I said how I support the club but am unwilling to watch it burn itself to the ground. I always want the best for THFC the club. That you can't understand this subtlety says more about you than me.
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That is a fair criticism.
They never were the 'best available targets' however.
Levy also probably drives a lot of cars with more chrome and leather than horsepower or torque. He mostly seems incapable of judging managerial or athletic talent.
But it's cheaper to hire and fire managers than to rebuild a squad capable of challenging for major honours. Far cheaper.
That's why we flunked the Champions League and dropped out of Europe altogether.
But regardless. If we're talking about Conte and Mourinho. The question has to be asked.
Why would a chairman known throughout the game for his austerity,spendthrift history and outspoken criticism of the inflated transfer market think it wise to employ two of biggest free spending chequebook managers in the game?
It's something that gets regularly swept under the carpet by the hard-core Levy fanatics
I don’t think you understand the connection that many fans have with Tottenham. I’m not going to put that down to your nationality— I presume bk_ is a Brooklyn thing — as that would be arrogant and trite. Tottenham and ENIC appear to be synonymous to you. You’ve probably never known anything else.
I don’t think it is though. I’ve never stopped watching us even when we were turgid in the 90s. It’s all a choice to be fair but I can never switch off from Tottenham. I hate it but I love it
I don't live in Brooklyn. You should really do less assuming.
Once again- I DO recognize the difference between THFC and Levy/Enic. They are parasites that have taken over the club and the only way to save the host is to purge them out.
Support is an active verb. I’ll leave it at that.
They may pay for themselves. But they wouldn't be happening at all if it wasn't for the football club.
And there's absolutely zero evidence that the football club is benefiting.
Anyway. I'll be accused of taking the thread off topic so I'll move on.
That's fair- I simply don't have the stomach to watch us when I know we're going to fuck up. I admire those of you that do for your mental fortitude.I don’t think it is though. I’ve never stopped watching us even when we were turgid in the 90s. It’s all a choice to be fair but I can never switch off from Tottenham. I hate it but I love it
Fair enough- guess we're at an impasse over subtleties of language then.
Apologies for the assumption about Brooklyn.
FFS no Celtic fan wants him to leave.Can we get on with it if we're going to appoint him, as it takes me ages to learn new names with more than two syllables.
I have no idea if he's going to be any good, I didn't even know who he was before I saw this thread.
I might be a bit cynical, but I'm wondering if the Celtic fans coming on here singing his praises are lulling us into a false sense of security. If he's that good, surely they wouldn't be wanting him to leave?
Anyway, I wish we'd just get on with it and maybe, just maybe, fourth time lucky
The only reason any Celtic fan comes on here is to correct some of the ignorant assessments of Ange's ability.
He's more special than the special one and we all want him to stay.
I like you GG- I know you're a good guy. And I'm sorry if you've taken offense from anything I've said.
I agree mate, total mismanagement from the prick and his board.
But should we be surprised by this, they are, after all, non football people who interest is financial only.
This is what levy himself said, financial reasons only for buying into spurs.
It's a real shame that, with these rich Arab's sniffing around clubs, that they won't buy our clowns out.
We do spend. This is not the 2000s and 2010s. The problem is we have spent very badly.
If we had never spent more than 10 million on a player, but everyone we landed turned out to be a gem, no one would be talking about our spending. But because we have whiffed so badly with our recent signings, people think we are not spending, even though we have spent 40/50/60 million on players.
Forget before we moved in.
Spurs issued a joint statement with Haringey Council formally committing to building a new stadium in Tottenham, ending the Olympic Stadium sideshow, on January 31, 2012.
Spurs commit to new stadium in Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur's plans to build a new stadium close to the site of their existing home of White Hart Lane moved a step closer on Tuesday, ending any doubts they would leave the area where they were formed 130 years ago.
www.reuters.com
We also played at White Hart Lane that day, beating Wigan 3-1 to remain 3rd in the league. Here was the team
Adebayor
Bale Van der Vaart Kranjcar
Parker Modric
Assou-Ekotto Kaboul King Walker
Friedel
Our most recent home match at the gleaming spare-no-expense stadium was a 3-1 defeat to Brentford to slump to 8th. Here was the team
Kane
Son Kulusevski Danjuma
Bissouma Skipp
Davies Lenglet Sanchez Royal
Forster
11 1/2 years on, we've gone unmistakably backwards.
Yeah but ye don’t own them.You keep screaming for your freedom pal.
Until then you carry on doing what we tell you.
We own you and always will.
Ange?
What kind of name is that, only ever decent Ange was the one who run the
Queen Vic.
I know Scottish football is shit but surely they can do better than her
Totally agree. Both Conte and Mourinho were not the "best" targets, only the biggest named targets.
Levy has totally fucked this club up since Poch's firing by refusing to believe Poch when he said we need to rebuild. Instead, he has consistently opted for the duct tape approach.
I can't answer this question for certain but, in my view, he simply wanted to appease this fanbase by bringing in a glamour name. The backlash after hiring Nuno (what a fucking disaster) was so great, there was no way that he felt he could appoint some relatively unknown, progressive coach regardless of if that may have been the better option.
A lot of his decisions stink of a 10 year old playing FIFA Manager Mode. It's really depressing that he is in charge of the club we all love.