tomav84 Posted April 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2021 has to be related to the ESL. a week before league cup final is very odd timing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 If true I'm not that surprised. He's been struggling with Spurs anyway but it's possible this ESL news hasn't helped matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, magnkarl said: Government drafting plans for a 50+1% fan share. Get ready to buy Villa stocks I don’t like the idea of fan owned teams if i’m honest. If fans had real power over the running of the club, we’d have a new manager every time we lost a game. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, magnkarl said: Government drafting plans for a 50+1% fan share. Get ready to buy Villa stocks That's one investment loss I'm willing to take. Gimme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, StanBalaban said: https://twitter.com/JPercyTelegraph/status/1384074409699282944?s=19 Obviously told them to hoop it. Good man. Hope Klopp and Pep do the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: This is the sort of thing I'm thinking about when I caution against defeatism: Do I believe the Tories are going to implement the 50+1 rule? No, absolutely not, because having fans own clubs might pose all sorts of questions about whether workers can own or have a greater say in businesses. But the fact they feel compelled to come out and say 'all options are on the table' here is very telling. People just need to do some basic maths. There are tens of millions of football fans in this country, and opposition to these plans is near universal. Not just among fans of other clubs, but you can see the opposition on forums of clubs involved. Someone quoted a poll on Spurs' forum that had 94% of fans against the idea earlier. Maybe American owners can ignore what their fans feel, but the British government cannot completely ignore what tens of millions of voters feel. It may be worth people starting to think about communications with MPs, *especially* Tory MPs. If you do go that route, keep it calm, keep it rational, don't demand emotional things like 'chuck them out of the league', but just make them aware that this is an important issue, that you favour 50+1 (if you do), that you expect the government to help with a robust response that protects the integrity of the sport, and that this is an issue you will be considering when it comes to the next election. I think the Tories absolutely would bring in a 51% fan rule. Say what you like about the Tories but they've swung much more nationalist of late and this is great politics for them. Want to show off how you're willing to stick up for the common man and this country's heritage? Save the national sport from being hijacked by billionaires and ruined. You can argue about whether that's actually a fair reflection of events, but I reckon they're licking their lips at the chance to ride to the rescue here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 It would cost Spurs in excess of £30m to sack him, this is the JP Morgan money talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXD Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Spurs forum Looking at the title, I'm happy they know their place. 'Them and 11 elite clubs'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Awol said: Obviously told them to hoop it. Good man. Hope Klopp and Pep do the same. Apparently Jose as been sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, HKP90 said: I don’t like the idea of fan owned teams if i’m honest. If fans had real power over the running of the club, we’d have a new manager every time we lost a game. That's not how it works methinks. Even in large companies it's the majority shareholders that decide. 50 million fans isn't a unified single shareholder. Quite the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Awol said: Obviously told them to hoop it. Good man. Hope Klopp and Pep do the same. Wouldn't surprise me. This is a man who broke all the odds and won CL with Porto. This is what football is all about. Any team having the opportunity to do the unthinkable. The SL want to remove this opportunity. Edited April 19, 2021 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, The_Steve said: It would cost Spurs in excess of £30m to sack him, this is the JP Morgan money talking Jose will be crying all the way to his vault full of money again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: Dortmund said them and Bayern have rejected it This is massive news imo. If they'd got on board I think the goose might have been cooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, AXD said: Spurs forum Looking at the title, I'm happy they know their place. 'Them and 11 elite clubs'. 93% against the idea. Its just such a bad idea I can't believe they are pushing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, MachoFantastico said: Apparently Jose as been sacked. Yeah, I’d bet because he told them this was a steaming dog-egg of an idea. Why resign when the sack means they must pay out your contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, HKP90 said: I don’t like the idea of fan owned teams if i’m honest. If fans had real power over the running of the club, we’d have a new manager every time we lost a game. Worked wonders with Bayern and Dortmund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Ed Woodward will need to increase the security around his house again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Panto_Villan said: I think the Tories absolutely would bring in a 51% fan rule. Say what you like about the Tories but they've swung much more nationalist of late and this is great politics for them. Want to show off how you're willing to stick up for the common man and this country's heritage? Save the national sport from being hijacked by billionaires and ruined. You can argue about whether that's actually a fair reflection of events, but I reckon they're licking their lips at the chance to ride to the rescue here. I certainly hope you're right, and I think there's no good reason at all not to push for it. I personally don't think they'll go that far, but there are other steps they could take short of that and the crucial thing is that fans make a lot of noise. We are large, we can get organised, and then we cannot be completely ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Awol said: Yeah, I’d bet because he told them this was a steaming dog-egg of an idea. Why resign when the sack means they must pay out your contract? True, some sources saying it could be related to the ESL news. Have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Jose knows how to play the media, he'll be spinning man of the people off this I'm sure. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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