Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Re: ***The Official AVB Discussion Thread***
Lives to fight another day then. Phew :-"
Lives to fight another day then. Phew :-"
It would also leave Levy open to direct criticism himself. He gave AVB a lot more backing than any previous manager he's had; even got him Baldini. If he sacked him now (whilst it would be understandable considering the turgid and now rudderless football) where would that leave him? If he backed him so much before he may as well back him now, when they are no clear managerial alternatives: Hoddle? Capello? Don't make me laugh.
Another way of seeing it is the longer he has AVB there to take flak, the longer the flak doesn't come his way (e.g. why did you sack Harry? why didn't you buy a striker in Jan, e.g. Negerdo? Why did you not dig your heels in over Bale like you did over Modric? etc etc)
Really? What would the West Ham game prove? Fine, if we lost he would be even closer to being sacked. However say we scraped a 1-0 draw with the ball going in off Nolan's fat ****? Does that prove anything? Even if they scored 3 own goals and we won 3-0. The WEst Ham game is unlikely to prove anything
A DoF is in theory meant to reduce the churn of players when a manager does. I dont see the fact that Badlini came in changes things
Daily Nazi: AVB survives meeting with Levy and Baldini
Lives to fight another day then. Phew :-"
From Duncan Castles an hour ago
Andre Villas-Boas' future at Tottenham. #THFC #CFC #POR
According to a friend of Villas-Boas, the Tottenham coach is due to meet the club's board either tonight or tomorrow morning. If Tottenham decide to dismiss Villas-Boas following today's 5-0 loss to Liverpool the clubs is obliged to ensure that he is paid his net €3million salary until the summer of 2015
From Duncan Castles an hour ago
Andre Villas-Boas' future at Tottenham. #THFC #CFC #POR
According to a friend of Villas-Boas, the Tottenham coach is due to meet the club's board either tonight or tomorrow morning. If Tottenham decide to dismiss Villas-Boas following today's 5-0 loss to Liverpool the clubs is obliged to ensure that he is paid his net €3million salary until the summer of 2015
Pointless, he's a dead man walking. The players know it and the rot will well and truly set im
Which is why it won't happen.
Why do you say that?
Does it matter why I say that? I'm saying it won't happen and he won't be sacked within the next 5 months.
Sacking AVB now is pointless. We wont get a proper permanent manager in until the summer anyway - might as well give him the full season to see if there is improvement before making that decision. We wont get relegated, and frankly I dont think we are good enough for top four anyway. Im as unhappy as anyone with how we are playing, but I would be very disappointed to see AVB go now.
Dont agree with any 'might as well give him the season'. The booing was very loud today and would be deafening by the end of the season, thats assuming people carried on going. the discipline and application of the squad would peter away......we need to act now
That's a fair view tbh - but who would we get in to manage the team?
Dont agree with any 'might as well give him the season'. The booing was very loud today and would be deafening by the end of the season, thats assuming people carried on going. the discipline and application of the squad would peter away......we need to act now