Guest neesy111 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Worth pointing out that Ashley has severely reduced the club's commercial revenue while he's been here too which is astonishing given the increasing profile of the league. When Shepherd left, our commercial revenue (sponsorship and merchandise) was £27m, Spurs (a club of similar stature imo, even if the manager thinks they're miles bigger) had a commercial revenue of £20m. In the last set of accounts, Spurs posted revenue in that sector of £41m. Ours was £13m, less than half what it was six years ago whilst theirs has doubled. Claims of being penniless stretch credibility when the numbers show he has blatantly been actively reducing club revenue from sponsors in order to paint our stadium red and blue. This pre-season just gone is the most extraordinary example, whilst other clubs are jetting off to areas of the world who are utterly obsessed with the Premier League to try and sell shirts (which clearly works), we are heading to some of the UK's most deprived areas to try and advertise pay day loans. Great post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Pablo Osvaldo is a very good signing imo, event for 15m. Just new strikers all over the place, bar us, watching Seville/Madrid, they both sold their best striker but sure enough at least they replaced them with Bacca/Villa respectively. We act like theirs very few strikers in the world and the ones we want are always the most complicated to get done. Embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 We have signed a moderately good one, like. Unfortunately, we didn't pay his full market value. I'd feel so much better about signing him if we'd paid £10m+. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 He's injured for a month and we still desperately need 2 more players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Manchester United £28m bid for Baines and Fellaini rejected. Utter desperation from Moyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Horrific bids by Moyes. So forced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Spurs are having an amazing window. All their new guys looked great today, and these two would be fantastic additions. In what way? Saw nothing from Paulinho, Chadli was the most anonymous player on the pitch and Soldado isolated throughout the game. Capoue looked very good when he came on, but other than that there wasn't much positive about any of them. Still think they'll all be great signings, but yesterdays performance was very much Spurs of last season without the last minute winner from Bale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Worth pointing out that Ashley has severely reduced the club's commercial revenue while he's been here too which is astonishing given the increasing profile of the league. When Shepherd left, our commercial revenue (sponsorship and merchandise) was £27m, Spurs (a club of similar stature imo, even if the manager thinks they're miles bigger) had a commercial revenue of £20m. In the last set of accounts, Spurs posted revenue in that sector of £41m. Ours was £13m, less than half what it was six years ago whilst theirs has doubled. Claims of being penniless stretch credibility when the numbers show he has blatantly been actively reducing club revenue from sponsors in order to paint our stadium red and blue. This pre-season just gone is the most extraordinary example, whilst other clubs are jetting off to areas of the world who are utterly obsessed with the Premier League to try and sell shirts (which clearly works), we are heading to some of the UK's most deprived areas to try and advertise pay day loans. Great post. Superb post. I'd be really interested in a thorough analysis of what has been done to our finances since Ashley took over. Seems as if the club is losing commercial revenue in order for Sports Direct to advertise for free. What he did to SJP in terms of SD signs should have cost a fortune? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Spurs are having an amazing window. All their new guys looked great today, and these two would be fantastic additions. In what way? Saw nothing from Paulinho, Chadli was the most anonymous player on the pitch and Soldado isolated throughout the game. Capoue looked very good when he came on, but other than that there wasn't much positive about any of them. Still think they'll all be great signings, but yesterdays performance was very much Spurs of last season without the last minute winner from Bale. It was the first game! I could certainly see the potential in their new signings. As I just said in another thread, they need to drop Sigurdsson. He was very average playing off the front man. I'd have Capoue as the holding midfielder with Dembele and Paulinho driving forward in a three man midfield. Sigurdsson wasn't able to link the midfield and forwards at all. He's so feeble, and can't drive past anyone. This was a big part of the problem yesterday. If Sigurdsson isn't shooting he is quite average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Spurs are having an amazing window. All their new guys looked great today, and these two would be fantastic additions. In what way? Saw nothing from Paulinho, Chadli was the most anonymous player on the pitch and Soldado isolated throughout the game. Capoue looked very good when he came on, but other than that there wasn't much positive about any of them. Still think they'll all be great signings, but yesterdays performance was very much Spurs of last season without the last minute winner from Bale. