Chairmans Letter

[storts]

Dear Supporter
This season has seen a remarkable turnaround in our prospects and performances following managerial changes made at the end of October last year. Whilst it was undoubtedly the more difficult option at the time, I am delighted that the changes have proved to have been the correct ones and that we have been able to enjoy a positive ending to our season. It has been a terrific team effort led by Harry and I am extremely grateful for the drive and determination of all concerned to effect this turnaround.
For the first time in three years we play our last game of the season away from home and we still have much riding on the outcomes of our last two matches. Qualifying for the UEFA Europa League would have all the attractions and benefits that European football delivers and I know Harry and the team are chasing the final European place.
Off the pitch, we have the best interests of this Club at heart and we continue to be ambitious for the future. Nothing demonstrates this more than the fact that we have two major capital expenditure projects running concurrently.
The new Training Centre is happening - Whitewebbs buildings have been demolished and last week we satisfied all of the pre development conditions. We shall now start preparatory groundworks in order to formally commence works and meet the growing season timetable for the pitches - the start of what will be a three year build programme. As a Club we remain committed to developing young players through our Academy system and the success that has been enjoyed this season by the U18s is testament to this. Our Academy and First Team facilities at this new site will be unparalleled and assist us greatly in recruiting, retaining and training top quality players.

I hope you will also have had the opportunity to either visit our second public exhibition on the proposed new stadium development or to view our plans on the Club website. The positive reaction to these proposals has indicated that the time spent assembling the site and developing the optimum plans for the Club, the community and the surrounding environment was time well spent. I know you have all been eager to see progress on this front. These schemes take years to bring to fruition, however good progress has been made and we shall be submitting the full formal planning application for our new stadium development in the next few months.

Once again this has involved and will continue to involve a tremendous team effort. We shall be asking you, our supporters, and in particular our locally based supporters, to voice support for the scheme as we progress through the planning process. I hope that our supporters together with the local community will back what really is an inspirational flagship development capable of kick-starting much-needed regeneration in the area. It is sports-led schemes such as this that have demonstrated in other parts of the world, the power of sport to regenerate a local economy and I know, as fans, that it will be much welcomed by you all.
We have remained committed as a business to acknowledging our corporate social responsibilities. We have invested in putting something back into the Community, in supporting good causes and in utilizing the power of football to engage and inspire people of all ages and abilities. You can rightfully be proud that your Club, through the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, operates the most widely acclaimed and innovative community programmes in Europe - touching the lives of tens of thousands of people across North London. In addition to the numerous smaller charities we support, your Club has, for the second year, supported SOS Children's Villages and the Lane saw WoW (World Orphan Week) well supported by you all - thank you.

The players have given their time on over 100 occasions at community events and this will continue to be a platform of this Club's principle of playing our role in the Community.
The team will once again be thanking you all for your support at the end of today's match - both home and away and in all weathers. Yet again the Lane has hosted capacity crowds and the stadium project is a direct result of the demand there is to come and support the team.
Thank you.
I wish you and your families an enjoyable summer and look forward to welcoming you back to the Lane next season.
Yours, Daniel



Was it posted anywhere?

 

[Duffman]

Things are looking bright for the future reading that, anyway does anyone else think that the Kid bottom left reminds them of our very own Gomes?

 

[RussellYid]

He has his doubters, but he works harder than anyone to improve our club. So from me, it's a 'thank you Mr. Levy.'

 

[ealingspur]

i second that emotion

 

[rez9000]

My regard for Daniel Levy has peaked and troughed over the last few years, but I feel that, if he has dropped some clangers of late, he's doing good now. So, I echo the thank yous to Mr Levy.

 

[johnmc]

My regard for Daniel Levy has peaked and troughed over the last few years, but I feel that, if he has dropped some clangers of late, he's doing good now. So, I echo the thank yous to Mr Levy.

I'm with you on that rez.:hump:

 

[SpurSince57]

Dear Supporter

This season has seen a remarkable turnaround in our prospects and performances following managerial changes made at the end of October last year. Fortunately, my vigilance swiftly uncovered the heinous plot to subvert and destroy our beloved club engineered by the hated Goonist running dog Comolli and his minions Ramos, Poyet and Ramirez, and my decisive and ruthless intervention confounded their schemes. Along with the viperous traitor Kemsley, who insinuated them into the club without my knowledge, these criminal counter-revolutionaries have been ousted and cast into the outer darkess and a sorry chapter erased from our history. Now the team goes from strength to strength under my personal leadership, ably assisted by Mr. Harold Redknapp, who has reinvigorated the players with the restoration of Full English Breakfasts; the lads are now completely recovered from the evil Dr. Tortadifruta's attempt to poison and permanently debilitate them with his pernicious regime of brocolli 'n' rhubarb smoothies.

