Simon Jordan is wrong in one specific detail in his zeal to exonerate Daniel Levy. The diabolical sacking of Mourinho on the cusp of a League Cup final was squarely Levy's fault.

@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere

Жыл бұрын

it depends what the ramifications would have been. it is believed that if Mourinho won a trophy he'd have had terms in his contract for a big pay rise and/or a contract extension. Nobody wanted Mourinho to get an extension, so if that was the case then levy made the right decision getting rid of him whilst he could afford it.

@thelstanedwardsson4374

Жыл бұрын

I agree totally... Levy was a moron to both sack Jose and to do it just before a Cup Final... harks back to his moronic sacking of George Graham in 2001 just before an FA Cup Semi v Arsenal - his first act as 'Chairman'. He's useless.... Doesn't know what he's doing.

@thelstanedwardsson4374

Жыл бұрын

@@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Wow - your reply is really popular. 🤣🤡

@HHHBFResurrected

Жыл бұрын

I'm fairly certain that was a financial reason. Either the slip to 7th in the league exercised some type of get out clause (sounds like something Levy would put in a contract) or he'd of been entitled to a bonus if he won a trophy (which sounds like something Moutinho would demand be in a contract). Either way I doubt it would've made a difference. Going into it Man City's form was too good, Spurs' form was too bad, they'd recently been battered by City, and they were so negative & unambitious in the match itself.

@craigdoc6656

Жыл бұрын

@@HHHBFResurrected agree with al that, we'll never know what the result would have been, and everyone talks like spurs would of won if Jose didn't get sacked. In reality the result would of been more or less the same

Okay my take is that Levy has failed Spurs in 3 key aspects : 1.Lack of academy players in the first team making big contributions 2.Running Kane into the ground with barely any striker depth most seasons 3.Employing managers that go against Spurs attacking principles , failing to back Pochettino

@andrewmartin2103

Жыл бұрын

Academy has produced money players not good enough for our team except kane maybe Skipp king. Recruitment not been that bad.

@AK47_.

Жыл бұрын

And 4) sacking Jose 5 days before a final. We I have no doubt would have set us up to win.

@epec20

Жыл бұрын

And now, your 3 key aspects where he's improved the club. Every argument should be balanced 👌🏾

@seanconcannon7922

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmartin2103 Are you serious...I could name 20 players in the last 7 years who haven't been anywhere near good enough!

@steve13191

Жыл бұрын

you sound so out of touch with reality. academy is a lottery. not everyone can be kane. most are winks, skipps and those are considered success. you’re in london not leeds. how many clubs are there competing for the same talent. does city produce foden every year? or every 5 years? no 2. the manager chose who to play not levy. how many clubs have top back up number 9. you have it richarlison. madrid hasnt had a back number 9 for years. just benzema. so what’s the problem. you have spent money on soldado, Jansen, llorentec, richarlison. 100 million to address that. barcelona had to get braithwaite boro reject as back up 9. 3. stadium or transfer budget? if levy gave poch 100 a year million for that 3 years instead of building stadium, that stadium would get more expensive and it wouldnt be done by now. it’s debatable you can argue you didnt want the stadium and i’d give you that.

I'm a Spurs supporter in the US. It pains me to hear other supporters act like we aren't competitive. We've been to two finals in the last five years. I honestly believe that fantasy football and video game simulations of how the transfer markets work distort our reality.

@AB-gb6zz

Жыл бұрын

Spurs only have fans in the us and korea 🤣 smallest club in london

@user-jj3xn5ms2i

Жыл бұрын

You live in America and decided to support Tottenham😂😂😂😂

@Ouaziz186

Жыл бұрын

@@AB-gb6zz literally such a dead club

@jevoncarballo6027

Жыл бұрын

Valid point

@AB-gb6zz

Жыл бұрын

@@user-jj3xn5ms2i makes sense since a yank would know f all about football 🤣

as a spurs fan im getting sick of spurs fans 🤣 im sure they always pick the worst ones to come to air. Daniel Levy/Joe arent the only directors/owners in the PL who run their club in a financially stable way, within the PL, FFP, UEFA and FA guidelines. They arent the only ones to produce good teams and not win things. And spurs are not owed anything in terms of trophies as lots of fans seem to think they are. The more you moan about it especially on national radio the more desperate you make us and the situation seem. We have a great team and a fantastic club and we keep going. We get behind our team time and time again, not because we are owed but because its our team. DL and Enic have done a pretty good job all said and done, i just hope we can push on. No oil money and no human rights issues, thanks.

As Middlesbrough fan who has the great steve Gibson as owner. I don't understand what more the fans of spurs,United,even arsenal want. Their owners have not been shy in the transfer market yet they are never happy. What levy has done for spurs is unbelievable,the stadium,getting American football to play their.

@adamweishaupt2846

Жыл бұрын

UTFB!

@sherqyanstromain9580

Жыл бұрын

@Lolly alot of them forget how hard it is that's why everton are in such mess

@robinmcewen3286

Жыл бұрын

Middlesbrough fans have never turned on mr Gibson. You’re right. What exactly do fans want now? Football is doomed. The prem is a joke now. The super league is lambasted but it’s simply an attempt to stop the EPL becoming the NFl of football

@Bad_Gnasher

Жыл бұрын

With all due respect you don't have to pay a fraction of the ticket prices Mr Levy charges. Profit before Glory.

@gazzertrn

Жыл бұрын

Who the wants American football ? not me .

Levy is right though, and the only result will increasing costs for football fans. The spend from City, Chelsea etc is unsustainable for the wider game, and there'll be a breaking point at some stage.

Levy is a spectacular businessman. Go back 20 years and look at how Spurs were closer to the level of Villa, Everton, Rangers and Celtic than the big 4 at the time. They were always on the outside looking in. Now they've finished in the top 4 in five of the last seven seasons, all while building the best football stadium in the world and growing into a global brand. About 5-6 years ago after the first few years of Pochettino, everyone said the big clubs would come in and steal their best players since Spurs had such a rigid wage structure. Levy broke the wage structure, and Spurs kept every single top player they wanted to for several years. Two summers ago Kane was as good as gone but Levy managed to keep hold of him somehow. This past summer, everyone said Conte was as good as gone unless he was backed in the market, and Levy found a way to come up with transfer funds by issuing convertible debt to equity securities. Levy isn't the greatest chairman in world football, but he is arguably the most efficient.

@Danscag85

Жыл бұрын

At least the empty trophy cabinet will have nice branding

@the0nlytrueprophet942

Жыл бұрын

As a villa fan this is very true. We went from the same as spurs, to then being a top 6 club in his time being there

I seem to remember something similar was said by Sir John Hall and Freddy Shepherd at Newcastle when Abramovich established himself in the Premiership. I don’t think new investment and inflated prices is anything new in football, nor is the frustration that comes with not being able to compete financially. Starting to notice some interesting similarities between today’s Tottenham and early 2000s Newcastle. Right down to the potential all-time top scorer with too few trophies 😅 Although if history is repeating itself, I hope it goes better for Tottenham than it did for us.

Listen Spurs fans you are a great team that gets great results. I think the anger is dumb. You all might be able to get him to sale but you might get a Mike Ashley style owner. Then I promise you will have real tears pouring from your eyes.

@andrewleah1983

Жыл бұрын

Great team. No need to start lying to them.

The guy has been there a long time and has managed to build a quality stadium. He seems pretty solid.

@stephenparker8250

Жыл бұрын

The fans have paid for the stadium. Anyone could’ve done what Levy has without putting their own money into the club.

@johnmacaroni105

Жыл бұрын

Arsenal built a new 60000 stadium a decade before Spurs did and were still managing to be competitive.... Ffs

The ENIC out comrades have an agenda. Even if Spurs go on to win the PL, CL and FA Cup this season. The club operates within it's means and 14 semi final failures is down to the players not Daniel Levy. Those fans act like spoilt little brats.

As a Tottenham fan myself, I understand our fanbase are the edge of meltdown because we haven’t able to get over the line in various competitions since the early Pochettino days to now. If we did, it would’ve been a huge monkey off everyone’s back.

