I think the board needs to GO!

[supermonkeyyid]

yep, but unfortunately I can't look around!
I've got to look UP! As no one level on points with us, they're all above!!
So having said your piece, what have Spurs actually WON or ACHIEVED of worth since Daniel Levy arrived?

Two 5th Place finishes and 1 League cup.

5th, 6th, 11th - who cares?

In fact ALL he has won us is 1 League Cup! thats it!

He can shove it up his arse!

Do you expect us to be challenging for the league or something?

 

[ibbz]

I believe there are clubs in blue and red that have a section of glory hunters. Maybe you'll feel more tuned in there.

Your expectations are unrealistic and blind to what goes on at the club and in the league in general. Come on mate, isn't a little strange that there's only a few who aren't pretty happy about today's events?

I dare to call those few: "wrong". :lol:

I a Glory Hunter?
Aren't you? Don't you wish for Honours and Glory for Spurs?
How's the song go? "Glory Glory Totttenham Hotspur.."

We all want Glory, and I say it again, these people have been wasting our time for years - as far as i am concerned, if a manager or Player cannot achieve - they need to GO! And likewise if a Board cannot - considering the board has been RESPONSIBLE for this long series of fuck ups, they also should do the noble thing and GO!

 

[Kendall]

Short sighted again.

Sent money on fuck all? So Bentley wasn't challenging for the England RW spot last season? he wasn't amongst the top assists for the last 2 seasons?

Modric wasn't regarded as one of the most talented creators in the game? he didn't boss Frings AND Ballack in the Euros? he wasn't voted into the best team of the euros?

Pavlyuchenko hasn't got a great record for club and country? he isn't more proven than Berbs was 2 years ago? he didn't just have an awesome Euros?

We didn't try to sign Arshavin?

Money has been spent and we will spend again in January. This group of players is fantastic, possibly the most talented team we've had. The issue has been on the coaching side for me and while Levy made a judgement call to put ramos in, I agreed with it due to the fact that Ramos had great credentials. However just like some players can't cut the EPL, Ramos couldn't either.

You don't give a fuck about the club getting the maximum possible for a player? well great, lets just sell everyone at cut price, get a shitload of loans to buy other expensive players and eventually do a leeds.

You seem to have no idea how a business should be run and appear to live in a fantasy land where we should be able to spend multi millions but not look to recoup anything.

 

[Kendall]

He can shove the league cup up his arse?

That's it, I've heard enough.


You are no fan of THFC. You are a disgrace.

 

[gibbs131]

This is their last chance. There is no more DOF/manager buffer to carry the can.

 

[ibbz]

Do you expect us to be challenging for the league or something?

yes!

Isn't about time?

or do we need to be content with 5th place?

Bollocks to 5th, I want HONOURS and these fools, spending money by the bucketload, sacking people, appointing people, etc etc, can't win us anything apart from a league Cup - which other teams put 2nd string sides out to play in!

And do we need to be content with a UEFA cup spot? another Joke 2nd tier tournament for dropouts?

We're supposed to be a BIG CLUB, with AMBITION< and if 5th or league cup or UEFA qualification is your expectation, even after the millions spent, then we need to rethink and decide that no, we're no longer a BIG CLUB, but are on par with the likes of West Ham and Fulham

 

[ibbz]

He can shove the league cup up his arse?

That's it, I've heard enough.


You are no fan of THFC. You are a disgrace.

Since when was frustration and anger at the board a measure of whether one is a THFC Fan or not?



Yep, if that's ALL he is going to win us, and that's the limit of his capability, he can shove it firmly up his rectum and hope for it to grow roots and stick there!

Ever heard of Metaphor before?

 

[jamesc0le]

Does the Board need to be replaced?

not feeling much encouragement from Levy's letter so.. does the board need to go?

should new owners come in or at least the Board replaced?

 

[Kendall]

I cannot believe that a fan of a club that not so long ago had the likes of Nethercott, Saib and Leonardsen running out on a regular basis is having a moan about a board that has made us a financial powerhouse, capable of buying some of the world's best talent, getting us into europe 3 years in a row (every spurs fan should relish those european nights) winning us a trophy (how many other clubs have won trophies outside of the big 4 in the last few years?) and getting us two 5th placed finishes - our best in the PL.

What did you want Levy to do? make us EPL champions within 5 years and have us challenging for the CL trophy? come on, get some perspective.

 

[Marauder]

Ha ha! Is the Pope Catholic? And German?

I will not rest til I see the back of Levy and ENIC, or we will remain also rans... forever!

 

[Kendall]

There is another thread for this. The resounding answer is no and the people that say yes are yet to justify their argument without merely resorting to calling the board ****s.

 

[supermonkeyyid]

yes!

Isn't about time?

or do we need to be content with 5th place?

Bollocks to 5th, I want HONOURS and these fools, spending money by the bucketload, sacking people, appointing people, etc etc, can't win us anything apart from a league Cup - which other teams put 2nd string sides out to play in!

And do we need to be content with a UEFA cup spot? another Joke 2nd tier tournament for dropouts?

We're supposed to be a BIG CLUB, with AMBITION< and if 5th or league cup or UEFA qualification is your expectation, even after the millions spent, then we need to rethink and decide that no, we're no longer a BIG CLUB, but are on par with the likes of West Ham and Fulham

I think you may just need to be a bit more realistic. Due to the Champions League's money it is extremely difficult to be challenging for the league if you are not in the top 4.

