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[@mohashim5524]

Good point mate. Fans absolutely have no idea what’s in Levy’s mind and what he’s up to but we still COYS. Thanks for bringing this up Barnaby mate 👏🏻

[@robertwilson948]

I'm beginning to like you Barnaby. Calling levy out. A lot of our fans don't understand that this man has no interest in winning trophys.

[@superstarlevlyn5355]

Well spot on! He is just a money-making dickhead🤨

[@BigCarso]

That's ludicrous

[@Dropkickurteacher]

@@BigCarso how? its been 15 years

[@MarkoCoomo]

Oh he'd love the profits involved in us winning a trophy, he just wants a manager who can win one without spending a fortune.

[@fbaresi1681]

Correct!

[@krisorgan]

I try to stick up for Levy, but this decision is as bad as only giving Shahktar a poultry 10% sell on fee for Solomon. Inexcusable penny pinching and no class whatsoever. Very Embarrassing.

[@DjNaste]

I don't understand how people get mad at Levy over the Solomon transfer. It's a FIFA issue, not a Levy issue.

[@callumsmith5819]

Solomon was a free agent, Levy didn't have to give anything

[@CoysMasterson]

Your sense of embarrassment is not really anyone else’s problem. A sense that your opinion is correct and Levi’s is wrong? But Who’s making you feel embarrassment? Your mates?

[@sebseb8643]

Def no class after what he did with the Manor Solomon transfer

[@krisorgan]

@@DjNaste How is it??? We should’ve given them at least a 30% sell on fee, what’s that got to do with Fifa???

[@massford2767]

Leopards do not change their spots.......Levy has shafted supporters for years, shafted Poch, sacked Jose a week before a final etc. He should be a CEO in some other industry not football.

[@superstarlevlyn5355]

Well spot on! He is just a money-making dickhead🤨

[@BigCarso]

He knows a lot more about football than you do

[@WhatTheFisAngeBall]

@@BigCarsoso you’re happy with how Levy is running the club?

[@jacklegros6614]

​@BigCarso Yes how not to win football trophies

[@benwebber8132]

He’s a good money man, yet football even after 23 years he doesn’t get it. Still does not dare to do. Should change it to fleecing supporters and always acting on the cheap.

[@Mark-oy9lw]

Agree if levy had given poch 1 first team player in those 3 windows we wouldn’t be where we are now

[@leon77227]

You're not getting it. Tottenham Hotspur is no longer a club for the working class, those days are long gone. It's a business and ran so.

[@jasonstanley775]

It's no longer a football club it's spurs plc that's it

[@blrbrazil1718]

But the work of the Spurs Foundation on behalf of the local community gives me great pride in the club.

[@liamoconlocha3264]

Totally agree, I wish more would wake up to his personal wealth creation

[@Taecoconut]

That’s with all PL clubs - the only real clubs who are for the working class are locals clubs

[@liamoconlocha3264]

@@Taecoconut yes but many clubs invest in their teams big time, ENIC invests enough to keep the stadium filled

[@craigbowler5248]

Price cap was for away fans only and £30 is too cheap compared to what home fans would be paying

[@kdigga253]

Fully agreed that it wasn't a great look to be one of three clubs to be against it, but it does point to an odd dichotomy for the fans. We rail against the clubs trying to pull more money in, then complain that they won't fork out 100s of millions on players. There is probably a middle ground between the two, but it's always been odd to me to see people beg for money to be spent then get angry when clubs try to generate those funds.

[@williamsesay9170]

I personally think is the way the money has been spent and the quality of some the players that was brought in to the club in pass five years.

[@Alanjelvis]

No one thought Levy would pay £65m for Solanke. He normally walks away from asking prices!

[@mavis1108]

That’s called backing the manager with what he wants

[@mikezappa]

@@mavis1108 No, that's called going for the players he can get on lower wages.

[@tony-fg7qj]

LEVY penny wise, pound stupid.

[@Mark-oy9lw]

Desperation signing

[@simonfoxhall8604]

@@mikezappahe’s not on low wages. If you think £150k per week is low wages, you’re in a different space to most of us….

[@mikezappa]

There have been people telling you that Levy is a wrong'un for ages. The time for having a "balanced" opinion of ENIC and Levy passed at the very least 5 years ago. If the penny has finally dropped, then the people who have been trying to tell you are owed an apology first and foremost

[@liamoconlocha3264]

Well stated Mike, spot on!

[@brianmaguire3413]

Problem is the amount of money it's the fact that is that not many quality signings like eze ect

[@blrbrazil1718]

Apart from Romero, VdV, Dragusin, Udogie, Maddison, Richarlison (when fit), plus the potential of Gray and Bergvall.

[@Rem1Gnova]

Daniel “PR Disaster” Levy He should return his laughable bonus

[@simonfoxhall8604]

He is a PR disaster.

[@raypeacock4910]

Jose was the right man he got us to a final only league cup but still a final ridiculas decision to sack him when they did imo

[@Hammy-vv4vi]

Clearly had a big win bonus mate... and also mour told levy the super league was a bad idea and he obv didn't like that!

