https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/daniel-levy-tottenham-transfer-claim-26187364
“ i think when you are involved in football the one thing [is] we all want to win, not everyone can win," he revealed. "It is very very difficult, we are not in control of what happens every time there is a game. All we can do is give the manager the best players that we can afford."
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I’m sorry guys, but every time this guy speaks, i just think what a billy bulls*** chancer he is. He’s been mugging us all off for 23 years and still comes out with excuses as to why he doesn’t spend anywhere near the amount required to sustain true success.
Notice the quote “players that we can afford". Baring in mind the club are the 9th biggest club in the world In terms of revenue and this number is growing. Such is our profit margin, we could spend 400 mil this summer and still not touch FFP.
Yes, I agree we can’t be using Chelsea as a yardstick and I understand no club can rival that level of spending, but the constant excuses and pleading poverty this guy portrays which filters down to gullible idiots who still to this day, can’t seem to fathom how this guy has stopped us becoming truly successful as a football club.
He’s a brilliant businessman, but one of the worst football chairman’s in existence.
1 league cup in 23 years. Profit over glory. Full of bulls** excuses and the fans have had enough. #LevyOut #EnicOut
Baldy has spoken
posted on 9/2/23
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
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As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
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Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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But that didn’t happen though mate so a bit pointless. Sissoko who should have been sold years before cost us that final. Levy/ENIC in a nutshell. Forever holding onto s** players.
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We wouldn't have got to the final if he didn't hoof it forward in the final seconds, so......
Nicely swerved on answering Gezza's question though
posted on 9/2/23
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
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As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
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Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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But that didn’t happen though mate so a bit pointless. Sissoko who should have been sold years before cost us that final. Levy/ENIC in a nutshell. Forever holding onto s** players.
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We wouldn't have got to the final if he didn't hoof it forward in the final seconds, so......
Nicely swerved on answering Gezza's question though
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True, but he still f** our chances in the 1st minute. Game was lost once we conceded that penalty.
posted on 9/2/23
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
----------------------------------------------------------------------
As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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But that didn’t happen though mate so a bit pointless. Sissoko who should have been sold years before cost us that final. Levy/ENIC in a nutshell. Forever holding onto s** players.
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We wouldn't have got to the final if he didn't hoof it forward in the final seconds, so......
Nicely swerved on answering Gezza's question though
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True, but he still f** our chances in the 1st minute. Game was lost once we conceded that penalty.
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Never mind Don. Make amends for that final by winning the CL this season. That`s how football often works.
posted on 9/2/23
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
----------------------------------------------------------------------
As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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But that didn’t happen though mate so a bit pointless. Sissoko who should have been sold years before cost us that final. Levy/ENIC in a nutshell. Forever holding onto s** players.
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We wouldn't have got to the final if he didn't hoof it forward in the final seconds, so......
Nicely swerved on answering Gezza's question though
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True, but he still f** our chances in the 1st minute. Game was lost once we conceded that penalty.
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]
Never mind Don. Make amends for that final by winning the CL this season. That`s how football often works.
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posted on 9/2/23
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 1 second ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
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posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
----------------------------------------------------------------------
As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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But that didn’t happen though mate so a bit pointless. Sissoko who should have been sold years before cost us that final. Levy/ENIC in a nutshell. Forever holding onto s** players.
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We wouldn't have got to the final if he didn't hoof it forward in the final seconds, so......
Nicely swerved on answering Gezza's question though
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True, but he still f** our chances in the 1st minute. Game was lost once we conceded that penalty.
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]
Never mind Don. Make amends for that final by winning the CL this season. That`s how football often works.
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Just can’t see it mate
posted on 9/2/23
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 6 hours, 18 minutes ago
I'm not a Levy fan (I'm surprised it's taken so long for people to catch up) but I'm also a realist.
The club has built teams capable of winning, evidenced by the amount of decent cup runs we've had plus a couple of title challenges. In all those failures, it was the team who let us down, not just Levy. The team was good enough to get to a final so why couldn't they win it? I see people sucking up to Levy but the free ride our players get on here is ridiculous. They are paid millions, in a world with food banks and extreme poverty, to basically run around playing a game. Yet they are worshipped by fans while everyone blames everyone else for their failures. It's utter madness. It's the players mugging you all off, not the club.
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I agree the culture of blame us exactly the problem here. Everyone at the club seems to point the finger at everyone else. Sure the players have some responsibility. The managers have more, it's their job. But the owners are ultimately responsible for everything at the club.
I feel like putting it on the players is fine for one or two seasons, for the real egregious failures in one off game.. but over and over again with different squads over 20 years? It's madness to me to think that our players are any less dedicated than others.. after all, they all frequently go to other clubs and win things right?
