That's a fair bit of net spend, this summer alone was over £250m gross but probably includes Porro and Kulu in that.
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Fan Advisory Board
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That's a fair bit of net spend, this summer alone was over £250m gross but probably includes Porro and Kulu in that.
SpurMeUp
Willie Hall
Got a certain ring to it!
Fan Advisory Board meets
The Club’s Fan Advisory Board (FAB) held its latest meeting on Tuesday 24 June.
www.tottenhamhotspur.com
The FAB welcomed Club CEO Vinai Venkatesham to his first meeting, where he provided supporter representatives with an overview of his role, his motivations for joining the Club and explained recent changes within the football department, including the appointment of Thomas Frank as Men’s Head Coach. Vinai confirmed he will attend all future FAB meetings.
The FAB shared ideas to further strengthen the connection between the Club and supporters and to promote the role of the FAB to the wider fan base – including more ways to contact supporter representatives and for fans to contribute their feedback to FAB discussions.
The following initiatives were confirmed at the meeting:
• The Bill Nicholson Gates will be reinstated within the stadium environs this summer with further details to be communicated to supporters in due course.
• The Club and FAB are working together to create a revamped Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame, following a meeting between the Club and supporter representatives.
• The Club committed to continue working with supporters’ groups on atmosphere initiatives and to build upon the success of our collaborations last season – including the matchday displays at home, at European away games and in Bilbao.
• FAB subgroups have been established for the 2025/26 season to focus on ticketing, a singing section within the stadium/atmosphere, the women’s team and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with a focus group being formed to hear from our One Hotspur Members.
• The Club also confirmed exciting plans to create a junior supporters’ focus group for Season Ticket Holders and Members aged 11-16, aiming to deepen the Club’s relationship with young fans, generate new ideas to enhance the junior experience and ensure their voices are heard at the highest level of the Club. More information will be communicated to junior Season Ticket Holders and Members in the coming weeks.
Minutes here -> https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/me...ting-minutes-24th-june-2025-2024-25-final.pdf
Denmark Spur
Terry Venables
The Fan Advisory Board met on Tuesday 3 March at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for its third meeting of the 2025/26 season.
Supporter representatives and Club leadership discussed current supporter sentiment and confidence, performances and results of the Men’s and Women’s first teams, and ongoing plans to strengthen the Club on and off the pitch. The Club acknowledged supporter concerns around the league position of the Men’s team and reaffirmed its commitment to open and meaningful dialogue with fans. The FAB emphasised the seriousness of the current situation and the need for urgency in both decision-making and communication with fans.
The Club answered questions raised by supporters regarding the strategic direction of the Club and the organisational rebuild underway since September, 2025, including new specialist leadership appointments, governance changes and the renewed focus on football performance. The Club also outlined developments in player recruitment, the removal of previous wage constraints, increased investment in the Academy and preparations for the summer transfer window.
Discussions also centred on the prioritisation of the Women’s team, ticketing reforms, supporter engagement and initiatives to celebrate the Club’s history and identity.
Minutes from the meeting can be found here.
Supporter representatives and Club leadership discussed current supporter sentiment and confidence, performances and results of the Men’s and Women’s first teams, and ongoing plans to strengthen the Club on and off the pitch. The Club acknowledged supporter concerns around the league position of the Men’s team and reaffirmed its commitment to open and meaningful dialogue with fans. The FAB emphasised the seriousness of the current situation and the need for urgency in both decision-making and communication with fans.
The Club answered questions raised by supporters regarding the strategic direction of the Club and the organisational rebuild underway since September, 2025, including new specialist leadership appointments, governance changes and the renewed focus on football performance. The Club also outlined developments in player recruitment, the removal of previous wage constraints, increased investment in the Academy and preparations for the summer transfer window.
Discussions also centred on the prioritisation of the Women’s team, ticketing reforms, supporter engagement and initiatives to celebrate the Club’s history and identity.
Minutes from the meeting can be found here.
Looking at the list of club attendees there, they probably ought to have had Lange there from a footballing perspective.
Did Vinai really blame our Daniel for our issues?
I did have to laugh. It’s the classic “blame the temp”’ excuse.
18 out of 20 seasons in Europe. Vinai needs to watch his Gooner gob
MartyFunkhouser
Vic Buckingham
One season in charge and we are quickly moving toward Dyche.........he needs to talk less do more
Meeting happened, some bits below
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/1074822/fan-advisory-board-meets-june-2026
Supporter sentiment and reflections from the Club on 2025/26 season Supporter representatives raised concerns about football performance up to and including the 2025/26 season and thanked PC for his letter to fans and his response to THST and for his candour in acknowledging that previously football success had not been driving the Club’s decisions. Representatives stressed the need for the Club also to acknowledge and take responsibility for the impact of football decisions made during the 2025/26 season.
Concerns covered leadership, accountability, football decision-making, recruitment, January transfer activity, long-term strategy and football expertise within senior leadership. These issues had also been raised with the Club at previous meetings. Supporter representatives sought assurances that lessons had been learned and that the right expertise and decisionmaking was in place for the “complete reset” to which VV had referred.