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@Hammy-vv4vi: It would also have made a manager whose time had clearly come to an end very difficult to sack. Weighing everything up, he decided to terminate the contract before the final. I'm not sure it would've made any difference to the result, but we certainly didn't seem to be set up to win the game.

[@alexisportilla8045]

Ange needs a ton of credit for wanting to be a part of a massive rebuild. Did he talk Levy into it?? Whatever. Either way Ange needs a big named striker and back ups for VDV and we'll be on our way

[@mavis1108]

Levy literally said in that open forum talk a few months ago that he got the ‘win now’ manager thing wrong

[@mattbellamy2420]

Dragusin is chopped liver?

[@simoncarlile1965]

"We've got our Tottenham back".Disgusted.LEVY OUT NOW.

[@callumsmith5819]

​@@mattbellamy2420Dragusin is more of a backup to Romero in terms of play style and prefers right centre back where ideally we have another quick left sided centre back who can play the VDV role

[@suesmith3744]

Did we really need a total rebuild though ❓Team came 5th last season and I would have liked to see some quality and proven players added rather than potential this window .

[@jacklegros6614]

Potch had a better starting 11 than we have now .Where is the evidence that Levys' new stadium gamechanger statement back in 2019 coming to fruition on the pitch .Off the pitch, the club had become wealthier !!

[@blrbrazil1718]

You are comparing players at the end of their careers with players who for the most part are in the early stages. There is potential for our current crop to be better than the Poch team.

[@genesisfox9]

No no no. ENIC have become wealthier.😅😅😅

[@DjNaste]

Poch EVENTUALLY had a better strong 11. It took until at least his 3rd season before you could make that argument. Let's see how Ange's team looks in his 3rd season.

[@benllewellyn1887]

Yep!​@@DjNaste

[@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303]

It always surprises me that fans complain both about ticket price increases AND our lack of willingness to buy big players or buy enough players. Levy voted on AWAY fan prices here to be clear, it won't impact home fans. Regardless, if ticket prices truly were too high, tickets wouldn't instantly sell out. I don't see why the club is obligated to make sure all fans can afford to go to 19 home games a year.

[@josiahrogers6961]

It does not cost the same to run a huge stadium as it does a small one.

[@MrPhantom1961]

Unfortunately Daniel Levy doesn't see us as fans but customers. There's no questioning of his financial management of our club but he's a businessman and turning a profit is more of a buzz for him than the club winning trophies.

[@jacklegros6614]

Absolutely agree .He has never stated he wants to win trophies. Success for him is measured in growth in the clubs wealth, which is important but is not reflected on the pitch !!

[@DjNaste]

​@jacklegros6614 He's never stated he wants to win trophies? You ever actually listened to him speak? He talks about wanting to win a trophy every single time he opens his mouth to the press.

[@MsHappy-u5o]

Great background analysis Barnaby!

[@Ulrika-ka-ka-ka]

I don’t see why there should be a ticket price cap. The price should be what people are willing to pay. If the price is too high then the stadium is only half full then club earns less. The price at the best stadium in the UK based in London where people’s average income is highest, should be more than the price for Anfield or Old Trafford where the average income is lower. I don’t see the problem.

[@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303]

I am in complete agreement. I laugh that in the same comments section, there's complaints about ticket prices as well as the fact we don't buy enough or good enough players. Spurs could be making MUCH MORE on tickets than they are.

[@Petersteel-vz7gp]

We are losing to much on selling players which shows that our initial purchase of players hasn't worked out well for us hopefully since Ange this has changed because of the younger lads were buying

[@mjawolfe1]

Why is this a shocking decision by Levy.... Know your players!!!

[@jbsp201x]

We're in 4th for net spend because he can't sell our 'deadwood' players for anything (N'Dombele, Sess, Gio), and our academy just hasn't produced any players of note in years...!

[@blrbrazil1718]

Devine, Donley, Moore, Lankshear, Scarlett, Dorrington are all seen as future stars.

[@jbsp201x]

@@blrbrazil1718 None of them have barely kicked a ball yet for the first team? Lots of potential, same as there was lots of potential with Parrott, Marcus Edwards, Josh Onomah, Nile John... and they all fizzled out. Our academy is hugely underperforming either for producing actual 1st team players or, as some other clubs are seeing, producing assets that you can make profit on by selling them

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@jbsp201x : Edwards was an attitude problem, like Taarabt. Parrott, like Cirkin, Tanganga, Carroll, Fredericks, Carter-Vickers, Caulker, Vigouroux, Button, Adam Smith and probably Whiteman, will find his level and perform well at that level. Onomah and John were never tipped to be stars. Coulibaly was, and I still don't know why that didn't work out. Pritchard could've been, but got badly crocked on England duty (one of the reasons I loathe international breaks - they're all too literal) and - like Sandro - never got back to his previous level. I would contend that Winks, Skipp, Walker-Peters, Townsend, Mason, O'Hara and of course the HurriKane have all been successful Academy products.

