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Originally Posted by Bagor
Let's get real here.
Not a hope in hell Bale returns to Spurs. He is a big club player and (I am not trolling here), let's face it, Spurs are not a big club. Not when their stadium was as big as the rest of the old division one, not now and not in the future. They're a top tier 2 club, like Newcastle.
And saying that he likes Spurs because of its location and proximity to Wales is just silly. Unless you're one of the NE teams or Norwich that applies to every other team in the PL. And, yeah, he says he really likes Spurs and hasn't ruled out the chance of a return. What is he going to say? The relationship was so good apparently that the club put a gag order on him.
Hilarious? I would say it's quite telling. There's a reason it's in there and it doesn't reflect well on Spurs.
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I agree that it probably doesn't reflect well, but I still think its amusing. I'm a supporter, but regardless, I still find things like that funny. Same would apply if there was a similar case with the Flames.
I don't agree that Spurs aren't a big club. I mean are they as big as Arsenal/City/ManU? Maybe not today. Once that stadium is built though I think its a game changer. It will be the largest in the league and that puts them on equal footing with the others. As you can see here there is some disparity with the facility fees but that should be addressed with that new stadium, and that puts them on par, basically. Performance is always going to matter, but a top four finish as the youngest team in the PL shows a bright future.
I also think that playing in the capital is a big deal because a lot of players would rather be there. Surely not everyone, but it still matters on some level to be in London as opposed to say...Southampton. Which I'm sure is lovely, but its not London.