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Sherwood clearly bigging himself up here but really this anecdote looks bad on Baldini not Levy.

If levy had told him not to pick Kane that's different but it would be naive to think a Chairman isn't asking the coach about big money signings not playing.

Flipside is that if players like Dier and Hoj have Levy's ear, does that explain what Conte was saying about the reasons we don't win? Maybe these players get themselves picked or at least kept at the club by the Chairman having their backs.


Dreary me, a real sliding doors moment there. Harry to Leicester for 600k because Baldini didn't rate him :balesnarl:
 

Really good, albeit depressing, stuff.

By the second half of this season, it was clear that Spurs had very little left in the tank. The failure to sign a single player during the summer 2018 or January 2019 windows had caught up with them. Pochettino had wanted a clear-out for years, getting rid of players who he knew would get tired of his methods, replacing them with new, hungry players who would willingly buy-in.

At the end of the 2017-18 season, Pochettino had publicly urged the club to “be brave and take risks”. But Levy never wanted Spurs to be a selling club and so, with the exception of Kyle Walker, who was sold to Manchester City in 2017, the players stayed put. Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose and the rest were all still there. And there was no space — or money — for anyone to come in to replace them.

By the start of Pochettino’s fifth season in charge, there was a feeling of staleness around the club. The energy levels, which had been so high on and off the pitch in the first few years, were dropping. Everyone’s tolerance levels for each other were wearing off. Things which the players used to buy into — like the lack of days off — became a source of irritation or even resentment.

So despite Pochettino signing a new five-year contract in May 2018, and despite the new stadium opening in April 2019, beneath the surface it was starting to feel like something was coming to an end.
Pochettino said before the final that Spurs winning it would be “a massive example for football, forever”, and talked up comparisons to Che Guevara. And if they did it, Pochettino and his staff could resign in glory, leaving with their heads held high, leaving the “painful rebuild” (as Pochettino called it) to someone else.
No one was quite as devastated as Pochettino. He believed that Tottenham would win, drawing his five-year cycle to a glorious close. And he knew that Tottenham needed to win because there was nowhere left for this team to go.
Poch worked a miracle, Levy personally destroyed it with his own two hands, and in the fullness of time we are worse off than where Poch started.

We're in the middle of a process of the fanbase waking up to this.
 

Really good, albeit depressing, stuff.




Poch worked a miracle, Levy personally destroyed it with his own two hands, and in the fullness of time we are worse off than where Poch started.

We're in the middle of a process of the fanbase waking up to this.

Levy bottled it.

Had the chance to move into the new stadium as an elite club.

Football presented him a golden ticket and he was too scared to gamble on what his coach was asking for.

Dybala in January because of last-minute image rights as the perfect example.
 
So they got money from the desert post code lottery? So fucking what??? You are such an obvious levy paid for troll.
Lol not sure He's paying me enough to deal with absolute baguettes like you.
Why don't you moan about American money you twat?
Any American money in the prem is not state funded. It's a Western democracy not some Middle Eastern dictatorship.
Human rights? Who fucking executes more people a year?
Saudi has a population of around 36 million & executed 186 people last year. The USA has a population of around 330 million & executed 18.
Where is your proof about the Cayman Islands bank accounts for players????
Lol Obviously no proof just giving a very, very rudimentary example of how things 'could' be done.🙄
I'm afraid you'll find national League associations are all over this and have been for years since rangers were essentially relegated four divisions for literally this exact same thing.

You're stupid comments about the league not being able to look at every single transaction is irrelevant and absolutely f****** moronic as all they actually have to do is look at every single transaction for an individual player or of course the team, which ain't so hard.


You are not dealing with some small fry business people.

The Saudis have so much money & power they could tie the EPL up in court for years & bankrupt them.

It's not rangers who were basically broke ffs.

You do realise even the UK government got involved with the Newcastle takeover & encouraged the EPL to accept the Saudi offer.
That shows the power they have.

They were scared they would lose Saudi business deals.

Maybe you should educate yourself & do some research into how big Middle Eastern business deal get done.

All You have demonstrated is that you have no idea about what goes on in
the real world .

You are so frighteningly fucking dim it's laughable.
 
Lol not sure He's paying me enough to deal with absolute baguettes like you.

Any American money in the prem is not state funded. It's a Western democracy not some Middle Eastern dictatorship.

Saudi has a population of around 36 million & executed 186 people last year. The USA has a population of around 330 million & executed 18.

Lol Obviously no proof just giving a very, very rudimentary example of how things 'could' be done.🙄



You are not dealing with some small fry business people.

The Saudis have so much money & power they could tie the EPL up in court for years & bankrupt them.

It's not rangers who were basically broke ffs.

You do realise even the UK government got involved with the Newcastle takeover & encouraged the EPL to accept the Saudi offer.
That shows the power they have.

They were scared they would lose Saudi business deals.

Maybe you should educate yourself & do some research into how big Middle Eastern business deal get done.

All You have demonstrated is that you have no idea about what goes on in
the real world .

You are so frighteningly fucking dim it's laughable.
You really talk utter bullshit like some small child. In fact are you a small child?
So the Saudis have huge amounts of money and so do thier funds and companies why should we not profit from that money? Helps both balance payments?? But your clearly not read any economics.

