I love (hate) Daniel Levy, please don’t mention him anywhere else!

[Bluto Blutarsky]

For those looking for a thread to post their undying love for Daniel Levy, or their utter disgust for Daniel Levy - this is for you.

Also - this is a good thread for anyone who likes to complain about Levy being discussed in any other thread. Instead of clogging other threads with those complaints - come in here to complain!

Only rule - be nice to each other, don’t take it personally when someone disagrees. Accept that when Spurs win, this will be full of sweet Levy loving. And when Spurs lose the haters will be out in force. The yin and the yang of Spurs Community

Cheers!

 

[For the love of Spurs]

Matt LawFootball News Correspondent
11 November 2024 3:39pm

It was at the end of September that Daniel Levy was asked to list his top three achievements as Tottenham Hotspur chairman and replied with reaching the Champions League final, opening the stadium and employing some good players.
No mention of the 2008 Carling Cup success, the only trophy Tottenham have won since Levy has been at the club, which supporters who are desperate for silverware were quick to pick up on.
Levy was talking at a fans’ forum and was on stage with head coach Ange Postecoglou and club captain Son Heung-min, who apologised to fans after Sunday’s miserable defeat by Ipswich Town.
Son – one of the best Premier League players of his era – will have spent a decade at Tottenham next year, but he still has not got a single winners’ medal for all his years of near exemplary service.

That could still change this season, with Tottenham, despite their defeat by Galatasaray, looking good in the Europa League and still in the Carabao Cup – what used to be the old Carling Cup – after knocking out Manchester City.

One can only assume that a Carabao Cup success would not be enough to break into Levy’s top three. A Europa League might be, given it earns qualification to the Champions League, but winning has not appeared to be the be-all and end-all at Tottenham for well over 20 years now.

It should be a source of profound embarrassment to Levy that for all the excellent players he has employed – Harry Kane and Gareth Bale were the two he picked out – Tottenham have not won more than a solitary League Cup under his watch.

Which brings us nicely to watches of the timepiece variety and the revelation by Hugo Lloris that the Tottenham squad who reached the final of the 2018/19 Champions League, of which Son was a member, were given watches with the word “finalist” engraved into the back of them.

That was the moment Lloris claims in his autobiography to have known that Levy and Tottenham were not in it for the winning, and after a defeat by Ipswich Town, fans are once again playing the club’s favourite game of “whose fault is it anyway?”

Postecoglou defended Tottenham over the Lloris comments, claiming that the “broader view” was that it “could have been a very successful period for the club”.

Maybe it would have been if the club had not become the first in history not to sign a single player in the summer before Tottenham’s Champions League final appearance. Or if Levy had backed Mauricio Pochettino, rather than sacking him just six months after it.

Postecoglou accepted responsibility for Tottenham’s inconsistency after the Ipswich defeat and it was the head coach who appeared to be on the end of some choice words from an angry fan as he headed down the tunnel.

Asked at the same fans’ forum about how he handles criticism, Levy claimed: “I have a very thick skin and I just ignore it. (It) makes me want to be more successful.”

He was not asked how he would define “successful”. It would be interesting to hear if Levy’s interpretation of the word is different to that of Postecoglou, who recently responded to the suggestion “some people” see a top-four finish as being as good as a trophy with: “But there isn’t a trophy.”

Maybe somebody needs to tell Levy that his world-class stadium is not a trophy, just as the striking mural of Harry Kane on the way into it from White Hart Lane train station is not, either. And, apart from the watches he handed out, there is no silverware for reaching a final.

Much has been made – largely by himself – of Postecoglou’s record of winning trophies in his second seasons at clubs, but is he going to be another manager who finds that Tottenham is the exception to the rule? Jose Mourinho won trophies before and after his Tottenham experience, while Antonio Conte is top of the Serie A table with Napoli, the first club he has worked at since leaving Levy behind.

Supporters have an entire international break in which to go back and forth over the familiar Tottenham blame game. But the fact remains there has only been one constant during the 20-plus years in which Tottenham have managed to win a single trophy that does not even figure in the chairman’s top three.

 

[felmani26]

In the style of Gooner Claude;

"It's time to go!"

