Not really a surprise but a lot of very hypocritical and contradictory stuff now being put out there by sections of support, and especially the media.
Oh do go on...
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Not really a surprise but a lot of very hypocritical and contradictory stuff now being put out there by sections of support, and especially the media.
Pundits, especially ex players and cunts like Simon Jordan have no clue how the season ticket holder feels. Why would a player or manager on 100k+ per week give a shit about people who struggle to pay a season ticket and make sacrifices to see games?Is it? Which bit is a 'good read'? I read it before and thought 'what a load of regurgitated nothing, all of which has already been said by countless people, including many on this site over the last few days'. Which bit(s) did you find particularly interesting / informative? (Not meaning to be a dick btw, just genuinely interested in what prompted you to post it here as 'a good 'read', as I read it and instantly thought it lazy, thoughtless and empty).
EDIT: I just read it again - isn't it simply saying that Levy decided the cup win doesn't cancel out the terrible league season, but that several pundits are (inexplicably) struggling to understand that? Or am I missing something?
Utter nonsense - I don't want to show it in the best possible light at all, where did you get that idea from? I don't even have a particular view on the number of managers we've had. Being severely autistic, I'm just always very interested in data, how it is used, how it is presented, and I do get frustrated by the general public's lack of understanding of the qualitative aspects of data, the relevance of criteria being used etc. Here, if the original post wants to show that we've had too many managers to be successful, then it makes more sense to exclude interims, as their entire purpose and origin is completely different to long-term hires, to lump the two in together is simply disingenuous. Statements can be true, but also worthless (or more in this case, have their worth diluted by their criteria - i.e. they could make the valid point without using such silly criteria).And I amscarletjim
You want to show it in best possible light and ignore some of the people doing the tole. That is a valid opinion., however that is the only opinion you want to see.
The author wants to show it in a worse light and includes the other appointments doing exactly the same job. That is not an opinion you want to see, however it is still a valid one, and there is no reason not to show it, you don’t have to agree with it.
All this because some nobody on X posted a valid statement.
We have had 15 managers, we have had 12 full time managers in the period. Both statements are correct.
We did finish 17th, we also won a trophy, both those statements are also correct, you can’t just pick and choose which one you want and ignore the other like many have been doing.
Totally agree with you.Is it? Which bit is a 'good read'? I read it before and thought 'what a load of regurgitated nothing, all of which has already been said by countless people, including many on this site over the last few days'. Which bit(s) did you find particularly interesting / informative? (Not meaning to be a dick btw, just genuinely interested in what prompted you to post it here as 'a good 'read', as I read it and instantly thought it lazy, thoughtless and empty).
EDIT: I just read it again - isn't it simply saying that Levy decided the cup win doesn't cancel out the terrible league season, but that several pundits are (inexplicably) struggling to understand that? Or am I missing something?
Now, if we can just have this posted at the top of every thread and have all of our members sign up to it, this site would be a much more worthwhile and productive (not to mention friendly) place.Totally agree with you.
Is nothing on there new at all.
I have to be honest on all of this it is the people on either side of the fence that say they can’t understand the other side of the arguments view, are the ones that just came out of it with no credit.
Of course there was a perfectly valid view to sacking Ange, he led to an appalling league season.
Of course there was a perfectly valid view to keeping Ange, we won a trophy.
People weigh up which is more important, do they cancel each other out, what is best going forward.
Digging in their own position is fine as long as they understood there was a valid opposite reason was fine. Not understanding the validity of the opposing view and abusing those which held it, was not.
It's the most upsetting part of this forum (although I tend to swerve non football threads, in case I encounter horror), the shaming and ridicule of other opinions from like minded spurs' fans. They're just that, opinions, neither is necessarily right but I wish we'd be a bit more empathetic to those who don't share our views but obviously share an emotional investment in the clubNow, if we can just have this posted at the top of every thread and have all of our members sign up to it, this site would be a much more worthwhile and productive (not to mention friendly) place.![]()
Forget about numbers of managers, I think what we're seeing is that this is now the NINTH total re-think of what the club's basic purpose and strategy is during Levy's tenure. Managerial changes have marked most of them, but it goes much deeper than the dugout.