[@jbsp201x]

@@blrbrazil1718 I do agree on most of those cited! But the original post was about our net spend and I guess my main point was that our net spend is one of the highest because we have to buy in players rather than producing them ourselves through the academy - of those mentioned, only Kane had a substantial career at us and particularly at his 'peak' - then secondly our net spend is high because we can't sell our academy players for decent money (i.e. 'pure profit') - of those you mention, we got 10m for Winks, 20m for Skipp (fair, this is a decent wedge), 12m for KWP, 12m for Townsend, 13m for Mason, 3.5m for O'Hara. Contrast that with what some of the City/Arsenal/Chelsea academy players go for

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@jbsp201x: I understand the point you are making and it is not without justification. But I find it unduly harsh - we haven't been that bad. I'd also point out that just as we had our stadium up and running and our run to the CL final and DL was backing his manager with significant transfer movement, we got hammered by the pandemic. So the priority from 2022 was to restore the club's finances and work on making the squad competitive. Then the Women's squad and the Academy. And the latter has been getting significantly better since then, imho (look at last season's success, with an U-21 squad full of Academy players).

[@benjaminsolomon3918]

Really, if any one thought it's about the foodball and the soccer for Daniel Levy and Co, they must b down right stupid, it's all about the millions the can raise for themselves it's milking the golden goos for more $ since taking over at Spurs , think Spurs only won one trophy since they're in charge as long as money fill their bank balance

[@simonfoxhall8604]

Not that simple. Would be good if it were, but it isn’t

[@lewisunderwood5248]

Why is it always levy ? i am not saying the decision is correct but dont the players and their ridiculous wages come into the issue also ? To be honest i dont know how the club can lose £100mill on one player ( n,dombele ) and still spend what they do in most windows. Thats just to mention one player - there are many that have cost the club millions and did nothing and yet the fans expect most summer windows more millions to materialise to spend . Someone has to pay for it also the players daft money wages.

[@chookz]

There shouldn't be a price cap though.. If people don't buy, it would come down

[@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303]

Preach. Prices honestly could/should be higher.

[@stephenv5521]

Very good points here, especially the part where Levy can't see a chance to build bridges with fans.

[@fifthpint4571]

Furloughing staff during the times of the bug was such a Shylock move for him. I saw it coming and somehow was still disappointed. It’s also very sweet of you to suggest he has room to grow in stature with fans, when most of them have buntings at the ready the second he sells the club. Bless

[@blrbrazil1718]

Be careful what you wish for!

[@fifthpint4571]

@@blrbrazil1718 you’re not wrong, and what a sad indictment of modern football it is.

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@fifthpint4571 : This is all part of a much broader struggle between moral and cultural values and the predominance of money as the dominant force in human affairs.

[@thespursVDV]

I had the pleasure a couple of Saturdays ago to enter for the first time the hallowed grounds of the new stadium and watch Spurs, from premier seats, beat Everton. With my family we'd travelled from Guatemala, Central America, to be able to do this and as much as I was thrilled to be there it's clearly obvious that to Levy and all the premiership owners football has just become a money churning institution, following the exact same pattern as American football and baseball, which is to squeeze the last penny out their public.

[@blrbrazil1718]

I'm sorry it left that bad taste in your mouth, but I hope you and your family had a very enjoyable visit and thank you for supporting the club. This American model seems to be taking over all aspects of society, as money becomes the predominant value. That is actually very different to the traditional American values that were so admired around the world.

[@alexisportilla8045]

Terrible look on the prices. Just reinforces ugly stereotypes and hurts the fans.

[@mavis1108]

It’s for away European fans only visiting our place, doesn’t affect our fans, important distinction

[@liamoconlocha3264]

I did touch on his business approach, though 'business' sounds respectable, a while back Barnaby, glad you are holding him up to the light!

[@joelspace]

I like this channel, great work Barnaby, no editing and very considered spurs analysis

[@slumlordfromhell]

This comment won't be popular, but as far as Levy is concerned, as long as he's filling stadiums, the price is right. The only way Levy is going to back down on ticket prices is when we stop buying them.

[@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303]

Completely agree. The best stadium possibly in the world that sells out every game? Ticket prices should be high.

[@blrbrazil1718]

It wasn't just the stadium. Poch asked for specific players and when it became impossible to obtain those players it was agreed there was no point spending on players he didn't want.

[@thomasflackable]

"As the pressure mounts on Daniel Levy ." Huh?

[@matthewnicholas6365]

Re the net spend, look at the backgrounds data. Spurs very, very often list sales as "undisclosed" which often skews the net spend.

[@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303]

It wouldn't be enough to move the needle. Over the last 5 years, we've DOUBLE the net spend of Liverpool.

[@matthewnicholas6365]

@@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303 only because we're so far behind them we have had to.

[@pareshmistry282]

No point having a world class stadium without a world class team.

