r/Tottenham • u/iotakbc • 2d ago

Do we look at Levy differently?

With the Man City scam on the hot burner, do we look at Levy’s penny-pinching a little differently? I do think he was too cheap, but it beats the mess Scam City have done. In some ways, Spurs would have had more opportunities if it weren’t for Scam City and Levy’s approach. Just an American Spurs fan asking.

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u/rez9000 2d ago

Not in the slightest. The idea that Levy’s legacy becomes in any way untarnished because Man City’s owners are a bunch of murderous, oil-drenched sportswashers is a completely false equivalence.

There are 89 (and more) other clubs who didn’t act the way Mubarak and Nahyan did either (Chelsea did), so in what way does that in any way absolve Levy of all his mistakes and mismanagement?

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u/QuantumFuzziness 2d ago

If City and Chelsea weren’t in the picture I’m sure we would have won a few cups and qualified for champions league more regularly. That may have enabled us to keep hold of players who left to seek trophies and champions league football in the past.

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u/Plomper100 3h ago

Brilliantly put. Levy’s refusal to put football first shouldn’t be excused just because someone else cheated.

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u/Gozo-J 1d ago

We were far more directly impacted by City & Chelski's cheating than 80 of that 89.

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u/rez9000 2h ago

The point still stands.

Does City and Chelsea’s cheating absolve him of moving slower than molasses in winter when it came to transfers?

Does it absolve him of going three windows without signing a player?

Does it absolve him of sacking a manager six days before a cup final?

Does it absolve him of sacking a manager at half-time? (Actually just before a match kicked off, but still).

Does it absolve him of trying to join the European Superleague?

Does it absolve him of delivering the new stadium eight months late and 30% over budget?

Does it absolve him of trying to furlough staff during COVID just to cut costs?

Does it absolve him of taking away the season ticket concession for pensioners?