"Any positive representation of the club is clearly LIES"
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"Any positive representation of the club is clearly LIES"
These articles are all very well but surely even the deputy cricket correspondent of The Daily Telegraph should know that even though Levy is the focal point of anything about Spurs he is not the majority owner of the club the final desicion to sell may well not be his.
PS And if there was any serious intention to sell would Levy be appointing a new CEO who was also appointed on to the board of directors , unlike Munn who never got that far up the heirachy and a new manager , last couple of clubs to change owners like Newcastle and Everton immediately installed their own choice of managers.
I think Levy/ENIC are here for another season at least.
It depends if the investors wanted primary day-to-day control. Levy is the MD of the club, with Vinai the CD, Caldecott effectively the FD I think ('accountant' on companies house). Charrington has come in just as 'Director'.
So, whether it be more investment from ENIC/Tavistock, or some Oligarch, if they just wanted to keep the club ticking over and didn't want to arrest control, they could have an outside influence without actually changing the structure too much.
Realistically, as much as people are hell bent on seeing what they want to, the club is very well run as a football club. The main area for improvement would be in terms of financial competitiveness and/or the way the footballing side is administrated in that sense. It isn't some Mike Ashley situation where we are haemorrhaging money due to being ran like a Sports Direct brand. One of the biggest selling points, despite how much people like to see it otherwise, is the fact the club is well run.
Just for the record I'm happy to remain in British (Bahamas) ownership, this century we have appeared in five league cup finals, a champions league final and a europa league final and achieved our highest league position since the sixties, not that shabby.
And the least successful period in our history.
A period where we've been absolutely dominated by our two biggest, traditional rivals. Shocking that our own fans seem happy to accept such mediocrity.
We have the fanbase, the location and the potential to be so much better than these last 25 years.
Little wonder Gooners and Chavs chant Pro Daniel Levy songs.
Really, think you need to check the trophy record before 1951.
TBF if we dig a bit deeper, it is in local ownership if you factor in Lewis being from North London.
As disgruntled as the vocal part of the fanbase are, there are a ton of clubs who'd take our accomplishments with enthusiasm. Whilst that doesn't mean everyone is satisfied, it actually buys a lot of credit to some but absolutely none to others
When you say "absolutely dominated" by our rivals, one of them - the local ones - had the majority of that over 20 years ago now. Even Chelsea's "successful" period in the league is getting on for a decade old now.
The issue is that you see what has been accomplished as "mediocrity", but why don't you tell us how it would be any different? The days of buying success are not only long gone, but only one team can win the league. How would you expect us to compete with the funding of money laundering without being a filthy club ourselves?
We came astonishingly close in 2016/17, so the margins are paper thin between a major accomplishment and what he have achieved, yet people like you have the optics that we've done no better than West Ham
Makes it crystal clear that Vinai's job is to soften Levy's image with the fans.
He did that quite successfully with the Kroenke's at Woolwich, and you can see the strategies already at play in that video, Levy has been thoroughly coached in how to present himself there.
But there is no propagandizing away from the reality here:
Changed my vote.
51.
Me too now, he won us a trophy.... long may it continue
Vinai speaks a good game
I can't watch Levy without wanting to throw my remote at the tv
I can't watch Levy without wanting to throw my remote at the tv
This is before most of us were born it’s hardly relevant in 2025.
Vinai gave the new boss one hell of a tonguing there…
Ok so failure is not an option and the targets are winning the league and the champions league
Understood. So,,,,,, what happens if we do fail to achieve those goals?
Note that Johan Lange was specifically mentioned as participating in the plan going forward
Gnoshed him off shamelessly
Can't believe COYS Daniel actually said failure is not an option
That's so beyond irony it's insane
That's so beyond irony it's insane