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There have been highs and lows, hopefully culminating in Ange’s firing on the finish of the season (irrespective of how he does within the Europa League Remaining).
I final wrote an article over a month in the past. I travelled right here, there, and all over the place (supporting my group). I used to be additionally depressed about our decline as a footballing membership, at the least within the Premier League and the FA & League Cups. As I’m positive you all have been. Then there was Daniel Levy so as to add insult to distress!
We will’t get relegated, however we are going to finish the season simply above the relegation zone. The one good little bit of sunshine is that we’re within the Europa Cup closing, the place we are going to face United in Bilbao, Spain.
The final time I wrote was about our humiliation towards Fulham at Craven Cottage. It was that match that made me resolve that Ange needed to go. Since then, we’ve got been crushed by Chelsea, noticed us beat relegation fodder Southampton, then again to our shedding methods to Wolves 4-2 away. Distress on distress noticed us get one other nail in our coffin once we have been defeated 2-1 at residence to Forest. Then we confronted Liverpool at Anfield, who wanted a degree to win the League trophy… and guess what… sure, they received it by doing the predictable and shamed us in entrance of their and our crowd; thrashing us 5-1, to rub salt in our wounds.
A visit to see fellow strugglers, the Spammers, noticed us draw. Then, a house sport towards Palace produced one other humiliating outcome. These outcomes to this point put us simply above the relegation zone in seventeenth place, one under United.
If there are any positives, it’s that we acquired to the Europa League Cup Remaining and can now face fellow strugglers Manchester United.
We’ve had one of many worst League seasons in our historical past, actually within the Premier League. Speaking to followers, folks behind the scenes, gamers’ dad and mom, and so on., there is no such thing as a doubt that Ange might be gone on the finish of the season, whether or not we win the Europa League or not. And good riddance, I say.
Ange is a one-trick pony and received’t deviate from that place, and is ready to go down with the ship relatively than compromise his idiotic rules. He’s by no means labored in a top-tier League, solely managed in an inferior league like Scotland… managing Celtic, the place it’s a one-horse race (often Rangers getting a glance in)—not forgetting Asia and Australia.
If we win the Europa League, we might be within the Champions League, and hopefully, with prospects of getting a high European supervisor (Laughing!) … Fail to win the Europa League, then there might be no European soccer, no top-flight supervisor, and gamers have to be offered to purchase new ones. As for getting a brand new supervisor and no European soccer, it is going to be a sticky plaster strategy to discovering anyone that can in all probability final a season or two earlier than Levy chucks him on the pile of different discarded failures. All within the Levy model of operating a soccer membership.
And what of Levy: he’ll proceed constructing his leisure hub, and as long as the soccer aspect sees bums on seats, he might be completely satisfied. Levy has a mid-table mentality. His tens of millions will proceed to rise whereas the followers shout and boo as he appears on… smiling and clutching his wad of cash…
The place did it go unsuitable? It began in Daniel Levy’s money-making thoughts (not a footballing one)? Considering cheapness over high quality, we ended up with an extended line of failures. Daniel Levy grew to become chairman of Tottenham in February 2001 following the departure of Alan Sugar. In 24 years, he has overseen the rise and fall of 16 managers, together with caretakers. Additionally, in that point, we managed to win one trophy. We noticed him construct an empire and change into the highest-paid soccer director, whereas the group faltered between a Champions League spot and relegation… extra relegation/ midtable than a high spot.
My worries are that if we go on to win the Europa League—and I hope we do— he’ll see it as vindication of his strategy. Through the years, the wage invoice for the gamers has declined whereas the likes of Liverpool, Metropolis, Arsenal, and so on., so their wage invoice rise… This was mirrored of their groups rising up the League desk and successful trophies.
Levy is a person targeted on his legacy, the stadium mission, the place he sees cash flowing in a single course, to not the group that has the Cockerel proudly displayed over His money-making stadium.
I solely see despair whereas Levy pulls the strings. Any probability of competing with the very best is that if a takeover is on the playing cards. True; we have to be cautious what we want for… however might or not it’s any worse for our beloved membership and historical past?
Subsequent up might be Villa away, which I see Villa successful. Then comes the massive one, the Europa League… adopted by our closing sport of the season towards Brighton… the place I anticipate the Seagulls to do the double over us (as so many have this season).
On a optimistic observe, the journeys I/ we (Janette, Mel, Janet, and myself) took round Europe and the UK have taken among the ache away, as have the victories that propelled us to the ultimate.
What are your ideas?
Up the Spurs!
Glenn
My identify is Glenn Renshaw.
I’m presently a Premium Season Ticket holder (West Stand) within the new stadium. Earlier than that – at White Hart Lane – a season ticket holder in numerous components of the bottom (primarily within the North stand).
Earlier than turning into a season ticket holder, I stood on the shelf and numerous different components of the bottom for the reason that Fifties. In 1987 I grew to become one of many first to carry a Spurs Membership card. I used to be additionally a life lengthy member of the Spurs supporters membership (now defunct).
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