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Manager Thomas Frank

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Are you Frank Out or In?

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FightingIllini said:
Lots of things are much more difficult at Brentford than at Tottenham, but building a united, hardworking, no ego internal culture is not one of them.

That's much EASIER at a low budget neighborhood club than it is at a place where the squad is bigger and more diverse, the players are more famous and more highly paid, the fan and media scrutiny is higher, etc.

And Frank had been an assistant there for nearly two years when he got the head job, and led them in the Championship for two and a half more before they made the Premier League.

Frank is not walking into Spurs with the command of the room he has always had at Brentford. Gaining that credibility to dictate the culture is going to be a major challenge.
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This is true, but he's not a silly boy - he's a highly experienced coach with a brain in his head. His intelligence, honesty and personality will win people over.
 
thinktank said:
Huh???

Compared to other clubs we don't have an ego-filled squad.

Not in the slightest.

What you on about??

The only mardy cunt who thinks he's the bollocks is Romero.
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I think part of the cultural problem is that we don't tbh. Slippery slope if not managed well obviously, but a few confident egos drives collective ambition.
 
thinktank said:
Huh???

Compared to other clubs we don't have an ego-filled squad.

Not in the slightest.

What you on about??

The only mardy cunt who thinks he's the bollocks is Romero.
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I tend to think we do have a pretty decent bunch of characters, but it's different than Brentford where a core group of 5-6 players came together with Frank six years ago when they were all collectively nobody and are still driving the team.

It's no great surprise there's a very strong team culture there.
 
thinktank said:
He's the embodiment of the tactical nous, maturity, principles, philosophy and experience we require, who is fully equipped to work under this intransigent regime and get the best out of our players, that I'm endorsing.

That's the point.

It' s becoming super, super weird that some of you can't grasp this.

Almost as if you don't want to.
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I'm inclined to agree with you. If he's announced I'll be quite happy. I like the bloke.
 
FightingIllini said:
Lots of things are much more difficult at Brentford than at Tottenham, but building a united, hardworking, no ego internal culture is not one of them.

That's much EASIER at a low budget neighborhood club than it is at a place where the squad is bigger and more diverse, the players are more famous and more highly paid, the fan and media scrutiny is higher, etc.

And Frank had been an assistant there for nearly two years when he got the head job, and led them in the Championship for two and a half more before they made the Premier League.

Frank is not walking into Spurs with the command of the room he has always had at Brentford. Gaining that credibility to dictate the culture is going to be a major challenge.
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I agree on most of what you say
Where I will differ is .... He would have the command of the room. He would have played against most of our squad, beaten us or lost....players at our club know the quality of manager. They know he is a good manager and not a chancer who got lucky to get a job. His training methods and game preparation are top notch. So, he would get the respect in first few sessions.

He has dealt with ego of Ivan Toney, he can deal with what our squad can throw at him.

Media pressure & fan pressure will be more, thats a wait & watch. But him being the 3rd longest serving manager in Football league should help in coping that in a long way
 
FightingIllini said:
I tend to think we do have a pretty decent bunch of characters, but it's different than Brentford where a core group of 5-6 players came together with Frank six years ago when they were all collectively nobody and are still driving the team.

It's no great surprise there's a very strong team culture there.
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You're looking for problems, mate.

The players will see the benefit of proper coaching and appreciate they're not being hung out to dry every week.

Gonna be fine.
 
Papafeels said:
That's the whole problem with this club. The rot starts from the top.

This should've been the summer to kick on. Start spending money, bring in players that match Romero's ability and desire. No doubt we'll be in the bargain bin again instead of going and trying to sign a Williams, Cunha, Eze, Mbuemo, Gyokeres etc
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Precisely

Suits Levy right down to the ground to restart the project though.

That way he never has to actually invest to take us to the next level

He can just sell the rubes his pipe dreams
 
FightingIllini said:
Lots of things are much more difficult at Brentford than at Tottenham, but building a united, hardworking, no ego internal culture is not one of them.

That's much EASIER at a low budget neighborhood club than it is at a place where the squad is bigger and more diverse, the players are more famous and more highly paid, the fan and media scrutiny is higher, etc.

And Frank had been an assistant there for nearly two years when he got the head job, and led them in the Championship for two and a half more before they made the Premier League.

Frank is not walking into Spurs with the command of the room he has always had at Brentford. Gaining that credibility to dictate the culture is going to be a major challenge.
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Sensible post
 
_mehstg said:
maybe I need some of your Frank opioids.
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Nowwww we're talking!

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