What does David Pleat do at Spurs?

[tubbygold]

Starting to wonder if the missing cheese room turned into a baby seal clubbing room..

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Ebenezer Levy is, and always will be a grade a ****. Someday you'll all see that he doesn't really care about the club like the fans do.

It's in his best interests to be successful both on and off the pitch, and that's why he does what he does. Not because he's desperate for silverware, he isn't. Picking up a pot or two would just be an nice bonus to him, rather than the actual objective. Anyone that thinks otherwise is severely kidding themselves.

There are countless stories like this going back through Levy's tenure.

Every now and then I post this and every now and then, I get a load of responses from a certain bunch of people as to why it doesn't count or isn't relevant.

It's very relevant. Read the words, look at this latest shameful episode and read them again. Tell me please how he's not following through on those words almost to the letter.

Time and time again we hear this stuff, we say this stuff and people just won't have it. And it wouldn't surprise me if they won't have this either. Give it a couple of days for them to sort themselves out and the counter offensive will probably be launched. Give it a few wins and this will all blow over and we'll be back to square one.

It's baffling. The bloke enjoys some sort of cult status while he squats over club legends and drops sweetcorn riddled bombs of shit on them. And that's just this.

It's fucking pathetic.

 

[mil1lion]

Start a Levy out chant after beating arsenal. That would send the clearest message. Then he knows it's not a reaction to the result.

 

[mr ashley]

Whilst I’m not in the slightest bit surprised to read this sadly, I do find it a bit odd that David pleat still seems to be working for the club in some capacity.
For example, at the u21 game v Newcastle two weeks ago his was sat in the directors box with pat Jennings, and talking to Paul bracewell and other staff.
maybe he just can’t let go. I’m sure he’s respected by the football people at the club

shameful behaviour from DL

 

[bubble07]

We could chant David pleats name on Sunday

He has been affiliated to this club for decades

 

[Albertbarich]

Whilst I’m not in the slightest bit surprised to read this sadly, I do find it a bit odd that David pleat still seems to be working for the club in some capacity.
For example, at the u21 game v Newcastle two weeks ago his was sat in the directors box with pat Jennings, and talking to Paul bracewell and other staff.
maybe he just can’t let go. I’m sure he’s respected by the football people at the club

shameful behaviour from DL

I’ve seen him at spurs under 21 games galore, also sore him at I think and Watford v everton one. He must love it.

I get it’s data driven now but no way he can’t spot a player over 95% of the data teams in football. He knows it inside out, the data should be there to back people like him up. Not replace them. (I’m not talking about him personally, more in general terms)

 

[Trent Crimm]

My family used to deal with the club since Sugar was in charge, I was fortunate enough growing up that going to Spurs was normal, having a box and meeting the players after the match. I do remember it was massively different when ENIC and levy took charge and recently got talking to my uncle about what actually happened to the contract they had with Spurs.. basically Levy got involved directly in negotiations and took the piss, quite literally.. to the point it was disrespectful.

The amount of stories I’ve heard about him through the years, through both sides of the family, one half through business, the other through player liaison.

I appreciate completely the positives he has done for the club, and I get we are not a charity, but he genuine looks at every expense and will claw any penny back.. it used to be a proper family type club, that used to reward employees for time served, I do wonder if that has been scrapped as well.

My old co used to have a box during the sugar eras. The house wine was shit but the scampi was great.

fast forward a season under Enic and the food wasn’t as good, was more expensive and in the end we quit the box.

he’s a fucking odd little man.

 

[Trent Crimm]

These people keep telling you who they are, Stratford, ticket prices, concessions, super league, kit prices (highest in the league I believed and footy_headlines who leak all the new kits reckon we’re planning for a major price raise next year), where’s the bill nic statue? Where’s the gates? I see they got up the nfl and formula one logos though. And that’s not even talking about their footballing ambition or lackrherof.
Whatever I’m probably nitpicking by the end of that list but if getting a football club owner was a lottery , we may not have picked the facist state or a Russian gangster but we have one of the worst examples of greedy , uncaring businessman not in it for the right reasons. His ambitions for a property empire around our part of north London align with our hopes to an extent as it’s meant we have world class infrastructure but I don’t believe he gives a toss about the football team beyond wanting that champions league money.

Pleaty is someone who helped and worked alongside them for years and years , show little class at then when for Christ sake.

Bang on.

 

[ClonedFromSandrosBeard]

Not defending his actions. I do wonder who those advocating Levy out think will take his place?

Levy is a cold, calculating capitalist? No shit, all owners are! He entered football to turn a profit and now the club as a collection of assets is a multi billion dollar venture. He has succeeded at his goal.

The only thing that replaces him is another cold, calculating capitalist or a state backed group looking to sports wash. I don't know about you, but that doesn't exactly inspire me.

I'd love to see fan groups organize around bringing the heart back to the game, that's a huge project though.

 

[IfiHadTheWings]

Reminds me of the below

Gascoigne: Arsenal paid £50k medical care

The former Tottenham and England midfielder says Gunners arranged expensive treatment, while Spurs asked the midfielder to pay for tickets.

africa.espn.com

Former Tottenham and England midfielder Paul Gascoigne told The Sun that Arsenal paid 50,000 pounds towards his medical care.

Gascoigne, 47 says that Gunners coach Arsene Wenger arranged for his treatment to be paid for, while also revealing that Spurs asked him to pay for tickets to watch his former club take on Real Madrid.

