tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post4403947008582499920..comments2023-03-24T08:30:26.541-05:00Comments on market folly: Investing in Tottenham Hotspur Football Club TTNM.L / TTTHFmarket follyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-71740310455602657802009-03-03T23:04:00.000-06:002009-03-03T23:04:00.000-06:00hey Gregor, thanks. yea bit wild of a season isn'...hey Gregor, thanks. yea bit wild of a season isn't it? was more of a fun investment than anything. and, its long term since my ultimate goal is to see tottenham bought out and taken private like many of the other clubs.<BR/><BR/>the credit crunch has obviously put a damper on all that activity and not to mention spurs have sucked it up this year and have been like a rotating door with players and managers. I'm down substantially on the position, but it is in my long-term account and is literally only a tiny, tiny portion of my portfolio.<BR/><BR/>Good thought on writing a follow-up, I'll do that once the season ends and hopefully once they've fought off relegation haha.<BR/><BR/>Love to see other premier league fans, even if it is a gooner! (I've been a ManUnited fan ever since I was 13).<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the comment.market follyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-15657099999075130892009-03-03T22:45:00.000-06:002009-03-03T22:45:00.000-06:00Was just surfing around and found your article and...Was just surfing around and found your article and, after reading your reasons for buying Tottenham, had to laugh a bit looking back. Hindsight is always 20/20, and who would have seen them in a relegation battle this year (except us Gooners!). Not sure if you've followed up anywhere on this post, but I'd love to know how you're doing with it. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-3721152068525957822008-06-13T17:40:00.000-05:002008-06-13T17:40:00.000-05:00ya they definitely would sell tons of jerseys. bu...ya they definitely would sell tons of jerseys. but, there's no guarantee he'd score that many again, especially given a new league/teammates, etc. don't get me wrong though, i wouldn't bet against him he's that good haha<BR/><BR/>and buy fulham? why not haha. they've narrowly escaped relegation this year so you can probably get a discount. they are becoming less american by the day though... mcbride coming back to the states, keller's contract up in the air, bocanegra released. looks like its just dempsey and johnson for now.<BR/><BR/>and actually re: buying someone a league down, an american investment group just bought out Derby County, who were in last place in the premier league and were guaranteed to go down to the the 2nd division. obviously they bought it as a long term investment because that team has a huge fan base. they completely sucked yet the stadium was packed each game.market follyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-63435298299888348742008-06-13T15:53:00.000-05:002008-06-13T15:53:00.000-05:00He is a bargain at 100M pounds. The women love him...He is a bargain at 100M pounds. The women love him (jersey sales) and thats only 2.5M pounds per 41 goals or so.<BR/><BR/>Should I buy Fulham? they already are half American. Actually it would be best to buy someone 1 division down and take all these guys down there, destroy the league and then move up. That would be fun.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-26142741467294832732008-06-13T14:59:00.000-05:002008-06-13T14:59:00.000-05:00yea messi is ridiculously good. ronaldo would cos...yea messi is ridiculously good. ronaldo would cost you a pretty penny... rumors about his transfer to real madrid for 100 million pounds, unreal.<BR/><BR/>haha good old donovan, sucking it up in europe, i remember that. doubt he would go back since he knows he failed.<BR/><BR/>i'd take anderson from manutd for sure, he's got a bright future.market follyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-71650663423033513132008-06-13T13:59:00.000-05:002008-06-13T13:59:00.000-05:00excellent, we can be co-ownersI'll buy Ronaldo, Me...excellent, we can be co-owners<BR/><BR/>I'll buy Ronaldo, Messi, Van Persie, Lampard, Carvalho, Terry since those are my 5 favorites, and just to be American will bring Howard as the GK. Convince Donovan he'd like to play in Europe since he sucked the last time around but he should be a good 10-15 sub with his speed and then throw in Dempsey as a sub of a sub, so I have 3 Americans. (of course 2 would only play 5-10 minutes a game at most)<BR/><BR/>Then you can fill in the rest of the roster. <BR/><BR/>p.s. i saw Messi 2-3 years ago at a U-20 or U-19 tournament (it was in Canada) and I said this is the next superstar. Nailed it. Love this kid.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-14695818092242879812008-06-13T12:45:00.000-05:002008-06-13T12:45:00.000-05:00yea i've never traded OTC either, so that's why i ...yea i've never traded OTC either, so that's why i just took a tiny position just to test things out and see how stable/illiquid it really is.<BR/><BR/>your path sounds like a damn good one to me haha. when you get that rich, how about letting me tag along in the purchase. you can pay for the 99.99% stake and i'll pay you for a 0.01% stake, since that's probably all i'll be able to afford haha.market follyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975869446501122263.post-17941666146078868862008-06-13T12:15:00.000-05:002008-06-13T12:15:00.000-05:00Fun Trade!Let me know how it works out - I don't b...Fun Trade!<BR/><BR/>Let me know how it works out - I don't buy OTC stuff<BR/><BR/>My own path will be<BR/><BR/>Step 1 Become hedge fund manager<BR/>Step 2 Make lots of money<BR/>Step 3 Buy the actual team or take Man U off the hands of those guys from Tampa or wherever<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately I cannot compete with the Chelsea fellas since Putin did not hand me 500 oil wells, but I'll try.<BR/><BR/>So you can buy the shares, I'm gunning for the ... Gunners!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.com