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_mehstg said:
And this is what hurt Levy and his plan... he figured that the sustainability rules would mean Spurs would be in a strong position like United, Woolwich and Liverpool. But he didn't bank on the Chavs and then obviously City and now Newcastle being financially doped. It will be interesting to see how Chavs and City fair when the respective cases against them are finally settled. My assumption is both will get off with a big fine, a transfer window or two where they can't sign anyone and maybe a suspended points sentence. Either way, both will appeal. It will be at least 10 more years before it's settled by which time the PL will split into PL1 (the big revenue generating clubs) and PL2 (the Palace, Fulham, Bournemouth's of the world).
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Out of interest, as I can't be bothered to research it, I'm wondering if - outside of Leicester - any other team has finished 2nd or 3rd in that era.

Not that it's an achievement (worra trophy) but I don't feel like anyone outside of the money City/Chelsea and typical Utd/Woolwich/Liverpool have.

I think what makes me feel less 'aggrieved' about it is that it's not like there are other clubs like Everton/Villa/Newcastle winning titles and us being an anomaly
 
Dixiefish61 said:
It does look like they are trying to pin everything on Levy but for that to be accepted and believed they need to drastically change things, certainly regarding transfers. I’m not expecting too much in January and won’t be judging them on that window alone but a different approach and more forceful strategy in the summer window is the minimum required. As well as proper activity for better players and not the also fans we have had up to now, backed up with ‘we tried’ and dilly dallying. That will just not be acceptable.
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That's the thing. For me, it's still ENIC (because it literally is) and it's still Lewis's cash.

My fear is that they'll put the club at risk trying to play off benevolence (like secretly selling the stadium to themselves or something) and then piss it up the wall. Glazers meets Sugar style
 
CJJ said:
Out of interest, as I can't be bothered to research it, I'm wondering if - outside of Leicester - any other team has finished 2nd or 3rd in that era.

Not that it's an achievement (worra trophy) but I don't feel like anyone outside of the money City/Chelsea and typical Utd/Woolwich/Liverpool have.

I think what makes me feel less 'aggrieved' about it is that it's not like there are other clubs like Everton/Villa/Newcastle winning titles and us being an anomaly
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I don't think so but I can't really be bothered to check. I do think the days of there being a big six are over... we dwarf Villa, Everton and Newcastle when it comes to revenue and two of those clubs look equipped to finish top four every other season when they don't have the distraction of European Football. It might help us next season if we get a proper coach and start fixing some of the issues with the imbalance in the squad.
 
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CJJ said:
Let me guess - you would want someone with a photo of him stood with his season ticket in the South Stand in the 90s for it to be true? Don't you think someone over the last 30 years would have been in a position to expose him not being a season ticket holder if it was made up? It's been well documented since the mid 90s and been in loads of interviews.

I would say, more to the point, why would he make something like that up - it's not like he ever tried to pander to or required approval from the fans, but the real question is: why does it seem to bother some of you so much? It implies that you only base your belief system on him not being a spurs fan?
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I don’t care about him being a spurs fan or not. I don’t like the gas lighting he’s doing it for anything other than financial gain.

if I said I cycled up to John o Groats on a unicycle they’d be no one to expose that. If I did do it(I haven’t)they’d be plenty of people to say they saw me, they went with me for a bit etc.
 
dustybin said:
I don’t care about him being a spurs fan or not. I don’t like the gas lighting he’s doing it for anything other than financial gain.

if I said I cycled up to John o Groats on a unicycle they’d be no one to expose that. If I did do it(I haven’t)they’d be plenty of people to say they saw me, they went with me for a bit etc.
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The club isn't a charity.
 
CJJ said:
Let me guess - you would want someone with a photo of him stood with his season ticket in the South Stand in the 90s for it to be true? Don't you think someone over the last 30 years would have been in a position to expose him not being a season ticket holder if it was made up? It's been well documented since the mid 90s and been in loads of interviews.

I would say, more to the point, why would he make something like that up - it's not like he ever tried to pander to or required approval from the fans, but the real question is: why does it seem to bother some of you so much? It implies that you only base your belief system on him not being a spurs fan?
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Did you also believe him when he said the new stadium would be the 'game changer' ?

7 years later we finished 4th from bottom, with a record number of losses, and a wage bill butchered to 40% of turnover. The lowest of any club in any of Europe's top 5 leagues.
 
Tottenham Massive said:
Did you also believe him when he said the new stadium would be the 'game changer' ?

7 years later we finished 4th from bottom, with a record number of losses, and a wage bill butchered to 40% of turnover. The lowest of any club in any of Europe's top 5 leagues.
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This dense argument again. Why, John, do you think that 40% is 40%? What is it a proportion of? Something that might have made a difference?

It isn't "40% of available money" or "40% of what is in the bank"

I know, honestly I do, that you think this is a clever statement, but it really makes you look dumb by putting it out there
 
Anyway guys, as this is the year we finally forced him out, this is probably the most appropriate thread to wish each and every one of you a very

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And, after 25 years of getting dick slapped by our 2 biggest rivals, let's all hope 2026 see's us back on the path to the greatness we deserve 🥂
 
T-minus 2.5 days until this lot step out of the shit show and show us something suggesting we have learned from mistakes and previously bad stewardship.

T-minus 2.5days until we find out if its just the same old same old.
 
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