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Management Poll: Who do you want most as our next manager?
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Joe to Conte:
Picture the scene, Conte and Levy finish signing contracts....Levy goes to open the safe to put the contract in it.....all eyes pan to the safe and it's empty......Levy starts running round shouting "we've been robbed,, we've been robbed!"
Love how he basically goes "it was all agreed yesterday, but it's still not agreed"
I think they're going to keep putting attractions on the roof. A Ferris Wheel could be a ground breaker. The Dare should keep us ticking over, with a few new bits and pieces and some expensive Prosecco.
Do you reckon this lemon goes down the pub,asks the barmaids opinion on the goings on at Spurs,then posts it as in the know?
But that was because he was drunk so he jumped the gun.
If conte comes in it's clear the club is going to have a right go financially. Once white hart lane is up and running, the NFL stuff, stadium rights we will.be in top 3 richest clubs in the world.
We can’t fuck this up!!!!
I wouldnt bet on that...
Amazing how when we these bellends say something we like,we are willing to cut them some slack
Amazing how when we these bellends say something we like,we are willing to cut them some slack
yeah, funny isn't it?
Sorry, no. the guy is not responsible for the club's values, nor are they the figurehead, unless your marketing team feels your team is full of losers no one likes.
The manager is definitely not a direct bridge to the fans either. He is someone who coaches the first team for a fixed period of time. Clubs with strongly established values and culture do not rely on the manager to provide it. They impose it on the manager.
They don't back the manager. They manage the squad as they see fit. The manager gets to say if they feel certain players need to go, and they can have input on the kinds of replacements needed, but no, they don't "back" the guy. He gets told what he's getting, and is expected to get on with the job. They fully expect every coach they hire to eventually leave, and on their terms. If you think otherwise, you're ignoring their history over the past decade and a half.
It isn't. But if you look across Europe, there are very few DoFs hired externally who actually do match well. Monchi did very well at Sevilla, where he came up through the ranks. Then he went to Roma and was awful. Zorc at Dortmund and Overmars at Ajax, who both are probably among the best DoFs out there, came up internally. Finding the guy who fits your culture and plans is not easy. Other than Campos at Lille and Rangnick/Mitchell at Red Bull I can't really think of a DoF who has come in and been a major success.
I am hopeful if we bring one in, and I think it is really, really important. The realization by Levy that he needs one because he's no longer got the skills for that is really important. It's the moment of clarity he's needed. But it's what goes back to my point. You have to run the club with the focus on its long term interests. Managers will come and go, you need to be careful about how much power you give them, or any one person. If there are concerns that Conte is asking for too much with his staff requirements, then it's fair to push back. We don't know what is actually being asked for. I think that Conte should have some specific demands from his side, and those are fair as well. He should definitely be demanding a DoF making player decisions instead of Levy, for his own protection. Levy seems to want one anyway. If Conte wants more first team coaches because he wants some specialized rolls, that is something to consider. If Conte wants control of the Academy, I would definitely not be happy with someone agreeing to that. But that's all hypotheticals we don't know the specifics of. We're melting down over media rumours right now.