What this HUGE NEWS Tells Us About Tottenham Hotspur's FUTURE!

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]So Tottenham Hotspur did it. They survived relegation and were able to stay in the Premier [music] League and in fact ended up relegating their London rivals West Ham in their place. It was a turent season. I'm not going to beat around the bush. It [music] was horrendous in stages. Some awful managers, awful performances, and this summer under Roberto Deserby is going to be absolutely pivotal for the football club. So today on the Salksburg YouTube channel, I'm going to be reacting to all of the fallout after Tottenham survived the Premier League relegation battle.

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[00:00:55]Yes, we made it. I'm in more jubilant mood than I was a couple of weeks ago.

[00:01:01]And you know, to celebrate, I've decided to put on the Peppa Pig hat. Maybe for one last time. Maybe it will come out on special occasions after that. But I just wanted to react to like there's been a lot said uh in the fallout from Tottenham remaining in the Premier League under Roberto Deserby. you know, a big performance in the end from the players uh against Everton. Deserby coming in and doing what he said he would do. He'd come in and get results.

[00:01:27]He'd get points on the board and get wins for Tottenham Hotspur. Uh and, you know, end up avoiding that relegation. I mean, if we had got relegated, I feel like the video content you'd be seeing from me would be very, very different.

[00:01:39]And, you know, it's been the hottest week of the year so far in the UK. if you are watching the UK. Uh, and I feel like, you know, Tottenham was simmering.

[00:01:49]They were boiling over at points this season, but it's now a bit calmer, but there is still a lot of information that's come out the club on a varying scale of like maybe a bit of hope here, maybe a bit of, you know, misleading information. Um, and we're going to try and get through all of it today. Might be a bit of a longer video for you guys.

[00:02:08]So, yeah, I would really appreciate your support on this. And if you haven't already seen my postmatch reaction live in the Tottenham Hotsworth Stadium, where did I put my program for the weekend? Uh after the game, go and watch that because it was full of raw emotion and uh a lot of relief. Um I stayed out till about 1:00 a.m. I think with my mate. We were just, you know, chatting about the whole season and reflecting. I met and I met quite a lot of people. I met I bumped into Harry Scarf. I bumped into Harry Hotspur. I bumped into uh Deina. I bumped into uh Ben from We Are Tottenham TV. I bumped into George Ailia. Bumped into loads of people and lots of people coming up to me giving me support, saying how much they love the channel, saying how much they love me on Inside Spurs. We actually filmed our last episode of the season of Inside Spurs yesterday. That's going live today on the Spurs YouTube channel. I'll link up to that as well where we talk about a lot of these topics as well. But I think I've got to start at the very top. And I guess that's with a lot of the turmoil that's come out the club following um you know the relegation survival and a very poor season. Basically this sort of video split into two. It's split into that uh area of the conversation and then a lot of transfer talk that's come out of you know surviving uh you know we could have been linked to the likes of Troy Parrot, Harry Wings, Oliver Skip, but we've been linked to a lot more different and varied players. So, we'll start off with um my season review. I actually start with that. So, overall, what do I think of the season? Well, I'm not going to be around the bush.

[00:03:42]Shocking season. Absolutely shocking season from start to finish. We had, you know, three different managers, so many injuries, uh a transfer window that didn't live up to its making, a Chanel transfer window that was even more disappointing. Uh overall, not really much to write home about. I'd say the positives was the Kinsky redemption story of him, you know, having a howler in the W Metropolitano, getting uh subbed off, being 3-0 down, but then coming back and saving a lot of RC. I think Archie Gray's been good. I think Kevin Danzo's been good, but a lot of tur turmoil, isn't there? You know, players falling out with Thomas Frank in the Shaver, Jed Spencer, and Mickey van, Christian Romero's antics. It's been shocking. I mean, first of all, Thomas Frank, I hope he never gets a job back in the English division. I was very wrong about it. I hold my hands up. I got that one wrong. I thought he'd be good. I thought he'd improve players, but that's not the case. He was shocking and he should have been sacked a lot lot earlier, but we'll talk about the failings of the club board uh you know in the as the episode goes on. Then you've also got Eagle TUDA. Now Eagle Tuda, where do I start with Eagle Tudtor? Just absolutely the wrong appointment. Howler again from Vinatian and Yoan Langer and that was wrong. He got us one point in the Premier League.