[@mickaziza]

I wonder how high our net spend would be if we didn’t sell so many of our players for zero or very low prices.

[@simonfoxhall8604]

Can I point something out for everyone, please? I’m NOT making excuses for ENIC/Levy, just trying to help people understand. Business valuation does not equate to spending availability. Being the 4:35 xth biggest/richest club in the world, allegedly, is irrelevant in terms of spending. Cashflow, impacted by FFP/PSR restrictions, is the only metric that matters. So, unfortunately, any club can hide behind the maximising revenue, to impact spend, banner. It’s sad, but true. Even the Light Blue Oilers and South London Cheetahs are having to come up with new “wheezes” to cheat the system. Again, sad but true. Happy to expand if anyone has questions 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@rohank1982]

I've always been pretty balanced on Levy. In terms of growing the club global reputation and revenues he's done a very good job. On the football side he's been disastrous from 2018 until last summer. The no transfer year followed by the heavy spend disaster of 2019 were terrible. Jose and Nuno were terrible appointments day 1 and he couldn't control Conte to be successful with him (but few have long term). Between these 2 things we wasted 5 years and lost Kane. Now we're doing what should have happened 2019 onwards hopefully with some coherence of a long term style and players/managers who can have some level of continuity even with personnel changes over time

[@blrbrazil1718]

DL sacked Poch in response to the frustration of players and fans alike. Many players felt very guilty about that later, but it was too late. Almost immediately, we got hammered by the pandemic. Our brand new stadium just up and running and it got closed down, with no income stream, but a big debt to cover and wages of players and staff. Furlough was not a good move, but one can understand how shifting some staff expenses onto the government would've seemed a sensible move, especially as the stadium was being used for emergency measures. JM and new players like GLC, Ndembele and Sessegnon wereunlucky with the timing, but it was the club that bore the brunt of the crisis. Since 2022 Spurs have been trying to restore the finances and rebuild the squad and that seems to have gained pace and clear direction under Ange.

[@skimoredays]

Get over yourself. Tottenham are on a march forward. Join or get off the train. Tottenham doesn't cheat so we have to get the money somewhere.

[@westindiman]

I might get some bite back here but discussing the tickets prices along with cost of living crisis, energy bills etc. Its out of place as some of those things are necessary, the tickets arent and people are still find the money for them so I cant find a strong viewpoint on this.

[@stephencartwright9682]

Most Spurs fans aren`t shocked. Levy out.

[@simongustafsson5309]

Why do you always think as soon it's a bad choice, it's Levy that made the decision? It's a company personal, and in the end, the board makes decisions, not Daniel himself.

[@stevehunt2441]

😂😂😂😂 it makes me laugh to think the fans would expect anything else

[@minam330]

Levy’s interest is not on the championship for sure. He wants to make more money selling Richardson and Son. In January, Son is eligible to talk to any teams in EPL.Levy wouldn’t mind sell both.

[@dancarey7204]

I can see Saudi backed LIV Super league happening. The big 3 from Spain and Italy, Newcastle, Man City (if relegated) and a London Club, PSG, RB Leipzig etc. Plus Al Nassr and Hilal.

[@pierrelindqvist7726]

If it is a Super League instead of Premier League then I am out. Of all the competitions we're in the one I care the least of is the European one. I hold Carabao Cup in higher regards then Champions League. A European(or even fooking worse, a World-) Super League would be so plastic that you could play all games in Silicon Valley straight away. Fook that shite.

[@paulcoombes2326]

It’s always been about the money, levy has no interest in the football side of things, if we started winning things his ego couldn’t stand it, he doesn’t care about the fans, the man’s an arse he should do the right thing and bugger of.

[@Rick-kx3ey]

Nothing surprises me anymore about this man or club. Only thing that would shock me is if we win a trophy, but that will never happen under this hierarchy

[@S34NP4THURL]

Mistakes: 2 Transfer-free, Transfer Windows; Sacking Pochettino - although players were exasperated by him, post-UCL Final; Furlough; ESL; Concessions withdrawal;

[@mavis1108]

The price cap thing was for AWAY European fans only…. Ones that come to our place. Doesn’t affect our fans. Love your channel Barney but that’s an important distinction

[@Luka..14]

How doesn't it affect our fans? If the vote went the way Levy wanted, then it's likely that the Spurs fans would have to pay higher prices in our European away games.

[@blrbrazil1718]

​@@Luka..14: true, but continental prices tend to be lower anyway.

[@Luka..14]

@@blrbrazil1718 Yeah that's true. However if I were the owner of a European club and THFC are visiting then I'd make sure Spurs fans are paying the highest prices lol... The point Barnaby was making, which I agreed with is that it's tough at the moment for alot of people out there. Raising prices for away games, which is already a costly venture with all the expenses that are included, could perhaps be put on hold for now?

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@Luka..14 : Perhaps the greatest irony is that supporters who are struggling to make ends meet are at the same time demanding that the club fork out millions on players (in spite of the disappointment that expensive signings have been in the past). Maybe it comes from a mindset that "money resolves everything".

