Updated: May 11, 2021, 7:02 pm
Tottenham fans stage a protest outside of their club’s stadium (Adam Davy/PA)
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Tottenham have “unreservedly” apologised for their part in the European Super League and will have an elected fan representative on the board going forward.
Spurs were one of the six English clubs who announced they were joining the breakaway league, only to withdraw 48 hours later after widespread condemnation from administrators, politicians and even royalty.
Tottenham apologise for Super League mistakes and announce fan representation on board
Tottenham Hotspur chairman have addressed the club s fans to explain some of the unpopular decisions made in recent weeks
15:58, 11 MAY 2021
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Tottenham Hotspur have addressed their fans in order to explain some of the decisions made in recent weeks and apologised.
The disconnect between the club and its supporters is at real low, with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust, which represents more than 22,000 fans, having called for the club s executive board to resign and a new board put together with fan representation on it.
The club also said they had signed up only to a âframework agreementâ that they hoped would evolve into something workable following dialogue â most âcruciallyâ with supporters. They said they should have âchallenged and reconsideredâ the closed shop nature of the proposed competition, which stood to see them and 11 other clubs guaranteed entry regardless of their domestic results.
Spurs have made a conciliatory gesture towards their fanbase by announcing the creation of a club advisory panel, comprised of elected representatives, with the chair appointed annually to the board as a full non-executive. But the club criticised the Supportersâ Trust, which has called for the chairman, Daniel Levy, and his board to resign, for a refusal to meet with them.
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Tottenham have “unreservedly” apologised for their part in the European Super League debacle and will have an elected fan representative on the board going forward.
Spurs were one of the six English clubs who announced they were joining the breakaway league, only to withdraw 48 hours later after widespread condemnation from administrators, politicians and even royalty.
The club say they regret their involvement. But they mitigate it by adding they joined under the impression that the format of the competition would evolve over time.
Tottenham Hotspur will have fan representation on the board
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The European Super League is all but dead, but the ramifications of it’s demise continue to be felt. This time, it involves our own Tottenham Hotspur.
We’ve been waiting for a while to hear from ENIC and/or Daniel Levy in regard to their involvement in this failed endeavor. Most importantly, to get an actual apology and how they’re going to try and make it right. While the #ENICOUT banners are getting bigger by the day, the club have been trying to mitigate the damage. Today is a step in the right direction: