A pretty balanced article on Levy, all things considered.
https://theathletic.com/4780850/2023/08/17/daniel-levy-harry-kane-joe-lewis/
Won't copy the whole thing, but there is a snippet on the Trust that is interesting in light of the uproar by many on here at the temerity of the Trust daring to question our dear leader:
Daniel Levy has lost his shields at Tottenham – more than ever, it is his club
At the end of the 2018-19 season, in which Tottenham reached the Champions League final and moved to the new stadium, the THST’s annual survey saw 89 per cent of fans express at very least cautious optimism (46 per cent confident, 43 per cent somewhat confident) in ENIC’s long-term strategy for the club.
By the end of last season, that faith had plummeted: seven per cent were very confident in the owners’ long-term strategy, 18 per cent were somewhat confident, 75 per cent were either not so confident or not all confident. Looking to the future, just three per cent stated full confidence in the owners; 48 per cent called for a greater focus on the football side of the business; 25 per cent would welcome new ownership if a “credible” alternative emerged; 23 per cent wanted ENIC to sell immediately; one per cent said none of the above.
“There is a section of the support that is very firmly ‘They need to go’,” says THST member and former co-chair Martin Cloake. “Others feel that is extreme and are proud that we reached the Champions League final and challenged for the Premier League without being owned by a nation-state. They’re worried about what might come next if the club was sold. Some supporters don’t care what comes next. They just want a change.”
Cloake has long felt conflicted about that. He doesn’t want his club owned by a state, particularly not one with what he calls “dubious policies”. He knows there are many worse or less appealing owners out there, but increasingly he doubts whether Levy and ENIC can “take the club much further”.
At the same time, he questions the decision-making and the culture within the club — not just on football matters but on ticket prices and much more. He has campaigned for years for Tottenham to offer more transparency and better communication. He wants the club to learn from its mistakes but feels they all too rarely acknowledge them.
Again, a pretty reasonable take from an organisation many on here resent for apparently being unreasonable. If anything, one can say Cloake is being too measured in his views - the survey clearly reveals a vast majority of respondents are no longer confident about the club under ENIC's leadership.
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