[@kasinathar1874]

It’s a business. 90% of people don’t understand finance. Financially strong you rule. Patience boys and girls.

[@AlexDeLarge77]

Patience? Do you have a time frame on that? We are well over a quarter of a century in. I think we could be taking that patience to the grave.

[@kasinathar1874]

@@AlexDeLarge77 Exactly what I meant. No idea. Happy days are coming. Hang in there Cherry.

[@iHateeeMarmite]

@@kasinathar1874why don't you go and support hsbc or nationwide bank instead of a football team and fans that want to win trophies ?

[@kasinathar1874]

@@iHateeeMarmite 😂😂😂 sell our souls to some Middle Eastern money and we can win a trophy . That’s what Spurs are competing against.Great idea.

[@iHateeeMarmite]

@@kasinathar1874 first of all I didn't even mention Middle Eastern , secondally what do you even mean by soul , most normal fans want to win trophies , clearly you're just happy by the fact you can pick up an overpriced hot dog at the stadium and that we built another hotel or cinema. Just admit you don't actually like football or are bothered about competing

[@stephenflynn1003]

The reason levey dosent want a cap on ticket prices is because he knows the waiting list of fans waiting two get tickets is big, im irish and i cant get any tickets to even for me and my 10 yr old daughter whò loves football and cant understand why we cant get a ticket for any game

[@blrbrazil1718]

The ruling affects only away fans. Apparently the demand for home tickets makes them a highly prized commodity and hard to get. I hope you are able to take your daughter to a game in the near future :o)

[@suesmith3744]

You can’t justify the Jose sacking ..no way ‼️

[@drbullovic1037]

James Blunt lookalike

[@barnabyslater_]

Goodbye my lover

[@jed123e]

@@barnabyslater_ Did I disappoint you or let you down? Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?

[@CoysMasterson]

Absolutely zero guarantee that Mourinho would have won LC play g as badly as we were. 95% chance of losing.

[@careyfreeman5056]

That was a stupid comment from Petit as we (USA) have far more restrictions to player movement than European football.

[@paulpavli7206]

It’s strange that all fans want the best players that demand ultra high wages and yet get disappointed when Levy has to be prudent in the financial running of the club, sorry Barnaby don’t agree with you this time, we need to get real, it’s the players and their agents that are killing the game with their financial demands!!! I agree though, Poch should have been backed and not sacked, but Poch was coming out with some weird comments!!

[@blrbrazil1718]

He was backed, with DL bringing in Ndombele, GLC and Sessegnon - all players Poch asked for. For different reasons, their Spurs careers have been disappointments bordering on disastrous.

[@toddhellyar4167]

Now do the net spend table for the past 10 years.

[@AlexDeLarge77]

There are two questions to ask; Is the current model on which Spurs is run good enough to overtake City, Arsenal and Liverpool? The answer is absolutely and unequivocally no. Is Daniel Levy going to change his approach? The answer is absolutely and unequivocally no. So, it’s either you accept it, or you do have the right to stop going to matches and or watching the games. You don’t have to give your money to the club. You do have that choice.

[@DjNaste]

Rubbish. Aresenal did exactly what Spurs are doing now. Sure, they managed to hit a couple of FA cup wins early, but their team was garbage for several years and their fan base were calling for Arteta to be sacked. The reason they are where they are now is because their leadership rightly ignored the ignorant fan base and stuck by their manager and made sensible signings to get themselves back to the top, and now they are in a position to spend big prioritizing top targets to strengthen.

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@DjNaste: I also think their fanbase treated Wenger and Emery appallingly.

[@leoephrem4889]

They need to hurry and build the hotels so they can GET OUT OF MY CLUB ALREADY

[@nonamenoname7492]

more about not letting UEFA to dictate to the clubs…

[@BelgianHotspur]

Kudus class player but a bit of a tanguy Biss type off pitch apparently. No doubting his ability. He won’t be at west spam navy year I think.

[@paulwalton1222]

Levy thinks THFC stands for taking honest fan's cash and always will.

[@barrymccormick3911]

Even the Pensioners entry subsidy has been scrapped.

[@blrbrazil1718]

Pensioners over 70 (rewarding loyalty) and children under 13 (building fanbase) should get special discounts, as neither group can afford it otherwise. for the rest, it's a question of weighing up priorities, with nutrition, home and education all more important than entertainment.

[@MradArawak71]

I'm still upset about Levy not appointing Slott he had the opportunity and this was before Ange got here.

[@DjNaste]

Wtf are you on about? Slot didn't want to come to Spurs. He leveraged the interest to get himself a raise while he waited around at Feynoord for a club he actually wanted to join to come in for him.

[@suesmith3744]

Slott rejected us mores the pity

[@MradArawak71]

That's what I'm trying to say The lack of ambition from team Levy is why Slott didn't want the job.

[@DjNaste]

@@MradArawak71 that's not at all what you said.

