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āWe will invest across multiple transfer windows to rebuild, balance and strengthen, with this summer representing an important first step in that work.ā
I.e. we aināt spending fuck all this summer.
Talking about levy over the years, has been similar to Starmers Britain.
You are not allowed to mention it or risk the wrath.
Do we even know what this bloke looks like?More end of season thoughts, prayers and promises from the club.
As the old saying goes:
"Show me the money"
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A letter from Peter Charrington, Non-Executive Chairman
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wages/turnover already locked in as being low - and 2 players coming in on high wages wouldn't have changed the ratio for squad very much.
Just as likely they were trying to keep fee budget low so signed 2 players (Gray and Bergvall) for joint £50m- £60m rather than one experienced player.
Bad decision for the squad when we needed several experienced players in at the time (but if if it was fees, unclear if its Levy or Lewis to blame for limiting funding or it was Lange's misjudgement), but I think the size of squad caused Ange's downfall as the Chelsea match (4 injuries ?) followed by Villa (Bentancur) showed up how thin the Spurs squad was with Bergvall not considered to start a game until Christmas.
As much as there's the emotional part of me that wants rid of all of them. There's also a pragmatic part of me that sees the reasoning in not rocking the boat too much. Because they do have a point about how the club hit the reset button structurally when Levy was canned. And that's going to take time to rebuild.glad we stayed up but have to think that because we did we will stay the course with the current set up and we're nailed on for bottom half finish again. the sad truth is these worthless cunts will continue to bleed us until we die. the chuckle brothers hugging the owners and still in their jobs today is all you need to know. we're fucked for the foreseeable future sadly
Annoyingly we have to believe what's being say, what else can we do?Dear Client Reference Numbers,
On Sunday, despite a season where we gave you so little, you gave everything. A full stadium, ching ching! full voice, full belief in ENIC, until the final whistle. I have thought carefully about how to begin this letter, and in the end that moment said it better than I can. You love us and it is why we owe you our sanitised version of our honesty about where others have fallen short, and what we are committed to now to hoodwink you even more.
Last September, we recognised that something seismic had to change at Spurs. Spending any cash, which we donāt have, on shit like Mauani was at least avoided by a pointless loan deal. But goodness what a waste of wages, when Dane Scarlett was ready to go. We canāt keep on finding money down the sofa for players. Enough.
We were collectively delighted to have signed the Danish Felix MacGarth, for peanuts and that Justin chap he bought along to hand out the drinking cups really helped in regards to focusing on the gooners at the right time.
It was super, super helpful that we binned Daniel as soon as the Transfer window closed, so we could spend a number of months suggesting Ā£100m was coming in January, at a point we could not spend a quid we promised you millions. Thatās business 1 0 1 folks.
So the Lewis family stepped in and authorised a full reset, 25 years after we took ownership and a full 24 months since the last full rest, when we got that bloke from Melbourne to replace an actual winner in Conte, who we know was too expensive and demanding.
That decision to reset again was not taken lightly, and it came later than it should have, but Johan was on leave until mid September. What he and Vini put in motion is real, and it marks a genuine break from what had come before, and we are delighted that our stadium energy certificate has a higher rating than the Eden Project under Johanās watch.
As part of that reset process, we discovered some uncomfortable truths. Somehow Richarlson was still a Tottenham employee. And someone bought a stinker of a striker from Bournemouth. While in the past those mistakes were qualities that make Spurs distinct, showcasing our lack of focus on football, our lack of ambition, the loss of connection between the team and its supporters, There was a genuine worry you lot might have finally noticed we were conning you.
At one meeting of the board in November someone mentioned in AOB that it might have been better to have not bought that guy from Bournemouth, but as it was lunch time we deferred that to the next meeting, which is due in September 2026.
We felt we did not have the right expertise in key roles. We did not build squads good enough to compete in the most demanding league in the world. I think you can appreciate and understand why though, our focus was on the concerts. F1 and Sky Walk, as these are great family fun which is accessible 363 days a year ( discount for OAP has now revoked in line with football strategy pricing )
Two 17th place finishes in a row is not acceptable to you, but we will dress it up as āone of them thingsā and we will get around to fixing the problems over the next 5-10 Transfers Windows, although please do recognise January does not count as a transfer window as it is too difficult ( Hi Steve ) and we donāt stress purchase ( Hi Johan )
Since September, we have restructured leadership across the Club, with a refreshed executive and football structure. Linked-In is our friend. Most of this team are already in post and others will arrive in the coming weeks, and others will leave and the whole merry go around will never stop, itās not meant to.
You will of course endorse our approach to not bringing anyone at all connected to Tottenham Hotspur FC or indeed anyone with any footballing success to the club. But we have got a chap who runs the travelling circus around the Stansted / North West Essex corridors on a part time basis, so entertaining you wonāt be completely ignored, and we are in talks with Tui about bringing back Shoot for a Holiday.
