Tottenham Hotspur - 2011 Summer Transfer Window: Thread II - Page 3

Spurs bigger than Chelsea?

quote Memento Mori

Generally speaking, what you have to say may be true; however, we are not speaking generally. In context therefore, the first statement is relevant, and the second is not.

Dunno if you realised, but my thoughts on us being bigger than Chelsea were relevant to viva fergie's claims that they were better, nothing to do with Modric picking them over us because they're currently better. Just clearing that up. In that regard.

quote Chelsea Boi

quote Junior Messi

Not bigger. Better currently. Don't think they're a bigger team than us considering our trophy cabinet is bigger than theirs.

There really isn't much difference in the trophy cabinet. Funnily enough, we've got 3 Premiership titles to our name and you have none. In my personal opinion, that makes us the bigger team in England.

History is a good indictator, but considering your history since the Premiership has started hasn't exactly been the most decorated is another factor to take into it. Before winning the League Cup in 2008 your last trophy win was in 1999. Not exactly that 'big'.

I can see why Modric wants to move to us. It's not just the financial reasons, but I can't see it happening either way. Luckily for you, he's the type of player who won't hand in the request either and he'll get on with it.

You have 4 league titles, we have 2, but we have 2 Uefa Cups, you have none. We have more FA Cups, you have more league cups. Never said there was a great deal of difference in the trophy cabinets, just that we edge it, just, probably due to European honours. You say we haven't done much since the Premier League came into action, but before the premier league, you went 26 years without a trophy? Works both ways mate.

You're a better club than us atm there's no denying that, and currently you are seen as a bigger name in European football because of your recent success, but to say you're a bigger club historically is what I'm trying to argue against.

They have two Cup Winner's Cups.

But you aren't bigger in history. You actually pretty much just proved that. At least not to any level where you can make a massive distinction in terms of overall 'size' of the clubs.
Unless that is the only thing you think distinguishes size.

Also, stop saying in general.

But viva fergie's comments were obviously not about which club was historically bigger because he's talking about a present situation regarding Modric, so it's irrelevant to bring it into the discussion.

Honours wise, there's hardly a difference between the two clubs anyway and if anything, Chelsea are better off. A few years ago you could make the argument in favour of Tottenham of course, but we're talking about now, whether in general or not.

Footballers have short memories and remember recent history. For the past seven or eight years Chelsea have been a big club with big ambitions and money, that have had quite a bit of success. Spurs have had one season in the Champions' League but have been up and down from mid table to UEFA Cup football. Even before Abrahimovic, Chelsea weren't exactly a small club, used to think that they were just below United and Arsenal and had some top players like Desailly and Zola when Spurs were in mid-table.

Not too sure how long the waiting list is, probably a good couple of years but if you get over a certain amount of point's over a season you're invited to be a season ticket holder.

Think there is about 27,000 season ticket holder's at the bridge. Always increasing, last couple of season's there has been season tickets avalible in the Shed end and such which was unheard of before.