Billy Nic Would Be Ashamed!!

Article by Chris Mecoy

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"It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low. And we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of glory."

Truer words have never been spoken.

We here at e-Spurs pride ourselves on our belief that many opinions differ. We welcome comments from our readers that both agree and disagree with our articles, and I can assure you that the opinions of our very own writers are often completely contradictory to one another.

You may have seen, maybe even signed our very own petition seeking a change at the top at Tottenham, in essence the removal of Daniel Levy from his position as chairman of our beloved club.

Well my opinion differs!!

Bill Nicholson’s famous quote is the motto to which we Spurs fans abide by, to many it is a way of life, not just a speech from a fiery Yorkshireman about a football club.

But remember, Bill Nicholson said this as a man who was once in charge of one of the greatest teams, if not THE greatest team in world football.

I am 31 years old and my earliest memories of Tottenham are of the 1988-89 season. Sadly, this was right at the start of what can only be described as a generation of mid-table mediocrity at Spurs, with the occasional relegation battle thrown in.

For every Lineker, there was a Rory Allen, and an Andy Booth. For every Ginola, there was a Ruel Fox, and a Vinny Samways. For every Klinsmann, there was a Rasiak, and a Zamora. For every King, there was a Tramezzani and an Austin, and for every Gascoigne, there was a Sedgley, and a Dozzell.

Surely my point about a lousy generation holds true?

For the majority of my entire Spurs supporting life, I have watched us fade into insignificance every single year, and because this was the norm for me, I knew no better. I would have liked success, but I never, EVER expected it.

Then along came ENIC, and Daniel Levy, and after a couple or three years of stability, we saw a change in our beliefs. Due in no small part to Daniel Levy, and a certain Mr. Jol (remember him? That was when we dispensed with the services of a very well known and well respected coach, and hired from within. Does that ring any bells? Nobody was complaining then).

Since then, Spurs have been a mainstay of the top 6, with only a couple of exceptions.

Since Levy and ENIC took control, our stock has risen. So much so, they a 6th place finish this year would be considered a catastrophic failure by our fans (me included).

If you were around to see the unmitigated success of Sir Bill’s 60’s side, or the trophy laden 80’s under Burkinshaw, and have been in a coma ever since until this season, then please disregard this next comment. For all of you that have seen nigh on 20 years of absolute crap gracing White Hart Lane’s hallowed turf, and still want Levy to be shown the door, then not only are your delusions of grandeur very misplaced, but your totally bloody insane as well.

Where is this right that Spurs have to be title contenders every year? Where are the Spurs fans that seem to have forgotten that only 25 short years ago, the Lane was very nearly a Sainsbury’s Car Park?

What more do you want? One bad season, which in all honesty, did include an ill-advised sacking of AVB, and now you all want our chairman gone? Where was the Levy-Out brigade when we were top 4, or turning a 2 goal deficit around at the Emirates? Where were you when he got rid of the Gooner in the raincoat and brought in Glenn the God as his replacement?

That’s right, you were up his a**e and saying he was the best thing since sliced bread.

In my early years, right up to my early twenties, I would have given anything for a 6th place finish to be considered a failure, yet now it seems many of you feel we should be champions of the world.

What is happening to us?

*How often have you seen a forced change of Chairman, such as the one you're seeking, run smoothly?

How would you like to see a Risdale in charge? Someone who would like to spend all the money we have on players and then when it runs out, sell all our players to rivals while we get relegated.

How about Assem Allem? We could be called the Tottenham Tigers. It would be great.

Vincent Tan is great, what about him? I’d look forward to seeing the boys in their red kit every season.

The men who turned 2009 F.A. Cup winners Portsmouth into a struggling League Two side come 2014?

Let’s go for Suleyman Kerimov, the guy who pumped billions into Anzhi Makhachkala, and then just took it all back.

The Glazers? When they balls it up, we can start our own club, eh? F.C. Hotspur of Tottenham. What do you reckon?

To end my quite blatant sarcasm, let’s just get rid of Levy and bring Irving Scholar back, so he can finish the job of running our beloved club into the ground.

He must be looking for work.

The simple fact is that until you learn that you are the ones that are doing as much unsettling of the club as anyone else, we won’t ever get to the standard we desire.

Get behind the club.

Get behind the players.

Get behind the manager (and then hopefully the next one)....

.....and for God’s sake, get behind the CHAIRMAN!!

Don’t worry Daniel,

In Levy we tru....most of us still trust!

COME ON YOU SPURS!!

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