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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    I was very much against reappointing him but now, I think we need to exorcise that particular demon. If the magic happens again, great. If it doesn't, we (collectively, as fans) will stop dreaming about what might have been... although I suspect Postecoglou will soon replace him. Some people...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    From what I've heard, Tudor is more clever than he lets on but he's not going to start a tactical revolution 12 games away from the end of the season. It's all about restoring a sense of togetherness within the club and convince the players to give everything in those remaining few matches. We...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    I'm not sure it's such a good idea to make it clear to everyone - including the players - that he won't be there next season. Nobody really expects him to stay on anyway, but if you're a player and you don't like him or if you decide you'd be better served by, say, taking your foot off the pedal...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    It depends on what you call 'speaking English'... I don't think there a person in the Balkans who doesn't think they can speak English. Whether you'd be able to understand them is another matter.
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    I really don't think our players have the concentration and grit levels required to be successful in a defensive set up. The most efficient we've been over the past years was when Postecoglou stopped playing suicide-ball. We were still very a much a front-foot team (albeit a poor one). I agree...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I'm not making him anything but (from what I recall - believe it or not, I don't listen to his press conference every night before going to bed) what, in my opinion, makes Conte's rant stronger is the fact that he didn't spare the players. Pochettino, Mourinho, Espirito Santo and, so far, Frank...
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    The Overlap - some interesting comments from Ange

    Does that mean... you're Ange?!?
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Thanks for that, I guess. Sometimes, you have to wonder what goes through people's head... he even says it's a mistake in the same sentence!! It feels like he did on purpose. Guy should see a shrink.
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I'm sad to admit that, so far, Conte has been proved right. He clearly lost his temper but everything he said was true. One of a problem at a club like Spurs is that signing players isn't enough. We want outstanding players. That's part of the reason why we've never been able to focus on their...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I don't have a problem with that either, but a) I'm not a professional football player and b) saying that when managing a group of players who just won a European competition with a manager who told them the exact opposite was certainly a faux pas. It would have been ok if he had us challenging...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I've heard or read somewhere yesterday that during his first press conference, Frank said something along the lines of 'one thing I can guarantee is that we will be losing games'. If he did (can't be bothered to check) that's a rookie mistake particularly when coming after someone like...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    "Frank had arrived at Tottenham with a “no d---heads” policy that he cultivated at Brentford, but implementing that in north London was not as easy as he might have anticipated or liked." :tearsofjoy: Tell me we've got a squad full of dingdongheads without telling me we have a squad full of...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Another major fudge-up (Frank's appointment, not his sacking) and, more worryingly, I'm not sure the board really have any clue about the next manager. Hopefully, whoever it is will manage to get the points we need to stay up. They should have pulled the trigger a long time ago, even more so if...
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    OMT Spurs vs Geordies 7.30 Tuesday 10th Feb

    How long did it take Carrick to turn Man Utd around? Four days? Now, imagine you give the new guy 12 days and it all begins with a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Arsenal. Even a 3-0 defeat is a realistic option and it's certainly not the best way to start your rescue mission, regardless of what...
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    OMT Spurs vs Geordies 7.30 Tuesday 10th Feb

    It's clear we're never winning another league game under Frank. He's doubling down on his very poor tactical plan, a sort of Wish version of Mourinho. It's slightly less negative when we play with a back three but ever since he took over, he made George Graham's team look attractive compared to...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Is it, really? How much did we pay for him? 47m? He's 24, so theorically closer to his peak years and yet we sold him for 35m. I'm not his greatest fan, but taking a 12m hit on our top scorer at 24 doesn't strike me as a great piece of business. Of course, since Frank wasn't going to use him...
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    Transfer thread

    From what I understand, the wage structure is the reason why we don't follow that pattern. The reasoning behind that is that if you 'break the bank' for one player, then others will start asking for bigger wages and your expenditure will spiral out of control. I think Middlesboro and Leeds set...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Do you think Man Utd appointed Amorim knowing they had hardly any players to suit him? That's just my two pence as a fan, and one who can't even go to the games (unfortunately). I believe a common mistake we all make in our everyday life is thinking a situation is the result of one cause only...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    The difference being that he was forced to work with what Brenftord gave him, but their scouting network gave him exactly the right players for his tactics. I've never checked, but I assume he himself was brought to the club using the same method. All the papers I read on Brentford mentioned...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I'm afraid the 'handbrake on' part is, unfortunately, the style of play Frank is trying to implement. Unfortunately, we have neither the speed, the passing ability nor the kind of concentration required to be a good counter-attacking team. One of the reasons, I think, why some people want...
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