Next Manager?

[AdamB]

That's not what was said. Also, we can't appoint a manager before the end of the season if that manager is still employed somewhere else.

He seems to have the inside track on things at the club:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1387392258488602624

...and you can appoint someone if they're still employed elsewhere. Just that the contract would be post-dated or similar - either way they wouldnt begin til after the Leicester game. Look at Bayern/Nagelsman. Clearly it would be more difficult if the manager was still in the PL

 

[Baleforce]

End of the season is the day of the CL final right.

I expect we’ll make the announcement on the 17th, almost two weeks before.

 

[DubaiSpur]

That's not what was said. Also, we can't appoint a manager before the end of the season if that manager is still employed somewhere else.

That's exactly what was said (see Gold's tweet above) and yes, we can - look at the Bundesliga. Dortmund announced Marco Rose for next season a month ago, and he's still at Gladbach. Bayern announced Nageslmann last week, still at Leipzig. Adi Hutter announced at Gladbach two weeks ago, still at Frankfurt. Jesse Marsch announced by Leizpig last week, still at Salzburg.

Happens all the time - we can definitely do it too.

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

I am keeping an eye on the Sevilla v Madrid match since the links to the Sevilla manager, Spanish football is not really my cup of tea but they look quite good.

 

[Modric THFC]

Lopetegui's Sevilla are a goal up away to Real right now.

 

[AdamB]

I miss the days when SKy had the rights to Spanish football. Used to like watching it

Poch's PSG 0-0 with Rennes after 30 mins, in a game they really need to win

 

[AdamB]

A few bookies now have Inzhagi as favourite for the job - Skybet, Paddypower/888, Betvictor...with one of them as low as 11/10

 

[Huddy]

I miss the days when SKy had the rights to Spanish football. Used to like watching it

Poch's PSG 0-0 with Rennes after 30 mins, in a game they really need to win

A favourable penalty decision has them in front now.

 

[AdamB]

A favourable pelanty decision has them in front now.

Yes, was one of those decisions which big teams get. None of the PSG players appealed for it at all, but then VAR intervened....

 

[BrainOfLevy]

Maybe because we want someone else
Or we haven’t made a decision
There isn’t a rush

Why would we want someone else? Genuinely curious as to what people think the reason might be? Potter’s PL experience maybe? Lopetegui’s Europa credentials?

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Why would we want someone else? Genuinely curious as to what people think the reason might be? Potter’s PL experience maybe? Lopetegui’s Europa credentials?

Why would we want ETH?
I don’t know who we want
I rate Potter abs think he would be brilliant, but that’s just my opinion
I haven’t a clue who we actually went any but think we should consider as many options as we can as we need the right man

 

[AdamB]

Why would we want someone else? Genuinely curious as to what people think the reason might be? Potter’s PL experience maybe? Lopetegui’s Europa credentials?

Ten Hag has the risk that he's unproven in a major league, but then again, most options have a similar sized risk, apart from Rodgers and perhaps Lopetegui

 

[Legohamster]

PSG are not going to sack Poch if they dont win the league.

They were not top when he came in and as he arrived mid season, he will be given at least all of next season.

And as long as he wins the league next season along with at least semi finals of CL, then he will get another season after that too.

It is a possibility they will miss out on the top 3 after 2 more dropped points tonight.

Only 3 points ahead of 4th and 2 off 3rd which means qualification rounds.

 

[AdamB]

It is a possibility they will miss out on the top 3 after 2 more dropped points tonight.

Only 3 points ahead of 4th and 2 off 3rd which means qualification rounds.

Yes, I dont often watch French football but saw most of their game tonight. PSG looked very ordinary, though it must always be a hell of a come-down from playing in the CL to Ligue 1. The commentator said at one point that they'd won 24 of the last 26 available trophies in France!!! Ridiculous for people like Neymar to waste their careers there

I share the view that if PSG finish runners-up then Poch survives; finish 4th (ie no CL next season) and he's gone, though thats unlikely. Finish 3rd, so go into CL qualifiers, then knowing them he's at risk, particularly if there's a big name manager available

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

Yes, I dont often watch French football but saw most of their game tonight. PSG looked very ordinary, though it must always be a hell of a come-down from playing in the CL to Ligue 1. The commentator said at one point that they'd won 24 of the last 26 available trophies in France!!! Ridiculous for people like Neymar to waste their careers there

I share the view that if PSG finish runners-up then Poch survives; finish 4th (ie no CL next season) and he's gone, though thats unlikely. Finish 3rd, so go into CL qualifiers, then knowing them he's at risk, particularly if there's a big name manager available

I really enjoy watching French football, the quality in squads is not as high as over here. Though the are quality players in most squads but let down by some team mates. The two centre backs at Monaco if we had money would be excellent signings. As would there director of football....

 

[BrainOfLevy]

Why would we want ETH?
I don’t know who we want
I rate Potter abs think he would be brilliant, but that’s just my opinion
I haven’t a clue who we actually went any but think we should consider as many options as we can as we need the right man

Fair enough.

I think the point I am driving at, is that if it isn’t ETH, I don’t think it’s some clever calculation by the club because we actually want Potter or Lopetegui. I’d say ETH is the best qualified and most obvious, hence the links ramped up with him first and we more than likely met him. Young players, good football, speaks English, European experience. A profile that would come close to Kane and Son believing that the club was still going
places, and not having to sign up for another 3-5 year project.