Representatives referenced THST and Proud Lilywhites consultation, noting exceptionally low supporter confidence and asking how the proposed reset would be evidenced in practice.
Assurance was also sought that investment in the Women’s Team would continue.
PC thanked supporters and their representatives for their loyalty and acknowledged that the 2025/26 season had been unacceptable, accepting responsibility on behalf of the ownership.
VV confirmed governance, decision-making and operational structures had been reviewed and that all decisions would be judged by the metric ‘does this make us a better football team?’. VV noted additional resource had been added across football and corporate functions. PC reiterated ownership’s commitment to the Club and support for VV and the Executive Team.
On media reports regarding Eight Sports and ENIC shareholdings, PC said the ENIC had issued a statement to media for clarity and noted the matter related to ENIC shares, not Club shares. PC noted the shares being discussed did not come with any board seats or influence around Club operations. Supporter representatives asked whether a prospective purchaser of the shares would be subject to owners' and directors' requirements. It was agreed this would be answered further, if and when necessary, with further details needed to confirm.
Representatives welcomed the acknowledgement of supporter concerns but stressed that confidence would only be rebuilt through actions, visible progress and improved football performance.
VV agreed the season was unacceptable and cannot happen again and stated the ambition is to compete for major trophies and play the style of football our supporters want to see.
VV recognised fan concerns from the 2025/26 season and responded to the concerns that were raised regarding decisions taken during the season (as set out later in these minutes).
VV explained the Club is where it is today due to issues built up over many years, and whilst he emphasised there was no quick fix, outlined that progress was being made across multiple areas since September when the decision for major reform was taken. He explained this was not meant as a criticism of what has gone before, but simply an assessment of where we are and the scale of the change needed.
VV provided updates across several areas: Football and Performance Priorities
• Football and performance are now positioned at the centre of decision-making which has led to numerous changes • An example being work is underway to reshape the first-team environment in the training centre, including a new player briefing/tactical room, a complete transformation to the gym, changes to the player restaurant and making the building feel like a true performance environment. The close season is the first window where changes of this scale can be commenced
• The Academy has seen significant transformation over the past couple of years, but since the Autumn significant further investment has been made available to strengthen the talent pipeline as a key priority across all age groups, while acknowledging that outcomes would take time to become visible • In July a global search for a new Performance Director was started with Dan appointed in October. He joined in February following his notice period and has reviewed medical and performance operations. This has led to a significant number of personnel changes since the season concluded, the first opportunity to practically be able to make changes of this scale
• The Men’s squad requires change over several transfer windows, with emphasis on quality, leadership, youth, experience and alignment with how the Club wants to play football
• Player trading must improve, including adjustment to our wage structures, concluding deals more efficiently and driving greater sales revenues given financial regulations. The sale of Brennan Johnson was highlighted as an example of this. Rafi Moersen was appointed last year to improve our focus and capabilities on this area, and he joined on June 16 after his notice period.
Rebuild and Future Direction
• VV confirmed the current period as a rebuild rather than a short-term action
• The rebuild is based on four connected priorities: Success, Squad, Systems and Standards.
• Success means building a team capable of competing consistently for major honours with a clear football identity
• Squad means developing the right balance of quality, depth, resilience, leadership and potential.
• Systems means strengthening recruitment, performance, medical support, player development and football operations.
• Standards means creating a high-performance environment with accountability, leadership, collaboration, the right culture and clear expectations.
Football Operations
RMo, joining on his first day, outlined his responsibilities across football operations. RMo advised that his remit includes recruitment, player transactions, infrastructure, player care and responsibility for the Women’s Team. He emphasised the importance of player welfare, relationship-building and improving football outcomes and explained his role in player trading at his previous Club.
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/1074822/fan-advisory-board-meets-june-2026
Supporter sentiment and reflections from the Club on 2025/26 season Supporter representatives raised concerns about football performance up to and including the 2025/26 season and thanked PC for his letter to fans and his response to THST and for his candour in acknowledging that previously football success had not been driving the Club’s decisions. Representatives stressed the need for the Club also to acknowledge and take responsibility for the impact of football decisions made during the 2025/26 season.
Concerns covered leadership, accountability, football decision-making, recruitment, January transfer activity, long-term strategy and football expertise within senior leadership. These issues had also been raised with the Club at previous meetings. Supporter representatives sought assurances that lessons had been learned and that the right expertise and decisionmaking was in place for the “complete reset” to which VV had referred.
Representatives referenced THST and Proud Lilywhites consultation, noting exceptionally low supporter confidence and asking how the proposed reset would be evidenced in practice.
Assurance was also sought that investment in the Women’s Team would continue.
PC thanked supporters and their representatives for their loyalty and acknowledged that the 2025/26 season had been unacceptable, accepting responsibility on behalf of the ownership.
VV confirmed governance, decision-making and operational structures had been reviewed and that all decisions would be judged by the metric ‘does this make us a better football team?’. VV noted additional resource had been added across football and corporate functions. PC reiterated ownership’s commitment to the Club and support for VV and the Executive Team.
