I'm not convinced about the whole "boring Jose" notion. Chelsea still played a possesion game, they werent long ball merchants, so I dont think our style would change that drastically. And anyway, who says that it would be all down to the manager anyway? We're playing Barcelona-esqe football at the moment, not nearly as good as them but we're trying the same thing. Keep the ball, use the flanks, lots of attacking options. Is this because of Harry Redknapp? Were Bournemouth, West Ham, Pompey all as flambouyant as us? No. We play the way we do because of the players we have.... from Luka to Benny, ball players all of them (and why poor old Dawes is looking more and more out of place). Mourinho builds his own teams sure, but he does look carefully at the foundations there and will work with what he can.
He'd start the season with a talented but generally grounded squad, with the licence to make two or three marquee signings, and a reasonable shot at the Champions League
Worst case scenario with Jose? Modric, Bale, Parker unsettled, they leave, we finish 6th at worst. Expensive sacking.
Best case scenario? Current and future stars beg to play for The Special One, marquee signings of the highest calibre, Jose stays for 30 years to be our Sir Alex Ferguson with the trophies (and our Wenger with the stadium). Retires with more CLs than Madrid.
Most likely scenario? The football won't change overnight, Luka/Parker/VDV would be allowed to play the way they like. Bale and Lennon become the new Duff and Robben, by the end of next season we're kicking on from this year still. If Jose sticks with us for at least three seasons then we could well bag one of the big ones.
This man could arrive at White Hart Lane having won the Champions League with a third different club in under 10 years.
I don't know what the bigger joke would be (a) any Spurs fan rejecting a man with this record or (b) him choosing Spurs in the first place.