Good morning.
You’d never now we’d won based on the backlash. I say backlash but it’s more a case that a third tier of fan that has emerged. To add to the ‘Arry ‘Aters and the ‘Appy Clappers enter …the ‘Ang On A Mo’s.
Those who were quietly letting Arry go about his End Of Days sketch in the sure and certain knowledge that come full time versus Fulham he’d be taken by a tinted window bullnose Morris to the ancient and royal tailor to be measured up for his England whistle.
But that cosy little outcome won’t seems unlikely to be occurring.
There is of course the possibility that Uncle Woy may yet spur the FA’s advances. He is after all still giddy from defeating the his Anfield demons. The Scousers treated him pretty shoddily and at West Brom it was an opportunity for him to regain his credibility. The indicators are that with a top ten finish very much still on the cards he’s done just that.
So what was the rationale in offering Woy the gig? Well, the most obvious answer is that the compo to the Baggies would be buttons compared to that which Levy & Co. might demand.
But equally, if not more significantly is that the FA didn’t buy into Arry’s griping about ‘bad luck’ and the ‘unreasonable expectations ‘ of fans or his media mogul garbage any more than we did. A child could see that his results went down the toilet from the day Fabio resigned. Coincidence? Who cares. A 13 point lead flushed *clicks fingers* like that. He’s the manager.
Arry has laughed off his inability to rotate. In the words of Mandy Rice Davies, ‘Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?’
This is hurtfully stupid for a number of reasons. His idea of rotation is to split the squad into two. His first choices in one camp and the ones he doesn’t get on with plus the kids in the other.
He alluded to Mooro and MacKay and Chivers all running themselves ragged on pitches that would be more at home on a Somme battlefield. A cheap and irrelevant remark for Redknapp to make. Greavsie’s not long had both knees replaced. It’s a different game now and thankfully so in that respect.
The view that that the players are some shiftless bunch of perfumed ponces is laughable. Who cares? Get on with it. You’re the manager Arry, so manage. You don’t have a dog and bark yourself, do you? If you can’t manage them, then transfer list the repeat offenders and have done with it.
We were being lauded by all and sundry as to how easy on the eye we were until Fabio walked. Then we are supposed to believe that on the very date some mysterious and mischievous force flicked the, ‘UNLUCKY’ switch on us. Yeah, that’ll be it.
The real question is …what now then? Arry has three games to show his mind is back on the task in hand. We need convincing. Most of us are far from convinced. We need less cobblers about who might leave, less damage limitation guff and more managing. More training, more coaching, more doing what we, the people who pay his extravagantly high wages expect him to do to the very best of his abilities.
But I don’t believe he’s able for making the changes. Forget his coasting on the his earlier good works waiting for the clock to run down before managing the national team. Forget all that. He’s a bloody minded old goat accomplished at deflecting blame but not one for instigating fresh ideas.
“Does the boy speak the Queens? Oh ffs, Bondy, get him to ran abaht a bit and get Crouchy’s agent on the blower.”
Champions League football isn’t just good for the soul. It’s the revenue stream that dramatically altered the landscape of accounts last year. The NPD project will be severely damaged without it. Players who believe they are better than us as we are now will be sorely tempted to fly the coup.
Levy & Co. will have been scrambling over that past few weeks looking for a suitable replacement and let’s hope they’ve found what we need. The trust towards Arry is gone and it’s time to flick the switch.
What about Redknapp Bonds Ferdinand and Sherwood, sound like a dodgy Accountancy firm, give us a bit of Morris Dancing on the pitch after the Fulham game..as a thank you.
I can sort of understand the comparison with Redknapp and Clough – both could talk for England. The comparison ends there though. Clough’s mouth was backed up with actions – top flight league titles with two different clubs and two European Cups, compared to what?
a lucky FA cup in 30 years…..
Harry isn’t fit to clean Cloughie’s boots
Few people are.
What the fcuk has Clough got to do with Tottenham?
Harry is probably not fit enough to clean many people’s boots but that’s still got fcuk all to do with Spurs!
No need to get excited Phil, every man and his dog is comparing this situation with Clough’s. The two are incomparable unless you’re comparing their mouths.
I could ask you what the fuck your avatar has to with the price of bacon, but why bother?
every man and his dog
A slight over-exaduration there TMWNN but don’t let that stop you!
I could ask you what the fuck your avatar has to with the price of bacon, but why bother?
Yeah, good point! :shocked2:
*Over-exaggeration
What a turnaround! Redders to England was set to spark the biggest management merry-go-round since…ahem…the last big one. Now it seems that everyone might stay put. RDM looks to have earned a contract at Chelski. Pep has decided to leave; prompting Mourinho to stay. I’m sure, like all of us, Levy was sure that Harry would leave. He’s given him nothing to spend and has barely trusted him with the petty cash tin to send Timmy Sherwood out for tea bags.