@AB-gb6zz

Жыл бұрын

Not just since poch, since 1961 🤣🤣

@Lovelydropp

Жыл бұрын

Mate why do spurs fans feel so entitled to win anything? U don’t see Palace Southampton Brighton etc on the edge of meltdown becos they haven’t won a trophy…

@SS-up5sc

Жыл бұрын

You can't really expect mere billionaires ( which alone is an achievement of a lifetime ) to compete with Nation States who have 100bn + to invest into whatever they want, this is the premier league and UEFAs issue to fix, even Real Madrid and Barcelona are terrified of this spending

@sherqyanstromain9580

Жыл бұрын

@Jonny Reed exactly am a spurs fan and I have never understood the theory that spurs have some devine right to be next to arsenal and united

@sherqyanstromain9580

Жыл бұрын

@SS15 fans are not being fools they want the blood money and the benefits of stuff like the Saudis and Qatari without taking any of the negatives Football will never make sense if u can't expect a business to make money its madness No one wants to run one but they're all wanting u to run yours into the ground

That caller Lee was spot on👍

I'm not a fan or an advocate of Levy & Enic but in the years before they took over , we didn't really achieve that much. The team we had in the 1986/87 era bares similarity to the side of the past 5 seasons. A side that played attractive football that promised so much but ultimately fell short under heavy expectation.

Outside of 5 clubs in the world any premiership side can compete in the transfer market. A club can only have so many players in the squad so there are players out there you just have to be clever in the market. Chelsea brought Enzo for 105M but you could have got hi for 15M 6 months ago. Work smarter.

I have a problem with levy interfering with the player recruitment. Thinking about future profit above trophy’s. Listen to what manager you employ, what players he needs to play his system not punts

@philthornton1382

Жыл бұрын

The future resale value of a player is always relevant though, with ffp and the future tightening of it. It’s not viable to take on players who aren’t going to have any resale value or worse, no sale at all if the manager moves on

Bro who be taking these pictures of Levy 😂

I djd chuckle a bit when Stuart Pearce said we have young players coming through the Academy and buying young players that go to the first team but these players were under Pochettino.

I really don't understand Levy's complaints about clubs distorting the transfer market.....he was one of the trendsetters who drove transfers fees up with the sale of Gareth Bale for £85m in 2013...ten years ago!

@joebarnes100

Жыл бұрын

High transfer fees are there to put the buyer off. It's the buyer who makes an offer the seller cannot refuse. Or there is no sale and bale stays for longer and spurs benefit from him being on the pitch.

They have always bought the cheaper option, with large sell on potential, rather than going for the finished article that meets our needs exactly. That's the problem but its compounded by the fact that most of them still don't pay off, look at the amount of players we have bought recently that are out on loan, its something stupid like 200 million pounds worth, well they were before we got hold of em, Lo Celso, NDombele, Winks, Reguillon, Spence, Gil etc

@jasonlewis9947

Жыл бұрын

so true

As a Spurs fan I’m sick of Spurs fans moaning.

@robholmes9202

Жыл бұрын

That you Levy?

Agree with Simon. When levy took over, we were playing for mid-table and now we are playing regularly in the CL. World class ground World class training ground It's not Levy thought the team couldn't turn up in Cup finals.

@epec20

Жыл бұрын

Fans are super thick mate 👌🏾

If the Premier League and Champions league was in bookkeeping then we would have won every trophy for the past 10 years unfortunately its about winning football matches.

Simon get real! Roman bought Chelsea to wash his dirty money.

FFP is supposed to level the financial playing field, why is this not happening in real time, Chelsea spending 600 million in one season(I don’t care how long the contracts are) is supposed against FFP and so is FFP not fit for purpose. We don’t want a system that can be circumvented so easily.

BS. He hired Mourinho and Conte with a sell to win trophies, not run Tottenham “as a business”. If he wanted to run Tottenham as a “business” all along he should have kept Poch.

