Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[Brazilian Villain]

For many years The Director General at BBC was a Spurs fan hence the over-emphasised hype they get on there that still pervades to this day.

They've even got an ex-Spurs player presenting MOTD.

[eamonn]

But London has also enabled them to act like a big club - i.e in signing those type of players. And for all the shit Sugar got off them, he/his masters before him put their hands in the pockets more than Ellis.

[VillaTim]

For many years The Director General at BBC was a Spurs fan hence the over-emphasised hype they get on there that still pervades to this day.

They've even got an ex-Spurs player presenting MOTD.

Couple of them .

[PeterWithesShin]

As an aside this popped up on my FB as something Spurs do

https://www.tottenhamhotspurstadium.com/see-do/the-dare-skywalk

[Simon Page]

You have a very odd view of what DGs care about or get involved in. As I think I've mentioned before, if support at Broadcasting House was the measurement, Fulham would be in the Big One. And rugger would have its own channel.

[Toronto Villa]

A lot of traditional/older Villa fans are going to hate what Heck is going to do to broaden our reach to markets we have little to no significance in. It’s a little what he did with the Philadelphia 76ers and they are much better known today than in the past 20-30 years. It’s going to be uncomfortable at times. I don’t agree with his approach to many things, and maybe some of it was it was down to being new, learning the club, history, fans etc. And no doubt he will make mistakes. But what Spurs did with little success in having as much relevance as they do, is what he try to do with us. The difference we all hope is that our era is laced with success on the pitch we can all be proud of. Also makes what he’s doing so much easier and faster to achieve.

[Demitri_C]

I don't have hard evidence to back this up but I've always thought spuds get more attention than they deserve because a lot of the national journalists are from London and so a disproportionate percentage support them.

Londoners are also ignorant to the rest of the country, especially here.

I remember Merson saying when he came here he thought we had won one FA Cup and it blew his head off when he learned it was actually 7.

If we had the London postcode we'd be Big 6.

No offence to any London Villa fans hehe x

Cheeky sod 😂

[LeeB]

I think he'll need to get someone a bit taller to kick any doors in.

[eamonn]

I think he'll need to get someone a bit taller to kick any doors in.

He could borrow Xia's platform shoes.

[Percy McCarthy]

You only need look as far as Glenn Hoddle, lauded then and still as a legend. I believe Sid was a better player but then that is subjective. Until you look at the facts and the objective facts are stark when it comes to honours.

That's not to say that Hoddle wasn't a good player. Of course he was. Just not as good as Sid.

No he wasn’t. Cowans is the best midfielder I’ve seen at our club. If I see one of the same level as him again we’ll all be very, very lucky.

Sid was miles better. The Hoddle and Robson worship used to drive me mad. He was better than both of them.

[Footy-Vill]

Interesting short video on SPORTS PRO on X
The big six is who we're chasing and we're ready to kick the door down" - Aston Villa's president of business operations, Chris Heck, on the club's commercial ambitions

... and yet, financially, we're still eons away - partly because of the London factor and partly because ManUre and Liverpool particularly have been brand-building and business-building for decades.

The current shirt sponsor ship deal front and sleeves see Villa 11th in league for money
Manchester City 87.5m
Manchester United 67.5m
Arsenal and Liverpool   60m
Totttenham 50m

Villa 10m
8m for BK 8 and 2m for trade nation sleeves sponsor.

Kit Manufacturer per season:
Man Utd Adidas   90m    
Man  City   Puma 65m    
Arsenal   Adidas 60m
Chelsea   Nike   60m
Liverpool   Nike   30m   
Totttenham Nike 30m

Villa only get 3m a season Castore

Heck has said :
"We have doubled our front-of-shirt deal, plus we have doubled our    sleeve deal, plus we have doubled our kit deal"

What are the new kit manufacturers Adidas figures 'only' 6m? As that's double the current deal.

Shirt sponsor was 10m now 20m
Sleeve sponsor was 2m are they now saying 4m

Hecks talking sound bites embarrassing about kicking doors down if think that's competitive numbers as way off it

"It is time to share it is the Big Six we are chasing and quite frankly, we are ready to kick the door down.”

[pauliewalnuts]

For many years The Director General at BBC was a Spurs fan hence the over-emphasised hype they get on there that still pervades to this day.

They've even got an ex-Spurs player presenting MOTD.

And another one doing the One Show.

[pauliewalnuts]

Hecks talking sound bites embarrassing about kicking doors down if think that's competitive numbers as way off it

Did you think it was vulgar and a bit Studio 54 because his door kicking reference was a bit like "kicking her (or his) back doors in" saucy?

[rob_bridge]

You only need look as far as Glenn Hoddle, lauded then and still as a legend. I believe Sid was a better player but then that is subjective. Until you look at the facts and the objective facts are stark when it comes to honours.

That's not to say that Hoddle wasn't a good player. Of course he was. Just not as good as Sid.

No he wasn’t. Cowans is the best midfielder I’ve seen at our club. If I see one of the same level as him again we’ll all be very, very lucky.

Sid was miles better. The Hoddle and Robson worship used to drive me mad. He was better than both of them.

Objective facts puts Bruce who won far more than McGrath honurs wise - there is no person in the universe who would put him above McGrath in terms of a player.

Hoddle was a footballer's footballer, 20 ahead or 20 years behind the time. Take your pick.

Robson was a brilliant player 78-84ish - Sid matched him some of the time but overall wasn't as good. Better than him in twilight 89-91 mind

[Footy-Vill]

Hecks talking sound bites embarrassing about kicking doors down if think that's competitive numbers as way off it

Did you think it was vulgar and a bit Studio 54 because his door kicking reference was a bit like "kicking her (or his) back doors in" saucy?

Must we try and be disgusting with such vulgar and crude comment? It not even linked in any way.

The facts are the Adidas deal numbers need to be more than 6m comparing to the big six.
30m minimum and be competing