The facts are that Redders has been our best Premier League manager thus far. That’s enough justification for Levy & Co to keep him and few can argue with that.
We have been very poor in the second half of the season for two years now. I think this is down to signings both in August and January. If he is to stay, back him, and give him the funds to get a great squad together and try to find out what fitness/motivation issues are making our players need mid-game naps.
Can we also get a clause written into his contract that he is no longer allowed to speak of players we “nearly” signed but were too dear for Spurs, what league position we occupied 3 seasons ago when he arrived, the last time we won anything and how lucky we are to have him in charge.
Perfect ;-)
Poor second halves of seasons also have something to do with Redknapp’s failure to who his squad and to keep squad players happy…oh and to not send out our squad players on loan.
To top it all, he moans about how thin the squad is that he’s made thin.
So disagree that it’s to do with his transfer kitty.
I see what you’re saying. Redders decision to let Pienaar, Corluka & Pav go seems ridiculous but January, (this may sound absurd) is, in Levy’s view, a bad time to buy and sell. Clubs know a player wants to leave and try to buy him for peanuts and they also know when you are desperate for a player and raise the price. That’s why we loan so many players out, hoping that they will play well enough to get our asking price.
My point is, if Levy had rolled the dice in January on a player like Cisse or Jelavic for example we might not be the bitter and fickle fans everyone assumes we are. :-)
He needs a nonsense filter strapped to round his chops.
Mind you he’d go through a few.
Not even I can argue with that!!
At the end of the day, we need to forget all the emotional baggage and ask ourselves one question: Why is the best manager we can have in charge of Tottenham next season?
If we could get Mourinho, sure, we get rid of Harry.
If we would be getting Moyes/Martinez/Rodgers, then it’s far less obvious.
I think we’re all frustrated with Harry’s obvious shortcomings and slightly wounded that we know he would be gone if the FA had come calling. Equally, it’s relevant that if you had offered us 4th at the start of the season, we would have taken it.
In other words, be careful what you wish for and make the right decision at the right moment. Only swap if we’re making a definite improvement.
Niall Quinn made a good point the other day commenting on the Wolves situation – he was quoting Miliband who of course is on the board at Sunderland – ‘if you’re going to have a coup, make sure you have a replacement in place beforehand.
But who, HH, who? Please don’t say Pleat. Please don’t say Rodgers, Moyes, Martinez. Pretty football with no success – sounds like a sidewards step to me.
Obviously not Pleat. The others represent a step forwards in varying ways, in my opinion. All of them seem to be able to conduct a post match interview without bringing shame on their club, which is a major plus imo.
You say, please not these candidates, but why? What had Harry done before he came to Spurs? He had built a rep as a fire fighter, a crisis manager, and had fluked a cup. He had also experienced degrees of failure and shown a worrying lack of loyalty wherever he went.
I’m not up for Rodgers who hasn’t the experience or success as of yet. But Martinez is a pretty sharp character who builds footballing teams on a shoe string and could yet prosper in a set-up such as ours. And Moyes is the most experienced PL manager in the league apart from the likes of Wenger and Ferguson, and he has kept Everton competitive and solid for a decade in spite of relatively meager means. IMO Moyes has earned the opportunity to prove himself on a higher budget. The work that both managers have been getting on with discreetly and consistently is pretty impressive, and I think I’d be optimistic about the appointment of either.
This idea that we should stick with Harry because there is nothing better out there is silly. Forget Harry telling us what we were before he came to here, remember what he was – a relegation zone manager of variable success and zero loyalty.
I agree with this entirely.
And to look at the candidates and to outline my fears:
Rodgers – inexperienced and unproven. A big gamble, could be great, could waste anther few years of our lives. Let’s see how he does in season 2 with Swansea, when people have worked his team out a bit.
Moyes – a great manager for Everton. A very responsive manager in terms of changing his team to deal with the specific opposition. Something Harry doesn’t do enough. But I think Moyes is not suited to our current playing staff and style. A cross between him and Harry would be great! I wouldn’t despair at his appointment but I think we’d need a season at least to change to his style.
Martinez – a roll of the dice. Like Rodgers. It’s so much harder to identify and bring in players to better a team like ours and a totally different skill to keeping a mid table premiership team ticking over and over performing.
What I’m looking for is a real winner. Harry hasn’t won a lot. We need someone who instills fight and belief in his players. Who has been there and done it. Who can even create that siege mentality.
Problem is, I don’t know who fits that bill and would come to our beloved Spurs.
Fabio and a Linguafone course?
How about Fabio and Rosetta Stone HH? :daumen: