Tottenham announce fan representation on board
Tottenham Hotspur fans are not happy at the moment | Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Tottenham have become the second Premier League club to announce it will be introducing a fan representative on its board.
The move is a reaction to supporters protesting the club s attempts, along with 11 other top European clubs, to form a breakaway Super League last month.
Spurs fans protesting against the Super League | Clive Rose/Getty Images
Chelsea took a similar move recently and Spurs confirmed they would be following suit via an official statement that read: We have seen football fans around the world come together to show their strength of feeling regarding the future of the game we all feel so passionately about, with strong views expressed on the proposed establishment of a new European Super League (ESL).
Spurs announce fan representation on board after Super League debacle Spurs were one of six English clubs involved in the failed breakaway league but were heavily criticised and the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust (THST) has called for the resignation of the executive board. FILE: Tottenham Hotspur s English chairman Daniel Levy attends the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur on 20 April 2019 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northwest England. Picture: AFP
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LONDON - Tottenham announced on Tuesday they are introducing fan representation on the board after the European Super League debacle, apologising unreservedly for not consulting supporters over the divisive project.
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.
The club say they regret their involvement but mitigate it by adding they joined under the impression that the format of the competition would evolve over time.
A Tottenham statement read: “We have seen football fans around the world come together to show their strength of feeling regarding the future of the game we all feel so passionately about, with strong views expressed on the proposed establishment of a new European Super League (ESL).
A PERIOD of protest has shaken English football as demonstrations of supporter strength have occurred across the country.
Momentum has been built on the back of the scuppered Super League proposals which showed what can be achieved through collective fan action.
Demonstrations, dissent and dialogue have come in various different forms, but there have been common themes throughout which could provide at least some encouragement for the future of top-level football in England.
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of events in recent weeks has been that the biggest backlash has come not from fans of the other 14 Premier League clubs, but from the supporters of the six breakaway clubs themselves.
TOTTENHAM Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) have refused a meeting with club chairman Daniel Levy in the wake of the European Super League storm, demanding he and the board resign immediately.
Spurs were one of six Premier League teams, alongside six other European clubs, to sign up for the ill-fated breakaway league, but were quickly forced to withdraw 48 hours later after significant backlash from fans, politicians and football media.
Over 90 per cent of THST members last month backed a motion for the club’s executive board to resign following Spurs’ involvement while also laying out plans for a protest at the final home game of the season against Aston Villa.