[00:05:01]Uh you know the Nottingham and Forest loss was pivotal. So was the Crystal Palace one just absolutely horrendous.

[00:05:08]Uh and then Roberto Deserby came in and my life changed forever. Um I actually you know we'll get on more to the Zerby but you know better performances better defensively better attacking wise and that was with you know a very weak Tottenham squad that he had at his disposal. So that's what I think of the season. It's a it's a big fat ass. It's a fail. I mean it would have been a U if we got relegated but some little silver linings towards the end but that is about it. Um now moving on to the crux of the video. Now I want to talk about all the information that has come out in light to you know various statements from Peter Charington from Vin Contession uh and the Lewis family. That's the main one.

[00:05:50]the Lewis family. We'll see Lewis family, Enoch, the owners of Tottenham, uh, you know, who are now more of the face of the ownership, I guess, even though they've owned the club for over 20 years. But, you know, since Daniel Levy left, they've been more apparent.

[00:06:05]Now, I want to start off with a clip, and this clip is very, very interesting because it sort of deep dives into Tottenham's issues, Tottenham's situation, um, going into, you know, a summer that we don't know what's going to happen yet, but hopefully more positive. But there was a few people.

[00:06:23]First of all, I'm going to start off with Gary Neville and then Simon Jordan talking about their experiences with seeing Tottenham at board level. But before we go any further, I need to make a big announcement. I want to say a massive thank you for your support on my channel. Since the launch, we've done 3.5 million views. I recently just did my 900th upload as well to the channel.

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[00:07:40]>> What togetherness is. And I think what was that sort of that what was that sort of line they've been using in the last few weeks.

[00:07:46]>> Yeah. All together always. Unless you're in Argentina. [laughter] >> All together always. And you know something, you hear some of this leadership, don't you, from time to time, which sort of spouted out in business and spouted out in football clubs where they have signs on walls, but the problem is the actions speak a lot louder than words. The actions out on the on the pitch speak a lot louder than words. The dare to do they dare to do these players? I don't think so. Um, are they always together? No, I don't think so. Is there a connection right the way through the club? No. We hear that the owners have been trying to sell this club for two or three, four years now trying to get as high a price as possible. Um they've done a great job in certain ways with certain things that they've built in infrastructure terms, but they failed the fans on the pitch is most important. You know, football is all all about first team performance at a football club, whether that's the women's team, the men's team. You you've got to win. You've got to win. Um and I have to say, you know, these Spurs fans are celebrating today. And look at that sign there behind that goal. It's the perfect moment for it. Bill, do you want to read it out?

[00:08:52]>> Well, there's one there that says, "Promise success, delivering failure.

[00:08:56]Eno out." There's another one at the other end that says, "Love Tottenham.

[00:09:00]Hate Eno."

[00:09:01]>> Yeah.

[00:09:01]>> They need to get their act together, don't they? I mean, they they they they parted company with Daniel Levby and made big promises that things were going to be different and that they were going to turn over a new leaf. Things have got worse.

[00:09:12]>> Yeah. Well, what's happened is the always together that you mention has come from the fans because they have stayed together.

[00:09:21]There was a protest I think planned a few well a month or so ago and they canceled it because they recognized that the team needed them out on the pitch and Deserby needed them out on the pitch and Tudor needed them out on the pitch.

[00:09:32]They've turned up in the thousands outside the ground today these Tottenham fans to urge their team forward and I thought that might add a little bit of anxiety to the players but it actually didn't do. They handled it well, but you've got players out on this pitch.

