Out of interest, why is Harry's name still coming up and being discussed in this thread?
Out of interest, why is Harry's name still coming up and being discussed in this thread?
Let's face it, Saggy face is basically a bit of a conman. His skill is convincing chairmen to continually splash out on those mythical 1 or 2 players that will take them to the next level. In addition he surrounds himself with loyal cronies making it more difficult and expensive to fire him when things go tits up.
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We understand Tottenham are close to appointing Andre Villas-Boas as Manager #THFC
http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/7850995/Spurs-closing-in-on-Villas-Boas
Tottenham could make former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas their new manager as early as this weekend, according to reports.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is ready to give the Portuguese a second crack at Premier League management just four months after the end of his short spell at Chelsea.
Villas-Boas is as short as 1/14 to replace Harry Redknapp, and Tottenham cleared the decks for his arrival by confirming the departures of coaches Joe Jordan and Kevin Bond on Thursday.
Gareth Bale's decision to extend his deal will be welcome, but the former Porto boss has a fight on his hands to keep Luka Modric.
Modric is again being linked with Real Madrid and is on record saying he wants to leave for a club in the Champions League.
But, according to former Real star Guti, the Croatian is not good enough for the Bernabeu.
"He hasn't even been the key man for Tottenham," Guti said. "I don't think he's done enough to play for Madrid."
Question, since we are no longer a PLC, are we in any way obligated to make announcements of signings?
If not, it's may just be a case of when it makes sesnse from a PR perspective, combining announcements, etc.
Just PR speak isn't it? I don't think there is any sudden change of policy. The policy has always been the same. Acquire Champion's League football, earn more money, use money to stay in contention and be more competitive.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1119483/harry-redknapp-in-dark-over-luka-modric?cc=4716
Regarding his own exit from White Hart Lane, Redknapp said: "I would obviously love to have stayed. Things were going well. There was no hint of me leaving, to be fair. But it is up to the chairman and the owner.
"It is their club, if they feel they want to go down a different route. Maybe they want to get someone in where they can get more people involved in who they sign and who they do not sign, that is up to them. It is their club."
The return of the DOF.
There isn't going to be a DoF in the way some people see it, a backstabbing **** that buys players the manager doesn't want.
There WILL be a manager who has a better idea of what kind of players he wants for his team and is able to back up his case when Levy asks for reasoning, rather than phrases like 'one or two more players to take it to the next level' and 'he's triffic lad, top top player'.
AVB or whoever our next manager is, do you want them to take the Europa League seriously?
Nope.
We need to move away from being this poxy little club which gets excited about winning brick competitions like 'The Europa League'. It's seriously fudging embarrassing. We seriously need to concentrate on the league; make THAT our bread n butter - DEMAND progress and higher standards. That's the only way that - over the long term - we'll grow as a football club.