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  • How Levy blew it 

    How Levy blew it 

    For years we have heard the stories of how world class coaches were approached by Daniel Levy only for them to turn the job down. I’m talking about coaches like Van Gaal, Slot, Rodgers, Nagelsmann, Allegri, Ten Hag, the list goes on.

    It took Levy almost 20 years but following a champions league final and the completion of a brand spanking new stadium, Levy finally managed to convince a top class manager to join Spurs and take on the almighty challenge of turning this club into winners again. 

    Unfortunately, once Levy attained one of these managers he had absolutely no idea what to do with him. In simple terms, he blew it! When Jose Mourihno reached a cup final in just his first full season in charge Levy spat his dummy and sent him packing. It was a decision that was to prove costly and Spurs have felt the repercussions of these actions to this day.

    Despite Levy making such an amateur mistake, Levy was extremely fortunate to get a second bite at the cherry, thanks only to Paraticis’ close relationship with Antonio Conte. It was a stroke of luck and if Levy had learnt his lesson from his failings of dealing with a world class manager on his first attempt, then maybe there was hope. The lesson was quite simple, listen to what these managers have to say and follow their instructions to the letter if you want this football club to succeed. 

    Unfortunately Levy hadn’t learnt his lesson, far from it in fact and so when Conte had his outburst Levy spat his dummy again! With two world class managers treated like a turd on a shoe, we are now back to square one. No top manager will ever want to join Spurs so long as Levy is running this club. With all the talk turning to who will take over the reins from Ange Postecoglu, the sad fact is we can only expect another average yes man to replace him. 

    Following victory in the Europa league final –

    • Are we better off sticking with Ange?
    • The players appear to be backing him still?
    • There has been some evidence recently that Ange can and is willing to change his methods, if this is the case, maybe it can work?
    • Even Pep Guardiola admitted to needing a season to learn the Premiership and adapt his methods. Maybe it has taken Ange a little longer but with a weaker squad and severe injuries that hasn’t helped so can he progress?
    • Arguably, we need to give a manager more than 2 seasons to see true progression.
    • Does he deserve another season? 
    • What is the alternative?

    A new coach may be required following this dismal season, but even with another average coach and more mediocre signings over the summer, we can only expect to see Spurs continue their sideways venture on the road to nowhere. 

    Thankfully and miraculously lol, not only have we qualified for Europe next season but we are even in the Champions League. This is a huge boost for 2 reasons, one it should increase the transfer budget (not getting any hopes up there) and secondly it may help attract a better manager.

    However, until the structure of ownership changes at the club I don’t expect any major changes next season. Honestly, relegation might have been the only way out of this mess and had it been any other season we may well have been looking at that reality. It’s going to take something pretty horrendous like an unimaginable relegation to force the hands at Tottenham’s board to make some drastic changes. Whilst Enic can maintain the status quo the board appears more than happy to count their pennies.

    As it stands Levy will simply replace the coaches, scouts, medical staff, the players and anyone else he can use as a scapegoat as Levy’s dictatorship lives on.

    When will the Spurs fans stand up and say enough is enough?

    Time for Change!

  • Sucked in by Ange’s bullshit?

    Sucked in by Ange’s bullshit?

    Has Daniel Levy actually been sucked in by Anges bullshit or is he just too afraid to pull the trigger?

    It’s not like Levy to be afraid to pull the trigger (he never has been before), that’s one thing we can say about him whether we agree with those decisions or not. But either Levy is stalling on the inevitable sacking of Ange because he’s running out of options, or there is another factor at play here.

    Has Levy actually allowed himself to be brainwashed by this narcissist lunatic? It was Harry Hotspur (The Boy Hotspur) who first pointed out this flaw in Ange and at first I didn’t make much of it. However, the more I listened to Anges post match nonsense it made sense, the three wise men were onto something. 

    It’s not uncommon for managers to defend their team, their tactics and performances but for a manager who’s on course to go down as the worst manager in Spurs history, this guy goes on like his shit doesn’t stink! 

    Despite each loss Ange comes out to the press with ridiculous claims that the team “played well”, the “tactics were good” and we actually “deserved to win”, but we just made “a few mistakes”. Oh boy, this guy has no shame and can only come from an narcissistic individual. 

    The problem is these narcissistic people actually believe their own bullshit and even when the truth is staring us in the face for all the world to see, people like Ange will still maintain their bullshit claims that black is white and white is black. 