[00:09:43]Quite a few of them are going to be going to the World Cup. They've got experience. They've got some quality out there. Um, and look, is it too far to say that they've been pathetic that they should be ashamed of themselves?

[00:09:56]Probably not. You know, this is Tottenham Hotspur, and I know sometimes I get mocked for saying this is Manchester United, but you know, this is a football club steeped in incredible traditions. Now, they've not won trophies for a long time regularly, even though they won a Europa League last year. It was fantastic. And, you know, it was great for this fan base to to celebrate a trophy, but they've been underachievers and underperforming for a long time. But then this is another level of underachievement and hitting new lows, >> you know, the last two years in the Premier League and where they've been.

[00:10:24]So, like you say, there's got to be a massive reset. There's got to be an autopsy that goes really deep right the way through the club. And to be fair, when you're owners of a football club, and I'm an owner of a football club, sometimes you have to start by looking in the mirror yourself. You absolutely do because success sometimes doesn't come in a football club because of the decisions that you make, because of what you do, not because of what the fans do or what the players do or what the coaches do. But just right the way through here, I mean, appointing Eeyore Chudor and having to sack him within a few weeks, um, it didn't feel right that appointment from day one, did it? It just didn't connect. I hope they keep saying this because I hope people then double down and zero in on what they're doing and make them accountable for it.

[00:11:03]And by the way, you know, Tottenham Hotspur, like most football clubs, is up for sale. Tottenham Hotspur has been up for sale for some time and we'll see. Of course, you have to invest has been up for sale for some time.

[00:11:13]>> Of course they have.

[00:11:14]>> So why do they say today we are not selling the club, we are all in because they haven't got >> we're investing in it.

[00:11:20]>> Because first and foremost, in order to sell something, you have to make it worth something. And at this moment in time, it's worth bugger all because it nearly got relegated. Not a good time to sell Spurs now, is it? still worth more than if they had gone down.

[00:11:28]>> Sure. But notwithstanding that any potential investor looking at Spurs now that's been convinced that ultimately it's not a club that gets gets relegated. We are a guaranteed revenue stream. That's what Spurs would have liked. Daniel would have liked to have had no relegation in an ideal world. So there's a guaranteed methodology of being able to market something. But but Spurs looking at it now. If you're trying to sell Tottenham Hotspur, what would you get? What would you pay for it today?

[00:11:48]>> Um I don't know off the top of my head.

[00:11:50]I know that they're in the market for about three and a half billion. Um now whether that was including debt on the stadium or without debt not entirely sure and that deal was in the offing and close to being done and arguments were being had about certain things around who would get paid what when and why. So so so with that in mind they may not be p selling today. One thing you have to do one thing that's been clearly established this this might be sounding like stating the bleeding obvious but it's become even more clearer in order to make a football club worth more money you actually have to win things. It's wonderful having Chartons and West Hams in the past and palaces that are punching above their weight and getting bought for five or six hundred million quid or Newcastle being bought by the Saudis for 300 million quid. The more you win things. Yeah.

[00:12:28]>> The more the economic Now Manchester City did >> what >> they won the Europa League >> serious things. All right.

[00:12:36]>> Right.

[00:12:36]>> Serious things.

[00:12:37]>> Right.

[00:12:37]>> You know in terms of you know the Premier League or the more you look like you're capable of doing that. So the silverware side of things has really made it because football clubs have now how many football clubs have we actually seen all these valuations that we see now.

[00:12:50]>> How many football clubs have actually been sold for money?

[00:12:52]>> West Ham sorry um you know Palace have been bought into into by Woody Johnson at a value of about 500 million quid.

