Daniel Levy/Joe Lewis

2nd Row Donkey

Short of Poch sleeping with levy wife I can't see him getting the boot.

... that'll be next summer when we finish 6th or 7th again

Kiith

If Poch goes, Levy has to go.

But that won't happen. At least not this season.

Hatch99

Ye gotta love it

http://youtu.be/tFxUe2Iw_88

Sugarlumps

The English "Dublin Spur"?

Hatch99

The bit about the bell n hare was brilliant

SuprSi

Wow, I'm not sure whether that's passion or something much worse. I started feeling a little motion sickness coming on just beyond half way.

yiddo59

Sugarlumps wrote: »

The English "Dublin Spur"?

Shane would not use such language

Dublin Spur

great video

DubPerryman

http://m.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/chairmanand39s-message-160515/

DubPerryman

Dear Supporter,
We started this season with a new Head Coach and several young players looking to make the step up to the First Team, aware that this was a season where we would need to rebuild, reshape and take time to allow Mauricio to assess his squad and instill his training and playing philosophy.
This is never a quick process yet by mid-season we were seeing some outstanding performances, not least of which in our London derby matches. The number of match winning points we took late in games showed a new mentality and spirit that was testament to the hard work of Mauricio and his staff on the training pitch.
We have continued to challenge in the top six and reached the League Cup Final where we saw our young team put in a spirited performance against a side that would go on to win the League.
Today sees us play our 56th game - one of our busiest seasons for a long time. This has meant that we have been able to give playing time to young players coming through the ranks – and we have certainly seen exciting new talent for the future emerge.
The lift in performance mid-season, however, raised all our expectations, such that we have been disappointed by our more recent results.
Going forward, we have restructured the footballing side of the Club to ensure our sporting philosophy is adhered to – we need to ensure that we have a balance of experienced and home grown players, playing attacking, entertaining football our fans love to watch. Perhaps we had lost our way a little bit in this respect, so this will be our guiding principle as we embark on the summer transfer window.
We are all eager to be challenging at a higher level. Whilst the popular view may be to spend money in excess of earnings or find a philanthropic investor to fund transfers, those scenarios are simply not possible under the new world of Financial Fair Play rules whereby clubs can only spend revenues generated through operations.
That said, this summer we shall look to make changes to support Mauricio’s plans for next season.
In respect of driving higher revenues in order to enable greater investment in players, it is clearly evident that we need a ‘game changer’ to lift this Club to the next level - namely an increased capacity stadium.
Currently we are competing for Champions League qualification whilst driving revenue in the smallest stadium of the top six clubs in the Premier League. The new stadium is, therefore, critical.
Our challenge is to deliver the stadium scheme in a viable manner.
The Public Inquiry and subsequent Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process has cost us considerable money and time delay. I know you are impatient for its delivery - as are we all – and our objective remains to deliver the new scheme for the start of the 2018-19 season. The scheme, will not, however, be without its challenges along the way.
As announced previously, a more effective, timely build programme can take place when the Club moves away from the Lane for a period of one season.
We are currently undertaking due diligence and holding discussions on alternative stadium options. Consideration needs to be given to several factors, including planning, policing, transport and the impact it may have on the Team itself. Clearly all possible options have pros and cons and we are aware that we shall not be able to find one which will please all. It is, however, a short-term, interim arrangement so that we can ultimately deliver a fantastic new stadium in Tottenham for the long-term future success of the Club. We shall also, at the appropriate time, be sending supporters a survey about their matchday activities, in order to better inform decisions for the season away.
At the top of this page you can see an aerial shot taken earlier this week. It shows clearly the beginning of the boundary of the new North Stand as well as the buildings that were subject to the CPO.
An exciting time - although we are constantly reminded just what a huge and complex scheme it is with legal, planning, financial, property, transport, relocation and regeneration issues.
We know that our North London neighbours experienced delays and setbacks during the delivery of their stadium and their challenges were far less than ours with no site constraints and with significant enabling development.
p6-7 Clock image_instory
We have already delivered developments that contribute to the uplift of the local area. These include Brook House, a residential scheme in partnership with Newlon Housing Trust, which has 23 floors of shared ownership housing along with a new primary school. We have also completed Phase 1 of the Northumberland Development Project, Lilywhite House, the T-shaped building which can be seen to the north of the stadium site. It comprises a major new Sainsbury’s, the Tottenham University Technical College, officially opened by Lord Sugar in March and our new Club offices that we moved into in February.
We are currently in the process of activating time-lapse cameras to keep you up-to-date as this progresses. We shall be making planning applications for updated elements and running this in parallel with the works continuing on the ground.
It will be our home for many, many years to come so we are determined to deliver it as the best stadium in Europe. I would therefore ask for your continued support as we work to do this. A further announcement will be made during the summer.
On a more immediate note, Brad Friedel retires at the end of the season to embark on his new career in media. I should like to thank Brad and wish him well and am delighted that he will be our Club Ambassador in the States.
We were pleased to hear the news that Jimmy Greaves is recovering from the stroke he suffered a few weeks ago and we wish him well.
Sadly, two members of our Double-winning side passed away this year, Ron Henry and Dave Mackay. If ever we need reminding of winning mentality, leadership and true gentlemen then we need look no further than the individuals from that squad.
Your support has, as ever, been fantastic throughout the season and on all our travels. I wish you and your families a healthy and happy summer and I look forward to welcoming you back for the 2015-16 season.
Yours,
Daniel