    Unfortunately some people are unable to open their eyes and see the truth that is in front of them. You only have to look at the Trump show in the US for another example of a narcissistic mad man. So the question is, has Levy fallen for a mad man? Or is he simply holding off on what he knows will be another hellish search for a replacement? 

    I would like to give Levy the benefit and suspect it is the latter but in the meantime that is allowing this mad man to make a mockery of our club. If Levy could defend the sackings of top coaches of Mourihno, Conte and Nuno, then why can’t he justify it now? 

    Maybe Levy knows he’s also running out of lives. Afterall, a few more seasons like this one and we’ll be more than protesting outside the ground, we’ll be ripping his f%$#ing stadium down (joking of course). 

    It’s not just Levy that has been potentially sucked in, we are also hearing it from some of the players at the club as well they are still buying his shit, including Kulusevski, Johnson and more recently Bissouma all coming out publicly backing their manager. Maybe you think it’s admirable that this bond and belief is still there, but for me I think it’s incredible that the chairman, players and some fans are still buying this conveyor belt of excuses after 25 defeats in one season.

    Lets face it, we’ve heard them all over this last two seasons:

    • Squad needs a rebuild
    • The squad is young
    • Not enough games
    • Too many games
    • Injuries
    • Fatigue
    • Difficult grounds
    • Difficult conditions
    • Poor preparations
    • The list goes on….

    Yet this manager is still somehow pulling it off, he deserves salesman of the year in my opinion, this guy certainly has talent, it’s just a shame it doesn’t include football. The fan base is clearly divided between Ange in and Ange out, there’s still a lot of fans under his spell, I suspect there is a divide amongst the players too but we won’t see that publicly. The question is, where is Levy? Is he under the spell or is he just biding his time? 

    I’ve heard fans from other clubs accuse Spurs fans of being spoiled, ungrateful and how fortunate we are to have a chairman like Levy. But that is all nonsense of course, our fans have been loyal and supportive as any fans can be, despite 25 years of failures. Spurs fans deserve a lot of credit in fact, you only have to look at the away support, but everyone has their limits.

    Time for Change!

    #changefortottenham

  • Spurs fans are frustrated

    Spurs fans are frustrated

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    As the season goes on the fans frustration has understandably grown and this has spilled over towards the players too.

    But the players have their own frustrations, after all they are the ones going out there week in week out working there arse’s off only to be humiliated with this ridiculous football we have all been served up this season. 

    The players get hurt by the public criticism towards them and consequently we have players like Brennan Johnson coming out publicly to explain that he plays for his teammates now and ignores the critics (the fans). 

    Recently, Romero has hinted he wants to leave Spurs at the end of the season and many fans are naturally unhappy with this statement, especially with the timing of it. But should we be critical? My opinion is we must be fair to the players, they joined Tottenham under false promises by the club and they feel cheated, just like the fans do.

    The only difference is the players have the opportunity to leave, as fans we are stuck with our club for life. A footballer’s career is short, I think we need to accept that and remind ourselves who’s fault it really is that our best players always want to leave.

    He’s not the first player to want to leave to find success and as it stands he won’t be the last. Let’s face it, all those that did move on proved to be right in their decision and that is now a worrying trend, going all the way back to Modric, Bale, Walker, Ericksen and even a reluctant Kane. They all left and they’ve all gone on to win majors. Congratulations to Kane!

    If Romero does leave the truth is he has made the right call, in fact, it would be interesting if all the team made the same request! It’s not just the fans who want to see change at Tottenham, the players are desperate for success too. It’s understandable we are all frustrated but we need to remember where the blame really lies.

    The players give their all (for the most part) but they are restricted by two huge factors, firstly their ability (or lack of) and secondly the team’s tactics in which they have no option but to follow no matter how ludicrous. I think most will agree that many of these players are not playing to their full potential, whilst some of them are just not able to do it at this level.

    Then we have the manager of course who’s been under the flack for most of the season. The manager has limitations too, firstly he is restricted by the cubs budget and transfer policy and I’m sure we can agree he’s been given more than a couple of duds to work with, especially in the forwards department. Whether he actually approved all these signings I’m not sure. Secondly he is restricted by his own lack of skills because if you hire a school PE teacher for a top flight manager job then what can you expect.

