The man has done a pretty good job on building the infrastructure of the club but really what else? Even that was vastly overbudget. The stadium was to cost around £400m and ended up double that. Figures anywhere between £750m-£1,000m are believed to have been incurred on final analysis.
Yes it is one of the best stadiums around so expectedly hyped but it won't be forever. Chelsea are looking to build a new stadium and so will other clubs around Europe which will end up being the very best.
He has benefitted from being in Tottenham. London in general is the wealthiest city in the UK and one of the most in the world. Real estate value holds and increase more so than most places you can think of. Any sensible chairman would be taking that opportunity.
The reputation he has with transfer dealings is also overrated. He made a few good deals like Van der Vaart and it is those which end up covering the shambolic deals elsewhere. Bale being sold was lauded as brilliant business from Daniel but it's not unique at all. Look at Dembele to Barcelona, Coutinho to Barcelona - those are actually elite moves by Dortmund and Liverpool. Then there is panicking into £30m for Sissoko in the final hour for instance. Squandering the Bale money on the likes of Stambouli. Of course, nobody gets it right 100% of the time so that's okay but he is given too much credit in this department.
It worked better when we were mid-table and there was less TV money which meant you could use the vulnerable position of clubs like Villa or Southampton to get their players but not any more. Just like Mourinho has been left behind in managerial terms so has Daniel Levy in transfers.
He does not know how to act like a big club. Instead wanting to sell high and buy low consistently. This does not work when you want to challenge for trophies consistently. Look at Liverpool shelling out massive sums on VDV and Allison. Two players can have a much more significant impact than spending £110m on a bunch of average joes or those with potential 10 years down the line.
I look around at other clubs and he hasn't really done much better than most top chairmen. Too early to say but even the likes of Everton are looking to build a new stadium and invest in players. I would not be surprised to see them win a trophy sooner than Spurs and they're not very good right now either.
The man deserves credit where credit due but so overrated. ENIC needs to make their profit and sell on. There is a middle ground between being prudent and going bust. He just cannot find it.
Daniel Levy overrated?
posted on 10/7/20
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 1 minute ago
C*** face filtered. Another one bites the dustouch , bye bye Milo you ugly fat c^**
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Don how do you know he is fat and ugly?
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Why is that funny when you clearly find insults against you upsetting enough to filter people for them?
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Because I like Don and his way with words. Not what I would use. So why you getting so uppity. Worry about yourself fella. What I do is none of your business.
posted on 10/7/20
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 1 minute ago
C*** face filtered. Another one bites the dustouch , bye bye Milo you ugly fat c^**
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Don how do you know he is fat and ugly?
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A guy that starts attacking people’s family on here and misses clearly has nothing going for him. Look at his posting history, about 6 posts in a few months, so clearly signed up from another account. Sad fat ugly c** with a kn. ob the size of a button mushroom.
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We sound really alike based upon your description of me. Are we related?
posted on 10/7/20
comment by Bales (U22081)
posted 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
I don't know why we'd listen to a Liverpool fan's opinion on our chairman anyway?
Best you pop off to Anfield, Don.
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He would only go to Anfield if he knew someone who had a free ticket Bales. He’s definitely one of the Liverpool fans on here, doubt many of them have been to Anfield either
posted on 10/7/20
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 3 seconds ago
comment by Bake 'em away toys (U7303)
posted 33 minutes ago
Apparently a plane with a banner saying "Levy out" will be visible Sunday. Does feel like fans are turning.
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That would be disgraceful if true. And any decent Spurs fan should be distancing themselves from that sort of nonsense.
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It’s a long time coming Sandy. We agree on certain things, but we mostly don’t agree on Levy. He deserves all the stick coming his way. I hope the fans protest next season to.
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Don, I won't personally, never have and never will.
posted on 10/7/20
Levy is Joe Lewis's front man.
This club is managed as a financial investment. And its supposed to produce ....MONEY ....for ENIC.
Unfortunately that costly new stadium that was supposed to bring in lots a revenue from you fans...is now sitting empty gathering debt from the interest payments.
So anyone who thinks Lewis is going to okay spending on either new players or a new coach, is simply deluded.
The very best thing that can happen now is that Lewis decides to sell out, and cut his losses. He has done that before when investments went south.
Here's hoping for new owners!
posted on 10/7/20
Don does have an unhealthy obsession with Varpool, but on overall balance he is a Spurs fan imo.
posted on 10/7/20
So he just about scrapes in
Is he a complete berk? IMO he's definitely a berk.
posted on 10/7/20
More like a Berkshire hunt. He’s so far up his own fat ass he thinks he has stalkers
posted on 11/7/20
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 14 hours, 27 minutes ago
We're the new Arsenal of a few years ago with Levy taking the place of Wenger.
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Arsenal won trophies tho
posted on 11/7/20
comment by RIP Football (U18355)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 14 hours, 27 minutes ago
We're the new Arsenal of a few years ago with Levy taking the place of Wenger.
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Arsenal won trophies tho
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They had that long period when they didn't. Never got near the big trophies either, just the FA Cup while sliding down the table. That's better than nothing but ultimately not where you want to be.