Daniel Levy has failed to get Tottenham back on track (Picture: Getty Images)

It is time to face facts and admit that Tottenham Hotspur are no longer a top club.

Way back in time before football began in England, if you believe in the Sky TV led hype which has surrounded the Premier League since its inception in 1992, Spurs were considered as one of the leading forces of the game, along with Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal.

They were one of the so called ‘big four’.

Then came Alex Ferguson to awake the sleeping giant that is Manchester United, Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour and suddenly the stock of the White Hart Lane doesn’t hold the same appeal as it once did, Tottenham frankly are a shadow of the club they once were with absolutely no sign of the glory days returning in the near future.




Forget about aspirations of title success Spurs are now on the same level as the likes of Everton, Aston Villa and Newcastle United, historically big clubs yes but no longer one of the elite.

One of the principal reasons for this has been the absolute and total failure of Daniel Levy to implement a structure designed to allow for success, his chairmanship has been an unmitigated disaster blighted by a series of unwise managerial appointments which have left any realistic aspirations of stability something the loyal Spurs support simply can only dream about.

Hiring and firing managers has been the hallmark of Levy’s tenure, much like his predecessor and fellow Tottenham fan Lord Sugar.

This has left this once famous club in a perpetual state of turmoil and upheaval so it’s frankly no surprise the team continues to fire blanks on the field.

Looking back Harry Redknapp’s period as boss now appears to have been a golden era for Spurs, the football was exciting with the peak coming in 2010-11 with that wonderful Champions League run.

A sign saying ‘Levy Out’ is seen in protest of Daniel Levy (Picture: Getty Images)

But since then it has all been downhill, fortunes squandered on some absolute dross as new managers come and go attempting to build a squad capable of challenging for the major honours.

A solitary League Cup win in the last decade has been won with a huge turnover of players, it has all become far too easy to spot a Spurs fan these days, they are the ones with the constant frowns and self-pity, Tottenham Hotspur have become by-words for failure.

For a club steeped in the wisdom and influence of great football men such as Bill Nicholson and Dave Mackay it has become sad to witness their continual decline, as each year passes a repeat of the halcyon days of the late 1950’s and 1960’s when Spurs were leading contenders is becoming more and more of unimaginable.

Now on the eve of the new season the latest in a long line of savours is Mauricio Pochettino, okay he oversaw Southampton’s best season in living memory last term but there are real question marks over his abilities at succeeding at White Hart Lane where so many others with much more distinguished managerial abilities have failed.



Indeed judging on Levy’s track record I wonder just what odds I would find if I were to walk into my nearest bookmakers on the Argentine seeing out his debut season in the hot seat.

Levy really needs to stop throwing money at this project, if they are ever to become a force again Tottenham Hotspur require an absolute overhaul of their football operations from top to bottom and there is currently one man out there readily available who would crawl over broken glass to assist in the rebuilding of this once revered institution.

His name is Glenn Hoddle.

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