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    Social change / growing old

    It's not exactly like the first post was a philosophical masterpiece perfectly articulated so let's not worry about whether the replies are consistent with the theme at all. As I mentioned, I'm grateful for any kind of imput because I'm at that stage where I can 'feel' something is bugging me...
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    Social change / growing old

    I'm not quite sure this deserves its own thread but I don't really know where it fits in either so... First, my mind isn't really set on any of the following and that's precisely why I'm interested in reading other opinions. If it sounds confused, that's probably because it is. I happen to...
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    WHO DO YOU TRUST TO DRAG US OUT?

    To be honest, at this stage, I don't care who it is - and, in any case, we can only speculate since we're not privy to what happens behind the scenes - so long as someone does. Tudor seems to be trying to restore a measure of confidence so he can't give them a kick up the backside at the same...
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    WHO DO YOU TRUST TO DRAG US OUT?

    I think you're correct: Tudor can't really afford to antagonise the players so, ideally, you'd want someone from within the squad to tell the harsh truths. Does anyone have the balls to do that? Romero's the first name that springs to mind but my guess is, he's got that 'us vs them' mentality -...
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    I'm not sure there's such a thing as a well-run club that wins titles. The UEFA rankings read: Real Bayern Inter Liverpool Emirates Marketing Project PSG Barcelona Arsenal Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund Real, City, PSG, Bayern and Barcelona aren't well-run: they just have access to a bottomless pit of money. PSG and...
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    Pochettino obvious disagreed with his 'I'm just a coach' comment. We've had Mourinho and Conte at the club in recent years. Make of them what you will, but I think most people would agree that they don't take no brick from no one and yet... did it make any difference? Not really, it didn't. In my...
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    It's unusual, but I think, right now, the choice of the next manager is fairly irrelevant. There are huge problems everywhere at the club, from top to bottom. Whoever takes the hotseat next season won't last much longer than those who came before him if we don't sort our transfer policy, kick...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    Kevin De Bruyne blew it at Chelsea and that didn't prevent him from being one of the best players in the world. There are plenty of reasons why a quality player wouldn't make it in a top club: competition for places is too tough, lack of competition for places, poor relationship with the manager...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    The players looked slightly more combative. If he keeps that kind of attitude, Muani could be a difference-maker. Tudor's gameplan looks better and less negative than Frank's.
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    Johan Lange - Sporting Director

    You know I always value your opinions but I'm not sure I agree with that, to be honest. There's no evidence that finishing 4th instead of 5th would have made a difference in terms of new signing. We're in the Champions League and our recruitment policy has been less than stellar. Also, I'd...
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    Johan Lange - Sporting Director

    I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that, if we had signed Raya, we'd still be looking for a new keeper anyway. There's a couple of reasons for that. First, the club culture is back to what it was pre-Pochettino. Zero standards, complacency and zero responsibility at all levels of the...
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    Igor the Interim

    I'm thinking the same. More importantly, back then, the teams around us were much, much worse. Real minnows. And we had quality players like Ginola, Klinsmann. We were extremely poor at the back, but we had it within ourselves to win matches. Now? Not so sure... I'd go so far as to say that...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    VDV was well-suited to the way Postecoglou set us up, until the injuries came along. When I'm in a bad mood (which is every time I've been watching Spurs for the past two years), I think he's a luxury version of Anthony Gardner. He's got a better all-round technique, but his positioning is only...
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    Igor the Interim

    We'll see what happens at the end of the season, but I'm really not sure bringing Tudor in for the Arsenal game was such a good idea. There's no such thing as a free hit in football. Should mistakes be made again against Fulham, they will be analysed against the backdrop of our performance (or...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    At the moment, what's in the players' heads is as important as what you see on the training pitch. Putting Muani back on the bench after his performance against Arsenal is a difficult choice. I'd swap one of Bissouma or Sarr (depending on their attitude) for Muani, assuming he can play off...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    Abysmal recruitement + Abysmal medical team + lower tier managers = where we are now I don't think there'll be a new manager bounce because, unlike Manchester United, we don't have quality players and the few decent players we have have been on the shelf for weeks/months which means - assuming...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    Refereeing was absolutely abject from start to finish and, unsurprisingly, we were outclassed from start to finish. That's why I wished they'd waited until after that game to get someone in. It's not an ordinary game and we were never going to beat them under these circumstances. Anyway... On...
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    Who would you want as the new Director of Football?

    In France and Germany, they've been using that kind of structure for a long, long time. PSQatar killed the Ligue 1, but the Bundesliga is still fairly competitive and, in recent years, it's been a decent proving ground for lots of decent/quality coaches. I don't follow football as closely as I...
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    OMT *** Tottenham Hotspur v woolwich *** 22.2.26

    Congrats! On the plus side, if the games are in the middle of the night, he'll make sure you don't doze off...
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    Igor the Interim

    Ha! He chose his former team-mate as his agent! How lame is that? Still, he must be the first man in history to manage both Hajduk Split and Tottenham so, here's hoping his time here is a resounding success!
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