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@MradArawak71: I suspect there is no factual basis to your claim.

[@paulrussell7790]

Blimey Barnaby all those points you made about Mr Levy, anyone else making so many mistakes would have been sacked years ago. Why hasn’t he, well he has a stake in the club due to family connections with the Lewis family. We are snookered until Enic sell. But by all accounts the family have tried to sell, the sticking point is that Mr Levy has always stated that he wants to stay on as Chairman. Oh well let’s hope for a good season?

[@liamoconlocha3264]

They are investing the whole time, in all extras including 30-storey hotel etc etc. His personal wealth has increased forget his bonus that is peanuts

[@paulgee1952]

This rebuild will take time , the club has chosen youth over experience and that is going to be a rough growing experience ,if the chairman fails to deliver silverware, to why he is building the club into a top billing football side, without any proof of concept. Christmas will be the time to start talking toxic if all goes pearshaped. Now have to sneer at Levy's greed, and support the youngsters with Ange style. to do something to distract from the ruthless nature of bean counters profiteering.

[@ivanwoodhouse1958]

Maybe Levy was right to sack Poch because he hasn't been a great success since he left Spurs. Almost everyone applauded the appointments of both Mourhino and Conte - it's very easy with hindsight to say it was a Levy mistake. Levy's job is to make the club financially sound and if he doesn't agree with the cap on tickets especially being imposed by others. Why do you want to run the club down all the time?

[@Luka..14]

The club is financially sound and then there's greed. Objecting to something Daniel Levy, is hardly running down the club!

[@MriyaVR]

It is difficult to swallow, but I rather we not be a poorly-run club. However, Levy is being an extremist by disproportionally not investing (enough) into the squad to make us challengers... Always 2-3 big signings away from being top level

[@simonfoxhall8604]

Levy calls himself CEO. To quote; “A CEO's overall responsibility is to lead the company and ensure that it's working well as a whole”. On that basis, financially, & operationally, he’s doing a good job; trophy wise, not. However, the 2 are not mutually exclusive.

[@simonfoxhall8604]

@@Luka..14you have to have both financial and operational stability to be successful in the modern age. They are intrinsically linked. Has Levy overseen that, historically? No. Will he now? 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Luka..14]

@@MriyaVR It's how I feel too. Kudos to the ownership for their financial workings . In the past, we didn't push on when needed under both Redknapp and Poch. I have high hopes for Spurs under Ange Postecoglou, and I believe there will also come a time, hopefully next summer, when we need to push on with those 2-3 big signings.

[@johnwhitefoot9803]

If Ange is unsuccessful apathetic spuds fans will wake up and demand change. Share price wobbles Levy will put his money elsewhere. Market forces. He loves them

[@spencergarrett1054]

Really. So you want price controls. Price controls don’t work in any healthy economy. Economics 101 will show you how disastrous price controls are in any economy. Let Levy charge what the market can bear and Tottenham will be a better and stronger club. How do you pay for higher priced players if you cap what the club can charge for tickets?

[@BelgianHotspur]

Hey Barnaby , I don’t think the super league as we know it won’t happen. If it happens it won’t be closed shop cause the supporters and thankfully won’t have it . I was actually impressed with the fans reaction and if it does one to fruition it will be totally different thing. Something more akin to the new European formats. Do you think it’s an accident that it’s a kind up “ super league “ where top 8 teams go through ? I don’t. Personally I hope it won’t happen cause it’ll destroy the football pyramids in every country. If super league happens S we know it I’d probably just start supporting my local club.

[@blrbrazil1718]

Removing the big 6/8 to a Superleague would boost the ambition of the mid-table EPL clubs and down thru the pyramid. It could be beneficial (especially with the possibility of qualifying for the Superleague, shorn of the closed shop aspect).

[@maisysadventure3576]

Wow breaking news….! Daniel Levy the accountant and shroud business man prefers Money over being likes. I would never have guessed 😂 Keep up the great work COYS

[@T_J_]

*shrewd

[@danielwelham3034]

Behave mate. Levy does care about the club. What do you want from him! Gamble the carefully gained financial stability on players we can’t afford. In general over his reign we have trended up over all. It’s a far longer plan than you give credit for. We can and do spend money despite not winning anything we just don’t gamble.

[@Taecoconut]

Are we sure the levy saga isn’t cos they also wanted the ticket cap to be the same price for quarter, semi & final tickets? Or cos there was one rule he didn’t agree with included with the cap therefore voted no? I’m only saying this cos recently I had to vote no in a NFP org on something that was great for the community but there was a dodgey caveat with it & it needed to be fixed.