The thing is, they can compete. If they invest their own money. Other owners do this, as loans. ENIC could've done that during the stadium build. That debt could then be changed to equity. There's ways, and as a business, they know this. It has always been the bare minimum from ENIC. The issue isn't so much transfers. It's that you're buying based on the current manager, and not a long term strategy of furthering a identity - which doesn't exist. This has been the issue throughout ENIC's tenure. Spurs don't have an identity and strategy to support transfers. That is why it keeps crumbling with each hire. Spurs are always in rebuild mode. If Conte doesn't stay on, it will be same situation with the next manager. Square pegs in round holes. In reality, Levy should provide objectives/goals, and have a budget for transfers. Then allows those he hired to do their job. The issue has always been that Levy inserts himself, thus becoming the bottleneck. 22 years of ENIC ownership, and Simon and Stuart are referencing Kyle Walker, Danny Rose and Harry Kane. Those players are all within a decade, and became the players they are or were, under Pochettino. There was an opportunity to create an identity then, but Levy couldn't because his focus was solely on the land buying and the stadium built. The leadership structure under Levy is that of a small business, where he becomes, and has been the bottleneck.

didn't hear conte moan about money when he was at chelsea

As a gunner looking to Tottenham in the past ten years they have improved and been better than us but they have no trophies to show for it having a new shiny stadium means zilch

D Levy could have spend money that spurs didn’t have and put the club in jeopardy just like Leeds

@spurs541

Жыл бұрын

Great chairman

@helicoptersrkool

Жыл бұрын

Or could have spent nothing and beat Leicester to the title in the season they won it.

@XxDARFxX

Жыл бұрын

Dude shut up, Tottenham weren’t the only team in the league that season! Every team got beat by Leicester

@spurs541

Жыл бұрын

@@helicoptersrkool you could of bought a few players for the club

Funny how Tottenham has racked up quite a bit of depth regardless though. Better for Levy to invest for the sake of long term profit

@adeparkerjp

Жыл бұрын

All business runs on some form of dept though don't they. Spurs have always been short of one or two players to really compete at the top.

@drep9028

Жыл бұрын

@@adeparkerjp exactly my point. Can't let fear of debt prevent you from investing. It's how you invest and what your long term objective is

Instead of whining and complaining about other clubs bloated budgets, that may or may not get results on the pitch, Levy should look at Brighton & Hove Albion scouting and take notes.

Simon’s point is valid if you don’t account for the massive amounts of managers Levy has sacked. That compensation money paid out to these managers (some of which are still on our books) could have taken our squad further and win us something on the pitch.

@sanddsimpson6623

Жыл бұрын

this is a common tactic in sports globally,and has been for ages.

@AK47_.

Жыл бұрын

@@sanddsimpson6623 how common is it to sack so many managers and it not get a team any further? Chelsea do it and they’ve won everything. Spurs don’t do it properly and you can see it has a worse effect.

@sanddsimpson6623

Жыл бұрын

@@AK47_. It's common to sack managers because it's cheaper than buying players,understand?

@AK47_.

Жыл бұрын

@@sanddsimpson6623 yeah I understand. It hasn’t worked. Do your understand? Levy perhaps should sack himself.

@sanddsimpson6623

Жыл бұрын

@@AK47_. Are you saying it is not a common practice in sport?That is all I said in my original comment.

Simon : Defends Tottenham's "responsible" non spending Simon: Defends Chelsea's unsustainable, market shifting spending Simon: Drags City and PSG for doing the same because he's doesn't know their owners, yet. Top lad proper hypocrite Simon

Simon, how much is the club now worth? It's called earning money through shares. Levy and Enic don't care about winning. The opportunity to win something is simply a by-product of being involved in football to make money.

So does Amanda Staveley but his pride can't bring himself to say that

Never really understand Tottenham moaning about Levy. If someone gets you a top stadium, squad and manager and also does that sustainably surely he can’t be blamed for lack of success. It’s not his fault you’re Spurs 😂

“Snatch defeat in the face of victory “ .. a bit harsh there Simon

Why do Newcastle get mentioned, they have spent more wisely than most other clubs. And isn’t it Levy’s job to increase commercial revenue to allow bigger spending.