I don't think it's being a realist to blame the players for us not winning anything for so long at this point. It's a reflection of the atmosphere Levy has created around the club. Blame him, blame, them. It's fine. I'm making us lots of money. What more can I do?
posted on 9/2/23
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 1 second ago
comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Hawkeye78 (U22468)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
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As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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But that didn’t happen though mate so a bit pointless. Sissoko who should have been sold years before cost us that final. Levy/ENIC in a nutshell. Forever holding onto s** players.
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We wouldn't have got to the final if he didn't hoof it forward in the final seconds, so......
Nicely swerved on answering Gezza's question though
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True, but he still f** our chances in the 1st minute. Game was lost once we conceded that penalty.
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]
Never mind Don. Make amends for that final by winning the CL this season. That`s how football often works.
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Just can’t see it mate
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If Spurs continue to play at the intensity that they placed ManCity, then I think they have a chance of winning the CL.
That's a big IF.
And no injuries to key players.
posted on 9/2/23
placed = played
posted on 9/2/23
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
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As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
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Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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This is another one of our problems, it is all too easy for referees to fack us over, it has happened countless times in big games over the years. This comes down to the perception surrounding the club, which is one of a club that nobody takes seriously or expects to win anything. That perception stems from the owners, if they had built us a squad capable of winning and we won a trophy or two, then the perception changes and (consciously or unconsciously) we would start to get more decisions.
Look at Varpool for example, they have a history of being successful and a large media presence talking them up at every given opportunity, which keeps the narrative going and in turn influences the officials decision making. These are the reasons we are facked over by the officials almost every single time we play them.
The club needs to change the perception of Spurs, and that starts by being winners and acting like the big club that we are.
posted on 9/2/23
comment by ●Billy The Spur● 20*21*22* ENIC OUT! (U3924)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 1 minute ago
One thing that seems clear to me is that success on the pitch isn't essential for Spurs owners but being successfully run as a business is. There is some over lap with the two but as some have said, no one can say spurs owners couldn't afford to invest heavily, and still stay within FFP easily. They just chose not to do so.
Blame the players all you want but the owner doesn't have the ambition to spend big, and within Spurs means. The intent clearly is to make Spurs worth as much as possible, whilst spending the least amount possible. Basically the fundamentals of a succesful business.
Trophies arent an integral part of that long term, although I'm not saying Lev/Enic don't want trophies, just only if they don't cost that much to win! 😂
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As I said earlier, if fans are blaming Levy/ENIC for not developing a squad good enough to win the Premier League or Champions League titles, then I think that criticism is 100% valid.
But to say that our squads over the years haven't been good enough to win domestic cup trophies is wrong in my opinion.
Also a I stated earlier, Portsmouth, Wigan and Leicester all won an FA cup and they didn't have teams full of world class players; whereas we have had (and still have) world class players.
Unfortunately, our players have bottled the big moments in big games.
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Those clubs mentioned weren’t battling on all fronts in Europe etc though, so the off cup win for a lower side is possible. Point being Spurs have battled on all fronts for trophies and Levy/ENIC have never provided a squad good enough to succeed. So, when we do get to semi finals / finals etc, we just don’t have the squad to rotate etc, as our 1st 11 pretty much play most the season. The club don’t care about trophies.
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Just out of interest....and I know that this is hypothetical. But if Sissoko hadn't stuck his arm out so that Mane could kick the ball against it and win a penalty in the first few minutes of the Champions League final. And if we had gone on to win by the odd goal, would you be saying that Levy/ENIC are responsible for the win and all credit should go to them?
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This is another one of our problems, it is all too easy for referees to fack us over, it has happened countless times in big games over the years. This comes down to the perception surrounding the club, which is one of a club that nobody takes seriously or expects to win anything. That perception stems from the owners, if they had built us a squad capable of winning and we won a trophy or two, then the perception changes and (consciously or unconsciously) we would start to get more decisions.
Look at Varpool for example, they have a history of being successful and a large media presence talking them up at every given opportunity, which keeps the narrative going and in turn influences the officials decision making. These are the reasons we are facked over by the officials almost every single time we play them.
The club needs to change the perception of Spurs, and that starts by being winners and acting like the big club that we are.
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Issue is Billy we got a chairman when asked about trophies, all he can say is “it’s very hard”. The guy is such a defeatist it’s incredible. It’s no wonder why we have won 1 measily league cup under his leadership. Daniel Levy is the ultimate football loser that is a fantastic businessman. If football was about infrastructure and concerts, we would win the league every year. That’s the issue we have. We have owners that really couldn’t careless about on pitch matters. Top 4 is a trophy to them.