As it is, I just don’t buy any of the excuses around what we are doing right now. I think we met ETH, and he didn’t think his vision was compatible with Levy’s and it sent us back to the drawing board. Whether it is spun as him staying or is pulling back, it’s the same outcome for the most likely reason that they probably couldn’t find enough common ground IMO. And then we come to the fact that every other Manager has some risk or trade off attached to them, which suggests to there isn’t some strategic decision to pull away from him while
he actually wanted us, and more we now have to weigh up a handful of options who are kind of a much of a muchness.

And before people say I am assuming a lot, yes I sort of am. But it is pretty clear which journos have connections with the clubs and don’t just put out idle speculation. And from that, we are able to piece together some likely parts of what has happened. It might not be the exact truth, but it will be the truth one side of the situation wants to spin. Hence why I think it’s pretty clear we met ETH, and why I think it is interesting that we couldn’t make it work with him. (Whether on our end or his, I would have thought if we were really it to push up the league again and challenge for titles, he’d be well up for it.)

 

[BrainOfLevy]

Maybe Levy is waiting to see what PSG do with Poch, in which case I’d be bloody delighted.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Fair enough.

I think the point I am driving at, is that if it isn’t ETH, I don’t think it’s some clever calculation by the club because we actually want Potter or Lopetegui. I’d say ETH is the best qualified and most obvious, hence the links ramped up with him first and we more than likely met him. Young players, good football, speaks English, European experience. A profile that would come close to Kane and Son believing that the club was still going
places, and not having to sign up for another 3-5 year project.

As it is, I just don’t buy any of the excuses around what we are doing right now. I think we met ETH, and he didn’t think his vision was compatible with Levy’s and it sent us back to the drawing board. Whether it is spun as him staying or is pulling back, it’s the same outcome for the most likely reason that they probably couldn’t find enough common ground IMO. And then we come to the fact that every other Manager has some risk or trade off attached to them, which suggests to there isn’t some strategic decision to pull away from him while
he actually wanted us, and more we now have to weigh up a handful of options who are kind of a much of a muchness.

And before people say I am assuming a lot, yes I sort of am. But it is pretty clear which journos have connections with the clubs and don’t just put out idle speculation. And from that, we are able to piece together some likely parts of what has happened. It might not be the exact truth, but it will be the truth one side of the situation wants to spin. Hence why I think it’s pretty clear we met ETH, and why I think it is interesting that we couldn’t make it work with him. (Whether on our end or his, I would have thought if we were really it to push up the league again and challenge for titles, he’d be well up for it.)

We definitely spoke to ETH
No doubt about that IMO
I’m also sure that’s why Ajax activated the 1 year extension clause... sensible for them
Beyond that, everything else would be guess work
And I genuinely think there is very very limited press that knows what’s going on at Spurs, and even less with the lack of physical contact due to COVID
You still have bell ends like Fabrizio Romano reporting things after the fact and then getting kudos for it off lemmings
But I’ve some to Ali Gold at Spurs before and he does report what he is told verbatim. So does Jack Pitt Brooke (only spoke to him in Twitter but he is very clear they don’t report anything unsubstantiated)
beyond that you have Dan Kilpatrick who was ok and knew stuff clearly but now seems to have gone more militant ish in his guess work and Jonathan Veal from PA who is another who seems to be more legit. Also had at the mirror Darren Lewis how I’ve seen at Spurs on plenty of occasions and he covered us and pool and knew what was going on
Now our manager chase is semi interesting there is a lot of creativity being reported by the press IMO

 

[BrainOfLevy]

We definitely spoke to ETH
No doubt about that IMO
I’m also sure that’s why Ajax activated the 1 year extension clause... sensible for them
Beyond that, everything else would be guess work
And I genuinely think there is very very limited press that knows what’s going on at Spurs, and even less with the lack of physical contact due to COVID
You still have bell ends like Fabrizio Romano reporting things after the fact and then getting kudos for it off lemmings
But I’ve some to Ali Gold at Spurs before and he does report what he is told verbatim. So does Jack Pitt Brooke (only spoke to him in Twitter but he is very clear they don’t report anything unsubstantiated)
beyond that you have Dan Kilpatrick who was ok and knew stuff clearly but now seems to have gone more militant ish in his guess work and Jonathan Veal from PA who is another who seems to be more legit. Also had at the mirror Darren Lewis how I’ve seen at Spurs on plenty of occasions and he covered us and pool and knew what was going on
Now our manager chase is semi interesting there is a lot of creativity being reported by the press IMO

I am purely basing what I think on the inference of Gold and JPB. No one else. So I agree with you there. I think Gold putting it out how the players were impressed with Brighton is a pretty telling sign.

Clearly someone at Spurs uses him to get the party line out there. Or to achieve whatever kind of PR objective they want to achieve with the fan base. In the last couple month it’s been ‘don’t worry about the new manager, we’re taking our time’ and ‘don’t worry that the players won’t listen to Potter.’

 

[AdamB]

Maybe Levy is waiting to see what PSG do with Poch, in which case I’d be bloody delighted.

Whilst I think Poch’s dark attitude in his final months/year left Levy little option, I agree with you on the above (if it was the case).

When I look at the various options which seem to be available, or at least those which we’re linked with and those in the bookies very long lists, I’m not sure I see one which I’d take over a refreshed Poch



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