Winks, Bentaleb, Alderweireld, NFL, New Stadium
It was quite a week in the life of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and true supporters can't fail to have been pleased with it. I recall a programme That Was The Week That Was, I don't remember the content, but the title seems to sum up our week.
The potential for the future is massive, both off the field, which of course then upgrades on the field and on the field where a young hungry squad who can grow and improve together is being built.
Harry Winks signs a new contract, a three-year deal with the option of another year, Nabil Bentaleb signs a new five-year deal until 2020, the protracted transfer of Belgian centre-back Toby Alderwereld was finally completed, the announcement of an NFL agreement and a fantastic new stadium with the potential to secure an American football team in the future.
Harry Winks is just is just 19 (20 in February) and Glasgow Rangers are keen to take him to the pressure atmosphere of Ibrox, where despite playing in the Championship they fill the 51,082 stadia and have a massive travelling support. The expectation there is huge, it is a must win club and exactly the mentality we want our player involved with. The other plus is Mark Warburton is the new manager there this season, last season he was at Brentford and Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with the work he did with Alex Pritchard on loan there for the season.
Nabil Bentaleb was never going anywhere despite the press attempting to create stories and suggest clubs chasing him. Privately they all knew he loves Spurs and wanted to stay at Spurs. His wage demands were high to begin with, on a par with the best midfielders in the league I believe. He is not quite at that level yet but has the potential to develop into a significant player for us.
It speaks volumes that Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea get talked about as the clubs chasing our youngsters. Some fans may not appreciate how good these guys are or how good they can become, but the big money boys clearly do. We should take heart from that plus the fact they want to remain and be a part of something that is happening at Tottenham.
Toby Alderweireld was a bit of an on-off transfer in the press. Bottom line was he wanted to join Tottenham. Saints fans don't like it built it is a fact of life we are the bigger club and we pinch other clubs players just as bigger clubs than ourselves pinch our players at the moment. Until we can change our finances and take us financially into the big league we will always be a stepping stone club.
For that reason buying established players is always a danger as if they have an excellent season the bigger clubs then want to take them and we have to change things and search for a replacement again. That is not easy, as we have seen, so building from youth at least gives us the chance of producing a happy group of players with a true bond with the club, which is a pull to stay, rather than not ties and being easy to jump ship.
We have the announcement of a new 61,000 seater stadium retaining the single tier at one end to help keep the fans close to the action and create that all important atmosphere. A slide out football pitch will be at the usual height with an artificial pitch below so that spectator views are not restricted in the front row seats with benches of coaches, broadcaster, players and all the paraphernalia surrounding American football.
At Wembley and other stadiums, they have to not use the seats nearest the action as nobody can see anything past all the bodies. A stadium purpose built with that in mind gives us a unique selling point for the NFL and if the atmosphere is great at The Lane then the teams and the broadcasters are going to love it. That will draw them back and you would hope that a new deal is penned before the 10-year period is up.
The potential for the exposure it gives to the Tottenham Hotspur name, the brand, in America is huge, it is the number one sport and aligning ourselves with the NFL could be marketing dynamite. The supporter who sits in his seat at White Hart Lane may not care about the fans around the world, some do of course, but they are equally as important if not more so. The fan base is vital to gaining big commercial deals. A company only wants to associate with us for what they can get out of it, they want access to our fan base, they want their brand in front of them.
Growing our fan base, therefore, grows our marketability. America is a new world of rich pickings, gaining exposure before everyone else, just as Manchester United did in Japan where they are huge, means everyone is playing catch-up Being associated with the best gives you authority in the eyes of your audience, it's why we agreed to play with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and AC Milan. It's a golden opportunity and they want us to play because we have that touch of glamour about us thanks to our history.
It has been quite a week for Tottenham, the excitement is returning to The Lane.
The potential for the future is massive, both off the field, which of course then upgrades on the field and on the field where a young hungry squad who can grow and improve together is being built.
Harry Winks signs a new contract, a three-year deal with the option of another year, Nabil Bentaleb signs a new five-year deal until 2020, the protracted transfer of Belgian centre-back Toby Alderwereld was finally completed, the announcement of an NFL agreement and a fantastic new stadium with the potential to secure an American football team in the future.
Harry Winks is just is just 19 (20 in February) and Glasgow Rangers are keen to take him to the pressure atmosphere of Ibrox, where despite playing in the Championship they fill the 51,082 stadia and have a massive travelling support. The expectation there is huge, it is a must win club and exactly the mentality we want our player involved with. The other plus is Mark Warburton is the new manager there this season, last season he was at Brentford and Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with the work he did with Alex Pritchard on loan there for the season.
Nabil Bentaleb was never going anywhere despite the press attempting to create stories and suggest clubs chasing him. Privately they all knew he loves Spurs and wanted to stay at Spurs. His wage demands were high to begin with, on a par with the best midfielders in the league I believe. He is not quite at that level yet but has the potential to develop into a significant player for us.
It speaks volumes that Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea get talked about as the clubs chasing our youngsters. Some fans may not appreciate how good these guys are or how good they can become, but the big money boys clearly do. We should take heart from that plus the fact they want to remain and be a part of something that is happening at Tottenham.
Toby Alderweireld was a bit of an on-off transfer in the press. Bottom line was he wanted to join Tottenham. Saints fans don't like it built it is a fact of life we are the bigger club and we pinch other clubs players just as bigger clubs than ourselves pinch our players at the moment. Until we can change our finances and take us financially into the big league we will always be a stepping stone club.
For that reason buying established players is always a danger as if they have an excellent season the bigger clubs then want to take them and we have to change things and search for a replacement again. That is not easy, as we have seen, so building from youth at least gives us the chance of producing a happy group of players with a true bond with the club, which is a pull to stay, rather than not ties and being easy to jump ship.
We have the announcement of a new 61,000 seater stadium retaining the single tier at one end to help keep the fans close to the action and create that all important atmosphere. A slide out football pitch will be at the usual height with an artificial pitch below so that spectator views are not restricted in the front row seats with benches of coaches, broadcaster, players and all the paraphernalia surrounding American football.
At Wembley and other stadiums, they have to not use the seats nearest the action as nobody can see anything past all the bodies. A stadium purpose built with that in mind gives us a unique selling point for the NFL and if the atmosphere is great at The Lane then the teams and the broadcasters are going to love it. That will draw them back and you would hope that a new deal is penned before the 10-year period is up.
The potential for the exposure it gives to the Tottenham Hotspur name, the brand, in America is huge, it is the number one sport and aligning ourselves with the NFL could be marketing dynamite. The supporter who sits in his seat at White Hart Lane may not care about the fans around the world, some do of course, but they are equally as important if not more so. The fan base is vital to gaining big commercial deals. A company only wants to associate with us for what they can get out of it, they want access to our fan base, they want their brand in front of them.
Growing our fan base, therefore, grows our marketability. America is a new world of rich pickings, gaining exposure before everyone else, just as Manchester United did in Japan where they are huge, means everyone is playing catch-up Being associated with the best gives you authority in the eyes of your audience, it's why we agreed to play with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and AC Milan. It's a golden opportunity and they want us to play because we have that touch of glamour about us thanks to our history.
It has been quite a week for Tottenham, the excitement is returning to The Lane.
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