Daniel Levy appears to be in a spot of public relations bother. Paul Hayward of The Telegraph is a seasoned and balanced football pundit as anyone who has read his work or heard him talk on Sky Sports’ Sunday Supplement show is likely to attest.
Words such as “shameless” and “state aid” really ought not to be ever used in relation to the business activities of a multimillion-pound Premier League side.
Whilst organizing a pay cut for non-playing staff might serve to pave the way for asking the players themselves to take a cut, getting the state to pay for the club’s staff furlong has been a public relations car crash.
Scrutiny over the manner in which ENIC are running Spurs is beginning to gather significant momentum and this feels like it is merely the latest nail in the goodwill coffin.
Regular readers will know that I predicted all this some considerable time ago, as I alleged that the business model and that the people running the club were flawed.
Kindly note, I take no pleasure from any of this. That said, it does suggest that the decisions that I made in regard to who may and who may not comment on this blog have been vindicated. The propaganda is failing to keep pace with reality.