The cup semi finals we could have won were down to interference from Levy in making sure Son played in the Chelsea game. Dropping Walker and Rose was a scandal. That's not down to Poch. Sacking Mourinho before the league Cup final was simply a Levy decision. There's been no explanation from him for that decision. He's not for the fans. The fans mean nothing nowadays just piggy banks that need emptying

It’s a shame they had to go to a break I was looking forward to a good debate with Simon. He couldn’t disagree with me though that was plain to see.

@al81yoo

Жыл бұрын

You said the recruitment is a disgrace for spending £60 million on Ndombele, but is that Levy's fault? He is advised by so called experts on who to buy. Man City and other big clubs wanted Ndombele but spurs put up the most cash. So how is that Levy's fault?

@spyrosantoni

Жыл бұрын

@A L thoughts?

15 years ago Spurs were bottom of the league buying Darren Bent and David Bentley. Harry Redknapp came in and got them to be a 4th place team. Their expectations are increasing but the opportunities arent there. Granted, when you look at Arsenal being top its not just being owned by a sugar daddy but as Jordan said, Spurs have had great squad 5 years ago with a briilliant balance of attack and defence. How is Levy to blame for not winning anything with Harry Kane, Sissoko, Eriksen, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Trippier, Rose etc etc? Arteta won an FA cup with the worst Arsenal squad in history.

United never mentioned while they are the biggest spender last 20 30 years 😂… something wrong here

Simon stop backing your friend Levy and look at the stats 1 trophy in 22 years

@sherqyanstromain9580

Жыл бұрын

Okay and what compare spurs to Everton another prem all timer with long history your one bad investment away from going no where

@zukispur5493

Жыл бұрын

Levy hasn't had a penny off Lewis in them 22 years. If Chelsea never had any money off a owner in 22 years they'd be in league 1

* Jose Mourinho getting sacked 5 days before a cup final entered the chat

Conte said that when he arrived, buy quality, proven last two transfer windows. Spurs have been in many semi finals and finals and the team has let us down we won one cup, and a certain player never turned up.

@2talljoey

Жыл бұрын

In 2008 when spurs won the league cup, they finished 11th in the league. In 1999 when spurs won the league cup, they finished 11th in the league. In 1991 when spurs won the fa cup, they finished 10th in the league. So how where these teams able to win cups but unable to finish in the top 6? Levy’s Tottenham teams of the last 12-13 years are able to finish in the top 6 but can’t win a final? Why?

@Behold__Optic_Blast

Жыл бұрын

@@2talljoey because it's actually a lot harder to win trophies now for anyone who isn't a powerhouse club. Spurs are a big club but they aren't Man United or Liverpool, and don't have the resources of city and Chelsea. Hence why the stadium move and brand growth, in an effort to compete long term. Back in the day, trophies were not always snapped up by the biggest clubs of the day like they are these days. City winning 4 out of 5 league titles and even so many league cups for example.

If everyone adhered to ffp rules chairman like levy and other owners wouldn't look bad.

For every good player Levy has bought, he's bought two bad ones.

Owners need to realise what their ceiling is and move on once they've hit it

Seems like Levy is making a case for the Super League.

@Phil2109

Жыл бұрын

Shush 🤫 your telling the truth and opening the eyes of fans who are unaware and unprepared.A little bit of knowledge is good for you a lot is bad

@andrewleah1983

Жыл бұрын

No he’s isn’t lmao. He’s trying to explain to Spuds fans they’re a nothing club.

@clew6519

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewleah1983 That is ice cold, shush don't tell them. lol

It is a business. Should be run like one. Nothing wrong with prioritizing profits

If you've been doing something for over 20 years and won one trophy, wouldn't that be classed as a failure?

Football will always amaze me with a sense of entitlement of fans asking for endless spending on players at the expense of the stable financial future of the club. Everyone thinks that they know what's going on within a club and understand the ins and outs of expenditure. I would rather the club being around in 50 years rather than is be wound up and going into bankruptcy by living beyond its means. If this ever happened the same fans would be complaining twice as much as they do right now imo.

Mourinho was sacked 6 days before the final of the Carabao Cup because Levy thought he knew more about football than the manager.