[00:12:58]Newcastle were bought for 300 million quid. The investment in West Ham was probably circle around about if you ratcheted it up probably somewhere between 6 and 700 million quid. All these valuations are three and a half four billion quid. Yeah. No one's ever done anything like that. The only one that's done it is Radcliffe at United, which is a money-making machine anyway if you get it right. Um, and ultimately Chelsea, which is an enforced sale. So, the valuation of Man City, if it was to be sold now, because it won everything, probably gets it to three or four billion quid. And the reasons why it gets it to three or four billion quid is because a they've invested a lot of money into it, and b they win things, right? So, when you buy a football club, look at the people buying it. The most important people in football now are actually owners. I know people are not going to want to hear it, but the ownership models now and who's owning football clubs and the reasons why they're doing it because it makes no sense. own football club. All you do is lose money. There's a few of them now like Arsenal that are making a few quid.

[00:13:43]So you then have to look at what they do and how they do it to make it worth something. You leave us all standing on this.

[00:13:48]>> What what do they mean when they say we're investing in it? You will see more of this in the coming months. We're investing in it. What does that look like?

[00:13:57]>> Well, well, first and foremost, is it self-generated money or is there going to be an issue where there's going to be introduced capital to be able to support this observation? Because we know that Spurs are going to get 150 million quid from the Premier League. We know that they're going to get their commercial deals. We know what their season tickets look like. We know what their turnover is. We know that they get five or 600 million a year in, right? Give or take.

[00:14:17]So, we know that with squad capping rules and so and so forth, they can spend £300 million on wages. We don't know what they're I don't know what the depreciation amotization is. But Spurs can spend 150 million because they've done it. This is not the question. The question is where's the new capital coming in from making this decision because it could only have ever come in the first place in the shareholders.

[00:14:32]They didn't do it previously. The same shareholders. Nothing's changed. They just don't have a blame hand anymore.

[00:14:37]You know, the dog that farts under the table. It wasn't me. It was a dog. They haven't got that anymore. Daniel Le is gone.

[00:14:42]>> That dog is gone. And there's a message.

[00:14:45]It's obvious that Joe Lewis handed Levy the keys to Tottenham for all those years. It's only recent that Lewis handed the control to his family. And this is where the issue lies. They run Eno now and not Joe Lewis.

[00:14:58]>> They That's probably true. That's probably true.

[00:15:00]>> And Jack, who sends it this message, says, "I think they're telling the truth. I think they they can think what they want. Actions will prove to be louder than words. The fact that you know Joe Lewis is the primary shareholder in a business. Believe me, Joe Lewis and his family with all due respect to the acument and level of competency and level of commercial success that they have which dwarfed anything I ever had is not a hands-off owner. Whether it be through Vivian his daughter, whether it be through his sons sons-in-laws or, you know, or or whatever they may well be now in circumstances or grandchildren, they will still he is still, you know, maybe not quite as as competent in certain aspects given the age that he's at as he was once before, right?

[00:15:39]>> But there is still there will still be, in my devout belief, a opportunity to sell Tottenham Hotspur, which will be taken by the Lewis family at a time that suits them best. Now, that may not be tomorrow.

[00:15:49]>> No.

[00:15:49]>> Granted, they can't sell it now, can they?

[00:15:51]>> No. not after this letter.

[00:15:53]>> They raise so many good points. They raise um you know, it just I can't actually quite fathom a lot of what I've seen from the football club this season, their actions. I mean, I'd be here all day if I went on on that. But I'm going to read out some of the quotes from um the Lewis family and Vinavites and then I was going to play a couple of clips from those interviews as well. But they said to the fans, "As owners of 25 years, we have lived the highs and lows of Spurs with you. Finishing 17th this and last season does not reflect the stature of potential for this football club. We are bitterly disappointed and share your frustration. You and we expect more than this. We know this must never happen again. Our approach to running the club is and has been to trust the experts to do that while backing them to be successful. The problem we found were deeper than we realized and we were allowed to build over the last few years. We know that this has eroded trust and we have to win that back. As owners, we take ultimate responsibility for the situation in which the club finds itself. We also take responsibility for rebuilding Spurs. Our ambition is to recapture the spirit of the club and bring back the excitement, the fearlessness and the bold football we have uh always felt defined us. That means football comes first. The board and executive team have laid out their plans to meet this ambition. They will require investment in our teams, the academy, our backroom functions and more. And we're fully committed to this. We are not selling the club. We are all in. We're investing in it. You will see more of this in the coming months. We care deeply about Spurs. The rebuild the club needs and you deserve uh has begun. Uh this change required is deep. It will take time commitment, but change is happening. We know that actions will speak louder than words. Signed the Lewis family.

