As we know, England will be appointing a new Manager to replace Fabio Cappello after Euro2012................................................all the speculation so far has been about Harry Redknapp being almost a shoe in for the job.
From the Spurs point of view, it is a double edged sword, its great that HR is recognised as a top manager but do we want to lose him after the good work he has done?
Losing Redknapp might be a worry, however I believe that there is a possible solution which worked in any way you like suits all parties.
If Redknapp goes then I would not be unhappy if we brought Glenn Hoddle back to the Lane. Those of you who say he failed first time around might be right, however I believe the whole club was in a transitional period and whoever was in charge then would have struggled. There was no money and the club was only just getting its act together after ENIC bought holdings in the Club.
Hoddle could also be in line for returning as the England manager, remember he was not a failure like McClaren or Taylor, his only failing was his comments re disabled people and karma.
These might be contentious thoughts, but I would ask you to reflect and think would we be badly off if Hoddle got either of the jobs?
I think he is potentially a top class manager, if he would just accept that he should not be the star on the training ground, pass on his unbelievable vision and skill sets, remember every word he utters will be analysed and dissected to death and thinks before he speaks then I think he would be great.
Please note this is primarily for Spurs fans, however if others wish to comment then please keep it on topic and nice and constructive! COYS
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posted on 8/10/11
Sorry Greaves but as much as I wanted it to be a success, do you remember what it was like with Hoddle at Spurs? His ego seemed to override what was good for the team. We had goalscoring problems but he kept a proven £11 million signing (Rebrov) on the bench - Rebrov was not the failure everyone paints him as, it's just pretty hard to succeed when you're constantly kept out of the team by an ageing Les Ferdinand. That's just one example. Great player, mediocre manager.
posted on 8/10/11
An interesting alternative geniusgreaves, but he hasn't had a managerial position since Wolves years ago.. from what I remember that didn't go too well for him either.
Isn't he running some kind of football academy in Spain now..? I'm sure they did a football focus on it a while back
posted on 8/10/11
Hoddle was extremely poor for wolves. need to keep him as far as possible from england
posted on 8/10/11
comment by ddd - Oh Its A Grand Old Team (U2358)
posted 3 hours, 41 minutes ago
Hoddle should get another crack at the England job but won't be asked
Harry is doing OK at Spurs and I can't think of anyone else (realistic) I'd want so until that time I'm happy for him to stay. But I don't see him lasting or staying for more than a season or two more.
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Redknapp has done ok
he got you from one of the worst teams in the league to the CL. that means he has done FANTASTIC
posted on 8/10/11
I`d have Hoddle back at Spurs as manager but could we trust him not to dismantle the squad Harry has built.
My gut is Harry wont be offered the England job anyway, so we will have him a good while yet.
posted on 8/10/11
Rockney........................I understand the point you are trying to make, however I think Hoddle has learnt from his mistakes and would be better second time around.
Rebrov made his name in the Russian leagues and where 2-3 teams dominated at the time including Dynamo Kiev.
He only scored 10 goals in 60 appearances at the Lane and was even worse at West Ham, he did not like London and was involved in a race row when he told Pavluchenko not to go near WHL, as there was only dark skinned people there and lots of crime.
As for Hoddle at Wolves, they were a struggling club then and Hoddle had a fall out with the Board over money for players.
Nearly everywhere else he had good success including Chelsea & Swindon.....................
I now this is going to divide opinion, but its Spurs so that is always going to happen anyway.
We should also remember he was doing well with England until the Eileen Drewery incident, he also has the next best England record behind Sir Alf & Fabio...........
posted on 8/10/11
What did Hoddle do to make you think he deserves another shot at either job?
posted on 8/10/11
wolves had a very good squad when he managed them
posted on 8/10/11
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wolves had a very good squad when he managed them
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Wolves were 17th in the Championship when he took them over. His original contract was only for 6 months, Hoddle resigned over disagreements re funding for new players and there were also rumours that the players were upset over Dave Jones being sacked.
posted on 8/10/11
NOT Hoddle. Was it he who said that people in wheelchairs were sinners in a previous life or something like that? No,he's a failure as a manager. The answer is Ancelotti.