    Let’s be fair, the guy is just not a great manager, his CV tells you so and NO world class manager would dare to claim his side played well after a defeat to a bottom of the table team, not to mention if they had just conceded four goals in that defeat! Only a raving lunatic would try to defend their position after 19 defeats and sitting 16th in the table. But this man does, because he’s a moron. So you cannot blame him entirely, he’s simply not qualified or even fit to hold such a job.

    Finally we have Mr Levy and the club’s ownership under Enic, with Levy owning 30% of the club himself! So as a major shareholder of the 9th richest club in the world, what is Levy restricted by? Judging by his rare interviews I would say he is largely restricted by his own arrogance and lack of football knowledge. The fact that he has been trying to figure out a winning formula for 25 years and still can’t figure it out (despite unlimited resources) not only makes him incredibly stubborn but it’s also become a bit sad!  It’s like watching a child struggle with the puzzle ‘join the dots’ and you want to help him but he insists on figuring it out for himself even if he has to sit at the table all night.

    If we keep on venting our frustrations at the players we are not helping them or ourselves. We need to vent our frustrations at the club as only the club can fix this mess they have created. They need to stop treating this football team like it’s a division 4 club and stop buying on the cheap because it doesn’t work and you just end up buying twice (or more).

    For all the money Levy has wasted on the likes of Richarlison, Solanke, Johnson, Odobert and even loan deals of Tel and Werner, he could have gone out and bought a world class striker to replace Kane. Kane was never properly replaced and it’s been 2 seasons now. The same thing happened when we lost Ericksen, we struggled for years without a creative midfielder in his absence. Going even further back, the money from the sale of Bale was wasted on 7 players instead of seeking a world class player that could actually make the team better. 

    Levy never learns, he makes the same mistakes over and over, he’s still that little boy who insists on trying to make the square piece fit in the circle no matter how many people tell him it’s wrong! Levy has to do things his way and the rest of us suffer in the meantime as we painfully watch him screw it up time after time.

    I don’t care how many fall guys Levy hires and the list is becoming embarrassingly long, from Scott Munn, Vinai Venkatesham, Fabio Paratici to Johan Lange (and they are just the recent muppets to be lured in), the buck will always stop at Levy, it always has and always will so long as Levy is in charge. Levy just cant help himself bless him, he needs to be restrained for his own good! He probably needed mittens just to stop fiddling!

    So, what can we do about it?

    Well first of all you can subscribe to ChangeforTottenham if you haven’t already. They are organising protests and are demanding major changes at the club. Personally speaking my opinion is it’s going to take something huge and for this we must be united, that goes for the players too.

    It’s radical but can you imagine if all the fans boycotted the home games? How long would it take for sponsorships to dry up and force the hand of Enic? Protests outside the stadium are a great starting place but hopefully it can progress to the next level as the fans support grows for ChangeforTottenham. I know they have mentioned boycotting the second half of the next home fixture against Crystal Palace so that will be interesting to see.

    Even more radical perhaps, can you imagine if all the players put in transfer requests? This would be a massive statement to Enic that neither the players or fans are here just to make up their numbers!

    Sure it sounds unrealistic but it’s going to take something drastic to force the hands of Enic because the simple fact is, they don’t want to change, they are very happy as the situation stands, so long as they keep on making their profits each year.

    We have to start somewhere and changefortottenham seems like a pretty good starting place! Good luck guys, keep up the great work and please fans, get behind them any way you can.

    Time for Change!

  • Support Change for Tottenham

    Support Change for Tottenham

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    For anyone that doesn’t know who CFT are (where have you been) they are a Tottenham supporters group who have dedicated their time to demand changes for Tottenham.

    Their demands are excessive and extreme that’s for sure. There’s absolutely no holding back with them following 25 years of frustration but we all know the saying ‘reach for the stars’ so fair play to them. CFT are responsible for the recently organised peaceful protests that have been held outside the Tottenham stadium alongside thousands of disgruntled Spurs fans.

    So what are their demands? 

    Here are some of the demands but it is not the full list, the full manifesto can be found here.

    • A fan-led approach to club governance. 
    • Establish structured, regular and transparent dialogue between the club and supporters. 
    • Football first, commercial interests second.
    • Commit to appointing top-tier footballing leadership and implementing a long-term sporting strategy.
    • Daniel Levy to step aside as Chairman. 
    • Pushing for a new owner.
    • Seek new ownership that aligns with our values and ambitions for Tottenham Hotspur.