[00:17:36]Now a siren's going off in the background. if you can hear that. I think that is, you know, maybe that's foreshadowing. Uh, but it's just absolute waffle. We've heard this so many times. And that famous line, that last line, I said this on Insid's words.

[00:17:49]Actions speak louder than words. Act then acts, act, act. I can't speak that enough. I can't be bothered to deep dive into this quote because or these quotes because it's just absolutely silly. And I'm wearing a Peppa Pig hat, so you know, it's just absolutely stupid. But let me know what your thoughts on that as well. Uh here's some clips of our uh chief exec Vinaring as well talking a load of rubbish.

[00:18:12]>> Why hasn't football been at the center of everything? Why hasn't football come first as the the first priority >> in all the big decisions that the club has made? I don't think it ruthlessly prioritized is this decision going to be a decision that is going to help us get more points on the pitch which is going to help us be successful and quite a lot of the challenges and quite a lot of things we're trying to fix um actually are just by if you are absolutely focused on laser focused on is this going to help us win football matches it's a great lens to make your decisions because you then start making different decisions you then start investing in different areas you then start doing different things and that's a lot of what we're doing now.

[00:18:56]>> We opted not to to strengthen in January beyond a couple of signs, particularly in an area of the field in attack where we had a number of long-term absentes and there was the hope that the players that were injured would would return. In actual fact, we've ended up losing players to to further long-term injury.

[00:19:18]What was the the kind of failsafe rationale there in January? And again, is there an acceptance there that that was the wrong strategy to not go out and ensure that there was more support for our player staff particularly in the the forward areas of the team?

[00:19:37]>> Is if I look at the squad, uh I absolutely accept that the squad has not got the right blend of youth, experience, leadership characteristics, and robustness. And you need to get that balance right if you're going to have a squad that can compete for a season in multiple competitions. And the club hasn't got that right mix at the moment.

[00:20:01]And that is what we need to do and that's what we need to strengthen in transfer windows. And predominantly your opportunity to do that is in summer transfer windows. That is the reality.

[00:20:14]So absolutely accept that we don't have the mix correct in our squad today and we need to look across those four lenses and more to get the the mix right. We also if we want to get the right level of player in our squad need to look at our wage structure which hasn't been fit for purpose in terms of trying to achieve what we want to achieve. And we also need to do have a different approach around how we do player transactions to make sure that we can land the players that we want to land as efficiently as possible in a very competitive and a very difficult market and also be able to sell the players at the right time that we don't think have long-term futures at the club.

[00:20:56]>> Some more quotes of him that he said. He said, "The club needs a complete reset.

[00:21:00]If you'd asked me a few months ago after I joined when I was no longer an outsider, I would have told you the club was in a significantly worse state in some places than I thought. I'm not saying that Tottenham didn't improve in that period, but what I can tell you is is that when you look at where Tottenham were in many of those areas compared to where I believe other Premier League clubs are, there was a significant gap in some areas quite uh really quite worrying. So, uh I really I don't think that there was what I could call a relentless obsession with football success. And it goes on. He he basically says that maybe Eagle Chuda was a bad decision. Yeah, you have eyes. Well done. But they just need to act. And I I don't know how many times I got to say this. Like you've got the perfect manager now to back. He didn't back P.

[00:21:42]He didn't back Mourinho. He didn't back Kante. You know, I know that was a lot of Daniel leaving. He left early in the season. But it's got to happen now. If it doesn't happen now, it never will.