Dublin Spur

DubPerryman wrote: »

Dear Supporter,
We started this season with a new Head Coach and several young players looking to make the step up to the First Team, aware that this was a season where we would need to rebuild, reshape and take time to allow Mauricio to assess his squad and instill his training and playing philosophy.
This is never a quick process yet by mid-season we were seeing some outstanding performances, not least of which in our London derby matches. The number of match winning points we took late in games showed a new mentality and spirit that was testament to the hard work of Mauricio and his staff on the training pitch.
We have continued to challenge in the top six and reached the League Cup Final where we saw our young team put in a spirited performance against a side that would go on to win the League.
Today sees us play our 56th game - one of our busiest seasons for a long time. This has meant that we have been able to give playing time to young players coming through the ranks – and we have certainly seen exciting new talent for the future emerge.
The lift in performance mid-season, however, raised all our expectations, such that we have been disappointed by our more recent results.
Going forward, we have restructured the footballing side of the Club to ensure our sporting philosophy is adhered to – we need to ensure that we have a balance of experienced and home grown players, playing attacking, entertaining football our fans love to watch. Perhaps we had lost our way a little bit in this respect, so this will be our guiding principle as we embark on the summer transfer window.
We are all eager to be challenging at a higher level. Whilst the popular view may be to spend money in excess of earnings or find a philanthropic investor to fund transfers, those scenarios are simply not possible under the new world of Financial Fair Play rules whereby clubs can only spend revenues generated through operations.
That said, this summer we shall look to make changes to support Mauricio’s plans for next season.
In respect of driving higher revenues in order to enable greater investment in players, it is clearly evident that we need a ‘game changer’ to lift this Club to the next level - namely an increased capacity stadium.
Currently we are competing for Champions League qualification whilst driving revenue in the smallest stadium of the top six clubs in the Premier League. The new stadium is, therefore, critical.
Our challenge is to deliver the stadium scheme in a viable manner.
The Public Inquiry and subsequent Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process has cost us considerable money and time delay. I know you are impatient for its delivery - as are we all – and our objective remains to deliver the new scheme for the start of the 2018-19 season. The scheme, will not, however, be without its challenges along the way.
As announced previously, a more effective, timely build programme can take place when the Club moves away from the Lane for a period of one season.
We are currently undertaking due diligence and holding discussions on alternative stadium options. Consideration needs to be given to several factors, including planning, policing, transport and the impact it may have on the Team itself. Clearly all possible options have pros and cons and we are aware that we shall not be able to find one which will please all. It is, however, a short-term, interim arrangement so that we can ultimately deliver a fantastic new stadium in Tottenham for the long-term future success of the Club. We shall also, at the appropriate time, be sending supporters a survey about their matchday activities, in order to better inform decisions for the season away.
At the top of this page you can see an aerial shot taken earlier this week. It shows clearly the beginning of the boundary of the new North Stand as well as the buildings that were subject to the CPO.
An exciting time - although we are constantly reminded just what a huge and complex scheme it is with legal, planning, financial, property, transport, relocation and regeneration issues.
We know that our North London neighbours experienced delays and setbacks during the delivery of their stadium and their challenges were far less than ours with no site constraints and with significant enabling development.
p6-7 Clock image_instory
We have already delivered developments that contribute to the uplift of the local area. These include Brook House, a residential scheme in partnership with Newlon Housing Trust, which has 23 floors of shared ownership housing along with a new primary school. We have also completed Phase 1 of the Northumberland Development Project, Lilywhite House, the T-shaped building which can be seen to the north of the stadium site. It comprises a major new Sainsbury’s, the Tottenham University Technical College, officially opened by Lord Sugar in March and our new Club offices that we moved into in February.
We are currently in the process of activating time-lapse cameras to keep you up-to-date as this progresses. We shall be making planning applications for updated elements and running this in parallel with the works continuing on the ground.
It will be our home for many, many years to come so we are determined to deliver it as the best stadium in Europe. I would therefore ask for your continued support as we work to do this. A further announcement will be made during the summer.
On a more immediate note, Brad Friedel retires at the end of the season to embark on his new career in media. I should like to thank Brad and wish him well and am delighted that he will be our Club Ambassador in the States.
We were pleased to hear the news that Jimmy Greaves is recovering from the stroke he suffered a few weeks ago and we wish him well.
Sadly, two members of our Double-winning side passed away this year, Ron Henry and Dave Mackay. If ever we need reminding of winning mentality, leadership and true gentlemen then we need look no further than the individuals from that squad.
Your support has, as ever, been fantastic throughout the season and on all our travels. I wish you and your families a healthy and happy summer and I look forward to welcoming you back for the 2015-16 season.
Yours,
Daniel

