Spurs thread 2019/20

[JimB]

I'm basing the £1m figure on figures I seen floating about for Liverpool for 3 months and assumed it to be similar.

None of us can be certain how long this crisis will go on.

But do you really see the world getting back to normal within three months? Will we have herd immunity by then? Not a chance, according to epidemiologists. We won't be remotely close to the minimum 60% immunity rate required. Will we have a fully effective, safe, properly tested and universally administered vaccine by then? The most optimistic informed estimates (I discount Donald Trump!) suggest that we are at least a year away.

I'd start the guesstimates as to when football might be allowed to return to normal at a year from now. I don't think that's unreasonable. And I'd suggest that any prudent club will be working on it as a best case scenario.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I don't believe that such a table exists.

But since Spurs are one of a tiny number of clubs - no more than three or four - to have reported a profit pretty much every year for the last 20 years and more, they will have no historic losses to offset profits. Which means that they will be paying tax on every penny of profit.

I bet they have good accountants who know how to offset their tax liability. You really believe they have paid everything due on that profit ?

 

[franksinatra]

None of us can be certain how long this crisis will go on.

But do you really see the world getting back to normal within three months? Will we have herd immunity by then? Not a chance, according to epidemiologists. We won't be remotely close to the minimum 60% immunity rate required. Will we have a fully effective, safe, properly tested and universally administered vaccine by then? The most optimistic informed estimates (I discount Donald Trump!) suggest that we are at least a year away.

I'd start the guesstimates as to when football might be allowed to return to normal at a year from now. I don't think that's unreasonable. And I'd suggest that any prudent club will be working on it as a best case scenario.

Yes, congratulations to Spurs on the foresight of seeing the looming disaster ahead and the prudence of their billionaire owners and directors, of one England's largest clubs, maximising as much money as they can from the state at a time society may need the revenue the most.

 

[JimB]

You're defending your club's greedy money grubbing financial moves on a City forum. Fuck off, with all respect that is due

I've been posting on and off on here for years. I get on fine with the majority of regulars even if they disagree with me. I don't troll about City. I defend my club when I believe posts about it to be unfair or inaccurate or at least deserving of the contribution of a different perspective. I'm never abusive. Nor precious when, as sometimes occurs, others are abusive towards me (I get that it comes with the territory of posting on another club's forum). That doesn't mean that I won't stand my ground, though!

Other City fans on here seem to appreciate civilly and good-humouredly discussing Spurs, and a few other wider matters relating to football, with me so.....with my respect to you too.....I'll carry on posting in the manner that I always have until they tell me that I've outstayed my welcome.

 

[JimB]

I bet they have good accountants who know how to offset their tax liability. You really believe they have paid everything due on that profit ?

If the profit is reported, and there are no historic losses against which to offset it, then it HAS to be paid!

The accountants do their creative work BEFORE the accounts are published. Once they are published, there's no getting away from what, if anything, is due the taxman.

 

[BobbyBoy]

None of us can be certain how long this crisis will go on.

But do you really see the world getting back to normal within three months? Will we have herd immunity by then? Not a chance, according to epidemiologists. We won't be remotely close to the minimum 60% immunity rate required. Will we have a fully effective, safe, properly tested and universally administered vaccine by then? The most optimistic informed estimates (I discount Donald Trump!) suggest that we are at least a year away.

I'd start the guesstimates as to when football might be allowed to return to normal at a year from now. I don't think that's unreasonable. And I'd suggest that any prudent club will be working on it as a best case scenario.

No but I don't see the government still paying wages for billionaires in 3 months. If this scheme wasn't available you think the club would allow scouts, analysts, accountants etc all leave to go work for a rival? No chance, they would find a way to find the money within the business. Don't mean to be rude but there is no point continuing this conversation, there are 2 type of people in this world, people that think this wrong and people like you who see no issues with it. Neither of us are moving on this.

 

[BlueRockape]

I've been posting on and off on here for years. I get on fine with the majority of regulars even if they disagree with me. I don't troll about City. I defend my club when I believe posts about it to be unfair or inaccurate or at least deserving of the contribution of a different perspective. I'm never abusive. Nor precious when, as sometimes occurs, others are abusive towards me (I get that it comes with the territory of posting on another club's forum). That doesn't mean that I won't stand my ground, though!

Other City fans on here seem to appreciate civilly and good-humouredly discussing Spurs, and a few other wider matters relating to football, with me so.....with my respect to you too.....I'll carry on posting in the manner that I always have until they tell me that I've outstayed my welcome.

How the fuck can you defend taking money meant to be available for small businesses and people who will be literally on the bread line by the end of this.
Respectfully fuckoff you sound like a fukin scouser

 

[JimB]

How the fuck can you defend taking money meant to be available for small businesses and people who will be literally on the bread line by the end of this.
Respectfully fuckoff you sound like a fukin scouser

Copy and paste of a previous reply to a similar post:

"Wrong. To furlough is to grant temporary leave of absence to an employee. This coronavirus furlough scheme is specifically designed to protect the long term employment positions for those whose role within their company is currently redundant as a consequence of the coronavirus restrictions. It doesn't matter whether those employment positions are at a local cafe, an airline, a non-essential retail store....or a football club.

 

[JimB]

No but I don't see the government still paying wages for billionaires in 3 months. If this scheme wasn't available you think the club would allow scouts, analysts, accountants etc all leave to go work for a rival? No chance, they would find a way to find the money within the business. Don't mean to be rude but there is no point continuing this conversation, there are 2 type of people in this world, people that think this wrong and people like you who see no issues with it. Neither of us are moving on this.

There's a third type actually.....people who don't see everything in simple, black and white terms. That's the one I belong to.

 

[blueinsa]

There's a third type actually.....people who don't see everything in simple, black and white terms. That's the one I belong to.

There is a 4th......a poster who claims to be a Spurs fan yet is secretly a Liverpool fan called BobbyBoy.