I’m not a business man, I’ve never run a business but I’m not stupid. Year after year, season after season, transfer window after transfer window, most ‘loyal fans’ think it is imperative that we buy expensive, world class players resulting in instant success.

It isn’t going to happen. The age old saying ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day,’ springs to mind.

ENIC took over in 2001 when Spurs were a mid-table club. Our finances were ok, but not in great shape. All through the 90s, we were financially unstable, we got docked points one season, we were kicked out of the FA Cup one year, we had Chris Armstrong up top for Christ’s sake.

In 2001, ENIC started a project, a 15 – 20 year project. An investment.

Slowly, little by little, Levy has stabilised the club financially as one of the richest in the world and has secured our place as a top 6 team in the league. Of course, we all want trophies and Champions League every year, but it takes time. I do believe hwoever, we will eventually get there.

I have read literally hundreds of tweets recently, saying “LEVY OUT!” “ENIC OUT!” “SPEND!” “BUY HIM, BUY HIM!”

It’s hilarious. Yes, we all want World Class players like Madrid, Barcelona, City and Chelsea. At the end of the day, we simply do not have a spare £40 million to buy a striker like Diego Costa, for example.

People are tweeting, “What about our TV money?” “What about our new sponsorship money?” “But we haven’t spent the Bale money!!!”

How can anyone be so narrow minded to think that every bit of revenue we get is available to spend on new players?

We have a club/business to run. With money coming in, it needs to be spread out evenly among things like wages, stadium maintenance, training facilities, youth system and of course the new stadium etc. The rest is then spent to help fund the players we do actually buy.

It is physically impossible for Tottenham to be financially stable, successful and build a new stadium all at once. Success isn’t instant. As I’ve grown up, Spurs have become a much, much better team and I’m happy where we are as a club.

Returning back to the 15 – 20 year plan. ENIC stands for English National Investment Company. They buy businesses and sell them on for profit. Tottenham are just a small part of ENIC, so why do fans think we are their main priority?

Their plan was to establish Tottenham as a worldwide household name, improve finances, secure league safety every year, build this new stadium/community in North London and then sell at a profit.

As soon as the ground is completed in 2017, ENIC won’t be around. Hopefully we are bought by someone similar to City and Chelsea’s owners who do pump millions in to the club but until ENIC leave, we can’t compete with the world’s ‘biggest’ clubs. Deal with it. Stop comparing our lack of activity with world class players to other clubs.

The only bad point about Levy/ENIC is that they are very quick to sack a manager. We all know a manager needs time but it isn’t their style. Surely you’re used to it by now? I am.

That being said, I think things are different with Mauricio Pochettino. The purchases of Michel Vorm, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Federico Fazio and Benjamin Stambouli are all standard Poch players and suggests that Levy trusts him with cash. (I believe Yedlin was a Levy deal to build rapport with our American partners Seattle Sounders).

Our main problem last year was our awful defence. How many mistakes were there? It is so plain to see that Poch and his team are building from the back. The average age of the squad is 24. The world class strikers will come, just not this second unfortunately.

Anyway, make of that what you will. Feel free to @ me on Twitter, @LeeHunt87, with your thoughts.