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Spurs are having an amazing window. All their new guys looked great today, and these two would be fantastic additions. In what way? Saw nothing from Paulinho, Chadli was the most anonymous player on the pitch and Soldado isolated throughout the game. Capoue looked very good when he came on, but other than that there wasn't much positive about any of them. Still think they'll all be great signings, but yesterdays performance was very much Spurs of last season without the last minute winner from Bale. This. I thought Paulinho had a good game.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Who are these people in the bit bolded that want to pay off the debt before buying any players? I find it hard to believe you haven't just made that up. If not... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 saw Spurs in the flesh. Didn't really get out of second gear but only Capoue out of the new signings really impressed. The bedding in period might be awhile fro the new lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. It's successful because it sells clothes/shoes/junk fecking cheap when people are skint. Imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. It's successful because it sells clothes/shoes/junk fecking cheap when people are skint. Imo. Exactly, that and the failure of all competitors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. It's successful because it sells clothes/shoes/junk fecking cheap when people are skint. Imo. Exactly, that and the failure of all competitors. He's bought all them like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. It's successful because it sells clothes/shoes/junk fecking cheap when people are skint. Imo. Exactly, that and the failure of all competitors. He's bought all them like I know, because they were flopping they had to sell though. Same effect anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. It's successful because it sells clothes/shoes/junk fecking cheap when people are skint. Imo. Exactly, that and the failure of all competitors. He's bought all them like I know, because they were flopping they had to sell though. Same effect anyway. I know this is going to be popular but i must say that i do buy stuff for the kids in his shops, and it's solely for their price. I mean a month left of the school term and my youngest split his school shoes, so i bought him a pair of cheap £6 ones to get through (while he doesn't care what he wears). Also clothes that the kids can just ruin as they do, it's a good way to save money while the kids have no fashion sense. I feel dirty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. I'd imagine having a Premier League ground named after your sports merchandise firm and subsequently having it named on Sky Sports News etc etc every day for months didn't exactly do the company much harm. As usual though you've picked up on a single word in an attempt to defend Mike Ashley taking millions of pounds worth of advertising revenue away from the club each year and into his firm without subtracting a penny from his loan. Almighty WUM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I agree with Wullie about Ashley taking millions away from us in advertising, i have no idea how it impacts Ashley's Sports Direct profits but it definitely impacts us badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 BTW (I know it's not really on topic but fuck it) in the six year period that Mike Ashley has been using NUFC as the advertising wing of his company, the share price of said company has gone from 36p to £6.36. And some people still think it's right and proper for him to take the full value of his loan back in cash ahead of buying any players despite the fact his company is now 17 times more valuable, largely as a result of the millions of pounds worth of free advertising we've given him. Do really think Sports Direct's success is "largely" because of the advertising through us? That's ridiculous IMO. I'd imagine having a Premier League ground named after your sports merchandise firm and subsequently having it named on Sky Sports News etc etc every day for months didn't exactly do the company much harm. As usual though you've picked up on a single word in an attempt to defend Mike Ashley taking millions of pounds worth of advertising revenue away from the club each year and into his firm without subtracting a penny from his loan. Almighty WUM. The irony of someone saying this about Ian aside, that's quite the leap you've made there. (Rockers 4 LIFE!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I agree with Wullie about Ashley taking millions away from us in advertising, i have no idea how it impacts Ashley's Sports Direct profits but it definitely impacts us badly. I agree with that as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Spurs are having an amazing window. All their new guys looked great today, and these two would be fantastic additions. In what way? Saw nothing from Paulinho, Chadli was the most anonymous player on the pitch and Soldado isolated throughout the game. Capoue looked very good when he came on, but other than that there wasn't much positive about any of them. Still think they'll all be great signings, but yesterdays performance was very much Spurs of last season without the last minute winner from Bale. Maybe best not to judge them all on the basis of one game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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