Season Preview 20in20 - Tottenham Hotspur

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nick lochner
July 31, 2023

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2022/23 Finish - 8th Place

Spurs have had a run of qualifying for 14 straight European competitions, with the best result coming in 2019 when Spurs fell in the Finals of the Champions League. The have also had 2 runner up finishes in the Europa League, but no cups. Last year Spurs broke that run with a disappointing 8th place finish in the PL and no Europe this year. Harry Kane has been the clubs leading scorer since 2015. The question is, will he be in the squad this season as a new manager and a lot of turnover are expected.

The Club

Located in North London (Stratford)

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 63,000 capacity

Rough estimates

$520M Annual Revenue (4th PL)

$140M Player Payroll

History on the Pitch

  • 2 Titles, last in 1961

  • 8 FA Cups, last one in 1991

  • 3 Europe Cups, last Europa 1984

Ownership

Tottenham started as a Limited Company. In 1982 a fan bought 25% of the club for $700k and created Hotspur PLC that went to the London Stock Exchange, and became the first European sports club to be listed on a stock market. Fast forward to the sale of the club to ENIC Intl Ltd in 2001, a British investment company run by Joe Lewis. Daniel Levy, Lewis’ partner at EINC is the Executive Chairman. In 2012 the club delisted from the stock market. The club is now valued close to $2B.

Sponsorship

Home

Biggest Rival - Arsenal (4 miles apart)

North London Derby

  • While other London rivalries exist, most notably with Chelsea and West Ham, to goal every year is to finish ahead of Arsenal.

  • 193 Matches with Tottenham’s record v Arsenal of 61W 81L 51D

  • Only 7 have ever moved from Arsenal to Tottenham, and 8 from the Spurs to the Gunners.

The Culture

COYS - Come On You Spurs

Tottenham started out as a very traditional North London club. It was claimed in the 1920s that all Jews who attended soccer matches were Spurs fans, with approximately 35% of those attending a Spurs match Jewish. Fast forward to 2013 when survey’s showed Tottenham to be the most popular club in 11 London boroughs and 60 post codes compared to rival arsenal, 3 boroughs and 25 post codes. Today, Spurs fans are spread across England, and the world. Only 27% of the fans attending a home match are “local”, 73% travel at least 50 miles to attend a match. It is estimated Spurs fans earn more than 2x the average supporter across the PL, however the club is located in one of the most ethnically diverse and poorest parts of London. Spurs have really expanded internationally, in particular East Asia. Also of note, Spurs have the most TikTok followers in 2023, 24M.

Hotspurs & Cockerel’s

Sir Henry Percy, nicknamed Hotspur, or Harry Hotspur, was an English Knight in the last 1300’s who fought several campaigns against the Scots and the French in the 100 year war. The Scots game him the nickname Hotspur as a tribute to his speed in advance to attack when it is said he wore riding “spurs”.

Why is the logo a Cockerel? Harry was a fan of cockfighting, a blood sport involving roosters “cocks”, a Gamecock. The Cockerel was adopted in the Spurs logo in 1921 in honor of Harry.

Supporters You May Recognize

  • Steve Nash

  • Mark Wahlberg

  • Spiderman (Tom Holland)

  • Adele

  • John Cena

  • Paul O’Keeffe

Song

Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur sung to The Hymn of the Republic with the chorus “Glory, Glory Hallelujah”

Found at the top of Hotspur Stadium

Motto

Audere est Facere - “To dare is to do”

Game Day Pub Guide

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium also hosts NFL games and No 8 is a GREAT place to stop!

Tottenham No 8

Fan Sites

Official Twitter

@SpursOfficial

High Follows on Twitter

@TottenhamLatest (45k)

@THFC_Spurs (60k)

@HKane (3.8M)

Global Supporters

The Team

The Gaffer

  • Hired June, 2023

  • Angelos “Ange” Postecoglou (Greek/Australian), 57yo

  • Manager across Australia, then Japan and most recently Celtic in Glasgow, Scotland

  • In Australian Soccer Hall of Fame

ODDS

  • To Win League +4,000

  • To Be Relegated +10,000

  • To Finish Top 4 +300

  • To Finish Top 10 -500

Roster Notes

Full Roster click link

Projected to finish 7th

  • No Americans on the roster

  • Will Harry Kane stay? As of this writing he is 50/50

  • Big pick ups with James Maddison (England), Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden), Pedro Porro (Spain), and others for total acquisition value of over $300M+

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