Levy chose to sack Mourinho the week before a cup final to save face from a potential unfair dismiss claim, he chose finances over glory.

Simon will never knock Levy FFS. 22 years with no success, but in the meantime, Greedy Levy has made millions for himself and the ENIC. And whatever has been spent on players. Recruitment has been diabolical! And I am sure he signs all the cheques so he is responsible for the new signings. Ok, sell Kyle Walker for 50 m and the replacement??? Took 5 years to buy Porro. Well done

@zukispur5493

Жыл бұрын

Yet when he/they sell up everything will still be ours

@chrismarshall7417

Жыл бұрын

Spot on

Todd get Simon on the Chelsea board pronto. Jim White as Head of Hospitality and also Stadium Announcer!

1st caller "they are i it for money" Simon points to them losing money then the fan switched to well he should poor all his enormous wealth. fan are inconsistent with their complaints are afe always easy to switch stance cos no responsibility lies on them. i.e the ars3nal fans who were arteta out and complained the owner didnt listen are same fans now cheering and singing "we gonna win the league"

Spurs are so hard done by, oh no they have made some sort of European competition every year, not what I would call a 'struggle'

One of the best clubs in world football... Have a fcuking day off!

@maxiehilaire686

Жыл бұрын

spot on... from a spurs fan👌🏽

Seems to me that Levy has fiscally run Spurs , built a very impressive stadium quite well . Has he totally understood what’s needed at the Team level maybe not but $’s and cents it’s tough to argue . I would love to see Spurs win a couple of Trophies but it’s not an obsession for me , watching a decent game every week is much more fun . I live in Toronto the NHL Maple Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup since 1967 but the fans keep coming and the Leafs owners are fiscally very successful. As a Spurs fan to give weight to your frustration don’t buy tickets don’t buy Merch and sit back and see if your statement works or not .

Go out and buy Rice. Like with all the top clubs available, Rice will choose to go to Spurs. A little bit of perspective, please.

@muzzabouzza6144

Жыл бұрын

In ur cuckoo land , rice is way too ambitious ,he would rather stay at west ham than go to a team who wins nothing with very little history

@biggy3rd

Жыл бұрын

@muzzabouzza6144 I am honestly not having a go at Spurs. I'm just being realistic. Van was already to take over at Spurs, then United came in, and he changed his mind (turned out to be a blessing). Willian, same thing. Changed his mind when Chelsea came knocking. These Spurs fans forget how City started off by overpaying for players when the oil money came. Even at Chelsea, the owner had a mission in mind, and the money wasn't an issue for him. To expect an owner who doesn't have oil money and an image to clean up like City and Chelsea have and had, to spend like that is a joke.

Simon is absolutely right about Spur's inability to win key matches with a good team. Thats not down to the owner on the day - it cant be! Also right about the chaos before ENIC.

For someone that's always asking "how much is enough" for players when they negotiate their contract, he never asks that for billionaires. He's such a snob. Club chairman shouldn't take a single pound out of the club. Every cent should go back into the club. If you want to make yourself richer, invest in stocks or land or whatever.

Levy is the pot calling the kettle black. He's the one inflating the market demanding crazy money for his players. You can't cry about the market when you demanded 50m for Walker and 200m for Kane.

As a spurs fan of over 65 years I can't see lf players we buy don't work out how it's his fault

@MrStephenStotch

Жыл бұрын

Because half of them are his signings and not the managers

@AK47_.

Жыл бұрын

We were 5 days off a final against some may argue our easiest chance to win a trophy and Levy sacks the manager (Jose M) who lives for finals and winning trophies. Not to mention we were against City (who we have a great record over). That is on levy.

I think he is an ideal owner. Unlike some lunatics who like to spend spend spend. Football would be better with more pragmatic owners like him

@enkaan1676

Жыл бұрын

Saves levy buying a trophy cabinet 😂.

Levy only buys players that nobody else wants. If its a good player, we always lose out to another club for the sake of penny pinching (Fernandez, Dybala, Grealish) or not acting quick enough (Diaz). Also apparently our scouting network is non existent and the one good scout we had, left because of Levys interference.