[@Taecoconut]

And I’m not a levy lover or levy hater… just being pragmatic & maybe other possibilities

[@yankidoodledo]

Levy is a Cabal snake, no idea why your sticking up for the slimeball, this club is heading for freefall as we have average players, richarlidon 50 million, Solanke 65 million, johnson 50 million, Obobert 30 million, look at that front line, absolutely average at best and almost 200 million spend on these lot

[@darrenkilbane2613]

Levy has no respect or time for the spurs fanbase all he wants is to built his business enterprise and fill his pockets .fans who support him need to cope on we need him to sell up and get someone in who wants spurs to succeed on the pitch

[@matthewnicholas6365]

Always felt the Superleague thing was a case that we're much better off in it than not in it. But the concept was awful in some ways.

[@matthewnicholas6365]

That's literally the only thing Daniel Greedy has done that I agree with btw.

[@blrbrazil1718]

As a closed shop, I fully agree. But a European Superleague, with at least 2 divisions and margin for access and demotion, could still come about one day, as dissatisfaction with rhe FIFA/UEFA treadmill isn't going away.

[@matthewnicholas6365]

@@blrbrazil1718 it'll be sooner rather than later. Look at how Uefa has changed the CL and Ropey league already.

[@danielhewson8866]

The sacking of Mourinho 1 week before a cup final is one thing I disagreed with and kind of lends weight to the argument that Levy has no interest in trophies. It was clearly done to avoid paying out large win bonuses to both the staff (especially Mourinho) and players had we won and which would probably have been greater than the prize money. The one thing I can't, and won't, forgive him for is his treatment (sacking) of Martin Jol. That was nothing short of an absolute disgrace. That said, in general Levy has always tried to defend the best interests of the club, and that is laudable. The UEFA price cap is limited to visiting fans only and will benefit our travelling fans in the same way it will benefit fans of other clubs. No, he shouldn't have opposed it, but we have to understand that ENIC is NOT responsible for any of the ongoing economic crises throughout Europe or in the UK. His job is to manage the huge debt the club is in and to move Tottenham forward, so I do understand his position.

[@blrbrazil1718]

Jol was sacked mainly because of his poor judgement that left us exposed to Lasanhagate.

[@danielhewson8866]

@@blrbrazil1718 Not questioning the reason(s) but rather the manner in which it was done. Apologies if that wasn't clear.

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@danielhewson8866: No need to apologise Daniel. He was a very decent man who should've been treated more decently than the media portrayed it. But what do we really know about the conversations between DL and Jol at the time? What is their relationship now, for example? Poch is apparently still on good terms with DL and JM has allowed his ego to dominate for too long now (though the original 'special one' was language misinterpretation), so it's mainly his pride talking when he sticks the knife in.

[@danielhewson8866]

@@blrbrazil1718 Appreciate that. In Jol's case, I just remember him standing in the tunnel managing a game and completely unaware (or unsure, at least) that he was going to be fired after the match. But you're right. Who really knows?

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@danielhewson8866 : Like the acting business and music industry, it can be cruel!

[@rpearce18]

This goes to show what I've always said about this individual. Money, money, money. I've heard that when he told the architects what he wanted at the new stadium....The designers got back to him as he hadn't included football

[@genesisfox9]

More Barnaby Bollocks for the Happy Clappers.😅😅😅

[@Golden_cockerel-i7m]

We desperately need change. These owners will never properly invest in the team, no matter how much they make. It's not Levys way. They're holding this club back. Whilst we watch our rivals always displaying their ambition. Levy/enic out.

[@stephenbradford3795]

Levy has always been the problem, he don't care about the club he cares about profits

[@hisholinessanatolitodorov7303]

How much profit do you think Spurs make? What kind of numbers?

[@markshaz8691]

Daniel cares about the club but from a financial point of view he will make decisions based solely on financial investments. He sacked Mourinho a week before we could win a trophy. As far as running a business Daniel is one of the best, as far as running a successful football club that wins trophies Daniel fails miserably.

[@superyid2010]

I will 100 per cent not want Spurs in the Super league

[@blrbrazil1718]

If ever one is officially sanctioned, you will want Spurs to be in it. Unless you perhaps already resent our involvement in European competitions and would prefer we limited ourselves to domestic ones (like the vast majority of English clubs).

[@dominicbasto6598]

Look it’s been 25+ years of Levy and every season it’s the same story. It’s irrelevant what manager we have nothing will change until he goes. Every season he does the same old story and every season we keep hoping things will change but every manager we get he doesn’t back them and we keep on doing the same thing season after season after season and nothing will happen until he goes end of

[@robwyyi]

Levy just don’t get the beans and toast 7 times a week people of the world.

[@blrbrazil1718]

That's not who he's catering to. (sticking to your theme)

[@jordanbeckford7044]

Wait ....... havent people been saying this yet they were seen as negative lool

[@matthewnicholas6365]

City are getting off. And then they, Chelsea and Newcastle will go mental.

[@paulk756]

Who cares, doesn't effect any of you.

[@pierrelindqvist7726]

Mourinho should've been sacked months before, vile footy on display back then.

[@blrbrazil1718]

We were going extremely well under JM (remember the way we took MU apart?) until WH came back (from 0-3 well before half-time) to equalise. I think we were top of the EPL at the time (and GLC was enjoying his best phase at Spurs, until he picked up a serious injury), but hat shattered the confidence of a team that was playing very attractive attacking football and instilled a cautious, defensive mentality (JM repeatedly insisted it wasn't him who asked them to play that way).

