- Feb 8, 2007
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A nonsense conversation involving lighty? Surely you jest?That’s actually a pathetic list to hold up in defence of Levy’s lack of ambition. I’m done with this nonsense conversation.
PREACH!You're putting words in my mouth - find me a post where I've said I want the best players or want to pay massive wages. You won't find one. You will find several that directly contradict that by stating that it's not about money, it's about attitude, and the attitude of those at the top of our club are accepting of failure - because they are.
If you want some quotes, go and watch the Amazon doc. Watch each and every interview with Levy. He regularly goes into detail about how difficult it is to win anything. About how hard it is to achieve anything. About how fans should stop expecting so much. About how "of course we'd like to win things, but-". He even makes a joke at his birthday about wanting Jose to get him top 4 and a cup, like it's literally a laughing matter - and everyone at the venue laughs their heads off. Is that a chairman who demands success? Is that a leader who will inspire others, who will strike fear into players and managers who decide to slack off, who will make it absolutely clear that every single person at the club should be doing everything they can to create and build a winning environment and mentality?
We have a loser mentality from top to bottom and it has infected every part of the club. I've gone into deep detail on this before so I'm not doing it again, but this club is not built to win things. Winning is not expect, not demanded, not ingrained into the very fabric of the club. There is no-one demanding success. New players aren't instantly struck by the determination to be the absolute best and the incredibly demanding standards of the club - because we don't have them. Poch pointed it out - he said the mentality of the club had to completely change to win things. He said it again when he said the club needed to rebuild.
There is absolutely nothing whatsoever you can say that will justify having the most expensive tickets in world football. There is no good reason, and no excuse for it. Sure, we have debts and expenses - same as every other club. Sure, our tickets might be at the upper end of what fans will expect to pay. But the most expensive tickets in the world? There is simply no justification for it.
But as I said, you'll never find me saying anything about us not spending enough on players or wages, because I've never said it.
Once again, as the Joker said - it's not about the money, it's about sending a message.