Tottenham supporters’ trust accuses club of editing meeting records
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust has accused the club of selectively editing the official record of a meeting held with board members on February 3, reports BritPanorama.
Senior figures from Spurs, including chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, gathered with representatives from the THST just over a week before manager Thomas Frank was dismissed from his position.
According to the supporters’ group, several specific matters discussed during the session were excluded from the final published minutes despite requests to include them. The agreed minutes were made public on Monday, prompting the trust to issue a statement outlining its concerns about these omissions.
Among the content allegedly omitted was a passage detailing supporters’ anxiety about the possibility of relegation. Another observation highlighted that the optimism generated by last season’s Europa League triumph had dissipated. The trust also claims that a statement acknowledging that the club “welcomed the input of THST” was removed from the final document.
Additional concerns regarding youth player development, the club’s profit-generating capacity, and specific on-field objectives were also reportedly excluded, according to THST. The supporters’ organisation stressed that full disclosure of discussions is essential for accountability and to demonstrate to members how their interests are represented.
They stated, “As a democratic supporters’ organisation elected to represent fans’ views, we believe it is vital that supporters can see what issues are being raised with the club, how those issues are being discussed and what responses are being given.” The group underlined that publishing comprehensive records enables the wider fanbase to understand how the trust fulfills its representative function.
The statement concluded: “Transparency is integral to our role and in our dealings with the club.” Tottenham has declined to comment on the allegations. However, sources close to the club indicated there was no intention to sanitise the minutes and that officials aimed to produce a factual account of the matters discussed.
The north London side currently occupies 16th position in the Premier League table, sitting five points above the relegation zone with a dozen matches remaining this campaign. Following Frank’s departure, the club appointed Croatian Igor Tudor as interim head coach until the end of the season. Tudor, dismissed by Juventus in October after an eight-match winless streak, faces Arsenal in his first match on Sunday.
Tottenham has been in the top division of English football since the 1978-79 season, a tenure now shadowed by questions of leadership and club transparency.