    There’s no question this is a full on list of demands and this is a result of 25 years of poor club management. These fans have had enough and let’s be honest, who hasn’t!

    You only have to go on the youtube channels and podcasts to see these feelings are shared by thousands of Spurs fans around the globe. There’s really not too many fans left who dare to defend Levy and Enics’ appalling club record. But to be honest I am a little concerned. I have been puzzled by the numbers I am seeing following CFT so far from the Tottenham community. 

    Let’s look at some of these numbers, popular youtube channels such as WeareTottenham boast 179k subscribers, Last word on Spurs have 28k subscribers, Chris Cowlin has 164k subscribers, Tottenham Away have 34k subscribers, Expressions Oozing has 402k subscribers (holy shit), you get the picture. The Tottenham community is clearly big and very active on social media.

    So why is it that a group who are dedicating their spare time in helping Tottenham fans see changes at our club, only have 371 subscribers on YouTube. No I haven’t missed the k, that’s 371 subscribers on youtube. Wtf? 

    The numbers on Facebook are a little better but still low in comparison to other Spurs fan groups with CFT at 2.4k, whereas some other Spurs groups have over 100k. It is a similar thing on X, CFT have 18k followers whilst WeAreTottenhamTV have 38k followers and Lilywhite Rose have 115k followers. Of course CFT is a newer group and these things take time so let’s hope these numbers increase asap.

    I don’t want to sound critical of Spurs fans but I hope a lot more people get behind them in the near future. Come on guys, where’s the support? Do you not want to see changes at the club or are you seriously happy with the last 25 years that Enic has dished out?

    In my opinion more fans need to speak up and support the CFT movement. Whether that’s by subscribing to their groups and channels or by joining them on their protests, that’s up to you but we need to see Spurs fans united on this cause if it’s ever going to be effective.

    I would like to see the Spurs youtube channels pushing the CFT movement a bit more too. As a Spurs fan I subscribe to all the Tottenham channels I come across and whilst I see many channels venting their frustrations over the clubs affairs, I don’t hear enough calls from them in getting fans to join the CFT movement.

    Now I am not having a go at Spurs fans or these youtube channels, far from it. We should be united as fans and many of these youtube channels are doing a great job. I appreciate some of these channels are already pretty vocal on their feelings towards the situation at Spurs, I just think more could be pushing CFT to help bring the fans together.

    Of course we are not all going to agree on every Spurs debate and I would be surprised if we agreed on every one of CFT’s demands. But we don’t have to agree on every specific demand, we just need to be united as fans and I think we can all agree changes are required. If you are still on the fence re Levy in/out or Enic in/out that really doesn’t matter either. What’s important is the fans’ shared desire to see changes for the better of this club and as fans we need to try and help get the ball rolling so to speak.

    I don’t believe even the most pro Levy and ENIC lovers out there would disagree that the last 25 years have not exactly gone to plan. The standard of football has seriously deteriorated over the last few seasons and we have not looked like a proper team since Mauricio Pochettino left. That’s before we even go into the trophy cabinet, no one would have believed we would have gone this long without a trophy. 

    Demanding change means demanding success on the football pitch and what Spurs fan doesn’t want to see that? 

    If CFT achieves just 1% of their goals it will be a step in the right direction but they cannot achieve this without the support from ALL of us. No matter where you are in the world we can all do our bit to support CFT. Hopefully sooner than later we will be adding a k to that number of subscribers!

    You know what they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day but after 25 years it seems clear to me that the fans need to be united and give this club the final push it needs to become the top club it aspires to be.

    CFT are doing a fantastic job and I believe the protests have already increased to several thousand fans which was a step up from the first one so well done to everyone involved. But doesn’t the Tottenham stadium hold 60 thousand fans? Why only a few thousand outside protesting? Come on guys, where are the rest of you? It’s going to take time, it’s also going to take fans, so next time stand up and be counted!

    Time for Change!

    Support Change for Tottenham, support Tottenham!

    CFT are planning another round of protests at the next home game versus Crystal Palace on Sunday 11th May.

    For more details on Change for Tottenham:

    Website: https://changefortottenham.com/

    Full Manifesto: https://changefortottenham.com/manifesto/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/601260894384067/

    X: https://x.com/ChangeForSpurs

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@changeforspurs

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/changeforspurs/

  • Levy’s Reputation will be the death of us

    Levy’s Reputation will be the death of us

    A new manager through Tottenhams doors is imminent but what kind of manager can we expect?