Your point on execution makes no fucking sense at all , do the Americans do it? Does America attack other countries such as those in the middle east? The degree to which someone does something is not a moral argument you fucking idiot! It's just sets out what is hypocritical by Morons who try to use the argument. Go read some axiology you twat.

Obviously ethics is not your strong point and nor is maths or should I say arithmetic from what Ive seen.

Have you heard of the biden inflation reduction act? Nope I doubt it you uneducated fuckwit, but if you are going to talk about unfair government subsidising or control, blaming the Saudis but ignoring American then this is perfect for you. Go have a read and actually learn something you utter little turd.
Have a read on what the EU have said about it, out loud to the Americans... And it makes your point looking ... Oh and Spain getting caught subsidising thier teams....

Ps fuckwit have Newcastle spent billions? No! Did the Saudis get the go ahead yes! What chairman complained more that any other - embarrassingly ours!
 
Lol not sure He's paying me enough to deal with absolute baguettes like you.

Any American money in the prem is not state funded. It's a Western democracy not some Middle Eastern dictatorship.

Saudi has a population of around 36 million & executed 186 people last year. The USA has a population of around 330 million & executed 18.

Lol Obviously no proof just giving a very, very rudimentary example of how things 'could' be done.🙄



You are not dealing with some small fry business people.

The Saudis have so much money & power they could tie the EPL up in court for years & bankrupt them.

It's not rangers who were basically broke ffs.

You do realise even the UK government got involved with the Newcastle takeover & encouraged the EPL to accept the Saudi offer.
That shows the power they have.

They were scared they would lose Saudi business deals.

Maybe you should educate yourself & do some research into how big Middle Eastern business deal get done.

All You have demonstrated is that you have no idea about what goes on in
the real world .

You are so frighteningly fucking dim it's laughable.
What is it with you French wankers on here. Why do you have to call people dim. Do us all a favour and shove your baguette where the sun don't shine.
 

Really good, albeit depressing, stuff.




Poch worked a miracle, Levy personally destroyed it with his own two hands, and in the fullness of time we are worse off than where Poch started.

We're in the middle of a process of the fanbase waking up to this.

I couldn’t face reading that article. Still not over it. Can’t believe it’s 4 years ago either. Where has that time gone?
 


Sherwood clearly bigging himself up here but really this anecdote looks bad on Baldini not Levy.

If levy had told him not to pick Kane that's different but it would be naive to think a Chairman isn't asking the coach about big money signings not playing.

Flipside is that if players like Dier and Hoj have Levy's ear, does that explain what Conte was saying about the reasons we don't win? Maybe these players get themselves picked or at least kept at the club by the Chairman having their backs.

Sherwood is just as much of a lying weasel as Levy. I would take this clip with an absolutely massive grain of salt.

Sherwood acts as if Kane would have been nothing but for him, but Kane had been earmarked as a very promising young player long before Dimothy took over.
Indeed, AVB rated him so highly that he said he was happy to go into the season before Sherwood arrived with Kane as his main striker. Kane made his Premier League debut under AVB and he would have played far more games under AVB if he hadn’t struggled with injury so much during his tenure.

 
Sherwood is just as much of a lying weasel as Levy. I would take this clip with an absolutely massive grain of salt.

Sherwood acts as if Kane would have been nothing but for him, but Kane had been earmarked as a very promising young player long before Dimothy took over.
Indeed, AVB rated him so highly that he said he was happy to go into the season before Sherwood arrived with Kane as his main striker. Kane made his Premier League debut under AVB and he would have played far more games under AVB if he hadn’t struggled with injury so much during his tenure.


The whole video is pretty good though actually although I’m only half way through. Sherwood is thick as shit though. From the redknapp school of telling the truth. He goes on to lie about the length of the contract he had as manager. He said he had 6 months when in fact it was 18.

He goes on to defend Levy a lot in the longer interview.
 
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Sherwood is just as much of a lying weasel as Levy. I would take this clip with an absolutely massive grain of salt.

Sherwood acts as if Kane would have been nothing but for him, but Kane had been earmarked as a very promising young player long before Dimothy took over.
Indeed, AVB rated him so highly that he said he was happy to go into the season before Sherwood arrived with Kane as his main striker. Kane made his Premier League debut under AVB and he would have played far more games under AVB if he hadn’t struggled with injury so much during his tenure.


Dimothy

:harrylol:
 
What is it with you French wankers on here. Why do you have to call people dim. Do us all a favour and shove your baguette where the sun don't shine.

Dj Khaled Mtv Emas GIF by 2020 MTV EMA
 


Sherwood clearly bigging himself up here but really this anecdote looks bad on Baldini not Levy.

If levy had told him not to pick Kane that's different but it would be naive to think a Chairman isn't asking the coach about big money signings not playing.

Flipside is that if players like Dier and Hoj have Levy's ear, does that explain what Conte was saying about the reasons we don't win? Maybe these players get themselves picked or at least kept at the club by the Chairman having their backs.


You're absolutely mudded if you take anything as gospel what that twat says, you've gone beyond desperation here.
 
so its ok if he calls people opposed to his views dim - yep thought so
I see you have another yellow - what did you do this time take the piss out of people dying in hospital

Yeah if you're being dim then it's fair game, just stop being dim 🤷‍♀️

But you can add another personal insult to your tally which goes hand in hand with how the rest of your mob can't control your emotions when your weak and pathetic arguments are defeated. it's standard fare.
 
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