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You know why he does as well, he wants everyone, manager included, to know he's there at all times, watching over every single aspect of the club, WAY too much interference imo.
Maybe instead of appointing a manager he should just do the job, I reckon he fancies himself for it.
I think people would have sympathised more with Levy had we atleast TRIED to show some ambition in the market at critical points of various seasons when even pundits and other club fans were in agreement that we were playing some of the best football in the league.
Still to this day I think our best peak was under Redknapp. He was a cult hero. A massive personality who got us playing quality football and gave us our confidence back. Harry Redknapp in a way, saved us from Levy at a time when we looked like we was going to get relegated in the 08-09 season. 2 points from 8 games and not a single win. Having sacked Martin Jol the previous season off the back of a 5th place finish (ironically due to Levy randomly deciding to slyly sack him barely into the season) and replacing him with Juande Ramos, that season was testiment to what happens when you give Daniel Levy complete and total control of THFC. It ends in chaos. Redknapp, with his PL experience, no nonsense approach, strong character, and ability to perform well with limited resources, was the perfect ying to Levys yang and kept him in check. In Redknapps last season was possibly the best Spurs team iv ever seen under the Levy era. when we had Bale, Modric, VDV, Adebayor, Scott Parker. That was a damn good team of unity albeit very little squad depth and not the greatest defence, but Dawson and Gallas (free transfer) did a solid job. It had experienced older players mixed with young up and coming, and a few world class beaters in Bale, Modric and VDV. Every player had its role and just slotted in perfectly and had us playing some of our most confident and exciting football Iv ever seen us play. To put things in to perspective, this is the season where Adebayor was brought in on loan, having half of his wages paid by City. The same year we brought in Scott Parker for around 5M, to which Redknapp had to BEG Levy to get because Parker was old and had no resale value. The same season where in a crucial January window, Levy gave us an old Saha and Ryan Nelson. The same season where at this point, things began to crumble and we gave up something like a 14 point lead. A great team, but lacked the squad depth to stay competitive for an entire season. And that sums up Levys tenure. Managers or "head coaches" as Levy likes to say, can only get so much out of the players given to the them, which they do for an extended period of time until the players have been drained. Ultimately Levy holds the key when it comes down to the transfer business end. And time after time, when we are 2-3 years into a new spurs cycle, and things are going well, it's Levys failure to strengthen at crucial times that ultimately causes the wheels to fall off. And after a few seasons of champions league money and TV revenue, he has doubled down in this ideology.
The rest we all know about Levys tight fistedness. I personally think Harry Kane has carried us for a number of years now. Its been 7 years since we went out and brought a proper world class striker. Kane turning out the player he is was an accident to the club. Still, because of Mourinhos personality and ability to stand up to owners, I still think he can be successful, IF Levy backs down and let's Mourinho do his job. I still think Mourinho is holding back himself because being at a club like Spurs is relatively new territory for him. However, Levy is indefensible at this point. This transfer window and last years transfer window have been an utter joke.
Still to this day I think our best peak was under Redknapp. He was a cult hero. A massive personality who got us playing quality football and gave us our confidence back. Harry Redknapp in a way, saved us from Levy at a time when we looked like we was going to get relegated in the 08-09 season. 2 points from 8 games and not a single win. Having sacked Martin Jol the previous season off the back of a 5th place finish (ironically due to Levy randomly deciding to slyly sack him barely into the season) and replacing him with Juande Ramos, that season was testiment to what happens when you give Daniel Levy complete and total control of THFC. It ends in chaos. Redknapp, with his PL experience, no nonsense approach, strong character, and ability to perform well with limited resources, was the perfect ying to Levys yang and kept him in check. In Redknapps last season was possibly the best Spurs team iv ever seen under the Levy era. when we had Bale, Modric, VDV, Adebayor, Scott Parker. That was a damn good team of unity albeit very little squad depth and not the greatest defence, but Dawson and Gallas (free transfer) did a solid job. It had experienced older players mixed with young up and coming, and a few world class beaters in Bale, Modric and VDV. Every player had its role and just slotted in perfectly and had us playing some of our most confident and exciting football Iv ever seen us play. To put things in to perspective, this is the season where Adebayor was brought in on loan, having half of his wages paid by City. The same year we brought in Scott Parker for around 5M, to which Redknapp had to BEG Levy to get because Parker was old and had no resale value. The same season where in a crucial January window, Levy gave us an old Saha and Ryan Nelson. The same season where at this point, things began to crumble and we gave up something like a 14 point lead. A great team, but lacked the squad depth to stay competitive for an entire season. And that sums up Levys tenure. Managers or "head coaches" as Levy likes to say, can only get so much out of the players given to the them, which they do for an extended period of time until the players have been drained. Ultimately Levy holds the key when it comes down to the transfer business end. And time after time, when we are 2-3 years into a new spurs cycle, and things are going well, it's Levys failure to strengthen at crucial times that ultimately causes the wheels to fall off. And after a few seasons of champions league money and TV revenue, he has doubled down in this ideology.