    What kind of manager would be willing to degrade themselves?

    What kind of manager would turn a blind eye to the clubs lack of ambition on the pitch?

    Levy’s reputation in the football world has never been great but in the last five years he has achieved new lows.

    First he sacked a manager who took us to the champions league final and only fell short of a premier league title due to the clubs lack of support in the transfer market.

    Second, he fired one of the most successful managers in modern football a week before the cup final that would have ended Spurs trophy drought. A manager who had NEVER failed to win a trophy at a club before or since Spurs.

    Third, Levy shamelessly fires a man after only 17 games, despite being awarded manager of the month in his first month in charge. He was told he was no longer required simply because Levy thought he had a better option available.

    Fourth, we have another proven manager in top flight football fired after just 16 months because Levy doesn’t like to hear some hard truths about the clubs lack of ambition and weak mentality. Another manager that has moved on and continued his success.

    Despite boasting a state of the art 60,000 plus stadium, Levy’s actions have left us desperate and rejected by both managers and players around the world. After multiple rejections Levy was forced to appoint an unproven manager in top flight football and even made outrageous claims we had our Tottenham back. What Tottenham he is talking about I don’t know but it proved to be a gamble that seriously backfired. It has been such a disaster that this unproven manager is likely to go down in history as our worse manager ever. 

    Yet it is Levy who needs to stand up and be held accountable for this shambolic series of mistakes.

    When will Levy step down as chairman? When will we really get our Tottenham back?

    The lies and betrayals must end. Only with new club management can we restore our reputation in the world of football. Only then can we move forward and let the last 25 years be an important lesson. Whatever side projects a club ownership may want to peruse, football should always remain the priority at the club as ultimately that is the industry they are in. That is what the fans pay for, that is what the fans expect to get first and foremost.

    Daniel Levy is too stubborn to resign, he is going to need a push there’s no doubt about it but the board is clearly too weak and Levy’s grip too strong.

    That is why we need the protests organised by Change for Tottenham to mount the pressure on Tottenham’s hierarchy and let them know changes in the club are essential.

    Whether Levy likes it or not he has failed to deliver what Spurs fans want (what any fans want) and he will go down as one of the worst chairmen that English football has seen. Congrats!

    Time for change!

  • We must be sustainable says Levy

    Tottenham’s Daniel Levy preaches the same message again to the fans, which I am sure has gone down well 🙂

  • Tell us what you think Ange!

    An interview with Lilly White

    Spurs suffer another defeat in the Premier League, this time to Fulham raising more questions on the future of manager Ange Postecoglou.

    Our interviewer Lilly White puts some tough questions to Ange!

  • Levy out? ENIC Out?

    Levy out? ENIC Out?

    With growing unrest amongst Tottenham fans and recent protests organised by such groups as Change for Tottenham, what changes do we want at Spurs and are these changes realistic? I think one thing we can all agree on is a change to our 17 year trophy drought because the Audi Cup just doesn’t cut it I’m afraid.

    The debate among Spurs fans on who they want to run this club has been ongoing for some time. On more than one occasion it has been argued that Levy must get it right this time or he could be the next one out of the door. 

    We have all seen the banners on match day and heard the calls from the stands “Levy Out!”. However, 24 years later I would say both Levy and Enic are standing pretty strong. But that hasn’t stopped the debate from remerging each time Spurs have on field troubles and questions are raised again like a long running soap opera that just refuses to call it a day. 

    When Enic took over Spurs in 2001 it appeared to be a fantastic move following Alan Sugar’s era, in which Mr Sugar had formed a solid base after saving Spurs from liquidation. Daniel Levy was already managing director of Enic and he soon became our new chairman at Spurs. A new owner, a new era, the only way was up, right?

    Despite transforming this club into a global brand that can compete with any football club in the world in terms of revenues, there is still so much discontent within the fan base. The reason for this is quite simple, a lack of trophies is plain for anyone to see and for all their efforts and achievements off the pitch, the majority of fans will judge a club’s success according to that trophy cabinet. 

    Now of course there is always a divide, with some Spurs fans quite content to play the ‘long game’ with Enic. For some fans just the match day experience alone at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium is enough to put a smile on their face as they marvel at all the facilities and if you are really lucky, enjoy some fine cheeses in the virtual cheese room!

