Happy St Totteringham Day - NOT

[Jensen]

Well, I'm the first to admit it's been an extremely long time, but it's great to finish above Arsenal.
Credit where it's due, they've been the bigger boys in North London, but not THIS year.

So you can stop your silly St Totteringham day....

 

[fundy]

lol, congrats youve finally finished above us (should have ended it 3 years ago and every year since!), expect its a while until it goes back the other way sadly, complete rebuild needed starting at the top whereas if you manage to keep hold of everyone should only improve as a squad (albeit being at wembley and in CL gonna make next year a touch harder initially)

enjoy your celebrations

 

[Jensen]

I think one of the biggest challenges will be to keep what we've got. Tottenham aren't the biggest payers, I think our highest paid is Lloris on £80k per week.
Unfortunately at the end of the day money talks and we can't compete with Chelsea, Man City ,ManUtd and Arsenal

 

[fundy]

I think one of the biggest challenges will be to keep what we've got. Tottenham aren't the biggest payers, I think our highest paid is Lloris on £80k per week.
Unfortunately at the end of the day money talks and we can't compete with Chelsea, Man City ,ManUtd and Arsenal

On the plus side you have 2 or 3 assets that if you choose to sell that are going to give you a huge war chest of money, a lot will depend if and when this happens how you spend it

 

[Jensen]

On the plus side you have 2 or 3 assets that if you choose to sell that are going to give you a huge war chest of money, a lot will depend if and when this happens how you spend it

Well, I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that. However if it does then I hope it's spent better than the money we got for Gareth Bale.

 

[Tarkus1212]

Your biggest problem might be holding on to Pochettino, the likes of Barca and RM will definitely be sniffing around.

 

[guest100718]

Your biggest problem might be holding on to Pochettino, the likes of Barca and RM will definitely be sniffing around.

poch will never manage Barcelona

 

[Deleted member 15344]

poch will never manage Barcelona

Surely not because of what the article claimed he said

Shame the headline doesn't match his words which are very diplomatic- no doubt he would take the job

The link between Pochettino and Barça was reignited last week when he was spotted in a Barcelona bar with the club’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. But Pochettino dismissed it as a chance meeting and, given that he previously played for and managed Espanyol, he made it clear there was no possibility of him ever going to Barcelona. “It was a coincidence in a bar in Barcelona last Tuesday,” Pochettino said. “I know him [Bartomeu] for a long time – before he became chairman of Barcelona. Our children went to the same school in Barcelona. We spent five minutes together. That was the reality. After that you know the rumour is impossible to stop.

“But I am an Espanyol supporter. I don’t think I need to speak too much. It’s like if one day [the Tottenham chairman] Daniel Levy sacked me – in a few years it would be impossible for me to manage Arsenal. In football I know it is so difficult to keep your values and to be loyal – with your heart and emotion. But for me before being a manager, before being a player, being loyal is more important. I am an Espanyol fan. I love Espanyol. It’s like Tottenham for me now. It will be impossible, one day, to move to Arsenal. It will be impossible.”

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....ar/30/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-barcelona

He would leap at the chance of managing Messi for example

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Good wins for both Chelsea and Spurs and some strike by Pedro. Things looking good for that part of North London and once they get the new ground and invest in a stronger squad they'll be a top four force for a few years to come. As for Arsenal, as a neutral, looking in, it looks like Wenger is a tired man and you wonder what he can really do differently to make a difference and personally think it's time for him to call it a day and walk away, hopefully with the FA cup as a farwell present

 

[guest100718]

Surely not because of what the article claimed he said

Shame the headline doesn't match his words which are very diplomatic- no doubt he would take the job

The link between Pochettino and Barça was reignited last week when he was spotted in a Barcelona bar with the club’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. But Pochettino dismissed it as a chance meeting and, given that he previously played for and managed Espanyol, he made it clear there was no possibility of him ever going to Barcelona. “It was a coincidence in a bar in Barcelona last Tuesday,” Pochettino said. “I know him [Bartomeu] for a long time – before he became chairman of Barcelona. Our children went to the same school in Barcelona. We spent five minutes together. That was the reality. After that you know the rumour is impossible to stop.

“But I am an Espanyol supporter. I don’t think I need to speak too much. It’s like if one day [the Tottenham chairman] Daniel Levy sacked me – in a few years it would be impossible for me to manage Arsenal. In football I know it is so difficult to keep your values and to be loyal – with your heart and emotion. But for me before being a manager, before being a player, being loyal is more important. I am an Espanyol fan. I love Espanyol. It’s like Tottenham for me now. It will be impossible, one day, to move to Arsenal. It will be impossible.”

