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I think the same about the Arshavin deal with Ramos and the Rossi deal with RedknappPersonally I like what Levy has done, and recognise that he's tried to make us as successful as possible within our means. Things like including a purpose-built American Handegg pitch is an inspired idea to give the green light to, and an inventive way of generating more money.
I started supporting Spurs in 1990, so that decade is firmly etched in my memory. We've been transformed under Levy, but it's not been without serious issues. A low point was selling Berbatov and desperately bringing in Frasier 'no option to buy' Campbell who turned out to be pretty shit, and which sabotaged Ramos' attacking options. Some top ITK also said that Levy lied to AVB about the Moutinho deal, and that Levy deliberately harpooned the negotiations because he merely wanted it to appear as though we were willing to support AVB. I still think that Moutinho would have transformed that team, and without him we had to rely on Bale going full juggernaut spearheading an uninspired side.
Levy's generally doing his best, and I recognise that. However, if we could genuinely compete with the mega money clubs I'd happily go for that in a heartbeat. It doesn't matter how well he's done; if Middlesbrough get bought by a free-spending billionaire they'll leapfrog us the same way Chelsea and City have done. Doing things 'the right way' (which still involves massive cash injections in facilities that most clubs can only dream of) has won us nothing in 9 years. I don't blame Levy for that, but I don't particularly celebrate it either.