&mdash; Hotspur Related (@HotspurRelated) <a href="https://twitter.com/HotspurRelated/status/544983367180361728">16. december 2014</a></blockquote>
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Denmark Spur said:
Probably bull****, but still...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="da"><p>The Sun understand Tottenham Hotspur are being lined up by the Qatari government for a £1 billion takeover. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/THFC?src=hash">#THFC</a> <a href="http://t.co/UiNatdVukQ">pic.twitter.com/UiNatdVukQ</a></p>&mdash; Hotspur Related (@HotspurRelated) <a href="https://twitter.com/HotspurRelated/status/544983367180361728">16. december 2014</a></blockquote>
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Now we're talking!
 
if you are gonna go down that route, they are the guys to do it with, with all their hooks into FIFA we'd win the World Cup!

(shame its in the sun as it means its obviously *******s)
 
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