I'd 'fear' it if he was pocketing the profits...but he's not, it's all being reinvested in the club.That was a good post and although I don't agree with all of it I do fear that Levy is only interested in making money when he buys these "up and coming" stars.
I'm looking on the bright side. There'll never be a better opportunity for a true fan who wishes to retain his sanity to make a break for it. [...]
Only the blind can now avoid the obvious truth that Levy has for some time had no real ambition to push the club forward, get top 4, or come to that to that to actually get a stadium built. His only ambition is to make as much profit on a sale as possible, which is, he now calculates, is best achieved by investing as little as possible into the club while keeping it poised where it is... [...]
Spurs since 1969, over and out.
Christ, look at Hull ffs, they had a tremendous window for such a tiny club!
Ooooh you minx!I'd like to see their overdraft
You claim to be Spurs since 1969 yet you choose now to bow out, under Levy's reign???
What, did you sleep through the 90s?
I understand you've invested a lot of emotion, money and time yourself into your club (since 1969 thats 50+ years, making you probably at least 60) and you need to let go a little. You probably come to the right conclusion for your salvation, but for the wrong reasons.
I'm going to help you out now...
Twats in oversized caps, or sporting hair bands and all dressed in pink are paid obscene amounts of money (average wage 31k per week, top wages approaching now 300k, 21 year olds on 80k per week). Organisations charge through the roof to target market that roughly earns the weekly amount of a player in the year, not to mention splashing cash far and beyond the working class world's means...
The one thing I like about Arsenal is their transfer/player model, and still being up near the top. Spurs are not that far behind in that respect either. So ok, just the owners get richer in those models, but at least it's peeing and pooing into the massive cesspit that is the industry of kicking animal skin around grass... The grass they play on in the top flights probably had more money spend on it to be maintained by a club than charaties get from it... And think of how much money an organisation like sky gets for subscriptions. To basically chuck mind numbing shit at your brain 99% of the time through 99% of their channels.
And then there's you: Flipping out, wailing and bitching and wanting to run for the hills because a club you've chosen to support doesn't spend as obscenely as the rest did, instead actually spending based on sales. I would do some deep introspection on my sole if I was you.
Why not go support the under 21s. At least then your watching spoilt brats sold false hopes, 98% failing to reach their rightful level in their chosen industry, 40% having a life completely fucked as they have no plan b for life when the industry spits them out before they've got both feet grounded in it, while others in the right places at the right times or the right connections, often with less talent, make it and get paid more in a year than they will ever receive. At least your getting a little closer to reality in this world then moaning because your favourite club didn't splash out £15m plus on a player on the last day of the transfer window.
All this is slightly tongue in cheek of course, but you probably need to hear a different perspective.
I can understand the frustration. I think football is pretty obscene these days. I mean that's obvious but it's gone to a whole new level of ridiculousness in recent times and how the hell do we catch up unless we sell out? We had such a window of opportunity when we got in to the CL a few years back, I can't imagine many thought we weren't on to great things at that stage.
My interest is definitely waning I can admit that. Always a Spurs fan, but fucking hell a meaningful trophy would be nice for a change.
We could have landed Danny Welbeck for £1 million.Totally Agree on the Champions league front. It's also bizarre how we go from one extreme to another. For the first time ever we qualify for the top European competition, but It definitely felt like Levy really missed an opportunity to strengthen our squad when we really needed it. For a long time we were looking for a decent striker, but Levy didn't want to Spend 20m+ on such at player, which these days is what a decent striker is likely to cost.
I'm not asking us to make a loss. I'm asking us to spend some of our ever increasing revenue.
Even wet sham, palace and stoke do that.
Christ, look at Hull ffs, they had a tremendous window for such a tiny club!
One less moany bastard on the forum. A lot of these "Fans" need to go back and watch videos of the 90's and early 2000's before MJ took over. We were rubbish a lot of the time and had a team of Tremazani's, Calderwells, Nethercotts, Dozells, Vega's etc. We were terrible, finishing in the top 8 was a big achievement and European football was something you watched Man UTD and Arsenal play in a chunky backed TV. To my mind its only under the current ownership that we've kicked on and been consistent in any way shape or form. We've not Yoyo'd we've kept a strong consistent squad and had some very good players both past and present.
Unfortunately not everyone has seen us when we were pony and sponsored by them and not everyone remembers what European exile is like.
Please show some restraint and calm down.
OMG, i forgot the Dozell...now im getting memories of Jason Cundy, David Kerslake and Andy Sinton!! Oh lord, Ruel Fox! How can fans not see the progress? I think we should go and sign those calibre of players again so some fans can remember the really dark days.
I didnt slate sinton and fox because they were considered good players for us at the time! I guess that just goes to show how bad we were. I still loved it and watching the one good player we generally had like Sheringham, Ginola, Klinsmann and Anderton etc (Scraping to find more genuinely class) made it exciting.
We are infinitely better run and funded and spoilt for quality on the pitch. Even are average to poor players are better than anything we used to have and big upgrades for the clubs outside of the top 6.
This.We spent £100m on players last year. Levy could have kept the Bale money and spent half, but he spent the whole lot. In my opinion we have made five good signings this window in defensive positions which is something we had to do. Now Pochettino has to work hard on getting the best out of Townsend, Chadli, Lamela and Soldado who all have ability. That is what is he is getting paid for.
I believe Levy wants the best for the club and he knows the new stadium is the key to that with FFP coming in.
If we had beat Liverpool on Sunday this post would probably not be here.