@sanddsimpson6623

Жыл бұрын

Dodged a bullet with diaz.

Sir Simon = Top LAD Proper Clobber ✊💯 Facts

I love listening to talksport over the past 15 years. However, it really annoys me when you don't report on your news the latest fantastic innings by the Keighley batsman who has just scored a brilliant 100 runs in the IPL in the last few minutes. Ironically, you advertised that you will be covering the IPL next week. COY Spurs Steve McCall

4 FA cups vs in the last 10 years vs 0 cups…

When will people get it through their thick heads that ENIC are not remotely interested in winning trophies, it's all about the income. In fact the football side of the business is a hindrance to them and if they could ditch it altogether they would in favour of NFL, Concerts and Vegan Platters. While the big boys are recruiting top players for the future Daniel Levy is talking about Hotels and Houses amd upgrades to the sliding pitch. Spurs as a football team died in 1987 when Hoddle left and died altogether as a Club when the Lane was demolished. They are now irrelevant.

Those Spurs supporters never seem to mention that Spurs are the sixth biggest club in the Premier League, but have qualified for the Champions League eight times. So the truth of the matter is that Spurs have been over achieving during the tenure of Daniel Levy. Those are the facts love it or hate it.

Do they want Mike Ashley as their new owner??? See how much money they will spend then!!!

Exactly as a business PROFIT BEFORE GLORY LEVYOUT

Football is not just a business. Simon as a owner sees football as just a business, that's why he likes/defends Levy but football is a sport & entertaining sport at that. If there's no wins or trophies in a sport, then it's useless business like crypto money that suddenly disappears & is virtual.

@HecticGlenn

Жыл бұрын

The two are linked in football. If you read that full statement it shows what the club brought in as a business through winnings, TV and commercial deals. We can't just tell the lads to go out there and kick a ball. We need to attract talent and that talent expects to be paid. There are hundreds of staff that need paying too, you cannot ignore all clubs are businesses. I personally prefer our sustainable approach that I'm confident will eventually pay off, rather than all these clubs using loop holes and dodgy commercial deals to overspend and distort the market. It'll catch up with them eventually, Man city are feeling that already

If Levy reckons he can't compete, then he should sell to someone who can.

Great chairman fans are thick. It’s a business run it right

Not taking money out the club are they at all yes may sell it for more than they paid. But added value.

Simon's takes are so narrative driven. 22 years, 1 trophy, and how many managers, and he sacks our best manager for almost 70/80 years. Levys footballing decisions have been atrocious

Levy buys the players the manager (coach,) has not much influence

In the last 10-15 years after man city spurs is the club that has grown the most....as performance money and nr of fans.....and i live in Romania and ill tell you before Levy went to spurs no one even heard of Totenham.....if Levy leaves tomorrow he lets a palm groves that wilnot be beaten soon and the team in a great position....sure the fans want someone who spends but longterm Levy is better because hes made spurs sustainable

Piss poor decisions from those at the top, they are the ones that are accountable for signing 200mil worth of players that are on loan

White & Jordan best double act on Radio

Tottenham is a big football club not based on merit but only and only based on the size of the football stadium, that's all. Again the stadium wasnt built with an aim to win trophies but to try to increase the profit of the club purely from business perspective. End of the day, one shouldn't forget that it's a "football" club. The real question is, a bit philosophical, why does Tottenham exists? Just to stay in the league or try to win some trophy? I guess we all know the answer!!!

We have brought 10 players under conte what do you want.

Levy is happy to sell his players for the highest possible market value but isn't prepared to buy at market value. Can't have it both ways...

@HecticGlenn

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Richarlison 60m and Ndombele 54m not high enough for you? Just bought a right back for 47m. People don't like that he's trying to run the club sustainably. These other clubs finding loop holes in FFP will eventually become unstuck

Levy bought players the managers didn't want.Perisic and lenglet on loan he's not gonna stand with managers he's a patchwork owner who's more worried about cash turnover..imo

Simon they are in it for money..sittingvon 4 billion the stadium cost 1.3.

