Darren Ambrose claims his criticism of Daniel Levy’s ownership resulted in him being taken off a sponsorship event job the very next day.
The former midfielder revealed the story when talking about the Tottenham Hotspur fan protest which saw over a 1,000 supporters attend before their match against Manchester United last week.
The crowd chanted ‘Levy out’ and ‘Enic out’ voicing their frustration over a lack of spending and consistent poor performances on the pitch.
Spurs currently sit 12th in the league with 13 losses out of 26 matches.
And Ange Postecoglou’s side have fallen out of all domestic cups after their 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.
Speaking on Levy, Ambrose on Inside Spurs podcast said: “He’s a very good and astute businessman.
“Spurs is probably one of the most well run clubs, business wise in the world. On the pitch it’s not good enough and that’s what supporters want.”
Levy caught a lot of slack after the winter transfer window as Spurs only acquired two outfield players, Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso both on loan.
A lack of activity in the market considering the injury crisis Postecoglou has contended with, missing the likes of Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke and Micky van de Ven.
Banners reading ‘Time for change’ and ‘24 years, 16 managers’ have been spotted across the stadium in recent times.
“I dared to criticise Daniel Levy one time on talkSPORT,” revealed Ambrose. “It worked against me.
“I was due to do a sponsored event for Crystal Palace. A couple of Palace ex-players, a couple of Spurs ex-players.
“I obviously chose the wrong time to air my frustrations. I got a call the next day from the Palace press saying representatives of Spurs have rung up and said unless I am taken off the gig they’re not going to be turning up.
“I asked, was it anything to do with Daniel Levy and they said his name was mentioned.”
Ambrose is a former Charlton, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle midfielder, but is a fan of Spurs.
Levy became chairman of Tottenham Hotspur in 2001 and has seen his team lift only one trophy in 2008, beating Chelsea in a league cup final.
Despite a poor season Spurs still have the possibility of silverware as they remain in the Europa league and will face Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the round of 16.
And their fortunes seem to be changing as Spurs have won their third successive league match.
After a 2-1 loss to Leicester City they have beat Brentford, Manchester United and most recently Ipswich Town.
A 4-1 win inspired by good performances from Brennan Johnson who netted a brace, and Son Heung-Min who assisted the Welshman twice.
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