Danny Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 3 hours ago, The Palace Fan said: Starting to think that when Daniel Levy surprised people in the Spurs Amazon Series by admitting he 'got lucky' with the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino he was actually downplaying the situation. He wasn’t. Pochettino’s job was saved by Kane, massive losing/drawing streak until Kane stepped up
Administrator Stan Posted June 17, 2021 Administrator Posted June 17, 2021 This won't end well for Spurs. He'll be more entertainment on the touchline than anything else.
Dr. Gonzo Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 If Mourinho and Kane were frustrated with the attitude of certain Spurs players, I don't even want to know what kind of rage induced migraine Gattuso's going to have at his first day in training with them.
Storts Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 At least we have #NoToGattuso trending. Don’t want that scumbag anywhere near this club
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 18, 2021 Subscriber Posted June 18, 2021 It's getting hard to tell whether both Spurs and Everton really are taking such a scatter gun approach that their "top targets" change on an almost daily basis and there actually have been multiple managers within touching distance of being appointed only for the owners to make a last minute u-turn, or whether it's actually nowhere near as bad as is being made out and it's actually a case of the media acting in bad faith even worse than usual by pedalling every new enquiry as "#HEREWEGO THIS IS NOW TOTTENHAM'S TOP TARGET" and reporting every interview or meeting between a candidate and the board as "EVERTON HAVE NOW DECIDED TO APPOINT XXX AS MANAGER AND HE IS EXPECTING AN OFFER BY THE END OF THE DAY". I'm sure it's a little from column A and a little from column B but this latest story looks like Spurs enquired about Gattuso who wasn't available when they started looking and moved on pretty quickly. I see very little evidence that he can have been their 'top target' if talks barely lasted the night.
Tar-Mairon Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 So, here's how the situation has unfolded. We sack Poch. The club are unanimous we go all out for Nagelsmann, who may have been interested at that point. Levy decides he knows better, he's always been in love with Jose and sacked Poch knowing he was available, so he goes for him. He's told it will be excruciating football and he'll fall out with most people but hey ho, he'll get us to a final and maybe a trophy which is what matters. The football is excruciating. He does fall out withe most people. He gets us to a final. Rather than pull the trigger earlier so we can maybe get a real plan in or give him to the end of the season, we fire him on the week of the final. Welcome to the fires of hell, Ryan Mason. New manager search? Levy finally metaphorically wiggles his backside at Naglesmann. Nope, too late. He's going to Bayern. Oh well, never mind, Brendan Rodgers will come won't he? Nope. He'll stay at Leicester, the team that actually won something this season rather than the mighty European Super League Spurs. We do the equivalent of Tinder messaging Ten Hag, only going back to what Levy thinks is a 6/10 when the nines turn him down. He then decides to return to the manager we initially sacked, deciding that he fits the bill despite deciding he didn't 18 months before. Feelgood hit of the summer? Nope, because we waited until he got locked into another club. We then see Conte is available and make a public plea for him, leaking all the negotiations to the media, insisting that we're close to a deal and that he's taking over before...erm...he doesn't because Conte is asking for the thing he's asked for in every single job thus far which is seemingly a surprise to Levy. The club look utterly stupid and Conte pretty much flat out tells the media that his ambition was too strong for what Levy was offering. The egg on that man's face had egg on its face. The new DOF comes in, identifies his first target. We then fall upon Paulo Fonseca. Some of our fans are skeptical but some seem to think Guardiola, Klopp and Simeone are falling over themselves to manage us so hey ho. Fonseca fits exactly what we set out in the initial search. Forward thinking, attack minded, possession based, works on a budget, man management skills, happy to play youth, eager to be at the club. Talks are done and we're finally about to put pen to paper, the new manager search is over, a guy is arriving who is a genuinely decent man and we're going to give him a chance, let's look at ins and outs, Kane situation, get excited about how he's going to play, it's all over. Fonseca is in the midst of moving to London, is excited for the challenge, his wife has posted her goodbye message, all good. We then decide to basically publicly humiliate him, dump him as though he's not good enough for us and leave him completely stunned and disappointed by ghosting him and chasing after Gennaro sodding Gattuso, a man with a bad history with our club, a violent psychotic, a man who has made misogynistic, homophobic and racially dismissive remarks that are against everything the club stands for, who plays defensive football and makes outrageous transfer demands that caused him to walk out on his last job in three weeks...and then pull very quickly out of that because these things only become apparent after you've done all this. This club is an absolute embarrassment, deserves every bit of mockery it gets and I just don't care about the new season as it stands. This is the first time I have felt like this about Spurs even when we were consistently mid-table.