Tottenham Hotspur supporters have long held good reasons for strongly disliking chairman Daniel Levy, who has cast a rather odious figure above it all at one of the Premier League's proudest clubs. And only he can ruin the afterglow of a Europa League title triumph in North London, unceremoniously dumping the architect of the victory, manager Ange Postecoglou, after unnecessarily leaving him in the dark for weeks - including a family holiday.
Levy's way of running things at Tottenham has worn many thin. Even fans of clubs other than Tottenham would like to see the backside of Levy, because what he's done at the club is a disgrace to the entire sport.
There are surely so many negative feelings towards Levy and the club right now in the dressing room after firing such a popular coach, but the way Levy runs things is similarly affecting players who are in just much limbo as Postecoglou was.
Take for example, veteran defender Ben Davies. Although it makes sense for Tottenham to part ways with him this offseason as a free agent, they should do so with at least some modicum of respect, given his professionalism and all he has given to the club.
Ange Postecoglou isn't the only one Tottenham are disrespecting
Yet Davies remains completely in the dark on his future, and it's already June. His public comments make it clear that Levy and the club are at fault, and that the level of professionalism from the club itself has fallen to frustratingly low standards.
Here's what Davies said, via Wales Online's Alex Ridout, âI donât think there is anything to update to be honest. I donât think I am going to be the person who is making any of those decisions, so as far as Iâm concerned, itâs full focus here [with Wales] this week.â
Obviously, at this point, Davies isn't going to be back with Tottenham next season. Pretty much every supporter predicted that despite the 50/50 transfer rumors, at least initially. Davies himself is resigned to the fact that he's going. But if he is indeed gone and his chapter has closed, why is it taking this long? And why haven't the club shown the decency of telling Davies what's up?
Levy seems to think that there's no need to tell human beings where they stand, to keep them in limbo, and to disrespect figures who have given their all to Tottenham Hotspur and are beloved by the fans and their colleagues.
It's as if things are getting worse with the chairman as time goes on, rather than him listening to the very obvious criticisms that have been made of him and his club by their own fans over the years. Davies's situation may not make national headlines like the sacking of Big Ange, but it's still another symptom of the larger disease that continues to proliferate through the walls of N17.