"I rang up [Arsenal] physio Gary Lewin and told him I wasn't feeling great," he said. "He said to go to hospital as he feared it was pneumonia. Wenger then agreed to arrange 28,000 pounds to pay for treatment.

"Arsenal also paid 22,000 pounds when I had hip treatment."

Gascoigne has had a history of problems with alcohol since retiring in 2004 and has entered rehab on a number of occasions, but told the newspaper he is in good health of late.

He said that while Spurs' rivals Arsenal contributed financially to his recovery, his former club requested that he pay for tickets to attend a Champions League tie at White Hart Lane -- before former Spurs captain and teammate Garry Mabbutt rectified the situation.

"I wanted to watch Spurs against Real Madrid and got told they only had two tickets for 60 pounds," he said.

"I'd have to watch from under the directors' box with some players who played 30 years before me."

Pathetic.

makes me ashamed of the club reading shit like that, paying 60 quid for tickets to watch us...

 

[Styopa]

Telling David Pleat he can get a ticket "subject to availability" is like charging your mum to come round for Sunday dinner.

 

[biscuit]

I recall a story from a few years back about the time when Spurs bought Luka Modrić from Croatia Zagreb. Having negotiated the deal, the Zagreb chairman asked for half a dozen Spurs shirts with Modrić on the back. Levy duly arranged for this and sent them…along with an invoice.
This, though…This is something lower than low.

 

[Styopa]

I recall a story from a few years back about the time when Spurs bought Luka Modrić from Croatia Zagreb. Having negotiated the deal, the Zagreb chairman asked for half a dozen Spurs shirts with Modrić on the back. Levy duly arranged for this and sent them…along with an invoice.
This, though…This is something lower than low.

I think actions like the above can at least be plausibly defended as being in the interests of the club, even if they're not in reality. You know, you could argue that he's fighting for every penny for Tottenham Hotspur.

But when the club starts treating legends as if they’re insignificant once they’re deemed not useful, what does that say about the club? It suggests that a person’s value is only seen in terms of their current utility, rather than their legacy and contributions. If the club can’t recognise and honour those who’ve helped build its history once they’re considered expendable, what does that say about its values and future?

There used to be a football club over there.

 

[sidford]

I recall a story from a few years back about the time when Spurs bought Luka Modrić from Croatia Zagreb. Having negotiated the deal, the Zagreb chairman asked for half a dozen Spurs shirts with Modrić on the back. Levy duly arranged for this and sent them…along with an invoice.
This, though…This is something lower than low.

Think he deducted it from the first installment we sent to Zagreb for the transfer

 

[Lifelong]

Although this is my club and always will be this just adds to the reasons why my club no longer gets any of my money…..disgraceful treatment….

 

[mil1lion]

I’ve seen him at spurs under 21 games galore, also sore him at I think and Watford v everton one. He must love it.

I get it’s data driven now but no way he can’t spot a player over 95% of the data teams in football. He knows it inside out, the data should be there to back people like him up. Not replace them. (I’m not talking about him personally, more in general terms)

You need to see with your own eyes. The data can only show so much. I don't see how for example it can see a player in a certain style of play not getting the necessary service so his data doesn't look as good. A person can maybe see a player making good runs and identify how his team would find him with the way they play. You have to see those kind of things as a scout because the way we play can be perfect for a player who isn't benefiting from his current system.

 

[bubble07]

David pleat being discussed on TS. Simons views will be interesting

Angle is he should be grateful for the run he had and that he isn't with the times. But they are only discussing the eyes v data debate

 

[Led's Zeppelin]

Reminds me of the below

Gascoigne: Arsenal paid £50k medical care

The former Tottenham and England midfielder says Gunners arranged expensive treatment, while Spurs asked the midfielder to pay for tickets.

africa.espn.com

Former Tottenham and England midfielder Paul Gascoigne told The Sun that Arsenal paid 50,000 pounds towards his medical care.

Gascoigne, 47 says that Gunners coach Arsene Wenger arranged for his treatment to be paid for, while also revealing that Spurs asked him to pay for tickets to watch his former club take on Real Madrid.

"I rang up [Arsenal] physio Gary Lewin and told him I wasn't feeling great," he said. "He said to go to hospital as he feared it was pneumonia. Wenger then agreed to arrange 28,000 pounds to pay for treatment.

"Arsenal also paid 22,000 pounds when I had hip treatment."

Gascoigne has had a history of problems with alcohol since retiring in 2004 and has entered rehab on a number of occasions, but told the newspaper he is in good health of late.

He said that while Spurs' rivals Arsenal contributed financially to his recovery, his former club requested that he pay for tickets to attend a Champions League tie at White Hart Lane -- before former Spurs captain and teammate Garry Mabbutt rectified the situation.

"I wanted to watch Spurs against Real Madrid and got told they only had two tickets for 60 pounds," he said.

"I'd have to watch from under the directors' box with some players who played 30 years before me."

I can personally vouch for the fact that that is a very misleading account indeed.

 

[alfie103]

I can personally vouch for the fact that that is a very misleading account indeed.

How so?

 

[YB123]

David pleat being discussed on TS. Simons views will be interesting

Angle is he should be grateful for the run he had and that he isn't with the times. But they are only discussing the eyes v data debate

Jordan is one of Levy's biggest supporters. They are friends.

So Jordan will once again do everything to defend him.