 

[YB123]

I'm going to feel right at home here....

 

[For the love of Spurs]

Exclusive - Levy: 'I will do whatever it takes to get us to Stratford'

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has reiterated his desire to move the club to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Speaking in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, Levy explained that the changes Spu…

talksport.com

over a decade ago but shows how much he values Tottenham.

 

[riggi]

He will go when he wants to go. Unfortunately there is nothing that can happen to change that.

 

[YB123]

He will go when he wants to go. Unfortunately there is nothing that can happen to change that.

We all thought the same of Ashley and Newcastle but when the pressure mounts, it can become untenable. Levy hasnt ever been under true pressure. Our fanbase is weak.

 

[YB123]

Exclusive - Levy: 'I will do whatever it takes to get us to Stratford'

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has reiterated his desire to move the club to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Speaking in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, Levy explained that the changes Spu…

talksport.com

over a decade ago but shows how much he values Tottenham.

Good lord. I always thought this was a negotiation tactic but I'm sure now he 100% was behind moving there.

 

[riggi]

We all thought the same of Ashley and Newcastle but when the pressure mounts, it can become untenable. Levy hasnt ever been under true pressure. Our fanbase is weak.

Exactly.

People think turning their back to the pitch for 60 seconds is going to influence him.

Empty seats. That’s the only answer.

 

[LukaKranjcar]

Pretty simple for me, he/ENIC have done some things fantastically well; the stadium, training ground, revenues etc etc but beyond that and when it comes to actual sporting ambitions he's absolutely dreadful.

One can only hope some entity that's actually serious about our sporting prospects and is willing to reinvest our huge revenues into that venture comes in and puts us on the course I think most fans would love to see.

 

[13VanDerBale13]

How long till this gets locked

 

[WiganSpur]

I think he’d have been viewed upon extremely favourably in the history books despite his ways if he’d stepped down after delivering the new stadium. It’s very much getting like Wenger at Arsenal now. It’s all going to come to a head at some point. The question is when.

The tide is changing slowly. You’d have never had 75% being Levy out 5 years ago. And those percentages are only going to get worse for him now and those in the out camp already are only going to get increasingly vocal. The frustration has been brewing for years. It could boil over quite quickly.

 

[southlondonyiddo]

How long till this gets locked

Levy is a ****

…..not long

 

[YB123]

Pretty simple for me, he/ENIC have done some things fantastically well; the stadium, training ground, revenues etc etc but beyond that and when it comes to actual sporting ambitions he's absolutely dreadful.

One can only hope some entity that's actually serious about our sporting prospects and is willing to reinvest our huge revenues into that venture comes in and puts us on the course I think most fans would love to see.

Oh mate he's been fantastic for Tottenham Hotspur PLC.

I'm just more interested in Tottenham Hotspur FC.

 

[Gassin's finest]

We all thought the same of Ashley and Newcastle but when the pressure mounts, it can become untenable. Levy hasnt ever been under true pressure. Our fanbase is weak.

For all his faults, he hasn't done anything anywhere near as disastrous as Ashley.

 

[Ribble]

Good lord. I always thought this was a negotiation tactic but I'm sure now he 100% was behind moving there.

I mean he was clearly lying there, as the redevelopment in Tottenham turned out to be not only financially viable but extremely beneficial.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Levy - while polarizing - is no different that any owner/chairman. He has pros and cons.

If you are going to have an honest discussion about his role, his legacy, his future, I think you have to include both.

He has set the club up as one of the most financially stable/sustainable football clubs in world football. That gives Spurs a foundation from which to to build - and you cannot ignore that aspect of club ownership.

At the same time, Levy has meddled in areas of the club where he has little or no expertise, and that has cost the club opportunities to push on from a sporting perspective - and from a supporters perspective, you cannot ignore those moments either.

 

[carmeldevil]

When he goes, can we give him a watch saying “Finally”?

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Levy is a ****

…..not long

If i'd known you wanted to post that i'd have unlocked the previous thread for you a long time ago

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

But the businessman (Levy) also made it clear that he and Lewis were NOT fans, adding: "There is no passion here. This is purely financial."