After the disaster of mourinho, things seem to be even worse for our calamitous chairman. The delay in appointing a manager can only mean one of two things
1. The people levy wants won’t come
2. Levy doesn’t know who he wants
Either way it is a total circus at spurs right now. With preseason ticking away, we need to appoint a new manager, deal with our best player wanting out and rebuild a squad that needs a total revamp .
All that with an international tournament coming up and our chairman’s usual damaging delays in securing deals and scrambling around like poorly paid curb crawler on deadline day. On top of that I would suggest we have no scouting network to speak of.
I think that years of bad decisions are finally catching up with levy and with rumours of many cancelled season tickets, maybe the fans have finally had enough
It’s time Enic and levy realised that if you want to charge top prices, including the highest in Europe, you need to provide the goods.
The theatre is only as good as the show it puts on.
Levy’s manager mess
posted on 29/5/21
comment by Ace (U22467)
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comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
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The managerial search seems to be very scrambled. Levy wrote his note a couple of weeks ago about how he wants attacking free flowing football back. If that were the case Potter is the outstanding candidate and he should have been over to Brighton on Monday morning to buy him out.
Now this week some top manager's are seemingly available and Conte and Poch are on the table. Two manager's who will come with huge demands. If Levy is capable of backing them seriously then great, but I'm still pretty concerned he won't want to. If that's the case he has to get Potter ASAP.
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Exactly, there doesn’t seem to be a strategy. As you say, all the talk was of getting a ‘project’ manager in the image of what we did with Poch, and Levy himself said we want to play attractive football. Potter was the obvious target, but I question whether the hierarchy at Spurs think he’s not glamorous enough for their shiny stadium, Amazon doc, ESL worthy club.
And now, after all this deliberation and supposed due diligence it seems we’re ready to abandon all that and try to muscle into this new managerial merry go round that’s kicked off.
My first choice at present would be Conte, rather than Poch who I think hasn’t yet shaken off the bad end to his tenure here and would be just starting where he left off, rather than starting over. But if it was Poch then I’d be happy too. Whatever though, it does seem there isn’t a clear strategy and it’s all looking a bit scattergun, which is very worrying.
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It seems the strategy was Naglesmann but he preferred Bayern. Then Ten Hag but Ajax activated a year option but he could still come at a price.
Did Levy know 3 or 4 weeks ago Conte would be available? Surely he has to weigh his appointment up. He is a high calibre manager afterall. Whar if he did employ Potter for example the Conte and Poch became available?
The same fans kicking off at him would have said "he should have waited and the usual shoulda woulda coulda.
Ace you have been banging the Potter drum for months and now you want Conte. Come on make up your mind and put yourself in Levy's shoes.
After the bank holiday we will find out as per Ali G who said 7-10 days Monday just gone.
It feels like Poch is the heavy favourite today but who knows who he will appointed next week?
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⬆️I meant Conte was my preferred option between him and Poch. My preferred option overall would be Potter still. I don’t think the time is right for Poch, and I’m not sure Conte and Levy would be a good combo, most likely to be as short term as the Jose scenario but the club needs stability and a long term plan. You could always wait and wait and wait. I wouldn’t criticise Levy for not waiting if the appointment made was done with a strategy and due diligence for future planning - the opposite actually - I’d rather we had a clear plan and stuck with it rather than just sit around hoping something comes up.
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Would you really be happy with Potter knowing Conte and Poch possibly want the job too? Strange decision that..
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Yeah I would.
It’s not just about the manager, he’s one man, it’s about the overall strategy of the club, what they want to be, where they want to go.
Just because I rate and would be happy with Potter doesn’t mean I’d be disappointed with Conte or Poch. All three offer different things but I also think all three big issues as well - Conte fell out with Chelsea and Inter over funding, so I can’t see him having a long an fruitful relationship with Levy. As much as I rate him, I don’t want to be back to square one in 18 months. Poch brings the question of whether he’s found his mojo again after he left us. He’s not really had enough time away or proven himself at another club to be able to confirm either way. And Potter, could he handle the step up?
I don’t think it’s a strange decision at all - if we were to get Conte it would bring as many questions as answers, just as the other two would, and I think fans are right to question the strategy of the club behind all this.
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I agree. If we had a team with more leaders and needed to add just a couple of players to challenge for the title Conte or Poch would ideal with Conte nosing it due to previous.
But we are not ready for Conte yet as we need more than a few players and by the sounds of it he wants alot of cash to spend. Not gonna happen unless we sell Kane.
With Poch, it's tricky. We are perhaps in a better situation team wise, than we were when he first managed us but he has demands and I don't really know if trust him enough in the transfer market.
For me Potter or Ten Hag are a mix of my first choice. I would be happy with either. Poch in 3rd and Conte 4th choice. Would like Poch to carry on managing PSG and win the league. Would be good for his CV.
posted on 29/5/21
Conte is a interesting one but he goes against all off the other managers linked.
Poch, Naglesmann, Ten Hag & potter all play a similar ( although slightly different ) brand of football where conte plays a totally different type.
I’m quite interested in a conte experiment tbh but I’d still have Ten Hag as my preference right now
posted on 29/5/21
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comment by sandy, Ryan Mason, worse ever Spurs manager (U20567)
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Surprise surprise Smeg moaning about our club again.
I mean seriously fella, what is the point of supporting Spurs, if you are that unhappy.
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Do you even read the articles you spout your drivel on?
As ever I’m criticising Daniel levy on the mess he has put my club in.
