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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    You have to feel sorry for Frank. A lot of people wondered how Brentford would fare without him and he would fare without Brentford's excellent scouting system. It just takes one quick look at the table to know the answer. It will take him years to rebuild his reputation, assuming he ever does.
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    Gallardo is no longer flavour of the month but he did some great things at River. He made a huge mistake when he went for the money at Al Ittihad but if we're going to take another punt, I wouldn't mind seeing whether he can cut it at this level. His River teams were a decent watch, from what I...
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    Trump will impose tariffs on Spurs if we try to sign Pochettino. If I were Vinai, I'd go out of my way to try and sign Alonso, but he'd be crazy to come. His reputation is sky-high after the way Real kicked him out. I don't think anybody ever imagined Pochettino would reach the CL final with...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    I don't think anyone can argue with that. I'd still wait to be out of the Champions League and out of that horrible run of fixtures before appointing the new guy (use a caretaker in the meantime), because a poor momentum makes it harder to get your ideas across, but it's all academic at the...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    I'm definitely not defending the idea that he should be kept after that. I used to think he should be given the season more to protect our reputation than out of hope he'd turn it around but after today, I don't think there's any point in prolonging this. Maybe he'll end up being the new...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    The only argument against appointing a new manager now is that the new guy would have to bed in in the middle of a terrible run of fixtures. I'm not sure that's the best way to get started at a club like Spurs. I'd let a caretaker take the fall for what will inevitably be a very depressing...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    It seems to be a recurring trend: Mourinho's and Conte's first seasons were better than the second, and it was painfully obvious with Postecoglou too. One explanation could be that all managers go through rough patches and you have to wait through them/back them when they do. It could have made...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    I'm afraid we can play the same way with Maddison, Kulusevski and Solanke. If anything, Solanke's return will probably make Frank believe spamming crosses into the box is the answer. Youngsters learn and progress by spending time on the pitch against quality opposition and in training, provided...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    I don't hate myself enough to look back any further than the Villa game but, although it was poorly done, there were quite a few instances where they cut through our team in their own half because we were - impotantly - trying to press closer to their box. It's disjointed and very poorly...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    No need to apologise! The most disappointing part of Frank's tenure so far (for me) is that despite the football being incredibly dire, he didn't really make us harder to beat. We still make a lot of individual mistakes and Villa's goals proved how easy it is to go through our lines. The more I...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    First of all, no need to thank me at all, or I'd have to thank you (and a lot of other people) all day long for giving me food for thought! It's just my two pence (or tuppence?) on the matter. I don't disagree with your assessment of Frank but if I had to play the devil's advocate, I'd say he's...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    Problem is, it's not about the system on paper anymore, it's about how you implement it on the pitch. For instance, VDV and Romero are, in my opinion, ill-suited to a low block: they're not that great in the air and their concentration is suspect at times. Likewise, we don't really have the...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    The point remains that these players just aren't very good and (at least, in my opinion) nowhere near good enough to get into the Top 6. A different manager could get more out of this squad, if only because the gap in terms of philosophies with Postecoglou is far too wide, but there's no way...
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    Transfer thread

    We could maybe sign one or two players on loan, who are frozen out at their current club, if we were willing to pay silly wages. You kow, the Ndombeles of other clubs. Oh, wait...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa FC ***

    It was more or less what I expected, but I still managed to feel disappointed in the end. My main beef with Frank is that, despite being set up to cancel the opposition's attacking threat, we can't defend at all. The marking was absolutely awful all game long. Then again, VDV and, to an extent...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa FC ***

    I go into every game hoping for a win but a loss might be a blessing in disguise. Playing games in quick succession has done Frank no favours so far and he could certainly use some extra time on the training ground. Not sure it would make much of a difference but playing a couple more rounds...
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    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    What about Mourinho? 😁 Regarding Frank, I think people are in for a disappointment if they think he'll change his ways. Managers live and die by their results and, usually, those who are appointed at a club like Spurs have been fairly successful. There's no need for them to reinvent the wheel...
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    Transfer thread

    This part is very important and, in my opinion, has been completely overlooked by the club. We've been obsessed with ROI and that has blocked us from signing players in their twilight years who could have provided useful guidance to youngsters. Unfortunately, that means inquiring about a...
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    Transfer thread

    FTFY
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I'd argue that by the time Pochettino was sacked, our status within the game was ambiguous. If you only looked at the results, we were an elite club: qualifying consistently for the CL, reaching the final, being invited to the Super League or whatever the name was... You had to look at the more...
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