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STADIUM TALK
The second part of Coco Hughes comments on a previous post and his take on the Spurs NFL Under Armour Nike situation.
200 million people are signed up to UA apps. They may only be a sixth of the size of Nike at this moment but are growing at such a speed that a stadium tie up would be immense for them and us. They are freely acquiring data that we give them, and using this to improve athletes. 200m people uploading foods, workouts, and much more.
They turn over 5 billion US dollars a year and have not scratched the surface outside the US. They will grow faster than any company in recent history. Over 20% growth YOY (year-on-year) for over 26 quarters. We may well go with Nike, solely because they pay more money, although I hope not.
Yes money is needed, but so is a proper strategy and future proof business. Being a Yid has always meant being an underdog, and I really hope we stick with UA, as I truly believe in the long run, they will be the best partner, due to the technology the are using, and the future they have. Check out the Lighthouse, and some of the stuff they are doing.
I believe that this company will change the world we live in, and I want Spurs to be one of the catalysts of that. As the world is changing, UA are changing with it. they are trying to go local for local in every country that they sell in. Made and sold in that country. They have changed 100-year-old manufacturing processes and brought them up to date.
They are looking at everything possible to improve athletes and stay in the boundaries of a decent company with morals and principles. Nike etc, has the old, if it ain't broke don't fix it philosophy. That means cheap labour, far east production. Kaizen is the word.
As you know, there is no possible way we would have gone to this expense for 2 games a season for a few years. 2021 equals franchise time. We need to get through best we can until then. The team and manager is signed, Wembley will be very hard, then the NDP, then the money Stateside will come in.
Still a few years away from where we want to be, but certainly going in the right direction. But hey, like most Spurs fans, let's blame Danial Levy for losing a game because he didn't buy Messi. I really find it hard to fathom how fans (not supporters) slag him off. Unfortunately too many people live in the minute and find it very difficult to see the future.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is the NDP. But when it comes, and is settled, and the franchise comes in, we will blow the competition away. Sugar daddies are gone, everyone has money now from this year. We are just gonna have serious bucketloads once the tie-in kicks.
Globalisation is happening fast. We can watch any sport anytime anywhere. And Spurs are already the biggest club in the States. Brad our US ambassador, something no other club has. It is these little details that make me believe that the future is already resolved, and the rest is just going through the motions. We will see. Thats my view on it all anyway.
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19 comments
Oh the irony of that statement!
It is Levys long term failures that most supporters criticise, the fact that he has churned through managers in his relatively short tenure, more than most other clubs have had in their existence and each manager costs the club money.
The fact that Levy makes managers promises (you're an imbecile if you don't think he does this) and then fails to fulfill them.
The fact that Levy goes with the cheaper option and then fails to strengthen the squad at vital juncture.
I could go on but I'l end with this, my most recent criticism and I will use your words (whoever wrote these comments, I appreciate that the site didn't compile this drivle) so if it is inaccurate it because YOU ARE talking a load of scrotal juice:
Levy played poker with the club and it's heritage, he ab…
Secondly, and I'll be brief because we both know this conversation has gone on for years and no fan has ever listened to another and actually hanged their mind, so we both know neither of our comments actually serve a purpose other than to make us feel better.
But the stuff you list as failures are acceptable failures. You're spending too much time looking at the details and not the results. Fact is, Daniel Levy has made us a big club again, has raised expectations, has given us he best training centre in Europe and is on the way to delivering one of the best stadiums in the country.
But why focus on that? You once read something in the Sun (so it definitely wasn't made up bolox) that said AVB was promised Joao Moutinho and he didn't get him, fuck you Levy for Bringing us back from the dead, you've definitely sacked too many managers... ignore the fact those managers made you promises they coul…
The reality is that there are clubs everywhere who envy what Spurs have achieved and the way we try to do things. It is excruciating to see…
Forget 1 unofficial survey that had spurs top, we are more like 5th, Chelski, United, Liverpool and Arse way above us in the States ATM, but catching up.
do you think it was disgusting how we built the best training ground in the country and encourage, possibly more than any other major team in the league, local youth players to have a route into the first team?
Whether you like it or not, winning league cups aren't the measure of a club. Are you blind to the progress we've made? In fact, when you consider our position in the league when the PL and UCL TV money started to flow in (which basically cut off clubs in the top 4 from everyone else because the money flowed almost entirely in their direction), are there many other clubs who have made a more constant and consistent upward trajectory?