The Board are committed to our new leadership group and will give them the stability and support they need to run this Club in the right way, which is to just about stay up and survive so we can maximise the opportunity to build a spiffing hotel in one of the most deprived and shity parts of London. Itās a great idea and much more exciting knowing 99% of you wonāt be able to afford to ever stay there.
Roberto De Zerbi is signed as Men's Head Coach for five years, a reflection of our belief in his ability and our commitment to build back to where we need to be ( oh how we laugh) And of course at £10m a year we can afford to sack him more than we can afford to buy an actual striker. So business wins as usual. We are hoping Ryan Mason stays out of work so we can get him back when we sack Roberto.
Roberto is passionate, committed and positive in everything he does, and represents the kind of football and ambition that Tottenham Hotspur used to stand for. Itās a bit of a shame he is wasted being here when we value the negative, and lack of passion that we have installed across most of a quarter of a century. But so be it. They come and go every 18 months while we stay the same. Pissing in pockets while claiming itās raining.
Our commitments to our board are clear:
⢠We will not build a squad, led by Roberto as Head Coach, with the right blend of experience, youth and leadership to compete at the highest levels of Premier League and European football
Why would we, itās too expensive.
⢠We our football operation wonāt improve, without a significant focus on raising standards across medical and performance, why would we do that ? Kulu is back soon. Promise xx
⢠We will not increase investment in the Academy to ensure that the pathway from youth football to the first team is one of the strongest in the country, as them loan fees, while modest, add up nicely. And a Winks every decade is a bonus.
- We will build on a strong season for Spurs Women by continuing to invest in a world-class women's team, led by Martin Ho. Martin Ho. Martin Ho. Martin Martin Ho, heās got hair and we donāt care, Martin Martin Ho
Since becoming Chairman, I have realised that Spurs fans are built differently, and will forgive the unforgivable time and again. I have seen it over and over again in the last nine months, as we lied and lied some more, no one even remotely kicked off. Even in the darkest of seasons, you showed up and carried this team to defeats against Forest and Spammers and all kinds of total rubbish was accepted and we used your loyalty against you and we took it for granted. It is something we are determined to do again over the next 5-10 Transfer windows. Lovely stuff.
There has been speculation about ownership and the future direction of the Club. Let us be direct. Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale. The Lewis family are wholly committed to keep on getting richer and richer at your clubs expense. It is this very lack of ambition that will provide the stability and investment needed at every level to move sideways and backwards, everywhere we goā¦everywhere we go.
This season fell well short of what Tottenham Hotspur FC demands. But on the positive side dividends were paid, and vegan food sales were at record levels.
We donāt believe we need to be in the fight with the best teams in this league, every season, and wonāt really be rebuilding this Club with that standard in mind, when we have actual real building to be getting on with. There is no actual cash flow in the football club, and we do prefer to sell to buy, Johnson for Gallagher, Hugo to Vicario, Kane toā¦oh err.
This Club lives in the hearts of everyone who has ever loved it. It has been carried through living rooms and stands, weekends and long journeys home and under our ownership itās become a toilet to which the likes of Paddy Power and Sky TV can piss into weekly. And we never cared.
We didnāt mind going 60 odd games against the ābig teamsā and not winning. It does not bother us that we are so bad at Chelsea, Woolwich or Liverpool that we have a 9 point disadvantage every season. We donāt need to worry about what Woolwich do. We are Rich and have every right to put you client reference numbers through it. Igor Tudor says āhappy Summerā.
We will get back to where we belong, back in the mix as the best of the rest.
Best regards
Pete.
Smug looking merchant banker straight out of central casting.Do we even know what this bloke looks like?
It's a very strange choice of spokesperson, an anonymous suit who unlike Vinai or Lange speaks for the ownership, but is not in fact the ownership.
The positive news is that Lange's position is reportedly not safe.Lange has to go
-chose Frank
-lobbied against firing Frank against other senior voices like Paratici, nearly sending us down
-sold our top scorer in January without bringing in a replacement
-misprofiled the squad, recruiting too many athletes, not enough passers
-taken zero responsibility
He also comes across as a bloodless, managerial 9-5er. Whereas I want someone to match the passion of de Zerbi, an obsessive in the Luis Campos vein. Or at least someone with a track record of high performance.
ENIC keeping him is a sign they want another yes man, someone weak who won't push them too hard or take de Zerbi's side.
"The Board are committed to this leadership group" ... WTF?This is a slap in the face and a horrible statement. Itās just corporate bullshit saying āwe got away with it so we arenāt changing anythingā.
Heās doubling down on Vinai and Lange leadership group and actually giving them more time. What the fuck are they playing at? Mark my words they have learned fuck all from this.
There is a comments section on the OS under that letter - which im surprised theyve allowed - and the same statement from all the fans is the same - Vinai and Lange out, or we dont believe what youre saying. If those two stay the club are essentially saying failure (and abject failure at that) is tolerated.