Well, we did it. The last two seasons have ended up with our club looking stronger than it ever has been thanks to a surge in fortunes on the pitch, a respected, successful and secure management regime and a chairman and board ready and capable of making the right decisions for once - Spurs have posted record profits and revenues. Hang on a minute…
Levy said that breaking the 100 million mark was “largely driven by the club competing on four fronts, both domestically and in Europe.”
Now what would be the appropriate thanks to the manager who helped achieve that?
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Can you explain something to a yank fan? In America, the bastion of all things capitalist, we’re kind of embarrassed about money and sports. We have salary caps and we love underdog teams. If you spend money to win, you’re kind of scoffed at. A team like the Yankees in baseball are likened to Chelsea, sure they have lots of fans, but who would want to be them even if they win?
And so it’s weird for me to hear English fans talk so much about money and their teams. Why is it that it’s such a big part of the conversation?
It’s because the wealth of these clubs is seen as genuine, Tottenham have reached such revenue and profit through success on the pitch and a large fan base rather than some billionaire owner funding things. It is why Chelsea are looked down upon, because they did not obtain their wealth, players or success “naturally”.
Also because US sports have caps, the wealth of a team isn’t quite so big a deal as parity is forced. But in football, if you are 3 times as wealthy as your rivals then you can spend 3 times as much and get far better players.
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