On media reports regarding Eight Sports and ENIC shareholdings, PC said the ENIC had issued a statement to media for clarity and noted the matter related to ENIC shares, not Club shares. PC noted the shares being discussed did not come with any board seats or influence around Club operations. Supporter representatives asked whether a prospective purchaser of the shares would be subject to owners' and directors' requirements. It was agreed this would be answered further, if and when necessary, with further details needed to confirm.
Representatives welcomed the acknowledgement of supporter concerns but stressed that confidence would only be rebuilt through actions, visible progress and improved football performance.
VV agreed the season was unacceptable and cannot happen again and stated the ambition is to compete for major trophies and play the style of football our supporters want to see.
VV recognised fan concerns from the 2025/26 season and responded to the concerns that were raised regarding decisions taken during the season (as set out later in these minutes).
VV explained the Club is where it is today due to issues built up over many years, and whilst he emphasised there was no quick fix, outlined that progress was being made across multiple areas since September when the decision for major reform was taken. He explained this was not meant as a criticism of what has gone before, but simply an assessment of where we are and the scale of the change needed.
VV provided updates across several areas: Football and Performance Priorities
• Football and performance are now positioned at the centre of decision-making which has led to numerous changes • An example being work is underway to reshape the first-team environment in the training centre, including a new player briefing/tactical room, a complete transformation to the gym, changes to the player restaurant and making the building feel like a true performance environment. The close season is the first window where changes of this scale can be commenced
• The Academy has seen significant transformation over the past couple of years, but since the Autumn significant further investment has been made available to strengthen the talent pipeline as a key priority across all age groups, while acknowledging that outcomes would take time to become visible • In July a global search for a new Performance Director was started with Dan appointed in October. He joined in February following his notice period and has reviewed medical and performance operations. This has led to a significant number of personnel changes since the season concluded, the first opportunity to practically be able to make changes of this scale
• The Men’s squad requires change over several transfer windows, with emphasis on quality, leadership, youth, experience and alignment with how the Club wants to play football
• Player trading must improve, including adjustment to our wage structures, concluding deals more efficiently and driving greater sales revenues given financial regulations. The sale of Brennan Johnson was highlighted as an example of this. Rafi Moersen was appointed last year to improve our focus and capabilities on this area, and he joined on June 16 after his notice period.
Rebuild and Future Direction
• VV confirmed the current period as a rebuild rather than a short-term action
• The rebuild is based on four connected priorities: Success, Squad, Systems and Standards.
• Success means building a team capable of competing consistently for major honours with a clear football identity
• Squad means developing the right balance of quality, depth, resilience, leadership and potential.
• Systems means strengthening recruitment, performance, medical support, player development and football operations.
• Standards means creating a high-performance environment with accountability, leadership, collaboration, the right culture and clear expectations.
Football Operations
RMo, joining on his first day, outlined his responsibilities across football operations. RMo advised that his remit includes recruitment, player transactions, infrastructure, player care and responsibility for the Women’s Team. He emphasised the importance of player welfare, relationship-building and improving football outcomes and explained his role in player trading at his previous Club.
Bullet
Jimmy Cantrell
Thanks @Raziel. I don't usually read all these long waffles from Vinai and FAB, but a couple of interesting things stood out to me, here below:
Firstly, Rafi Moersen is much more hands-on than @milo believed he would be, as per the podcast. Milo thought Rafi would be doing player contracts and extensions and replace Rebecca Caplehorn, but Rafi sounds much more involved in recruitment decisions here:
Secondly these tidbits are proof that things ARE changing in the real world, not just platitudes:
Firstly, Rafi Moersen is much more hands-on than @milo believed he would be, as per the podcast. Milo thought Rafi would be doing player contracts and extensions and replace Rebecca Caplehorn, but Rafi sounds much more involved in recruitment decisions here:
Secondly these tidbits are proof that things ARE changing in the real world, not just platitudes:
Full minutes here -> https://resources.thfc.pulselive.co...y-Board-meeting-minutes-16-June-2026-002-.pdf
Agree @Bullet there are a bit more titbits in this one than the usual waffle
Agree @Bullet there are a bit more titbits in this one than the usual waffle
metalgear
Barry Daines
Thanks for highlighting and good changes if true. Rafi seems to be contributing a lot.
Yiddo.1882
Andy Reid
Venkatesham said in his end of season interview that the training ground resembles a luxury five star resort as opposed to a high performance training environment, as well as the new tactical room mentioned above the other changes will likely be scaling back the ‘luxury’ elements to more resemble a place of work as opposed to the luxury resort.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Which is a little bit concerning, seeing as his background is principally sales and merchandise (I think he managed the club shop at City)
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Back to wooden benches and cold showers
metalgear
Barry Daines
Oh darn. Does Lange know anything about football then?
ricky2tricky4city
Les Howe
Don't think Ange or Frank had much need for a tactical room tbh.....well not on a ongoing basis