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  1. BrainOfLevy

    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    Agreed. And I would add that on the stadium attendance piece, it also probably impacts the level of favour in the terms of we get from the banks that finance our business. SaaS companies drive huge multiples on the public and private markets because of the recurring revenue model, and our...
  2. BrainOfLevy

    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    Veeeeeeery interesting that Levy is doing this, attacking some of the criticism head on. If fans had no power he wouldn’t bother, but I think all owners are feeling the pinch a bit and he is trying to get out ahead of it.
  3. BrainOfLevy

    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    Hang on, are you saying that not even City and Chelsea fan pressure had anything to do with even those two clubs specifically pulling out? Why did they sign up in the first place? United fans got the Liverpool game postponed and just had their first meeting with Joel Glazer, I think ever. He...
  4. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    Thank you. I felt like I was almost going mad making this point on this forum. If people are saying ‘this is boring, stop talking about it’ that is totally fine, but I think these are fair questions to raise and that’s not the same as dismissing outright the possibility of what I’m saying.
  5. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    Mate, I can’t supply any evidence the club leaks can I? If you need that, I have no leg to stand on. But just ask yourself why all the journos connected with Spurs were pumping up the exact same story? And this is my point about the whole thing. If I am remotely right, and the club is doing...
  6. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    Your opinion that they may not have done it is no more likely than my opinion that they probably did it.
  7. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    And you are the one assuming they haven't done it. You know what they say about those who assume...
  8. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    Yep, probably all of those. I completely agree with you - I'm not sure any of them are meaningfully better in terms of increasing our chances of success than Fons. Potter would have been interesting, but he lacks European experience. ETH I don't think anyone could have complained about, I...
  9. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    Right back at you.
  10. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    The ironic thing here is if I am remotely right about what the club did that week, it is you falling for the flimflam rather than me.
  11. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    I think that's fair. I think if the Fons gets say 5th and 4th and 5th in his two seasons, it will be seen as a reasonable success. And it will show the achievements of Poch in the crazy light that they actually were. But, it's our only choice given where we're at. I don't think a more...
  12. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    In this and the Levy thread you make every defence of the owners through the lens of financial benefit. And yes, I agree with you that on that front, they are some of the best in the business. But just because you can do something it doesn't mean you should. There are other lenses to view...
  13. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    I'll take that as a compliment! The world is complicated, I like to see the nuance. :) To be clear, I think we spoke to Conte. I think if Conte accepted coming in on our terms, we probably would have done it. (That would then lead to a seperate conversation around whether we should do it...
  14. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    I think ENIC like to create these 'oh so close' moments because it helps them look more ambitious than they actually are and keeps more fans onside (although a tide in general seems to be turning). I think the question of how ambitious we actually are and what our standing in the game is, is a...
  15. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    I think the fact that he can work under constraints, and work to improve players rather than being a coach that expects players to take personal responsibility means he will be good for us. And he's gone deep in European competition which is more than Poch had when he joined. I think Fons will...
  16. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    I actually made this point a few days ago - I was surprised someone wasn't trying to apply the positive take for the club on it that you just did. Instead a few people thought the club leveraging the media to their own ends was too much of an egregious thought to comprehend. But problem with...
  17. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    There’s a real embrace of ‘fans have no power, bow down to the owners’ thing on this board I don’t quite get. It’s like some people - fans themselves - actually revel in the idea that they don’t have any power to influence anything at all. I firstly don’t think it’s true but secondly, we...
  18. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    I think to be fair, the combo of Paratici and Fons means we are probably paying a decent of salary to the two of them. So it’s not that he is the cheap option in and of himself. But it’s where we are as a club. I’m not sure I can think of a more expensive option that is realistic that I could...
  19. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    Genuinely don’t get the point that you’re making? Are you saying that I’m saying my feelings are hurt over not getting Poch? Or are you saying it’s my feeling we leaked the stories rather than the reality?
  20. BrainOfLevy

    Next Manager?

    To be clear, I’m not annoyed because I thought we get Poch because of a story in the paper and then we didn’t. (Well, I am a bit, because I love Poch). But I hope you can see in this thread I’ve been very fair and balanced in the discussion around Fons and give the club it’s due for making a...
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