WE DEMAND ANSWERS MR LEVY
Snubbed fans go public with questions after meeting declined
ANGRY fans have issued a series of public demands to Tottenham’s board after being snubbed by the club’s hierarchy.
Frustrated leading lights in the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust were denied the chance of a face-to-face meeting with chairman Daniel Levy, so have now gone public with the list of questions they were planning to confront him with.
The THST asked to meet with senior figures to discuss the club’s strategy and vision for the future, but were turned down last week.
But the fans’ group insists supporters deserve to know the club’s short and long-term plans, why no players were signed for two consecutive transfer windows and if the team is actually a priority for the board.
A statement read: “The club board declined to meet with the Trust. That does not mean those questions are no longer relevant.
“We now have to ask in public the questions we would have asked at that meeting.
“We asked the club to clarify its strategy when it went two consecutive transfer windows without signing a player, when Mauricio Pochettino (inset) was sacked – and we ask again now.
“It was our intention to provide the club’s board with an opportunity to explain its short, medium and long-term plans for THFC, and to furnish the fan base with sufficient information to make an educated assessment of the current situation and the direction of travel at Tottenham Hotspur. We’d hope that information would still be forthcoming.
“Sharing strategic visions is not unusual in football, with several clubs (including Liverpool, Everton,
Celtic, Rangers) alongside the FA, having published plans and reports for review.
“As key stakeholders in the club, it is our view that supporters have every right to ask these questions, to expect a level of transparency and to hold directors accountable for their decision making.”
The THST wanted to know the board’s objectives for the next five years.
And they also requested clarification on what Levy (left with Atlanta Falcons officials at last week’s NFL game) meant by ‘restoring the DNA’ of the club, the lack of trophies over the last 20 years and whether the team is actually a priority.