People who have no analytical skills and get high on being self righteous represent a sizeable enough percentage of the population that you will never hear the voices of those who make decisions rationally and with zero consideration for sunk costs and history we can’t get back or do again
Our owners are business people who have a better track record of making decisions than those spouting on here about romantic notions of history and bygones and made up tales of when Spurs was a “community” club and can’t deal with the opportunities presented by our expanding profile
They’re what some may call “small minded”
That depends on how you look at it, which is the case I've always made. I don't think you need half a brain to look at the business side of Tottenham Hotspur and recognize what ENIC has done for the club is incredible, and again, I think it's stupid for people to argue that ENIC have not been beneficial for the "brand" and Levy has done an incredible job in playing catch up with other brand name teams. A state of the art stadium that was built more as a entertainment complex means that between entertainment and the NFL series, we're pretty set. Tottenham will never be a Leeds or a Rangers. Now, as someone who appreciates good business, I understand what ENIC are doing and what they are looking to achieve. Profits. Maximized profits. And none of us on here can blame a business for wanting to make money. In a business sense, and on paper (and I mean purely on paper) because of Covid and the stadium ENIC isn't in a position to say no.
What's frustrating is that we've watched other clubs build brands (PSGxJordan), make profit, and use it to reinvest in the football teams in order to improve them and go on to build teams (LFC) who can go on to challenge the next year while they have a squad in that "5 year window".
On top of that, we're all aware of the players (and possibly a manager) who have left Tottenham and won trophies.
The footballing business of ENIC is where we constantly fail. Levy's constant indecision while sitting in his ivory tower and thinking too much about the business aspect is our biggest downfall. Just look at our club in the last week.
Instead of going out and finding a manager who is proven and available, he has decided that it is in the best interest of business, not football, that he uses a sacrificial scapegoat (Ryan Mason) to appeal to the fans humane side to keep us quiet. So now, instead of a season which most of us have written off, we're going to be behind another 3-4 months behind in terms of letting a manager adapt.
(Chelsea wanted Nagelsmann after Lampard but didn't want to wait and appointed Tuchel instead)
same goes for signing players. Bringing a new player in the end of the transfer window means that the focus is already on the games ahead, not introducing and building the squad allowing for the manager to work out what the best formation, starting 11 will be. And on top of that, and I'm sure to no one's surprise, Levy gets himself involved in the squad based on transfer prices, not footballing ability.
