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Daniel Levy
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This is my take on the matter.
The recent spendings were not his decisions. Very un-Levy. He would not have sanctioned those spendings. So im guessing that the activities were not his calls. So he was unhappy. But the higher up powers decided enough was enough after the Eze debacle, so they took control, and that probably led to turmoil, and paved the way to this decision to remove him.
I might be wrong, but definitely the recent spendings were very peculiar and very unlike Levy
The recent spendings were not his decisions. Very un-Levy. He would not have sanctioned those spendings. So im guessing that the activities were not his calls. So he was unhappy. But the higher up powers decided enough was enough after the Eze debacle, so they took control, and that probably led to turmoil, and paved the way to this decision to remove him.
I might be wrong, but definitely the recent spendings were very peculiar and very unlike Levy
Yeah, cause Rangers is an elite football team, that spreads fear across Europe.. and we only drew with them in another embarrassing night. The only team we played of any worth was Frankfurt in the knockout rounds
And beat the worst Man United in since PL started, yet they still out played us, and we couldn't string more than two passes together without giving the ball away...
Could be as simple as he wanted to stay on at Spurs and the rest wanted to build up team value and cash out down the road.
Tottenham remove Daniel Levy as chairman after ownership-instigated review
Levy was told on Thursday he would be leaving his position, with Peter Charrington stepping into the new role of non-executive chairman.www.nytimes.com
He got properly sacked. Wow.
One of my big hopes in the post-Levy era is that the constant general negativity that's become part and parcel of supporting Spurs lifts and people can stop being hateful cunts about our own players.
I think he'll be quite sad, in truth. What the fuck is he going to post about?
He was also a megalomaniacal, tyrannical control freak - far too involved in minute decision making when it came to football matters
Yes but I don’t think him leaving is the outcome of that window - whether for signed MGW and Eze, he would have gone. This was planned well ahead of the window opening is my read.
Agree with the fact sane people don’t want to deal and that he’s incapable
I am happy he has gone, but nervous as to what might happen next. If ENIC are going to more heavily invest with a view to turning us into real regular trophy contenders and winners then I would be very happy with that. Changing wage structure and things like that.
I'm apprehensive though if a sale is in the works and who it might be too. Under Levy I often daydreamed about a filthy rich billionaire who lives to win taking us over and things like that, but now the possible reality is here it really makes me nervous. I like the fact we got this far organically without cheating and crazy money, maybe I'm being stupid but the thought of our name being tainted by some murky cunt like say a Marinakis coming in worries me a bit.
Also as much as Levy annoyed me by his lack of ambition in the transfer market, he most certainly was not always bad for us. He has done some very good bits along the way.
I'm apprehensive though if a sale is in the works and who it might be too. Under Levy I often daydreamed about a filthy rich billionaire who lives to win taking us over and things like that, but now the possible reality is here it really makes me nervous. I like the fact we got this far organically without cheating and crazy money, maybe I'm being stupid but the thought of our name being tainted by some murky cunt like say a Marinakis coming in worries me a bit.
Also as much as Levy annoyed me by his lack of ambition in the transfer market, he most certainly was not always bad for us. He has done some very good bits along the way.
Why would a Maranakis come in? We have a new chairman and CEO to replace Levy, that’s it. Decouple the what ifs on outright sale/ownwership, that may or not happen at some point in the future.
What we do know, is for the first time in c.50 tfr windows, we will have a different plan, approach and dealmaker to execute.ambition is one thing, bus faults are broader than that and clearly handicapped us in recent years. He’s burnt bridges and other clubs and agents don’t want to deal with him. He’s cost us good players not just on lack of money, but him personally and how he operates.
Have no fear, it can’t be worse short term. The future (sale), if it happens is another matter but a company spending 3BN aren’t going to be amateurs
They're professional athletes. People have a right not to like a player.
He is probably singing this to the Levy brigade
Where's your levy gone
Where's your levy gone
Far far away. Far far away
Will there be a open bus parade?
Or...
Bare with me....
It might be the opposite of all of that.
Club to try to maximise revenue by being, you know, successful at its primary purpose
You have no idea as to how it happened as any of us do , Vinai came in with an eye more on PR .
I’d imagine he was more nervous at Charrington coming in . His interviews didn’t show that he wasn’t planning on going anywhere
Terms such as “ with immediate affect “ suggest it was a recent decision
Do you honestly think this is what happened? Serious question, how old are you and what do you do for a living?
Levy could point to a long period between Jol and Poch in which the team had ups and downs but was often outperforming its playing budget and growing off the pitch. Since 2017-18, we've been at best inconsistent and in a tougher environment. If you take the view that ENIC (really, the Lewis's) should put their hand in their pocket more or sell up, it's no wonder they want fresh blood running the club.
Knowing our fucking luck it will probably end up being our Alan Curbishley moment ....