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Remember Shady running all around the forum and chasing us down with his "Letter of Apology" to Daniel.Levy became a father figure for a lot of our fanbase
They were swayed by the Levy time and you got levy'ed meme bullshit and grew a deep emotional connection to the man
That much is plain to see
I think he even became a bit of a sex symbol for many of them too
Peter Charrington, Vivian Lewis and Nick Beucher (Vivian's son-in-law reported to be the person among the Lewis heirs taking on a leadership role) were totally uninvolved in the business.What I’m saying is, I highly doubt the Lewis’ were totally uninvolved in the business.
Shady has me blocked now sadly. He tried to make a fool out of me with his riddles, but when pressed with evidence of anything he said, he ran away and now won't respond to me.Remember Shady running all around the forum and chasing us down with his "Letter of Apology" to Daniel.
That was funny.
This is it.Peter Charrington, Vivian Lewis and Nick Beucher (Vivian's son-in-law reported to be the person among the Lewis heirs taking on a leadership role) were totally uninvolved in the business.
We are under new management. That's just the unvarnished reality. My sincerest apologies to anyone who finds that inconvenient for their outrage at the way the club has been run. I don't find it inconvenient for *my* outrage at all. For the Dictatorship of Levy to give way to a bunch of squabbling novice failkids is much of a muchness, imho.
You will therefore know that ENIC being a business does not make any decisions it is the people owning or running it. That was Joe & Levy but is now the Lewis children. So whilst the business name has not changed those in charge have and when children take over their father’s business they frequently take it in another direction. Too early to know how genuine they are with what they are saying.Unless you were close to the board it’s very difficult to know with any certainty how much was Levy and how much was ENIC/Lewis’.
Having spent 30 years in finance across several different business areas, I find it hard to believe that the ownership weren’t heavily involved in what happened at THFC. Day to day operations would have no doubt been down to Levy, but in my personal experience I’ve not known any millionaire owner who hasn’t wanted to know in great detail what the strategic plans for the business were, and once they were set, be regularly reported to on progress.
They've not sacked Vinai and Lange. We decided to sign two players in January, one a player we just had no fucking need for, and made him one of our top earners, even though he's have went to be a rotation player at Villa, and they waited for months longer than necessary to sack the worst manager we've had in decades.You will therefore know that ENIC being a business does not make any decisions it is the people owning or running it. That was Joe & Levy but is now the Lewis children. So whilst the business name has not changed those in charge have and when children take over their father’s business they frequently take it in another direction. Too early to know how genuine they are with what they are saying.
I agree they have not handled the January window well but it remains to be seen whether their words of spending money in the summer & increasing wages actually happens. They have only had control since September.They've not sacked Vinai and Lange. We decided to sign two players in January, one a player we just had no fucking need for, and made him one of our top earners, even though he's have went to be a rotation player at Villa, and they waited for months longer than necessary to sack the worst manager we've had in decades.
I'd say they've put their stall out already and have shown nothing but incompetence. So, more of the same.
I agree they have not handled the January window well but it remains to be seen whether their words of spending money in the summer & increasing wages actually happens. They have only had control since September.
Things outside January are what is the most concerning bit. Allowing that rot to continue for months, with seemingly no pressure on Frank, until we were deep into a relegation fight is wild.I agree they have not handled the January window well but it remains to be seen whether their words of spending money in the summer & increasing wages actually happens. They have only had control since September.
He has been for 25 years after making himself the highest paid CEO in football
The owners being currently the Lewis children probably know less about football than many of us who have supported the club most of our lives. Not dissimilar to the Oil rich owners. Some owners despite their lack of knowledge interfere and make decisions but the sensible owners take advice from people that have experience in football. Vinai is CEO and not a football person but he runs the club. The football people were Lange, Patrici & Frank. There are 2 versions of what happened re Frank, either the owners overruled those in the club or that Lange & Vinai finally lost faith with Frank and the owners immediately backed them.Things outside January are what is the most concerning bit. Allowing that rot to continue for months, with seemingly no pressure on Frank, until we were deep into a relegation fight is wild.
Rumours that the board wanted to get him gone as early as November, but put full faith in Vinai and Lange. If things are that bad, make a decision yourself and they can deal with it.
Why Vinai and Lange are still there is wild. Talk they're both gone in the summer. All well and good, but that means we're going into a season, again, with absolutely no plan at all. We'll be months behind everyone else, all the main targets will be gone and we're back feasting for our usual fair of unwanted average crap. And that's best case scenario, worst case, competing with the likes of Disney FC for players.
I can't point to one competent thing they've done since taking over. It's extremely concerning.
Weird how you get more satisfaction from the clubs position in the Deloitte money league than you do from the teams performance on the pitch.Good on him, totally deserved. At least he got some compensation after turning Tottenham into one of the richest clubs in the world under ENIC'S watch, performed a miracle working under these systers if you ask me.
You will therefore know that ENIC being a business does not make any decisions it is the people owning or running it. That was Joe & Levy but is now the Lewis children. So whilst the business name has not changed those in charge have and when children take over their father’s business they frequently take it in another direction. Too early to know how genuine they are with what they are saying.
Weird how you get more satisfaction from the clubs position in the Deloitte money league than you do from the teams performance on the pitch.
The circus freak of the forum.