Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[FatSam]

Why does a Midlands club have a London office?

I think Manchester United have had a London office since the mid 90s. It doesn’t seem to have been a bad decision in terms of increasing their revenue.

[Percy McCarthy]

Chris Heck: “We just came back from the Premier League meetings. We know what we are up against & we almost feel that we have to do this on our own. Because these rules are not set up to reward an ambitious club — or a challenger. When something doesn’t evolve in 11 years & with the cost of living alone, you scratch your head..”

He’s absolutely right. Yes a new stand would have helped but it’s not a quick fix. We wouldn’t realize those revenues for a few years. But the rules are fucked now. I’m glad we are taking a stance.

We do have to get on with it. What next if we take legal action and get the PL to change their PSR rules? Fresh action next season against UEFA’s squad cost control rules?

[London Villan]

Where is the office in the Smoke?

[The Edge]

London is the capital city, where the biggest deals are done, there are mosre influential people than anywhere else, and the place with the best transport links. Plus it's closer to the owners' bases and the money.

Best transport links you say? Are you suggesting that the owners might be considering building a new stadium in that there London?

[Chris Smith]

Where is the office in the Smoke?

A Villa in Acton.

[jon collett]

Strange that this interview doesn’t seem to have appeared in the print edition yet.

[Dante Lavelli]

Why does a Midlands club have a London office?

Same reasons Liverpool and Man U do I guess. Theirs were seemingly shared and just off Tottenham Court Road (or used to be when I worked round the corner).

[Risso]

Catching up with the big boys. Arsenal and Chelsea have had London offices for ages.

[Dante Lavelli]

I would imagine it’s an office in the sense that there’s banks of desks with HR and accounts teams taping away on computers.

A couple of meeting rooms, possibly some accommodation and close to some amazing restaurants.

More like Madmen than The Office.

[tomd2103]

Why does a Midlands club have a London office?

Same reasons Liverpool and Man U do I guess. Theirs were seemingly shared and just off Tottenham Court Road (or used to be when I worked round the corner).

Makes sense for Man Utd and Liverpool to be close to a big chunk of their support base.

[Brazilian Villain]

Catching up with the big boys. Arsenal and Chelsea have had London offices for ages.

Pfft, Blues have one in New York.

[Brazilian Villain]

I would imagine it’s an office in the sense that there’s banks of desks with HR and accounts teams taping away on computers.

More like Madmen than The Office.

Yeah, having accountants in there would certainly imbue it with the glamour of 60s Madison Avenue, rather than an industrial estate in Slough.

[Sexual Ealing]

I would imagine it’s an office in the sense that there’s banks of desks with HR and accounts teams taping away on computers.

A couple of meeting rooms, possibly some accommodation and close to some amazing restaurants.

More like Madmen than The Office.

Where are you getting this ITK on what offices are like?

[Villan82]

What's frustrating is looking at the revenue of Spurs, considering they've won the sum total of fuck all in this period;

2013	147m
2014	180m
2015	196m
2016	209m
2017	306m
2018	380m
2019	460m
2020	402m
2021	361m
2022	444m
2023	549m

 

It's almost like having a massive new stadium has inflated their income forever.

Nah Risso. Spurs are idiots. Didn't they hear? Expanding your capacity is a 'bad idea'. Paying for something over a 17 year period? Thankfully we have the man with the plan!

[eamonn]

I would imagine it’s an office in the sense that there’s banks of desks with HR and accounts teams taping away on computers.

More like Madmen than The Office.

Yeah, having accountants in there would certainly imbue it with the glamour of 60s Madison Avenue, rather than an industrial estate in Slough.

Sounds ideal, I'm looking to change jobs, maybe the Villa will have me.