Hola.
Apologies for going missing aujourd’hui, I am on the proverbial lamb. This blog however I do believe this well worth sharing and have nipped into an emporium that offers greater riches* than a Las Vegas hotel in order to get this to you.
*If your perception of ‘riches’ is a jacket potato machine that obviously hasn’t been cleaned since it left the factory.
This then is a decent gem from the heavily guarded, FTL forum … all [sic] courtesy of ‘Cabinessence’…
Levy and Pleat are close in relation to potential signings. Him and God knows how many others. Danny Boy really does his homework and speaks to loads before going in.
Apparently our targets are heavily influenced by a ‘team’ of statisticians who pour over numbers-someone mentioned Remy having scored more headers from set pieces than any other forward in Europe?
Well that’s the sort of info they’d know. Arry just says where we need strengthening and then gets asked if he has any objections to whoever the team put forward as the solution.
He might throw a few names in the hat himself but generally it’s down to the team. It certainly isn’t based on scouting someone for 2 games. He has no input on the financial aspects of any deal other than when the solution being put forward might have an impact on other acquisitions.
Apparently under our current business model we have around £20m to spend each year but that includes any increases in salary either from new signings or contract renegotiations. Needless to say we do HP on every deal. VDV £8m was written over 4 yrs apparently.
But their wages impact on that £20m for the duration of their stay with us unless we offload players. So someone new on £70,000pw basically takes £3.6m out of our £20m every year.
Obviously a CL foray increases the coffers but as that can’t be, ‘guaranteed’ it’s not included for wages planning. Danny Boy very pee’d off with ‘Arry who virtually went “missing” from his court case till Woy got appointed. Words were said.
Team meeting of players did happen saying that no meaningful tactics were being worked on for the period etc etc. Basically it was just them and the coaching staff.
Club not happy with Lennon’s attitude either.
Our Finance guy thinks L’pool’s financial model sucks.
The £50m debt we have is for the purchase of stadium land. But we’ve done a deal with Sainsbury who’ll give us either £50m or £70m. Can’t remember, but know both figures were mentioned.
Anyway they’re going to build the biggest Sainsbury’s in the country on there and that will start v soon, as will the hotel. Stadium won’t start till a £150m naming rights deal is done which hasn’t been yet.
Oh and there’s something happening down White Hart Lane relating to something being done with the council and involving parking.
Anyone else seen the sky 20year prem league table? Sixth place behind aston vanilla! And most goals conceded! Reminds me what ever happened to ian walkers mole
:freu
Nick that was 2 games before the end of the season.I think we have just overtaken Villa by a point.
Just seen it on twitter says updated today but you may be right.
I would not get too excited by the SC ITK brigade.
If you look at the last few windows they have a correct strike rate of about 20%.
It is ok for a laugh but not worth putting the mortgage on.
One of them posts cryptic clues and another has typed his message in Dutch.
So, we were losing when HR wasn’t around to offer tactics, and winning when he was. But, hold on- I thought he couldn’t do tactics?
He sells tactics…aisle number 4
Ive had enough of Tottenham already and their deals and 2 for 1’s. Im much more inteerested in Sainsburys.
I think getting a deal at Sainsburys is getting a deal and when its quiet like on a Tuesday at 2 oclock in the afternoon one can probably buy some groceries and watch some of the staff there kick about an old Heinz Baked beans can at the very same spot/aisle that John White chipped the ball over to Bobby Smith to win the League Championship. Beans were 1 shilling and ninepence then,about the same price we can get for Jermaine Jenas today and remember the song ‘There may be lots of has beans around but there is only one Jenas’ Zigger zigger zigger
A shelf is a shelf is a shelf is a shelf…
There used to be a Shelf over there…
Get rid of Harry and get rid of Pleat and lets get a younger pair in with experience of today’s game and todays players. Well done Harry but we need to move on and modernise or we are going nowhere. All our stars will vanish and we will be back in mid table mediocricy. This is a vey important time for us and big decisions need to be made and the right players brought in, we fucked up in Jan let’s hope we don’t do something simular this window. Mr Levy, get the right men in to do the job, bye Harry.
Horny Helen….you’re a man, more like Hairy Alan…..
What does Horny Helen mean about getting a younger pair,does she have a younger sister?
When Horny Helen talks about a pair, she means her balls.
after watching the Villa game I think you are right.She certainly would have had more in the ball department than the man we have learned to hate.
Horny Helen would have made the right decision.
If she would have put the right legs on they probably all would have scored.We would be in the CL and Horny Helen would have a smile from ear to ear.