[00:21:52]I'm going to leave that there because I'm absolutely sick of it. But next I want to talk about, you know, transfers now because, you know, there's going to be a big overhaul at Spurs. I'm aiming to do a video with Henry actually soon about what he thinks the next Tottenham lineup might look like next season. Uh, and a keep and sell as well in that. So stay tuned for that. But I won't talk about outrans more than ingrowns. So we've been linked with quite a few players. I'm [clears throat] going to sort of go through them in a quick fire nature. So first of all, we've been linked with Cinho. Now what do I think of that? I think we desperately need a lot this summer. I'd say we need probably a goalkeeper. Again, I know I praise Kinksky, but still think we need another goalkeeper to maybe replace the outgoing Vicario. Maybe a fullback, center backs, midfield, left winger, and a and a striker, a proven striker. So, uh, going back to that then, Cevin to me, obviously, we went in for him last year and the fee was extortionate. I think if you can get that fee lower, it makes a bit of sense. But there's been nothing to really write home about one Premier League goal, not as many assists as his debut season. I don't know. I was watching Alice Talks Football's video and she sort of said how there's a lack of top wingers at the moment in the Premier League and uh you know, even in world football. So, I'm not sure about this one. I I'm not sure. I'm really not sure about that. Sessi though, unbelievable signing on a free if this happens or when hopefully uh get rid of Romero, get a good fee for him, get Senessi in. I think that's absolutely fantastic. Andy Robertson I think is a good signing. Um leadership qualities are integral for this. uh also, you know, was probably and after leaving Liverpool, Liverpool's best left back after uh obviously uh the poor season had by uh Kirk. John Stones has been linked. I mean, he'd fit in injury-wise, but I'm not sure about that one. Um there's obviously the future of Luca Vuskovic. I know it's not a transfer, but personally, I'd like to see him stay, but if he gets another loan, I think that might help his progression.

[00:23:54]Let me know what you think about Vuskovic. Um, Pellinia obviously I wouldn't mind signing him but if maybe a deal for Loatelli comes up I wouldn't mind that uh as well. Vanerven could sign a new contract I would like to see that happen. I think he's shown his worth. Alex Scott's been linked. He's a Spurs round hopefully you know that would be quite good. Goalkeepers I've mentioned James Trafford Trouin from Benfica has been linked. I think a goalkeeper vital. Um lots of Brighton players being linked. Vugan Van Hecker Carlos Ble I like the idea of them. Um, but I just think, you know, it's going to be a big summer. There needs to be a big overall. I'll do more on transfer videos soon. But it is just going to be absolutely pivotal for Tottenham to really, you know, work out what they need and give deserve the tools. I mean, deserby, there's a clip from him from his uh end of season interview where he speaks so much volume about like what he's gone through since coming to the club.

[00:24:48]>> You mentioned yesterday that it felt like being underwater for 55 days.

[00:24:54]Um, how does the air feel now?

[00:24:57]I think uh it was the the the best day in football and I'm not so young and because when you win um when you win a trophy or when you win a league or when you yes are very very nice moment but u when you stay up is better is is more um more um intense as a moment now >> and Tottenham can play good football under the Zerby if he gets the right players you know he was able to do it with an absolutely poor squad you know hopefully you know after a good preseason Madison comes back in don't know what's going on with Kulvki but Cudas will be pivotal uh you know I really think you know if you a a team of a competent goalkeeper maybe you know left back of a dog or uh you know Even Robertson with Sessie, Van, Porro. I've seen him link away with a move though.

[00:26:01]But, you know, and then the midfield of, you know, competent passer added in there. I think the future could be bright for Spurs, but I've been here before. I've said all this before. I said it with Andrew. I said it with Frank. I will I will, you know, hold my breath cuz I'm, you know, you got to take all this with a pinch of salt. But let me know what you think of all this in the comments down below. And as I said in the intro, if you have enjoyed this, leave a like, subscribe, hit the notification bell, use your hype points as well. Uh, and also, as I said, all my socials will be linked down below. But until next time, guys, I'll see you guys pretty soon. day.