We can't get into the top 4 because all the best players only want to play for Champions League teams (Berbatov, Keane, Carrick and probably all our players if they had the chance). We also can't offer them the same wages.

I don't think many chairman would have done a better job than Levy has done.

 

[jamesc0le]

we'll see by tomorrow what most people think.. i won't be surprised either way

 

[gibbs131]

I voted new board.

Selling Berbs and Keane shows they are weak and will bend to player power.

 

[roosh]

Your anger is misplaced. It also smacks of not knowing how the club works, and how a business with an owner wanting to get out would act.

You think he'd invest money in Modric, Pavlyuchenko, Bentley etc. etc. if he wanted to get out? You think a wantaway owner would plough money out of his asset?

After all, how else would he get fat off of our salary? His salary is relative peanuts to how much he could make selling the club.

in fairness the appointment of the manager and the signings over the last 12 months or so were designed to give us a short cut into the CL, which would have seriously boosted the value of the club for any potential sale.

 

[EastMeonYid]

I'm pro Levy and ENIC too.

Point 1 - Apart from the fact that their business astuteness rescued Spurs from obscurity in the latter Sugar days -

Point 2 - Apart from the stable position the Club found itself in in order to compete seriously for a UEFA challenge on a regular basis.

Point 3 - Apart from having one of the lowest debts in the Premiership.

Point 4 - Apart from having a sensible ceiling on player wages which is the admiration of those Clubs that find their best players having to be sold to survive.

Point 5 - Apart from providing an open cheque book "for the right player" to show the Premiership that Spurs intend to compete.

Point 6 - Apart from acknowledging swiftly a situation that requires action and then taking action.

Point 7 - Levy is a pretty ordinary Chairman.

Point 8 - Have a good look around and compare all of the above to our immediate peers, not those in top four because even the most dark blue blooded of us would concede we are not top four material yet.

Although I agree that Enic have made a difference to the position Spurs were in re the latter Sugar days, I clearly do not wear the same rose tinted spectacles as you. I am still cynical as to whether we will achieve under the Enic reign as much of their action is soundbites and I want to see a bit more substance. It is noticable that a new ground is hinted at again today in Mr Levy's letter possibly to raise morale. It is OK to talk about how much you have invested in the club if you temper that with how much you have taken our of the club as well. As a business we are successful and that comes with efficient financial acumen. At the moment the Jury is still out with Enic, which is disappointing when you consider how long they have held the reigns.

Point 1 - I agree
Point 2 - 2 years is hardly a regular basis and it looks like that mould is about to be broken, We are in a stable position at the mo, but relegation would alter that.
Point 3 - I agree
Point 4 - Not if this means you cannot attract players or are competing against clubs who do not have this restriction. This means you have to have an astute manager and a regime capable of developing players. Fine policy unless you become a feeder club to the rich and powerful.
Point 5 - When will we find the right player. I do not think we give the impression that we intend to compete. I believe with Levy's constant involvement we look like a group of bargain hunters never prepared to pay top dollar and always looking to try and get something on the cheap (Arshavin).
Point 6 - True, but a shame we get ourselves in this position.
Point 7 - I agree. I don't like however that he states he wants a low profile, but part of me is convinced he used the Berbatoss situation to demonstrate what a hard negotiator and tough businessman Mr Levy is.
Point 8 - I agree. But is top 5, top 6 good enough? Our board obviously disagree otherwise why sack a popular manager because he cannot take you beyond this.

 

[jamesc0le]

ooohhh , merge

 

[Bill_Oddie]

I'm sorry. "I'm distraught and unable to vote decisively"? Really? :rofl:


:lol: Aarrgghhh!!! No!! Stop it!!! I can't click a button on an online poll because my emotions have got the better of me!!! Leave me while I sit rocking gently back and forth here on the carpet, clutching my security blanket!!! :lol:

It's hardly the nuclear button.

Aahhh, dear. I do hope that remains as funny once these pain meds have worn off.

 

[jamesc0le]

I'm sorry. "I'm distraught and unable to vote decisively"? Really? :rofl:


:lol: Aarrgghhh!!! No!! Stop it!!! I can't click a button on an online poll because my emotions have got the better of me!!! Leave me while I sit rocking gently back and forth here on the carpet, clutching my security blanket!!! :lol:

It's hardly the nuclear button.

Aahhh, dear. I do hope that remains as funny once these pain meds have worn off.

oh come on.. you know you were the one

 

[joey55]

In the last couple of years Daniel levy has got so much wrong it's unbelieveable. But being a football chairman is quite a unique job and it's pretty rare you do it more than once in a life time. All the poor decisions he's made during his time at Spurs are now of value to us and him. He's a very intelligent man and intelligent people learn as they go and learn from their mistakes. We know he runs the club well from a financial point of view and if he could just combine that with good football decisons he'd be an absolutely brilliant chairman. If he left and someone else came in the chances are they wouldn't make the money available that Levy does are limited and there is pretty much zero chance they'd have Levy's experience in the role. Levy might have only been in the job for 7 years, but he's been through more than most chariman do in 20 years. We've had 3 different structures with Levy in charge. Yes he deserves criticsim and alot of the praise he recieves is thanks to a chance appointment (of BMJ), but I think that the mistakes he's made will make him a much better chairman and the club will benefit from having him in the role.

Oh and he sacked Comolli, which makes him a star in my book.