Who the hell predicted any of that? In fact i'm sure most journalists had you in the top 4 and some to even win it this year.
Anyway my point is simple, unless Levy loosens the purse strings regarding wages the players will be off, especially now they know he earns more than them!! You need to pay them what they can earn AND win things elsewhere or why would they stay? This is the best opportunity for you with your current squad, miss out now and that'll be back to the drawing board for you.
I'm not just talking about journalists. Vast majority of predictions that I saw had Spurs down to struggle this season because of Wembley. The only variation was in the degree to which they would struggle.
I really don't think the fact that Levy - Chairman, Chief Executive and 25% owner of THFC, who works his nuts off for the club without taking a dividend - earning £6m per annum will influence the players one way or the other. They'll only care what they themselves are earning, what the other Spurs players are earning and what players at other clubs are earning. And yes, doubtless some players will want to leave if they think they can earn more elsewhere.
As to this being Spurs' best or last opportunity, we've had people telling us that for the past 10-15 years.