Tottenham Hotspur 2011-2012 Official Thread

[London_Calling]

I was being dramatic - though I'd imagine that's the kind of thought that would go through defendents heads.

This will be the next step:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentence_investigation_report

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

I don't follow the round ball game so much, but I would like to salute Harry Redknapp for standing up to the behaviour of one police officer and solicitor during his trial. The former kept trying to stare him out (I have seen this done, a deliberate intimidation technique) and the latter strongly implied lying under oath. If police and CPS have to resort to such naff techniques it doesn't say much for the strength of their case, and it certainly didn't in this instance given his aquittal.

 

[London_Calling]

Holy shit! Can we appeal?

 

[goldenecitrone]

Bye bye Harry. Have fun in the England job.

 

[IC3D]

Travesty of justice this

 

[goldenecitrone]

The trials and tribulations of the football world.

 

[Big Gunz]

Witness the end, once Harry goes Bale goes to Man U, Modric off to Citeh back to mid table mediocrity for you lot!

 

[Corax]

Witness the end, once Harry goes Bale goes to Man U, Modric off to Citeh back to mid table mediocrity for you lot!

Or Mourinho decides he wants a challenge, and to see if he can repeat what he did at Porto. In which case, even the top two should start worrying.

 

[London_Calling]

Don't panic yet chaps, Levy will have got private detectives all over the FA top brass as we speak...

 

[goldenecitrone]

Or Mourinho decides he wants a challenge, and to see if he can repeat what he did at Porto. In which case, even the top two should start worrying.

Or Benitez wants another crack at the Premiership.

 

[tommers]

Don't panic yet chaps, Levy will have got private detectives all over the FA top brass as we speak...

Tell em to clear their bins out.

 

[Big Gunz]

Or Mourinho decides he wants a challenge, and to see if he can repeat what he did at Porto. In which case, even the top two should start worrying.

He wants dosh to spend I think, Porto being the exception as that was his first big job as manager. No way would he join for the challenge he wants money to spend for title challenges which Spurs don't have.

 

[Corax]

He wants dosh to spend I think, Porto being the exception as that was his first big job as manager. No way would he join for the challenge he wants money to spend for title challenges which Spurs don't have.

Can't know for sure, but I suspect Levy would bankroll his ambitions to a bigger extent than he would Redknapp or virtually any other manager. Not to the same level as the rich clubs though admittedly.

 

[London_Calling]

Meanwhile, Levy's relentless search to make the stadium project work continues. Huge financial shift here, but also social responsibility concerns:

Initial proposals for the Northumberland development project had said that 200 new homes would be built – 50 per cent of which would be affordable.

According to a report to the council’s planning sub-committee which is due to be discussed on Monday 13 February, new outline planning application has been submitted to increase the number of flats to 285 but make them all for sale on the open market.

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/ihstory.aspx?storycode=6520350

 

[London_Calling]

Also - and not unrelated to the above - Deloitte's annual list of the biggest earners is out today. The diff CL football makes is clear:

Tottenham had the second-biggest increase, 36 percent, after it reached the quarterfinals in its first Champions League appearance. Its total of 181 million euros pushed it ahead of Premier League leader Manchester City to the 11th spot.

This 36% seems to roughly equate with what we knew earlier about CL revenues from last season being a touch over £40 million:

1. Real Madrid 479.5
2. Barcelona 450.7
3. Manchester United 367.0
4. Bayern Munich 321.4
5. Arsenal 251.1
6. Chelsea 249.8
7. AC Milan 235.1
8. Inter Milan 211.4
9. Liverpool 203.3
10. Schalke 202.4
11. Tottenham 181.0
12. Manchester City 169.6
13. Juventus 153.9
14. Marseille 150.4
15. Roma 143.5
16. Borussia Dortmund 138.5
17. Lyon 132.8
18. Hamburg 128.8
19. Valencia 116.8
20. Napoli 114.9

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...-league-as-schalke-tottenham-boost-sales.html

 

[chieftain]

I've posted this in the dedicated thread but its funny and relevant:

 

[London_Calling]

What's Levy going to do? He absolutely has the bollocks to tell the FA to shove it - 'arry has 18 months to run on his contract... What would 'arry want him to do...

 

[goldenecitrone]

Even if he does accept the England job, they'll get knocked out in the first round and he'll probably be back at Spurs by August, £10 million richer.

 

[ska invita]

After the world cup mess I heard Harry saying he's an englishman and a football fan, and what english football fan wouldn't want to be the england manager? he went on to say, of course he wants the job, he's dreamed of it his whole life, as has every english football fan. He then went on to say he doesnt care if they pay him in peanuts (to Schwise Bank Acc 4798573590 Sortcode 283983), he just wants the job (plus 10% of all merchandise sales, and£ 2million golden handshake used notes).

 

[London_Calling]

So if 'arry leaves, how about Capello?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

He's rather low down on the list that has Mourinho at the top, isn't he?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Graun today mentioned - in a weirdly, creepily, devoted paean to Redknapp - that he claimed to be as surprised by the signing of Saha as the coterie of journalists milling around at the time it was announced.

 

[London_Calling]

I think that was one of 'arry's little jokes.

Yep, I agree Levy will try for Mourinho - again. In some ways the timing will never be better...

 

[Deareg]

I think that was one of 'arry's little jokes.

Yep, I agree Levy will try for Mourinho - again. In some ways the timing will never be better...

Can you lot afford him? He is not exactly know for developing players or promoting from the youth teams.

 

[Corax]

Can you lot afford him? He is not exactly know for developing players or promoting from the youth teams.

He's not met Daniel Levy.

 

[London_Calling]

Talking of whom:

EXCLUSIVE: £10m Harry fee - that's what it will cost to prise manager from the Lane

The cost of appointing Harry Redknapp as England boss will exceed £10m - before the FA pay him a penny in wages. Daniel Levy put a £5m release clause in his contract and England would also have to pay the remaining 15 months his deal.

LOL x 10

btw, apropos of not very much, I noticed Levy made £25 million net from the last two transfer windows.

 

[Big Gunz]

I think that was one of 'arry's little jokes.

Yep, I agree Levy will try for Mourinho - again. In some ways the timing will never be better...

Levy seems like a very shrewd man and I doubt he's going to blow his load over Mourinho.

 

[London_Calling]

Further to the amended planning application mentioned a few posts up:

If the deal goes through, Spurs could be facing a bill of just £440,000 for community and infrastructure improvements, passing the remaining £15.5million of costs onto Haringey Council, Transport for London and the Mayor of London’s recently-announced £27million Tottenham Regeneration Fund.

Paul Phillips, project director at Tottenham Hotspur, added: “All major regeneration projects require a level of public sector support, especially in areas with such high levels of deprivation.”

“We think it is fantastic news for the area that six months on from the riots this is happening, and the Northumberland Development Project does need to be viable for it to be delivered.”

Of course you do. So £15 million from Boris (riot money), plus another £15 million here he now knows know he can get away with (because the politicians need this project to be done) - assuming the Council pass this.

So, on the back of an envelope.... there's the untouched CL money (£40 million) and the £25 million made on the last two windows, plus normal income from a season in the Premiership... that appears to be the land grab, professional expenses and other preparation costs covered.

Another envelope: Levy now just needs to fund the build itself, spend significantly on 2 key players in the summer, and keep hold of Modric, Bale and ... 'arry.

 

[Big Gunz]

And in the real world....

 

[hipipol]

Money corrupts everyone cepting 'arry

If he takes the Engerlund Job and they win.....

Arise Lord Harry of Teflon!!