    Perhaps that’s what the modern football experience is now all about and those of us that are still obsessed with winning trophies are simply from a different era, a dying breed maybe? For a lot of fans, the modern match day experience is about more than just watching a football game, it’s a full day activity that can be enjoyed in a safe environment with all the trimmings. And for others it is simply another tourist attraction they can tick off the list while sightseeing in London.

    It’s not just on matchday that Enic can entertain you, they offer stadium tours, the Dare Skywalk, Legend tours and now the F1 Drive for racing fans. The stadium has held concerts including top artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Red Hot Chili Peppers to name a few. There are frequent NFL games being held at the stadium, not to mention Box office fights with the likes of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua involved.

    It’s all pretty impressive and is why in 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club was estimated to be worth a staggering £2.6 billion. That’s not a bad return on an initial investment of £22 million paid to Alan Sugar back in 2000. 

    So why do so many fans want Levy and Enic out? 

    Well I guess there is the old saying “money doesn’t buy you happiness”, at least not for many of the Spurs fans.

    Daniel Levy has faced much criticism down the line, largely down to transfer policies and manager appointments which are two of the biggest things in football, especially from a fans point of view. Criticism for hiring the manager, criticism for not backing the manager, criticism for not sacking the manager sooner, it’s tough being the boss! But should a chairman of such a big club be even making these huge footballing decisions? Is Levy even qualified to make such calls? Some would argue not and maybe that’s where much of the problem lies.

    As a lifelong Spurs fan I’ve been following Spurs matches for some time and one thing I have noticed is Daniel Levy is a frequent participant of Tottenham’s games both home and away. You don’t follow this amount of games if you don’t have the passion for it, he is more than passionate, he is dedicated to Spurs, for those close to him may even say he is obsessed. As a lifelong fan himself he bleeds Tottenham and I imagine this trophy drought is hurting him just as much, surely?

    Despite this lack of trophies Levy has shown much restraint from panic buying and has not swayed from his beliefs that this club must be run in a sustainable way for the future of this club. Whilst other owners of football clubs like Jack Walker at Blackburn Rovers and Roman Abramovich of Chelsea were like kids in a sweet shop buying everything they could get their hands on, Levy has been cool and calm like Charlie Bucket, just biding his time!

    Last year Scott Munn was brought in at Tottenham as Chief Football Officer, which technically makes him number two in the club hierarchy behind chairman Daniel Levy. Is this evidence of Levy and Enic trying to make changes, some improvements to the set up at Tottenham to prevent a repeat of mistakes we have seen before. Or will Scott Munn merely be used as a sacrificial lamb when the going gets too hot for Mr Levy? I don’t know if this Scott Munn is even qualified himself to make football decisions that involve the appointment of a manager or player. What I do think is essential for change is for Mr Levy to stop interfering with on field football matters and just concentrate on the global brand of Tottenham Hotspur that he is clearly passionate about. 

    So do we really want Levy and Enic out? Or do we just need to see a bit of tweaking to get it right? 

    You know, Spurs, Brighton and Brentford are the only three Premier League clubs that are entirely English-owned now. Just three of us left, it would be a shame to see another club sold to foreign investors. Sometimes we have to appreciate what we have, “the grass is not always greener on the other side” they say and right now we have a 100% English owned club with a chairman that claims to love Tottenham Hotspur. What more could you ask for from an owner? Well, obviously a few trophies would be nice lol.

    Clubs like Spurs saw the future, they looked at other countries and other sports such as the American sports and they knew where football was heading. Whether we like it or not (and alot of us won’t), football has grown into something bigger and the club is no longer about just supporting its local fans, this commercial brand has gone global and they have been preparing for this for years. Of course there are always pros and cons, Tottenham has financial security that we could never have imagined 20 years ago, but as we become increasingly commercial, it does feel like we are losing part of our identity.

    As an old skool fan it is difficult to appreciate everything that modern football has brought us and perhaps I will never fully understand, but it would be good to see a clear distinction between Tottenham the football club and Tottenham the global brand because at the moment the two seem very muddled. 

    Do I want Levy and Enic out? Whilst I’m a believer it is “better the devil you know”, I accept that if we don’t see changes at the club, that Trophy cabinet will remain empty! A ‘break-up’ is never easy, but sometimes you have to accept it is for the best.

    I just hope we don’t end up with some numpty on the rebound 🙂