A Tottenham fan group has outlined their protest plans ahead of their side’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday in what they believe with be the beginning of a persistent campaign to instigate real changes within the club.
Spurs are set for a Premier League clash against the Red Devils, who will be eager to recover from a dismal stretch that saw their exit from both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup within the space of three days.
Ange Postecoglou is under immense pressure following a three month-long injury plague which has seen his side drop to 14th in the table. The disgruntlement among fans has intensified with frequent calls for chairman Daniel Levy to step down, and a supporters group have now decided to take matters into their own hands and take action.
‘Change for Tottenham‘ has orchestrated demonstrations to occur before and after the 4.30pm kick-off on Sunday. They have organised a “peaceful march against the board” leading to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium followed by a call for fans to gather at the South Stand concourse prior to the match.
Regardless of the outcome, supporters are then requested to applaud the players post-game, culminating in a sit-in to signal to the board that “enough is enough”.
Christina Zandes, a representative for Change for Tottenham, outlined their plans to PA: “Even if we do get a win on Sunday, it doesn’t matter – we still want change to happen. This cycle is on repeat and we can’t keep going on with this.
“We’re tired. A lot of the fans are disconnected completely from the club and it’s a horrible feeling to see how bad we’re struggling right now and it should not be happening.” Frustrations also linger over Tottenham‘s prolonged silverware famine, having last clinched the 2008 League Cup.
Data unveiled by Deloitte last month is raising eyebrows about chairman Levy and the club’s majority shareholder ENIC. Spurs have hit the headlines for clinching ninth place in Deloitte’s list of the world’s wealthiest clubs, boasting revenues of £520million from the 2023-24 season.
However, Tottenham‘s investment in talent – a mere 42% of revenue on wages – was the lowest spend in the top 10 of the list, also trailing behind all eight Premier League clubs featured in Deloitte’s top 20, with West Ham, Newcastle and Aston Villa shelling out a greater slice of their revenue on salaries. Tottenham secured Dominic Solanke for £65million from Bournemouth last summer, alongside snapping up several coveted young stars, but this has yet to yield consistent on-field success as Postecoglou’s squad struggles with a packed schedule including extra cup ties.
The Europa League dangles as Tottenham‘s solitary chance of glory this season, and perhaps their best shot at European action in the 2025-26 season, since league qualification seems like a distant dream.
Change for Tottenham have sent a letter to the club board explaining their concerns regarding Levy and the direction in which Spurs are heading in. The club responded by saying: “Improved performances on the pitch is paramount and we all need to be unified and focus on support for our players – home and away.”
Zandes expressed frustration with the recurring setbacks at Tottenham, saying: “It came to a point where we wanted to do something because we’re having this similar cycle at Tottenham where you feel progress is coming, but sadly we always take a step back. We’ve built this world-class, incredible stadium and we have a world-class training facility. It all looks beautiful from the outside, but on the inside it is not there.
“Everyone just laughs at us now. It is known we haven’t won a trophy in a very long time and the fans are coming to a point where we all feel disconnected to the club.
“It’s something I feel is quite sad because for such a beautiful club and for what it could be, there is not much achievement on the pitch and this is what we want to do. We want to make change.”
Conversations about the club’s chairman Levy were also mentioned as Zandes concluded: “We’ve had discussions about Daniel Levy and if you feel he could leave, is it a risk? It’s come to the point now where I am willing to take the risk because it feels like it’s going to be a never-ending cycle.”
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