Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has found himself thrust into the spotlight again this week after expressing his support for a closed shop in the Women’s Super League.
With the FA’s jurisdiction over the elite competition set to be replaced by an independently-run company after the next year, the WSL is at a crossroads. And, according to the Daily Mail, Levy has become the latest name to advocate for the scrapping of promotion and relegation in the top flight.
The chairman’s argument hinges on the idea that investment in players and infrastructure would increase if club hierarchies were not concerned by the threat of relegation. However, the comments arrive as Spurs' women's team have slipped into a shock relegation battle after a disastrous season in which they’ve lost seven of their last nine WSL matches, claiming only one win since the turn of the calendar year.