Dear Supporter

'Historically, Tottenham Hotspur have been one of the country’s “big” clubs with cup success and a strong supporter base.

White Hart Lane’s current capacity of 36,000 is now significantly below that of most Premier League Clubs which limits the potential for increased gate receipts .... If the East Stand proposal is unsuccessful and the capacity remains at 36,000, then it is highly unlikely that the Club and supporter aspirations could be met...the liimit on spectators would mean Tottenham Hotspur had one of the smallest ground capacities in the Premiership which is inconsistent with the Club’s history and ambition.

The new owners of the Club are keen to return Tottenham Hotspur to its position of one of the country’s best supported, popular and successful teams. To fulfil this ambition requires modern high quality facilities within an enlarged Stadium.'

Yours Daniel

June 2001

mass_debater

What's your point, you can't say he's not trying to deliver on the stadium.

Dublin Spur

14 years later - not good enough

Billionaire owner yet everything happens at a snails pace

In the meantime the football is turgid and the atmosphere at WHL is ****

Just a business designed to fleece the fans and where profit superceeds glory

There used to be a football club over there

mass_debater

Dublin Spur wrote: »

14 years later - not good enough

Billionaire owner yet everything happens at a snails pace

In the meantime the football is turgid and the atmosphere at WHL is ****

Just a business designed to fleece the fans and where profit superceeds glory

There used to be a football club over there

Here we go again, I couldn't be arsed arguing it out with you because it's already been done over and over

OldMrBrennan83

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yiddo59

Patww79 wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

31st September.

Hatch99

mass_debater wrote: »

Here we go again, I couldn't be arsed arguing it out with you because it's already been done over and over

But you can't say he doesn't have a point??
Billionaire owner?
Broken promises?
Where's the ambition?
14 years ago he said what he said, 2015 now and we're being told it'll be another few years....not good enough.

mushykeogh

Hatch99 wrote: »

But you can't say he doesn't have a point??
Billionaire owner?
Broken promises?
Where's the ambition?
14 years ago he said what he said, 2015 now and we're being told it'll be another few years....not good enough.

Is the new stadium not ambition? Suppose it is Levy's fault for all the appeals as well?! Levy's fault for allowing 100 mill to be spent?

gar

Let's not forget getting the cpo on archway only concluded this year. Was about 10 years going through the process

mushykeogh

I don't think Levy is a saviour, but he could be doing a hell of a lot worse.

yiddo59

mushykeogh wrote: »

I don't think Levy is a saviour, but he could be doing a hell of a lot worse.

Fair point. On the other hand I don;t think he's the worst but I think we could do better. Eitherway I'd say ENIC will cash in their chips once the stadium is built.

mass_debater

yiddo59 wrote: »

Fair point. On the other hand I don;t think he's the worst but I think we could do better. Eitherway I'd say ENIC will cash in their chips once the stadium is built.

And then we'll get Vincent Tan.....

yiddo59

mass_debater wrote: »

And then we'll get Vincent Tan.....

DubPerryman

A good article stressing our need for a new stadium.

http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.ie/2015/05/the-stadium-and-match-day-income.html

Your man makes a good point about the extra revenue we generate on a match day, thanks to the Europa League (due to our matches being moved to Sunday.)

Anyway, the 90th biggest stadium in European football???!!

I hope we build a 61,000 seater - just to p!ss of the Goons.

Ormus

Dublin Spur wrote: »

Dear Supporter

'Historically, Tottenham Hotspur have been one of the country’s “big” clubs with cup success and a strong supporter base.

White Hart Lane’s current capacity of 36,000 is now significantly below that of most Premier League Clubs which limits the potential for increased gate receipts .... If the East Stand proposal is unsuccessful and the capacity remains at 36,000, then it is highly unlikely that the Club and supporter aspirations could be met...the liimit on spectators would mean Tottenham Hotspur had one of the smallest ground capacities in the Premiership which is inconsistent with the Club’s history and ambition.

The new owners of the Club are keen to return Tottenham Hotspur to its position of one of the country’s best supported, popular and successful teams. To fulfil this ambition requires modern high quality facilities within an enlarged Stadium.'

Yours Daniel

June 2001

Tottenham are still one of the biggest clubs in the country, about 6th biggest at present, which puts us ahead of 93.5% of league clubs.

We have a bigger capacity than most clubs in the Premiership.

The new stadium, when it eventually opens, will give us a stronger footing and improve us financially in the long run, but not as much as you seem to think it will. The vast majority of club's revenue these days is from TV money. Gone are the days when gate receipts were the be all and end all. It will be great to have a big new stadium, great for the fans, great for the image of the club, and a great incentive for players to join Spurs, but it won't be a golden ticket.

kippy

"Owners run the club to make money" - hardly groundbreaking stuff.

If there are fans out there who believe anything else, they're supporting at the wrong level/wrong sport.

Ormus

Hatch99 wrote: »

But you can't say he doesn't have a point??
Billionaire owner?
Broken promises?
Where's the ambition?
14 years ago he said what he said, 2015 now and we're being told it'll be another few years....not good enough.

So what about our billionaire owner? I don't get this idea that because he's a billionaire he should want to spunk lots of his fortune on a football club. Only crazy people and Russians do that.

The proposed new stadium shows huge ambition. Spending all of the Bale money (however badly) showed huge ambition.

New stadiums are extremely hard to get off the ground, especially in urban areas. Liverpool's Stanley Park was supposed to open in 2006. Everton are the same. Tottenham have been fighting tooth and nail in the courts for this, and its been messy. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. It's going to happen.

Dublin Spur

What about a little bit of his fortune ?

Instead he's much better off financially and we have won a 1 league cup since 1999

Amazed anyone can be okay with that

Ormus

Dublin Spur wrote: »

What about a little bit of his fortune ?

Instead he's much better off financially and we have won a 1 league cup since 1999

Amazed anyone can be okay with that

It's like having rich parents. Ok you could sponge off them for the rest of your life if you wanted, but you're better off getting a job and paying your own way. I don't want Spurs to be spongers like City and Chelsea are, even if it means less trophies. At least if we do win something we'll have actually won it, and not been bought it by our sugar daddy.

Dublin Spur

He has made **** loads out of the club
Also, When he sells he'll get a massive return

On the other side there's football matters and the supporters
Nothing much to crow about in the ENIC years
Just a succession of managers and no glory

Can't be happy with that

ENIC are there to make ENIC richer not to make Spurs great
We can't have both so I hope they sell up and we get owners who are more focused on delivering football glory - this mob clearly arnt.