The realities of modern soccer is if Spurs are going to make the next step up and win these big trophies (youâre forever cribbing about them not winning) they have to be able to attract top tier players and hold onto the best talent that they have, something they havenât been able to do unlike the Manchesters and Chelsea. The new stadium is projected to deliver additional revenue of ÂŁ28 million a year. The old White Hart Lane has been reduced to a capacity of under 34,000, not sustainable in modern day soccer.
Chelsea the club you purport to follow, but appear to have abandoned following a run of bad results will shortly embark on their own stadium re-construction which is projected to cost over ÂŁ1 billion. Strange that you havenât been on labelling that as a vanity project. Youâre a walking contradiction.
I havenât contradicted myself. All I have done is drawn focus to your contradiction of talking the poor mouth while Spurs engage in a ÂŁ1bn vanity project. Money is no issue for them.
Yes and no Iâd say Geoff.
No for the moment.
Yes at the end of the season when Conte gets the bullet and @Cicero_Dandi will follow Italian tradition and change sides
I wouldnât write them off just yet. Realistically though theyâll need to be beating Leicester away next Thursday. However Leicester look like theyâve checked out for the season.
Huddersfield are on 35 points to Southamptonâs 28, but they have only four games left and three of them are against Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal. Everton at home next week looks their best chance of getting more points. Itâs not inconceivable they could finish on 35.
Swansea have tied up a bit too after Carlos Carvalhal had an excellent run when he took over and their next two fixtures are against Manchester City and Chelsea so theyâll be doing well to get anything there.
Swansea v Southampton in the final midweek could still be a massive game. Swansea play Stoke too on the final day.
Youâd expect Swansea to pick up 3 points before the season end which would put them on 36.
Youâd expect Palace and West Ham to also hit the 35 point mark. So youâre realistically looking at Southampton to pick up a minimum of 7 points from 5 games remaining, they have an FA Cup semi with Chelsea tied in the middle of that.
Their fixture run in is not easy, they have a local derby with Bournemouth, a City team chasing records, Swansea in a relegation dogfight and games against Leicester and Everton which will also be tough.
Itâs hard to see them putting the run together needed.
