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I guess he has learnt on the job over the 20 years. Thing is though if he had been a ready made chairman ( like the cheap suits he used to sell ) we may have won more.
Would have, could have, should have.
I've spent half my time being a fan criticizing him for what he wasn't and what his short-comings were/are/ But I'm also pretty certain that we can look forward to the next 20 with some confidence if the excess funds are (as planned) going to be invested where it matters - on the pitch.
The stadium gives us a huge advantage, just as we can now see some of the next generation of top-flight possibles coming through via the *new* academy - that building has been a huge attraction for new kids with immense futures who would have looked us over before and ended up at our near neighbors.
I'm happy to say, I've played a small part in getting 6 kids who would have gone elsewhere to now being at our academy - and there is much much more to come in the future.
Levy changed the narrative on our recruitment failures by putting the academy front and centre of our future strategy.