[@Nomad-wv4oe]

Not surprised one bit

[@AminCorea]

Don't forget Levy also hired Nuno Espírito Santo - what a brilliant signing that was! We are truly ambitious. A big salute to Mr. Daniel Levy, he's such a fantastic owner. The way we're run on the footballing side is truly remarkable. We keep rebuilding and rebuilding nonstop - it's brilliant! What do you reckon? We must keep this thing going whatever it takes.

[@simonfoxhall8604]

Whilst I agree with your sentiment, Paratici suggested, and approved, NES appointment. There’s lots Levy can be held accountable for. But not that. That’s why technical directors are appointed. It’s, allegedly, their area of expertise and responsibility. You could argue that Levy appointed Para. Yes. And is therefore “guilty” by extension? If that’s the case, you then need to discount all of the decent deals Para did too. Can’t have it both ways, IMO. However, is anyone really surprised that Levy, albeit via his FD, is against the pricing caps? Of course not. We all know what his argument will be for that - increased revenue brings team investment. Is anyone surprised that Levy scored another own goal with the fans? Of course not. So, I don’t see why there’s outrage when, as another correspondent wrote, “leopards don’t change their spots”. Once again, to paraphrase; “The art of (money) extraction consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing”. It’s attributed to Jean Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV. Boy, does he deserve the hissing over this!!

[@alexandercawley3094]

Nuno will finish above spurs..you heard it here first..plus nuno had access to portuguese players which was never realized due to early departure.Nuno had 9 points from first 3 games...today we have 4 from 3 of the worst in the league

[@blrbrazil1718]

​@@simonfoxhall8604: As another colleague pointed out, this ruling only affects the away fans. It's another European ruling that harms English and top continental clubs but appeals to the poorer countries.

[@simonfoxhall8604]

@@blrbrazil1718 agreed. Not sure if you’ve seen, but Spurs prices have been announced and they’re close to the away prices. Levy HAD TO do that or there would’ve been “hell up” with our supporters, as you’ve seen. But that just reduces our income and, therefore, PSR capacity. So, UEFA wins 🤯🤯 But that’s the market we’re in. The politics of envy rule. Europe doesn’t approve of the English (financial) success and will do anything it can to try and rein the (financially) successful clubs in. UEFA, at the behest of the top Euro clubs, bought in FFP. Our fearless leader wanted FFP (or PSR as now) in our league to stop the Light Blue Oilers and South London Cheetahs from buying success (not that it’s worked). Wherever there’s rules, there’s abuses……..

[@BelgianHotspur]

Devine coming to Belgium ? Cool 😎 more games I can go to to watch spurs youngsters . Praise the Lord. He will be a star here I think. I think this level is actually too low for him. As happy as I am I can go see him cause let’s face it everything is close in Belgium 🇧🇪 🤣 Championship would have been much better.

[@dirtydawg448]

ffs why can’t people get it - football clubs are businesses first and foremost - the people who run these businesses have a responsibility to the owners first and then the fans second - the fans produce the revenue - they buy the products like shirts and match tickets - that doesn’t give them a right to run the club - literally every aspect of the club is now top quality and the last piece to fit in is winning trophies - people need to grow up - Levy has built a great club and contrary to what many people think has spent a lot on new players too - I wish pundits would take more time to look at things sensibly rather than simply stirring the pot ☹️👎🏻

[@blrbrazil1718]

Thank goodness for some sanity in this thread! :o)

[@jordanbeckford7044]

LOOL most SPURSY answer "great" club lool charges the most win NOTHING the only fanbase that are happy with nothing and the ppl that do want to win and a topnotch football club ppl get slaguhtered

[@Dropkickurteacher]

So...what about West Ham? Nowhere near as top quality and they won a trophy more recently than us.

[@dirtydawg448]

@@Dropkickurteacher Leicester won the Prem but where are they now and more importantly where do you think they are going? West Ham has done really well particularly in the transfer market and will be a good team this season for sure but Spurs are getting closer all the time to not just being a trophy winning side but a consistently competitive side too - surely you would rather have that than just a Club that wins a trophy every ten years or so wouldn’t you - I know I would

[@jordanbeckford7044]

@dirtydawg448 narcotics are crazy my friend " closer all the time" I don't think you paid attention to this window, they say buying for the future, yet Spurs fans get caught with that nonsense about building for the future buys since Harry Redknapp fir the coach rinse and repeat but the dense fans continue going to the games and supporting the Corporation

[@dele2026]

Hi Barnaby! Great stream dude! Levy can afford the prices and therefore in his eyes everyone else can afford the prices!! Lower ticket prices and encourage more fans to travel to European games! Keep up the great work dude!

[@Spurs900]

Not a shock is it? He's always been about money, that's it, nothing more nothing less. All about the money!