(Donna, can you edit this and finish it off?)

 

[NEVILLEB]

I just can't take Levy seriously anymore

Every time we get close he hit's the self destruct button

 

[lishiyo]

*complains about Jol a bit more* well..at least the stadium looks nice. and harry is doing decently too, so i can't complaint too much atm. and yes that kid is a future gomes

 

[freeeki]

Dear Supporter

This season has seen a remarkable turnaround in our prospects and performances following managerial changes made at the end of October last year. Fortunately, my vigilance swiftly uncovered the heinous plot to subvert and destroy our beloved club engineered by the hated Goonist running dog Comolli and his minions Ramos, Poyet and Ramirez, and my decisive and ruthless intervention confounded their schemes. Along with the viperous traitor Kemsley, who insinuated them into the club without my knowledge, these criminal counter-revolutionaries have been ousted and cast into the outer darkess and a sorry chapter erased from our history. Now the team goes from strength to strength under my personal leadership, ably assisted by Mr. Harold Redknapp, who has reinvigorated the players with the restoration of Full English Breakfasts; the lads are now completely recovered from the evil Dr. Tortadifruta's attempt to poison and permanently debilitate them with his pernicious regime of brocolli 'n' rhubarb smoothies.

(Donna, can you edit this and finish it off?)

Brilliant :rofl:

 

[louisg]

I just can't take Levy seriously anymore

Every time we get close he hit's the self destruct button

Behave :shake:

 

[Kendall]

Well Levy needs to hold it together now. I don't think we've had as good a 'team' since the end of 05/06...then the heart and soul (Carrick) was ripped out of the side and we messed about with it too much.

This season we should be able to keep our main players and nobody bar BAE (months ago) made any mutterings about really wanting to leave.

I expect us to call the shots on who goes and who stays, not anybody elses bids.

 

[tony0379]

Dear Supporter

This season has seen a remarkable turnaround in our prospects and performances following managerial changes made at the end of October last year. Fortunately, my vigilance swiftly uncovered the heinous plot to subvert and destroy our beloved club engineered by the hated Goonist running dog Comolli and his minions Ramos, Poyet and Ramirez, and my decisive and ruthless intervention confounded their schemes. Along with the viperous traitor Kemsley, who insinuated them into the club without my knowledge, these criminal counter-revolutionaries have been ousted and cast into the outer darkess and a sorry chapter erased from our history. Now the team goes from strength to strength under my personal leadership, ably assisted by Mr. Harold Redknapp, who has reinvigorated the players with the restoration of Full English Breakfasts; the lads are now completely recovered from the evil Dr. Tortadifruta's attempt to poison and permanently debilitate them with his pernicious regime of brocolli 'n' rhubarb smoothies.

(Donna, can you edit this and finish it off?)

lol

 

[gibbs131]

He allows our best players to leave.

So he can stick his "best interest of the club" up his arse because he is in it for profit.

 

[scat1620]

He allows our best players to leave.

So he can stick his "best interest of the club" up his arse because he is in it for profit.

Second silly comment in two days for you, gibbsy: clearly your ole wisdom is becoming less and less trustworthy.

Levy has undoubtedly made mistakes during his tenure here, but it's also equally clear to me that he genuinely does have the best interests of THFC at the very forefront of his mind, and any mistakes he has made have been genuine errors in judgement rather than a result of a pre-determined "profit first, success second" strategy. All in all, we're very lucky to have him as our chairman: he's done us far more good than he has harm overall, and he's in it to make Spurs a better club on and off the pitch.

 

[lishiyo]

Moreover profit doesn't go to Levy's pocket, we have reinvested all of our sales and have been the third highest spenders (5th highest net) per season for the last few years. We don't even have any profit - we're in debt but not much, which is remarkable given the size of our stadium and self-sustainability. If we want to buy, we have to sell since we don't have the ridiculous funds like City or an investor like Lerner. If anything blame his appointments who haven't reinvested wisely, and his sackings.

I'm also not convinced we've gone backwards, given that the strength of the whole league has improved esp Villa, and Harry has the 5th highest ppg and we still have the 5th highest valued squad on the market. Ramos was a mistake but it looked like an ambitious move at the time and no one could've predicted the disaster of his appointment. His replacement was the best choice at the time and he's done a fine job so far, so let's not judge where we are until after next season.