Levy needs to go immediately

A classy move from Levy to come out with a prepared statement right after the League charges City for FFP. What he is saying is: I’ve spent a lot so the fans should shut up and also don’t expect any changes in the next windows. We the fans should look deeper into his MOTIVE. He doesn’t care about football or winning. He wants to sell the club for the biggest profit possible: (1) That’s why he built the new stadium - so that the new owners will not have to invest further after they buy the club; (2) That’s why he is not spending in transfers to make us competitive. HE IS DOING WHAT MIKE ASHLEY DID AT NEWCASTLE. HE WANTS TO GIVE THE NEW OWNERS ROOM TO SPEND UP TO 400M AFTER THEY BUY THE CLUB. The second point above is at the core of it all. If this constitutes “mismanagement” then the fans should hire a lawyer and bring up a class action lawsuit. Protesting will not get the job done. Only something drastic that will make him shiver that the value of the sale asset may go down will. The worrying thing is that a portion of the fanbase has been successfully brainwashed by Levy’s propaganda narrative - that we don’t have the money like the others. This is a loser mentality. Just look at the revenue that we are generating. We are 9th in the world. With Chelsea in 8th and Arsenal in 10th. The spending should be up there with those two London rivals. And no more excuses about the loan for the Stadium. It’s a long term loan (which the new owner of the club will inherit). It’s all about point 2 above. It’s mismanagement and he should be taken to court. If the fans choose not to take drastic action, then Kane and Conte are the only people that can convince Levy to spend. Fans need to be behind them.

@generalwasteman

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You’ve lost your mind if you think a court would convict Levy for not spending more money.

@skim7221

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@@generalwasteman its to lower the value of the club. Get him where it hurts.

@doughill1945

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I cannot agree with part of the above. eg Build a new stadium... I thought his first move was for the London Stadium ? Perhaps any new owner would want to repay all the stadium loan as part of the purchase Our debt is the highest in the PL and with it comes the interest payments . Revenue is great but keep in mind the expenditure too

@skim7221

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@@doughill1945 Loan had very low interest rates. And when the interest rate for the loan is lower than the inflation rate, it means the cost of borrowing is very very low. What I am trying to say is that he is doing what Mike Ashley did to Newcastle. Leave around 400m room under the FFP so that the new owners can spend. If somehow we can push Levy to downsize that room to 200m, along with our growing revenue, we can invest in a competitive team that can challenge. And Levy can still make enough money from the sale.

@alexjay7612

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You’ve hit the nail on the head there.The primary goal is not to win trophies,it is to raise the value of the club in anticipation of a lucrative sale.Levy now owns 20-25% of the club.He has grown the value from less than £500m to over £2b in less than 10 years while winning 0 trophies.Joe Lewis is 86,a sale is inevitable at some stage.

All these fans who want the club to spend more I don't see them putting their hands in their pockets lol

Stuart Pierce adds nothing.

In that case , we will never win a trophy.

Bum buys and second-rate players will never bring success. The other top teams virtually have 2 x 11 of similar standards. Spurs don't even have a starting 11 that can compete.

Give it a rest, Jordan. Of course ENIC are only interested in making money. They are not doing it out of the love of their heart.

Nepotism at its best from Simon.....condem Arab owners but praise British owners

When will we supporters realise that we're supporting corporations not football clubs. Might as well support Subway or Macdonalds these days.

Levy is right. Spurs are one of a few clubs run properly without massive backing from rich owners. If you want an equal playing field you need a salary cap and transfer fee cap. It happens around the world in various sports. Sure this can be corrupted. But it's wide open for all eyes to see. That fan is an idiot. People get rich by investing. Making money is the name of the game..or go broke. Spurs do pay what they can afford. Recruitment is all over the place. Make the CL final..buy who? Go 2nd buy who? Need CB's buy more wingers. Sanchez club record at the time. Ndombele cost a lot. Richarlison 60 million. Again we buy 5 or 6 cheaper players than that one great player that makes a difference. Good business. Needs a good football management department..scouts ect

Tottenham are the only club that can find a way to finish 3rd in a 2 horse title race