1. Levy's arrival and hiring Hoddle. De-Graham-ification, Levy doing deals, plan 1.0
2. The Santini-Arnesen-Jol dream team. Modern continental backroom-focused thinking, the intelligent businesslike managerialism Levy and Lewis always believed in. (Santini and Arnesen morphed over time into Jol and Comolli pursuing the same general idea)
3. Ramos. Latin Modern Tactics Genius Who Will Solve Everything #1
4. 'Arry. Bin all the dreams of modernity, back to the old school, this is an emergency.
5. AVB. Latin Modern Tactics Genius Who Will Solve Everything #2 (AVB and Baldini eventually morphed into Poch - LMTGWWSE #3 - and Mitchell then Hitchen pursuing the same general idea). The Wheeler Dealer interregnum is over.
6. Mourinho. Levy's white whale. Poch made us dare, Jose will make us do. "Trophies" debuting as a core part of the club's communications lexicon with the Amazon series.
7. Paratici, and Levy's partial withdrawal from the day-to-day of transfer scouting and negotiations. A trusted consigliere and prolific Levy-style dodgy dealmaker whose relationship with Conte was a key selling point, their union was always part of that plan.
8. Ange and the restoration of "Tottenham DNA". An attacking style of play linking the academy to the first team, and playing To Dare Is To Do football that makes the fans proud.
9. Venkatesham as CEO, Frank, and what it all means remains to be seen. Maybe this winds up having more commonality with the previous regime than we think, but it sure doesn't appear that way at the moment does it?
We haven't.
12 at a stretch, if you include interim Tim.
- Hoddle
- Santini
- Jol
- Ramos
- Redknapp
- AVB
- Pochettino
- Mourinho
- Nuno
- Conte
- Postecoglou
Liverpool have had 7 in that same time frame (Houllier, Benitez, Hodgson, Dalglish, Rodgers, Klopp, Slot).
I'd wonder why Liverpool are the comparator - except to obviously cherry pick for impact. (e.g. Villa have had 14 in that time. 10 since 2010)
I’m going to give you some unwanted advice now. Why don’t you consider taking a break from here. Maybe a permanent one ? How would you feel about that ?Yeah I think you need to have a break from this site for many reasons
Only #1 & #2 made any sort of sense...Forget about numbers of managers, I think what we're seeing is that this is now the NINTH total re-think of what the club's basic purpose and strategy is during Levy's tenure. Managerial changes have marked most of them, but it goes much deeper than the dugout.
1. Levy's arrival and hiring Hoddle. De-Graham-ification, Levy doing deals, plan 1.0
2. The Santini-Arnesen-Jol dream team. Modern continental backroom-focused thinking, the intelligent businesslike managerialism Levy and Lewis always believed in. (Santini and Arnesen morphed over time into Jol and Comolli pursuing the same general idea)
3. Ramos. Latin Modern Tactics Genius Who Will Solve Everything #1
4. 'Arry. Bin all the dreams of modernity, back to the old school, this is an emergency.
5. AVB. Latin Modern Tactics Genius Who Will Solve Everything #2 (AVB and Baldini eventually morphed into Poch - LMTGWWSE #3 - and Mitchell then Hitchen pursuing the same general idea). The Wheeler Dealer interregnum is over.
6. Mourinho. Levy's white whale. Poch made us dare, Jose will make us do. "Trophies" debuting as a core part of the club's communications lexicon with the Amazon series.
7. Paratici, and Levy's partial withdrawal from the day-to-day of transfer scouting and negotiations. A trusted consigliere and prolific Levy-style dodgy dealmaker whose relationship with Conte was a key selling point, their union was always part of that plan.
8. Ange and the restoration of "Tottenham DNA". An attacking style of play linking the academy to the first team, and playing To Dare Is To Do football that makes the fans proud.
9. Venkatesham as CEO, Frank, and what it all means remains to be seen. Maybe this winds up having more commonality with the previous regime than we think, but it sure doesn't appear that way at the moment does it?
I’m going to give you some unwanted advice now. Why don’t you consider taking a break from here. Maybe a permanent one ? How would you feel about that ?
Phone battery died.
Only #1 & #2 made any sort of sense...
The rest reek of panic, stubbornness,stupidity, greed and ignorance!
One can dream.I think Daniel is done here this time, honestly I do.
There's more rumblings behind the scenes than before....
They're clearing the decks.
Daniel won't be here next season...
I can feel it in my boiling piss water!