I love Martin Jol. After years of being shit we were finally on the right path under him and looking up and not down. It was the last time everyone was completely together and on the same page. The ground has never been like it was in the Jol years. There was no twitter then to encourage negativity either.
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After a game Martin goes to speak to the ref
MJ "ref, am I allowed to tell you that you were shit?"
Ref. "No Martin and if you do I will report you to the FA"
MJ "Am I allowed to think it?"
Ref. "You can think what you like, I can't stop you"
MJ. "OK ref, I think you were shit"
MJ "ref, am I allowed to tell you that you were shit?"
Ref. "No Martin and if you do I will report you to the FA"
MJ "Am I allowed to think it?"
Ref. "You can think what you like, I can't stop you"
MJ. "OK ref, I think you were shit"
Much overlooked but we achieved 2 x 5th place finishes under Martin Jol - at the time our highest finishes for something like 20 years. And in the Lasagnegate season we were in 4th position until the last day of the season.
Before Martin Jol we had become a mid table and even below mid table club , and since him a consistent top 6 and now top 4 club. He really was a step chsange up for Spurs. And a lovely bloke too
How could anyone not love the big guy? A real class act and such a shame that it ended the way it did. His continued love for the club shows the measure of the man.
Loved the Jol era.....took us to 1pt off the scum after the dark ages of finishing 40pts behind them, and took us into Europe.
Had the best home atmosphere in the PL, even rivals vouched for that.
Jol always has a place at Spurs for me, he started this journey.
Had the best home atmosphere in the PL, even rivals vouched for that.
Jol always has a place at Spurs for me, he started this journey.
Martin Jol on supporting and managing Spurs, and our ex Ajax players who he helped to develop at Ajax, not to mention the ex Fulham players we bought when Jol was manager there.
A good read.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Martin Jol on Spurs' former Ajax trio :
Jol on Vertonghen...
Like Christian, he is so cool, almost cold. He doesn’t feel any pressure. He was a left-back and a midfielder, but I made him a centre-back and he was so good next to Toby Alderweireld.
Jol on Alderweireld...
I put him in the team as a regular and he and Vertonghen played together. Toby was 20 and Jan was 21. We only conceded four goals at home all season.
Jol on Eriksen...
David Silva is an unbelievable player, but Manchester City are still Manchester City when he is out. Tottenham are different when Christian isn’t playing, which is why I believe he is the best midfielder of his type in England.
A good read.
Martin Jol exclusive interview: I love Tottenham - it will always be my club
Martin Jol still owns a house next to Tottenham Hotspur’s old training ground in Chigwell.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Martin Jol on Spurs' former Ajax trio :
Jol on Vertonghen...
Like Christian, he is so cool, almost cold. He doesn’t feel any pressure. He was a left-back and a midfielder, but I made him a centre-back and he was so good next to Toby Alderweireld.
Jol on Alderweireld...
I put him in the team as a regular and he and Vertonghen played together. Toby was 20 and Jan was 21. We only conceded four goals at home all season.
Jol on Eriksen...
David Silva is an unbelievable player, but Manchester City are still Manchester City when he is out. Tottenham are different when Christian isn’t playing, which is why I believe he is the best midfielder of his type in England.
Well it wasn't the clubs finest hour the way we got rid of him. Deserved much better and shows what a big man he is that he doesn't seem consumed with bitterness.
Was a big fan of his and still am.
Was a big fan of his and still am.
I fucking love Martin Jol.
It was like the lane was reborn under BMJ
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Love the Jol era, still so fond of that squad.
The beginning of our transformation.
The beginning of our transformation.
Not the best but I'd argue one of our most important in recent history
We were lucky that Santini was so bad, a real shame Arnesen jumped ship as I would have liked to see where the partnership would go to.
I never enjoyed supporting spurs as much as I did under Jol - Success can be progress and we made so much under him. Best Atmosphere I remember at WHL was losing (SF?) to Seville, 60 minutes of MJ blue and white army.
This so true - beyond belief
Shows how little some fans truly understand about the game saying we're better off without him
Just read that Martin Jol was Manager at Hamburg when Son was there.
That makes it 5 players that Jol helped develop before they came to Spurs - Vertonghen, Aldereireld, Eriksen ( all at Ajax), Dembele ( Fulham) and Son (Hamburg).
that's half the starting X1 !
A phenomenal effect on Spurs both as manager - and than developing players who would later join Spurs.
That makes it 5 players that Jol helped develop before they came to Spurs - Vertonghen, Aldereireld, Eriksen ( all at Ajax), Dembele ( Fulham) and Son (Hamburg).
that's half the starting X1 !
A phenomenal effect on Spurs both as manager - and than developing players who would later join Spurs.