Tony’s Statement.

[PeterWithesShin]

Nope, deep shit meant deep shit. Although even then I didn't envisage it being so bad we'd be doing things like taking reduced transfer fee payments.

[WarszaVillan]

deleted because I can't be arsed getting drawn into a row

[dave shelley]

It was such a big gamble.

I don't think anyone envisaged we'd be struggling to pay tax bills though, more just having to sell a few players.

All feels up in the air. Are the players back for pre season next week? Will surely be some more clarity on the situation if only because SB will have to answer some questions on the state of play at the club.

I think they are back in next week and fly out to Portugal to a training camp.

Easyjet, Flybe or Ryanair?

[Clampy]

An 'executive board' addressing a letter as 'Dear Tony'. It's all a bit informal.

That jumped out to me.

Yes "Tone Mate" would have been more suitable.

Or 'Dear Fascist Bully Boy' and ended with 'Boomshanka'.

[Sexual Ealing]

Was this not the paper who was reporting Bruce to be pleasantly surprised?

There's so much speculative bollocks at the moment. The Levy-ism in full affect. Those Jews ah? Mirror scrotes.

You think there is a Jewish effort to get Grealish to Spurs on the cheap?

No, I'm suggesting the Mirror is using Jewish stereotypes. Why is it only Levy, a Jew, is seen as some arch negotiator or tight when Spurs waste as much money as their contempories.

I've mentioned this before, and what you say rings true to me.

[kippaxvilla2]

The owners right hand man Rongtan is at it with the cryptic messages now.

"At the stage of work stress, I really want to do good and good.

"Since I didn't plan to come to this city to study and work life five years ago, even if I lost everything I got in the future, I will miss it." #stayhungry #cityview # Fridayvibes

[brian green]

That is not cryptic.  That is gibberish.

[Clampy]

The tweet was written in Chinese which is maybe why it does not come across very well perhaps

[Boz]

It was such a big gamble.

I don't think anyone envisaged we'd be struggling to pay tax bills though, more just having to sell a few players.

All feels up in the air. Are the players back for pre season next week? Will surely be some more clarity on the situation if only because SB will have to answer some questions on the state of play at the club.

I think they are back in next week and fly out to Portugal to a training camp.

How are they going to pay for that?

[john e]

It was such a big gamble.

I don't think anyone envisaged we'd be struggling to pay tax bills though, more just having to sell a few players.

All feels up in the air. Are the players back for pre season next week? Will surely be some more clarity on the situation if only because SB will have to answer some questions on the state of play at the club.

I think they are back in next week and fly out to Portugal to a training camp.

How are they going to pay for that?

Air miles

[Villatillidie25]

From all our European exploits over the past few seasons...?

[pauliewalnuts]

No one foresaw it? Plenty on here did. I could quote loads of example from different folks in addition to this 11 months ago.

Well there's only 3 new players, plus every side has new players to bed in. I've said I think we'll struggle to be promoted but we really do need to go up this season. Parachute money is peanuts next year, I think we're in deep shit if we are stuck in this division for another year.

You're right plenty, including myself, thought we'd struggle if we didn't get promoted due to reduced parachute money.
I think, if we're honest, the 'Deep shit' would have been having to cut back slightly, offloading aging players and not being able to just buy who we wanted to, but, I doubt very much anyone foresaw the magnitude of financial trouble we'd gotten ourselves into.

I pretty much agree.

I suspected it'd mean selling Grealish and working on the wage bill.

Failing to meet the monthly PAYE bill and actual discussion of administration as a possibility is not what I foresaw, this is a whole different level of shit.

[olaftab]

It was such a big gamble.

I don't think anyone envisaged we'd be struggling to pay tax bills though, more just having to sell a few players.

All feels up in the air. Are the players back for pre season next week? Will surely be some more clarity on the situation if only because SB will have to answer some questions on the state of play at the club.

I think they are back in next week and fly out to Portugal to a training camp.

How are they going to pay for that?

Air miles

Tone has been busy claiming flight delayed vouchers from Air China redeemable  at EasyJet.

[Steve67]

I suspect Ho is trying to be cheerful and all fighty. Sadly, I think it gets lost in translation and comes out as yet more drudge that we just cannot understand. Still No meaningful statement from the club four weeks on from the play off final. Shameful management and I include Bruce in this too as he must be back at the range by now.

[brian green]

Takes me me back to the Lerner "Not in front of the children" communication policy.