If you want to disagree with me that’s fine, tell me why I’m wrong, otherwise go away and write another article on why you support the esl.
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Lol you haven't stopped moaning about Spurs for months.
posted on 29/5/21
comment by sandy, Ryan Mason, worse ever Spurs manager (U20567)
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comment by Citizen Smeg. Viva la revolution (U6574)
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comment by sandy, Ryan Mason, worse ever Spurs manager (U20567)
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Surprise surprise Smeg moaning about our club again.
I mean seriously fella, what is the point of supporting Spurs, if you are that unhappy.
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Do you even read the articles you spout your drivel on?
As ever I’m criticising Daniel levy on the mess he has put my club in.
If you want to disagree with me that’s fine, tell me why I’m wrong, otherwise go away and write another article on why you support the esl.
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Lol you haven't stopped moaning about Spurs for months.
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Just like you used to do when Poch was here
posted on 29/5/21
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comment by Ace (U22467)
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comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
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The managerial search seems to be very scrambled. Levy wrote his note a couple of weeks ago about how he wants attacking free flowing football back. If that were the case Potter is the outstanding candidate and he should have been over to Brighton on Monday morning to buy him out.
Now this week some top manager's are seemingly available and Conte and Poch are on the table. Two manager's who will come with huge demands. If Levy is capable of backing them seriously then great, but I'm still pretty concerned he won't want to. If that's the case he has to get Potter ASAP.
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Exactly, there doesn’t seem to be a strategy. As you say, all the talk was of getting a ‘project’ manager in the image of what we did with Poch, and Levy himself said we want to play attractive football. Potter was the obvious target, but I question whether the hierarchy at Spurs think he’s not glamorous enough for their shiny stadium, Amazon doc, ESL worthy club.
And now, after all this deliberation and supposed due diligence it seems we’re ready to abandon all that and try to muscle into this new managerial merry go round that’s kicked off.
My first choice at present would be Conte, rather than Poch who I think hasn’t yet shaken off the bad end to his tenure here and would be just starting where he left off, rather than starting over. But if it was Poch then I’d be happy too. Whatever though, it does seem there isn’t a clear strategy and it’s all looking a bit scattergun, which is very worrying.
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It seems the strategy was Naglesmann but he preferred Bayern. Then Ten Hag but Ajax activated a year option but he could still come at a price.
Did Levy know 3 or 4 weeks ago Conte would be available? Surely he has to weigh his appointment up. He is a high calibre manager afterall. Whar if he did employ Potter for example the Conte and Poch became available?
The same fans kicking off at him would have said "he should have waited and the usual shoulda woulda coulda.
Ace you have been banging the Potter drum for months and now you want Conte. Come on make up your mind and put yourself in Levy's shoes.
After the bank holiday we will find out as per Ali G who said 7-10 days Monday just gone.
It feels like Poch is the heavy favourite today but who knows who he will appointed next week?
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So we are waiting on Ali Gs assessment of the situation, should be interesting, not sure these people know anymore than we do
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No Ali G said 7-10 days for appointment dippy. He is not in the decision making process. Last I heard he is a journo and nothing more lol
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Yes I was wondering if you realised that King Jose
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Thanks Luton Town FC
posted on 29/5/21
The one common denominator in our last 20 years of misery is Levy and ENIC, they are absolutely the problem.
posted on 29/5/21
comment by Ace (U22467)
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comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
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Option 3. Things in real life aren't as simple as we want them to be.
As much as Levy has facked up and should totally step away from football matters he deserves some slack here. Kane just chucked a bomb under the whole thing. Whoever comes in will want to know what job they're taking on. We have to get that sorted first. Like I said on the other thread, we need to set a price and a date. But Levy won't cause he'll want to start a bidding war no doubt. Everyone will get sick of it, Kane will sulk, and he'll go to United for 110m plus bonuses.
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Kane chucking a bomb is still on Levy, it’s all part and parcel of the mess he has created the last 2 years. Kane wouldn’t be pushing for a move if Levys decision making hadn’t dragged us down into a midtable, Europa Conference League team which is obviously too low a level for a player of Kane’s ability to be playing at at this phase of his career.
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Yeah I'm not going to disagree were a mess. But Kane doing that interview wasn't purely down to Levy hiring Jose. He's pretty obviously a fan and blames a chunk of the squad for not stepping up. It's all about what narrative you like. We blamed Levy for Poch not winning trophies but we know that's balls really. We could and should have won something and Kane knows that.
Anyway, yes Levy is ultimately responsible but blaming him for everything isn't helpful and risks missing some real issues.
And my point refers to the over simplistic OP. Yes Levy has made mistakes but he doesn't control everything. He can't force players and managers to sign who get better offers. He can't stop Sissoko doing a handball or put in some effort against Zagreb ffs.
Levy needs to go but imagining that it would solve all our problems is just deluded. He's also done a lot of stuff right..
posted on 29/5/21
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● 2020* 2021* (U3924)
posted 3 hours, 38 minutes ago
The one common denominator in our last 20 years of misery is Levy and ENIC, they are absolutely the problem.
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posted on 29/5/21
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● 2020* 2021* (U3924)
posted 7 hours, 38 minutes ago
The one common denominator in our last 20 years of misery is Levy and ENIC, they are absolutely the problem.
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Been saying that for years......
and its the truth
posted on 30/5/21
Oh yes...and as I said earlier, Pochettino may go to Real Madrid.
Sandy had some damned fool comment about the Real crowd being tough on managers...........
Well whats Levy like on managers?