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 18, 2021 Subscriber Posted June 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tar-Mairon said: So, here's how the situation has unfolded. We sack Poch. The club are unanimous we go all out for Nagelsmann, who may have been interested at that point. Levy decides he knows better, he's always been in love with Jose and sacked Poch knowing he was available, so he goes for him. He's told it will be excruciating football and he'll fall out with most people but hey ho, he'll get us to a final and maybe a trophy which is what matters. The football is excruciating. He does fall out withe most people. He gets us to a final. Rather than pull the trigger earlier so we can maybe get a real plan in or give him to the end of the season, we fire him on the week of the final. Welcome to the fires of hell, Ryan Mason. New manager search? Levy finally metaphorically wiggles his backside at Naglesmann. Nope, too late. He's going to Bayern. Oh well, never mind, Brendan Rodgers will come won't he? Nope. He'll stay at Leicester, the team that actually won something this season rather than the mighty European Super League Spurs. We do the equivalent of Tinder messaging Ten Hag, only going back to what Levy thinks is a 6/10 when the nines turn him down. He then decides to return to the manager we initially sacked, deciding that he fits the bill despite deciding he didn't 18 months before. Feelgood hit of the summer? Nope, because we waited until he got locked into another club. We then see Conte is available and make a public plea for him, leaking all the negotiations to the media, insisting that we're close to a deal and that he's taking over before...erm...he doesn't because Conte is asking for the thing he's asked for in every single job thus far which is seemingly a surprise to Levy. The club look utterly stupid and Conte pretty much flat out tells the media that his ambition was too strong for what Levy was offering. The egg on that man's face had egg on its face. The new DOF comes in, identifies his first target. We then fall upon Paulo Fonseca. Some of our fans are skeptical but some seem to think Guardiola, Klopp and Simeone are falling over themselves to manage us so hey ho. Fonseca fits exactly what we set out in the initial search. Forward thinking, attack minded, possession based, works on a budget, man management skills, happy to play youth, eager to be at the club. Talks are done and we're finally about to put pen to paper, the new manager search is over, a guy is arriving who is a genuinely decent man and we're going to give him a chance, let's look at ins and outs, Kane situation, get excited about how he's going to play, it's all over. Fonseca is in the midst of moving to London, is excited for the challenge, his wife has posted her goodbye message, all good. We then decide to basically publicly humiliate him, dump him as though he's not good enough for us and leave him completely stunned and disappointed by ghosting him and chasing after Gennaro sodding Gattuso, a man with a bad history with our club, a violent psychotic, a man who has made misogynistic, homophobic and racially dismissive remarks that are against everything the club stands for, who plays defensive football and makes outrageous transfer demands that caused him to walk out on his last job in three weeks...and then pull very quickly out of that because these things only become apparent after you've done all this. This club is an absolute embarrassment, deserves every bit of mockery it gets and I just don't care about the new season as it stands. This is the first time I have felt like this about Spurs even when we were consistently mid-table. Relatable.
Dave Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 I wouldn't be surprised to see Lucien Favre end up at Spurs if he's interested in managing in England. Given his track record of finishing in CL positions and improving players he fits the mould of what Spurs need at the minute. It's far too optimistic to imagine he's really coming to Palace.
Honey Honey Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 Wonder if @Storts has been invited for an interview yet? Must be coming up on the list.
Storts Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, The Premier Steve's said: Wonder if @Storts has been invited for an interview yet? Must be coming up on the list. Already turned them down
Lucas Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 If Harry Kane wasn't sure before, surely all these shenanigans are enough to convince him to leave. The big clubs simply don't act like this so publically. Levy is an absolute shambles, all he's succeeding in doing is dragging Tottenham's name through the mud. They are now in the situation where they are looking for 5th and 6th choices and how do you sell the club to someone when they know they know that? Shocking, it really is.
Honey Honey Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Storts said: Already turned them down
Storts Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Lucas said: If Harry Kane wasn't sure before, surely all these shenanigans are enough to convince him to leave. The big clubs simply don't act like this so publically. Levy is an absolute shambles, all he's succeeding in doing is dragging Tottenham's name through the mud. They are now in the situation where they are looking for 5th and 6th choices and how do you sell the club to someone when they know they know that? Shocking, it really is. I agree with you, the last week or so has been a complete disaster. However prior to that it’s a bit overblown and @RandoEFC summed up perfectly what’s been happening - some of the names we’ve been linked with etc we have never spoken to, journalists just making stories out of nothing which means when we get to this point it looks worse than it actually is (although it’s now actually a complete shambles) Basically we’ve appointed a DOF who doesn’t match up with the things levy promised us about our new manager, attacking football, emphasis on youth etc, and so i have no idea how this is going to work. How we managed to go from being incredibly disappointed with the joke appointment of Fonseca to actually feeling sorry for the bloke and fearing how much worse it could get is something only Spurs can manage. I really hate this football club
Redcanuck Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 This is past the point of being funny. Spurs have a lot on their plate this transfer window, the longer they go without a manager the more it reduces their chances of sorting out all their issues before the start of the season.
Dr. Gonzo Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I’ll do it if nobody else wants to I’ve just let Levy know that I would no longer like to be in contention for the Spurs job
Administrator Stan Posted June 23, 2021 Administrator Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, DNA said: This is madness now. 1 hour ago, Rick said: This has went way past embarrassing now. 51 minutes ago, The Premier Steve's said: what's going on I'm happy for it to continue
Storts Posted June 23, 2021 Posted June 23, 2021 You know that’s nonsense when any offer we make is called ‘dizzying’ - we have no money. Lopetegui would have been perfect though
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