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It’s underway. After weeks of planning, there is a supporter-led protest happening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium today, one day before Spurs’ home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow.
#ENICOUT #LEVYOUT #coys #thfc pic.twitter.com/sb1CJXHxsA
— Terry Mac (@YidTel) May 15, 2021
The fans are following the lead of supporters at Manchester United, Liverpool, and other fans of the six Premier League clubs that attempted to break away and form a super league a few weeks ago. In interviews with a few fans currently outside the stadium, that seemed to be the biggest thing that was on their minds as they protested the current ownership of the club.
"These guys running our club are not here for Tottenham Hotspur football club, it's got to end."
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) May 15, 2021
Tottenham fans have their say during the protest against the owners outside the stadium pic.twitter.com/a3K5FU64Kh
However, and predictably, while the Super League was the catalyst for this particular protest, it has snowballed and some of the complaints being aired now encompass a lot more than just the attempt to break away from UEFA. In fact, you could say it’s just the last item on what some fans think is a long list of grievances, many of which are... uh... a little contradictory. Take a look at this banner, which manages to capture both “billionaires out of my club” and also “spend some fucking money Levy” in one piece of cloth.
Good start Spurs, but this cannot be a one off, we need this to carry on every home game next season. #LEVYOUT #ENICOUT pic.twitter.com/zsyVb0ZL9p
— Ducati Yido #THFC ⚽️ (@Rog_THFC) May 15, 2021
Pretty comprehensive list! I particularly enjoy the “Red Fucking Sponsors” and “Darude” bullets. (Come on, “Sandstorm” was great fun this season.)
All jokes aside, fans have a right to be angry. While the relationship between the supporters and the ENIC-led ownership group has always more or less existed in a perpetual state of balanced tension, the Super League gave that whole dynamic a violent shove, and this was the natural result. Tottenham has already promised fan representation on the Board of Directors going forward, which is a huge shift from the status quo, and we’ll see whether today’s protest has any further effect. Take a look at some of the photos of the protest below.