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....ar/30/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-barcelona

He would leap at the chance of managing Messi for example

? you're regurgitating one of the various stories about Pochettino and Barcelona ... will you actually make a point or is it just one more to the post count .
the Barcelona job is up...you think he'll go there?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

? you're regurgitating one of the various stories about Pochettino and Barcelona ... will you actually make a point or is it just one more to the post count .
the Barcelona job is up...you think he'll go there?

Well the story was from the headline "Pochettino will never manage Barcelona" - so I assumed that's where you got your little statement unless of course Pochettino spoke to you directly of course.

And yes if Barcelona asked to speak to Pochettino then imo he would go and if offered the job would take it - would be a fool not to

It's a big step up from Spurs to Barcelona and one he will be looking to do if he has any ambitions to win the titles

 

[guest100718]

Well the story was from the headline "Pochettino will never manage Barcelona" - so I assumed that's where you got your little statement unless of course Pochettino spoke to you directly of course.

And yes if Barcelona asked to speak to Pochettino then imo he would go and if offered the job would take it - would be a fool not to

It's a big step up from Spurs to Barcelona and one he will be looking to do if he has any ambitions to win the titles

err.. he said it to everyone in an interview... Are you still sad that Barce lured away you're beloved dirty cheating arm biting racist?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Pochettino seems very much a man of his word from what I've read and heard in interviews and I really don't think he'll manage Barca if he says he won't. I could be wrong (not for the first time) and he's obviously one of the best managers around at the moment so you can understand their interest. At the moment though I would think he'll consider it unfinished business at Spurs and will want to improve them over the summer and be competitive in the CL next year

 

[Deleted member 15344]

err.. he said it to everyone in an interview... Are you still sad that Barce lured away you're beloved dirty cheating arm biting racist?

Eh ? What the heck does Suarez have to do with anything ! Is that really the level of your response ?!

And I'm sure Sol Campbell said he would never go to Arsenal at one stage

 

[Papas1982]

Pochettino seems very much a man of his word from what I've read and heard in interviews and I really don't think he'll manage Barca if he says he won't. I could be wrong (not for the first time) and he's obviously one of the best managers around at the moment so you can understand their interest. At the moment though I would think he'll consider it unfinished business at Spurs and will want to improve them over the summer and be competitive in the CL next year

maybe have a read through his interviews when he was at Saints. He isn't ambitious and he will go wherever he feels he can best progress.

If spurs start selling stars and nit reinvesting (like arsenal during new stadium). He'll leave in a flash. Nowt wrong with that, but he certainly didn't learn the word loyalty during his language lessons.

 

[guest100718]

Pochettino seems very much a man of his word from what I've read and heard in interviews and I really don't think he'll manage Barca if he says he won't. I could be wrong (not for the first time) and he's obviously one of the best managers around at the moment so you can understand their interest. At the moment though I would think he'll consider it unfinished business at Spurs and will want to improve them over the summer and be competitive in the CL next year

yeash there'll be lots of gossip there always is.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

maybe have a read through his interviews when he was at Saints. He isn't ambitious and he will go wherever he feels he can best progress.

If spurs start selling stars and nit reinvesting (like arsenal during new stadium). He'll leave in a flash. Nowt wrong with that, but he certainly didn't learn the word loyalty during his language lessons.

And that would be fair enough. I can see that and understand while he'd leave. However I don't see Spurs doing that and not investing and while Kane could go for a world record type fee I can see them actually attracting some top players with the way they play and the way they seem to be building for a future

 

[Papas1982]

And that would be fair enough. I can see that and understand while he'd leave. However I don't see Spurs doing that and not investing and while Kane could go for a world record type fee I can see them actually attracting some top players with the way they play and the way they seem to be building for a future

Whikst id like to see a team break the usual big boys. As things stand spurs pay like 80k to their top earners. They'll need to change that for them to truly progress.

As as to him staying loyal. Barca he may refuse as he has history at espanyol, but any over big club he'll run their imo.

 

[guest100718]

Eh ? What the heck does Suarez have to do with anything ! Is that really the level of your response ?!

And I'm sure Sol Campbell said he would never go to Arsenal at one stage

I don’t care LP, everything you post is nonsense designed to try and get into a flame war. I find everything and I mean everything you post lacks any sort of intelligent thought and is generally just a wild stab at generating posts in your pursuit of Homer.


Sad.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Is not the biggest threat to Tottenham the move to Wembley for a season? Considering how badly that went in the CL that would be my worry if I were a Tottenham fan. The team is great, no worries there.