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Perspective: just a transitional season

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posted on 28/2/19

Just hope we make top 4 now. That’s all I can hope for from this season

posted on 28/2/19

I think the template for this season was set on the opening day at Newcastle, we were dreadful but got a result. Apart from the odd game or 2 its been a tough watch and a season of endurance rather than enjoyment.

comment by Chronic (U3423)

posted on 28/2/19

levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 28 seconds ago
levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better
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To be fair, Levy could (and should) have planned for a two season absence whilst the stadium was being built. If it completed earlier...then happy days.

I think the rush to announce that we'd be in by the start of this season was due to wanting to maximise season ticket revenue. Revenue that the club has now lost of course.

comment by Szoboss (U6997)

posted on 28/2/19

If you continue to gather points in the last 10 games as the previous 28 then this will be Spurs' best point total for goodness knows how long. Certainly 25 years +.

Not bad for a transition season.

comment by Chronic (U3423)

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 28 seconds ago
levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better
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To be fair, Levy could (and should) have planned for a two season absence whilst the stadium was being built. If it completed earlier...then happy days.

I think the rush to announce that we'd be in by the start of this season was due to wanting to maximise season ticket revenue. Revenue that the club has now lost of course.
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true, possibly a calculated business risk.... but part of it I'm sure was that we all facking hate wembley and wanna go home.

presumably levy was advised we would need one season away, and therefore was badly advised...

if he was told we needed two, and only told us one, then that's poor, but I don't think that's the case because we had that whole dumb marketing campaign about the only place in London to watch the CL this season being new WHL.

the whole delay thing is unbelievably spursy.. and this season is turning into another spursy classic

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 15 minutes ago
levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better
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Levy is very much responsible. He is the CEO and responsible for the project. It looks very much like Levy's unrealistic time scales are a big reason for the delays and constant facking up around the safety systems.

A CEO is always accountable. Either he has set unrealistic deadlines or hired an incompetent firm, either way he has failed to deliver the project on time and on budget.

comment by Phenom (U20037)

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. Mopo's #1 fan. (U7905)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 15 minutes ago
levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better
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Levy is very much responsible. He is the CEO and responsible for the project. It looks very much like Levy's unrealistic time scales are a big reason for the delays and constant facking up around the safety systems.

A CEO is always accountable. Either he has set unrealistic deadlines or hired an incompetent firm, either way he has failed to deliver the project on time and on budget.
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posted on 28/2/19

Typical Levey,everybody working on the cheap,cheap advice,cheap builders,or even incompetent planning,should have asked them down the road they built a stadium on time,on budget,pay peanuts you only get monkie's

posted on 28/2/19

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posted on 28/2/19

comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Gezza-Spurs (U18952)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 28 seconds ago
levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better
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To be fair, Levy could (and should) have planned for a two season absence whilst the stadium was being built. If it completed earlier...then happy days.

I think the rush to announce that we'd be in by the start of this season was due to wanting to maximise season ticket revenue. Revenue that the club has now lost of course.
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true, possibly a calculated business risk.... but part of it I'm sure was that we all facking hate wembley and wanna go home.

presumably levy was advised we would need one season away, and therefore was badly advised...

if he was told we needed two, and only told us one, then that's poor, but I don't think that's the case because we had that whole dumb marketing campaign about the only place in London to watch the CL this season being new WHL.

the whole delay thing is unbelievably spursy.. and this season is turning into another spursy classic
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We'll never know what was discussed, but I suspect that the builders said the stadium could be ready, but that it would be tight. As you say, Levy took a calculated business risk, but isn't that part of the problem? For a football club, business risk cannot be the main driver. You have to think about the fans too.

posted on 28/2/19

Liverpool are a perfect example of where we could have been if only we'd invested in a couple of real quality players to take us to the next level.

It's pointless doing that this summer if it means losing the likes of Eriksen and trying to replace him or Toby.

We've generally failed with big signings. Our scouting and transfers need to improve at the higher level. We can't carry on taking £10m punts on players and then praising Levy but forgetting the terrible ones that didn't work out but brushed under the carpet due to lower value deal.

For every Alli there has been two Chiriches.

comment by Chronic (U3423)

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. Mopo's #1 fan. (U7905)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 15 minutes ago
levy has nothing to do with the stadium build facking up..... hes not a builder, or a surveyor or a building supervisor...

the fack up for the stadium is down to those building it.

however he is responsible for communication with the fans, and this could have been better
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Levy is very much responsible. He is the CEO and responsible for the project. It looks very much like Levy's unrealistic time scales are a big reason for the delays and constant facking up around the safety systems.

A CEO is always accountable. Either he has set unrealistic deadlines or hired an incompetent firm, either way he has failed to deliver the project on time and on budget.
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how far do you take it then?....... I suppose its all Joe Lewis' fault then.... .. hes the owner...

is Levy also responsible for Trippier's OG last night?

what about the fans that smash up the toilets at Chelsea and arsenal away every time we play there? Levy's fault I assume?

my point is that yeah the CEO is responsible for everything in corporate gibberish blah blah, but in the actual scenario itself, the reason for the stadium being delayed, is not Levy, it is the people who were hired to do the job, doing a bad job.

Now, if he didn't build contingency into his plan, then that's Levys fault... but the stadium itself being delayed, is not.

posted on 28/2/19

OP you can't call a free hit season in February after your chances of winning anything have been blown apart.

posted on 28/2/19

How is it transitional ffs.

Same manager, same stadium, same players.

That's not transition.

comment by Chronic (U3423)

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Alisson Chains (U3979)
posted 7 seconds ago
How is it transitional ffs.

Same manager, same stadium, same players.

That's not transition.
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its a car crash of an article tbh

comment by Phenom (U20037)

posted on 28/2/19

it was a free hit

comment by Phenom (U20037)

posted on 28/2/19

new transitional meaning = do fack all to get better so write the season off as a free hit

posted on 28/2/19

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posted on 28/2/19

new transitional meaning = do fack all to get better so write the season off as a free hit
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posted on 28/2/19

new transitional meaning = do fack all to get better so write the season off as a free hit
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Or just say the luck as run out.

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Alisson Chains (U3979)
posted 16 minutes ago
How is it transitional ffs.

Same manager, same stadium, same players.

That's not transition.
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But Sandy said our players will be more experienced and we have a team who doesn't need transition with new signings so are more consistent

comment by Phenom (U20037)

posted on 28/2/19

comment by Boss By Hugo (U18550)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by Alisson Chains (U3979)
posted 16 minutes ago
How is it transitional ffs.

Same manager, same stadium, same players.

That's not transition.
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But Sandy said our players will be more experienced and we have a team who doesn't need transition with new signings so are more consistent
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that was 1st half of the season sandy. 2nd half of the season sandy wants the manager and all the players to leave

posted on 28/2/19

It’s starting to feel like every season is a transitional season...

posted on 28/2/19

I thought at the start of the season that if we could finish in a top four position that that would be a very acceptable outcome. There is no upside to more or less playing a whole season at Wembley.

Up until a couple of weeks ago it seemed that despite our injury problems and not playing that well we had somehow managed to keep achieving good results and banking a good points total and built a good gap from our main rivals. We were odds on favourites to get that coveted top four finish.

Now, for whatever reason, that has all been thrown into serious jeopardy. Our three main challengers all seem to have found good momentum as we enter the business end of the season and we look done in.

To start next season in the new stadium without CL football would be an absolute disaster especially in the immediate and short term.

Free hit? Transitional season? If we miss out on top four after putting ourselves in such a strong position it will end up as a "totally f@cked it up season".

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