Dicko
Paul Stalteri
There was an article saying she would want to try and bring Eddie Howe after any takeover/investment.
I still remember her saying Saudi Sportswashing Machine would soon win everything, a year or so later and she's forced out
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ENIC
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I still remember her saying Saudi Sportswashing Machine would soon win everything, a year or so later and she's forced out
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
So he just "asked for a couple of tickets"? Sounds like he was expecting free hospitality tickets.
I mean I loved Gazza as a footballer, not so much as a person. But why does everyone feel so entitled these days?
glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
Not sure rangers is a good comparison, they went bust, are up to their eyeballs in debt, very unstable board and are generally a bin fire.
It may only be £400, but it is an attitude that ran through the club that eventually caught up with them.
And is he talking about now or when he was at spurs? Because levy wasn't at spurs when Gazza was.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Because
Because
Because
Argh..
people always want something when they believe they have given something
Weirdly some forget they got paid for what the gave
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
You make a fair point.
However, it's not good PR after the Pleat stories though; do we ever hear of such re those who are formerly players/workers at other clubs, e.g. Arsenal or Chelsea?
Or are we just always an easy target for bad PR?
RunTMC
Steven Caulker
We’re spurs fans on a message so we’re deep into this info. It could also happen elsewhere but I don’t follow other clubs as closely.
If you asked a fan of another random EPL club about the Pleat story. They’ll be like David who? Then you explain he was our manager for a year in the 80s and has been a part time scout for years, they’d just look at you with a blank expression. A lot of these things don’t register outside our world
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
Life's so great when it's just transactional.
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
True, but the Gazza one, because of his fame beyond just being an ex-Spurs player, would be (and i think has been) picked up on more than the Pleat one...
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
I think we’re just closer to a lot of it
But i also don’t know of many club are as difficult as we are with some ex players. I’m gonna guess and say it’s not a carte Blanche answer but we don’t know as fans
It will suit many agendas though and I’m sure the purple and yellow fan is flying high in twitter
I'm a Spurs fan and the only Pleat story off the field I know is the one for his penchant for the errr, extremely competitive priced ladies of the night on the Seven Sisters road.
Bullet
Colin Calderwood
Which Pleat says was a fabrication by the ex-Luton owner, to throw mud on his name. And boy, did it stick.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
He got busted for the same thing when he was Wednesday manager years later, so it wasnt a complete fabrication
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Its been quashed by his manager today
I think people decide what they think is bad PR now just because its Levy and Enic but to be frank we have helped Gazza more than he has helped himself by funding rehab and he came from a time when he was on 22k a week at Lazio and squandered his riches, so where is the line in all this?
Do we accept ticket requests from everyone or restrict on availability, even then thats a cause for bad PR because they said no. As I understand the club has free tickets for players just not an infinite number so offer alternatives
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glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
What's been quashed btw? Do you mean the Gazza "i had to pay for my tickets" story?
EDIT: I see you mean this:
Exclusive: Gascoigne issues fresh statement on Tottenham tickets
Spurs legend this week claimed the club asked for ‘£400 each’ when he requested tickets
www.standard.co.uk
What a mess for him, maybe was on the lash at the time?
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Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
Which is why they are actively seeking inward investment.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Someone said he has form for it and had to apologise before, can't remember what for.What's been quashed btw? Do you mean the Gazza "i had to pay for my tickets" story?
EDIT: I see you mean this:
Exclusive: Gascoigne issues fresh statement on Tottenham tickets
Spurs legend this week claimed the club asked for ‘£400 each’ when he requested tickets
What a mess for him, maybe was on the lash at the time?
Sad really
DeanoAustin
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Would be poor if true but apparently we treat our ex players very well so this seems at odds with that. Gazza is also a bit of a trumper.
Edit: Just saw the last few posts in the thread and the statement from his manager. Surprise surprise.
Craig_J
Mido
Daniel Levy has been at the club since I was a a 7 year old boy.
I am now a 31 year old man.
In that time I was delighted to see us grow and punch back above our weight under Martin Jol after years of being completely mediocre and average.
Having had the tinkle taken out of me by my glory hunting United, Liverpool, Arse, Chelsea school mates 2010 and qualifying for CL was fantastic.
Followed by going on to establish ourselves as semi(?) CL regulars under Poch. Really pushing close more financially equipped sides to challenging for titles with a phenomenal new ground on the horizon. All from our humble old white hart lane. A season at home of the home of national football to see us through.
At that point I think an opportunity was lost. ENIC tightened the belt when we’d challenged for titles and somehow little old Tottenham reached a champions league final.
To add insult to the injury - a few years later ENIC would pump £150m into the club for Conte. In what I still swear down was nothing more than Levy flinching at the prospect of a Saudi backed Saudi Sportswashing Machine coming along to take away 4th place.
All prepared to invest for 4th. Not prepared to invest the same for 1st.
I am 31. Levy has been in charge since I was 7.
That’s pretty much the story for that time except…
One of the best memories for sure. Only trophy I have ever seen us win. Something very sexy in that the only cup winning goal in my life was a deflection of the face.
That 14 year old boy has more than doubled in age and we still haven’t won anything at all.
Now at 31 I am in favour of regime change. I have been very pro Levy and respect him for taking us up a few levels. But it’s clear under him there’s no aspiration to win trophies. I don’t expect us to win the PL title against these clubs. But if Wigan, Leicester (multiple times), Swansea, Portsmouth and Birmingham can have won trophies since we should too.
I think Levy is content with us making top 4, placing enough pressure and emphasis around it that his managers often neglect the cups.
I am now a 31 year old man.
In that time I was delighted to see us grow and punch back above our weight under Martin Jol after years of being completely mediocre and average.
Having had the tinkle taken out of me by my glory hunting United, Liverpool, Arse, Chelsea school mates 2010 and qualifying for CL was fantastic.
Followed by going on to establish ourselves as semi(?) CL regulars under Poch. Really pushing close more financially equipped sides to challenging for titles with a phenomenal new ground on the horizon. All from our humble old white hart lane. A season at home of the home of national football to see us through.
At that point I think an opportunity was lost. ENIC tightened the belt when we’d challenged for titles and somehow little old Tottenham reached a champions league final.
To add insult to the injury - a few years later ENIC would pump £150m into the club for Conte. In what I still swear down was nothing more than Levy flinching at the prospect of a Saudi backed Saudi Sportswashing Machine coming along to take away 4th place.
All prepared to invest for 4th. Not prepared to invest the same for 1st.
I am 31. Levy has been in charge since I was 7.
That’s pretty much the story for that time except…
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www.aljazeera.com
One of the best memories for sure. Only trophy I have ever seen us win. Something very sexy in that the only cup winning goal in my life was a deflection of the face.
That 14 year old boy has more than doubled in age and we still haven’t won anything at all.
Now at 31 I am in favour of regime change. I have been very pro Levy and respect him for taking us up a few levels. But it’s clear under him there’s no aspiration to win trophies. I don’t expect us to win the PL title against these clubs. But if Wigan, Leicester (multiple times), Swansea, Portsmouth and Birmingham can have won trophies since we should too.
I think Levy is content with us making top 4, placing enough pressure and emphasis around it that his managers often neglect the cups.
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
Dubai incoming in 3.....2......1....!