I'm afraid it is time for Daniel Levy to step aside at WHL and let someone with a bit of ambition and a lot less self obsessive behaviour take over. Now don't get me wrong but i have actually always supported the bloke and he has done some great things for the club, BUT is inability to push us on to the next level whilst wishing to be the be all and end all of the club is not acceptable. After that great night in Manchester back in April 2010 the club had a massive and potentially once in a life time opportunity to secure a big future for the club. What was required was ambition, what we got was well, very little. We were lucky to get VDV this time last year and since then Levy has spent his time fighting for a stadium none of us wanted and a stadum we'd never ever get, and chasing the signature of a certain David Beckham. These to subjects to me stink of being soley about Levy's ego, seeing his names in bright lights, not what is best for the club and its fans(as was keeping Modric). We sold over £25 million worth of talent today plus we got a hell of a lot of wages off the bill. What did we get in return, a striker on loan and a 30 year old for 5 million. Sorry but that is not good enough. It is clear that he has no trust in Harry and to be honest one of them clearly has to go. I am no massive Harry fan but the truth is he is trying to do his job. Levy has become far too obsessed with his own reputation, time for you to go Levy, you can't seal a deal and you lack ambition, thank you but you need to go.
posted on 1/9/11
So where has the £30m+ bid money gone? Imo it was never there, mumbo jumbo to fool the fans.
As for our transfer policy. I don't think i have ever heard/read Harry state the process you have stated. I have however heard Harry say "Well Daniel said he could get me xyz" "I don't know about bids for Rossi etc Daniel deals with that".
posted on 1/9/11
So where has the £30m+ bid money gone? Imo it was never there, mumbo jumbo to fool the fans.
As for our transfer policy. I don't think i have ever heard/read Harry state the process you have stated. I have however heard Harry say "Well Daniel said he could get me xyz" "I don't know about bids for Rossi etc Daniel deals with that".
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Exactly.....................................................Levy controls the bids, because he controls the finances. I am sure he speaks to HR re valuations on players. HR is clever, he makes people think he is not really involved so if something goes wrong................its not his fault!!
posted on 1/9/11
I think its less a case of Levy out, more likely that 'Arrys off - obviously within the next 12 months. To paraphrase a mate of mine, you dont buy your-soon-to be ex-missus a brand new Merc/ Jag/ Striker. The new honey gets to choose the leather upholstery and all the extras. (A clumsy metaphor but you know what I mean!)
Also re stashing the CL cash,(and the now freed up funds from a reduced wage bill), this is obv going towards the down payment on the NDP mortgage. Levy may have made 'Arry promises re new players earlier this year, but until the riots last month there was no chance that Levy would have been able/ willing to stump up the cash for the high street infrastructure refurb. Now Boris has seen fit to offer us investment, there is a new gameplan. Levy is in for the long haul- and will still be here long after 'Arry has moved on.
Patience Timothy
posted on 1/9/11
BlanchflowersBoots.....................Spot on!!
posted on 1/9/11
Genius
posted on 1/9/11
Maybe but ON THE PITCH we are still in serious danger of going seriuosly backwards and being tailed off from the top 4-5, is no one else worried about this or are we all to be marvelling at what a great business man that bloke Levy is?
posted on 1/9/11
Good grief, the season has hardly started and we are whinging at the Club already!!
Yes we have lost our first two games, but to the Clubs most likely to finish top & second.............................not such a great disaster really.
posted on 1/9/11
But i think it is the manner of the defeats and the fact the Champions League run last year hid what in alot of ways was a very average premiership campaign. I hate to say it but this time last year i was sayign similar about our chances and was excused of being a doom munger etc but the reality is i think if you take away the genuine bias belief that your club is also better than you think, we have issues on the pitch that unless Parker and Adeboyor can solve will result in being short again. Its not whinging its reality..
posted on 1/9/11
Parklaneyid....................................................I am sorry, but now you are starting to get me depressed.
As a supporter for 52 years, I think this is one of the best squads we have had in those times. Obviously, nothing has come close to beating our 1960's lot, but we have had some very exciting players at the Lane.
The manner of the defeats.............................well we did have our chances against City but once again did not take tem, they had five opportunities and scored them all.
Against United we were as good as them for a lot of the game, unfortunately slack marking cost us the first goal & we never recovered.......................but we also had our chances to go in front.
This is where I think Adebayor will change us & I would love to see Harry play some youngsters like United & Arsenal do.........................
posted on 2/9/11
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