The rest we all know about Levys tight fistedness. I personally think Harry Kane has carried us for a number of years now. Its been 7 years since we went out and brought a proper world class striker. Kane turning out the player he is was an accident to the club. Still, because of Mourinhos personality and ability to stand up to owners, I still think he can be successful, IF Levy backs down and let's Mourinho do his job. I still think Mourinho is holding back himself because being at a club like Spurs is relatively new territory for him. However, Levy is indefensible at this point. This transfer window and last years transfer window have been an utter joke.
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It's called 'the straw that broke the camel's back" sammy. Everyone has a breaking point and starting the new season with such an abject performance may well have brought a lot of people to reach theirs.
The total lack of a retaliatory reaction to them scoring gave the fans no hope whatsoever of a comeback and nothing to indicate positive changes in the offing.
Sad start and alarm bells ringing in the distance already.
He will take it out of our hands, and who can blame him?
Not just Coutinho..Suarez and Sterling..that's 250M they spent on VVD, Allison, Mane, Salah, Firminho et al. Ironically the man in charge of their transfer strategy used to work for Spurs.
I don't have a problem selling any player but i've got zero confidence that Hitchen, Levy and the rest will get quality to replace whoever leaves. They certainly haven't done over the last 3 years.
It is hard to sign players for Spurs tho...especially when you try to sign them for way less than their current club wants for them.....it’s not hard really, we just choose to make it hard...
As for the stadium I love it and hate it in equal measures....it’s an amazing piece of architecture no doubt, but it will never be home until it creates great memories and parades some trophies...our record there to date has been poor as fuck against our “rivals”....
If Levy gets either deal done fair play but why the fuck are didn't we do it a month ago?
Jesus Christ
If I was you mate I'd hold fire on being smug until we have signed them both
This is tottenham after all
Yeah your probably right
Honestly, your probably winning on me!
I had pink nail varnish on today, I still looked fucking awesome!I agree, but I don't get why people take being a fan so seriously. We love the club, if we cant get excited at times and hope, dream and believe what really is the point? Sides come and go, super clubs come and go, but the spirit and excitement from a win never leaves us. Its simple math, we are one of many clubs who can win at most 4 titles, should we have won more, of course we should have. Is that's Levy's fault, of course it is at times, is it the managers, of course it is at times. If you follow football simply to seek glory you are kidding yourself. I support Spurs for the history and the players I loved growing up, not to say "look at we have won". I would say if you are under 50 you are in the same boat as me.
I just think its years of having hope and getting really close and it never really working out I guess , just very frustrating and right now I basically see history repeating itself from a few years back in that we had a team very close to winning big prizes and it seems like we let it drift away
I'm 25 and have only seen two league cup wins with one of them coming when I was very young
You missed the good years and Gross with his train ticket. Can I ask why you started supporting Spurs? Sorry if i was overly cuntish before.
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I'm 49 in 6 weeks, you're ancient mate!
Why is it, when one of the richest clubs in the world finally sign a much needed football player, the fans are expected to cup the chairmans balls?
This doesn't happen anywhere else.
Get a grip lads. It's fucking cringeworthy
No wonder other fans take the piss
This doesn't happen anywhere else.
Get a grip lads. It's fucking cringeworthy
No wonder other fans take the piss
Even today you're insufferable. Jesus christ.