Open Letter

northlondon17

An open letter to supporters from Chairman Daniel Levy.

Dear Supporter,

Today we welcome members of our new coaching team to the Lane - Juande Ramos and Marcos Alvarez and, in doing so, we bring to an end an unsettled two months for our Club.

Much has been written and speculated about the Club in the past few weeks. Quite clearly there are always two sides to every story but, in the interests of the Club, we have endured much criticism without responding or retaliating. We have instead issued statements, when appropriate, containing accurate and relevant information.

For you, the supporters, there are two particular issues on which I would now like to comment: Firstly regarding reports about Thursday evening - the first time Martin and I met to discuss his position was after the match, there were no discussions prior and there were none of the reported disagreements. We would not have, in any case, asked Martin to take charge of the match under those circumstances. Media speculation which preceded the game, inaccurately reporting Martin as having resigned, was in no way a deliberate measure by this Club, in no way served our purposes and we have resented any suggestion that this was the case. Leaks (which are wholly unacceptable) and speculation accompanied the game and it is a sad and regrettable aspect that individuals get caught in their midst.

Several events clearly did not happen as we all would have wished and I am the first to admit that things could have been handled differently and better.

Secondly, I should like to once again outline how the acquisition and disposal of players works at the club. We have a Football Management Group which meets on a regular basis – this is constituted by myself, Damien Comolli (Sporting Director), John Alexander (Club Secretary) and the Head Coach, now Juande Ramos. This group meets to discuss, identify and acquire players in targeted positions and to consider possible disposals. No player is brought into the Club or sold who is not approved by the coaching staff – it would be counter-productive to buy players that won’t be played. It is a system that Juande has worked with for years, which allows him to specify his needs and to concentrate on coaching the team whilst Damien and his scouting network seek options. This process clearly relies on accurate briefing and good decision making. It has a collective responsibility.

In conclusion, you, our supporters, should know that your Board has always had, and will always have, the long term interests of your Club as its sole focus.

In the past six years we have accommodated many changes, some of our own instigation and some that were thrust upon us by circumstance. I consider it the mark of the strength of an organisation as to how it deals with change, realigns and moves forward. We have made the changes, popular or unpopular as they may be, that we felt were necessary and right. New possibilities now face us, please lend us your support as we move forward together.

Yours,
Daniel
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this is what i thought...Mr Levy wants the very best for us...people are slagging him off, they better shut up now...!!!:mad::mad:

yiddo

northlondon17 wrote: »

this is what i thought...Mr Levy wants the very best for us...people are slagging him off, they better shut up now...!!!:mad::mad:

talk is cheap - lets wait and see if Levy backs Ramos with money and more importantly lets him make his own signings and not have Comolli,s forced on him like they were on Jol

Hatch99

I will continue to have huge question marks about Levy and Co..... they have turned our club into a laughing stock over the last 3 months, and the way they have behaved has been nothing short of a disgrace.

galinka

Daniel Alves in January from Seville!!

We could give them Bent in part exchange - should be worth a Million maybe!!

cxcully

Let's wait and see.....Jol was not the man for the job in the long term but some of the recent scenes in the stands have been sickening....Levy and Kemsley smirking.....Comolli looks like a nob....I don't like the athmosphere around the club at the moment and it will take years to evaporate.

tippspur

We can only wait and see, hopefully Ramos can work his magic for us.

John W

northlondon17 wrote: »

this is what i thought...Mr Levy wants the very best for us...people are slagging him off, they better shut up now...!!!:mad::mad:

Oh yer, like we can believe anything that comes from him or the board as the truth, here some of the other "truths" we have heard in statements from him and the board this year!

"Spurs spokeswoman said: “Our secretary John Alexander was there for a private meeting and we are not in negotiations with anybody to replace Martin at this current time"

“There has been no board meeting, let alone any emergency board meeting, and reports that we have agreed a compensation package with Martin are wholly inaccurate - we have not even discussed the subject and there is no reason to do so."

"No individual was or has been offered the position of manager/coach at this club while that position has been held by Martin Jol," read a statement from Spurs."

Oh yes, we can trust every word he says. he is careful with his wording alright, but at the end of the day, we know what he and the board did, we know how badly BMJ was treated, and to be honest it will be a long time (if ever) I trust a word that comes out of he's mouth!:(