I remember this sentiment, by some, just before Poch came.
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Which proved correct.
He failed. Massively, with the best spurs team of the last 20 years.
There are kinda two ways to look at it.
On the one hand, in the age of Pep and Klopp, top clubs are seduced by the idea that a manager has a "system", a super well-defined way of playing that their recruitment resources can build toward. This has often been smoke and mirrors and bullshit and ended in tears. Frank's flexibility would have done a lot more for, say, Manchester United, than trying to build out Erik ten Hag's "project".
But on the other hand, there has been skepticism that the intimate close-knit culture Frank has built over many years at Brentford would translate to a bigger, crazier, richer environment, and I think that's valid.
What was the name of the Arg hot shot manager that Pep insisted was the future of management round the time when we hired Nuno........ Moved to France and never heard of again. 
Guelleti or something like that?
I remember having a cunt off with someone here that he had no track record and was thus a massive risk......
Guelleti or something like that?
I remember having a cunt off with someone here that he had no track record and was thus a massive risk......
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Extreme take there buddy.
Some would say under Baldcunt he did pretty damned well, before the wheels came off, and took us further than we ever expected (considering his tactical/in-game-management limitations)
At the time, before Poch was announced, if someone told you he would get to a CL final and battle for the title (2nd and 3rd), would you not have taken it?
No, just a fact.
Right, sure, ok...
With the team at the time? No, I would have seen that as a huge failure, which is what it turned out to be.
With the other top teams in the league, that's just not a credible take.
And as much as I don't want Poch back here, many of the players we had were absolutely nurtured and developed BY Poch (WANYAMA having been at S'ton with him).
Dele?
And to say anything other than that is completely disingenuous.
Poch, himself, MADE that team.
It couldn't have failed if he hadn't made them contenders.
Poch was/is and always will be a failure. Deal with it and move on.
You are a thoroughly ridiculous character.
if we think he's the right man for the job what on earth does the 5 million matter?
Nuclear irony.
Can't they sort it tomorrow?
Waiting until Monday is so old school.
Waiting until Monday is so old school.
...and he was only 90 minutes away from being a club legend + time added on.
I've deleted your 'always will be' (a failure), because nobody can see the future, apart from Dr Who, and he's turned into Billie Piper, so what does he know?
Bedtime for fatboy.