Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

[Hoddle is a god]

Understand fully why so many on this board desperately need to see this current Spurs setup dismantled.

That's for the very same reason that will encourage Poch to stay exactly where he is and to keep doing what he's been doing.

 

[Tobes]

The fans will never turn against Ole. He’s one of the most loved players in the club’s history. You lot may treat club legends like Sol Campbell appallingly but that’s not how things are done at United.

Never? There were times during his reign when some United fans turned against the greatest manager in the history of the game mate.

What he’ll get due to his history with the club is an extended period of goodwill. If things went tits up they’d take longer to turn on him, but eventually they would, irrespective of his past.

 

[luvgonzo]

Why should there be ?

Poch has stated, quite openly on several occasions, that he sees himself staying at Spurs for a long time.

What's the rush?

There's always a rush to win trophies, it's the point of playing at the sharp end. You're 5 points off the top and he should be looking to win the league this season. Keeping feet on the ground is ok but at some point you have to admit you're in it and motivate your players to go all out for the league, making out like it doesn't matter just doesn't cut it.

 

[Stan]

Never? There were times during his reign when some United fans turned against the greatest manager in the history of the game mate.

What he’ll get due to his history with the club is an extended period of goodwill. If things went tits up they’d take longer to turn on him, but eventually they would, irrespective of his past.

The two occasions I can think of when the United fans turned on Fergie were the season that he won his first FA Cup and during the Rock of Gibraltar farce.

The first time he was just a manager who was perceived to be under achieving. He had nothing in the bank to mean he got special treatment from the fans. The second time he was being a greedy twat and putting the club at risk because of a ****ing horse.

As long as OGS stays away from horse racing then he'll be fine and will never get the Sol Campbell Spurs treatment which was shameful.

EDIT: I guess it could also be argued that the fans turned on Fergie when he didn't rebel against the Glazer takeover. In hindsight, thank **** he didn't.

 

[Archers Road]

Campbell is not a club legend. The only thing he’s legendary for is being a two faced, lying, money grabbing, self serving ****.

Sounds pretty legendary to me. You lot will, still be singing songs about him 100 years from now.

 

[brb]

Why go to a club where so many other good managers have failed in such a short time? His career at the top could be over in less than two seasons at United. He doesn't need to take that risk.

At United, he'd be an outcast from the start. Hell, the fans and media are even beginning to turn on one of their own, and that's after only one loss to a very good team!

At Spurs, Poch has everything he needs to carve a niche for himself. I think that's more important to him than the extra cash he might earn, in the short term, at United.

For once i agree with you

Why go to a club where winning trophies would be a natural expectation. When you can sit back at Spurs and carry-on as they have done over so many decades, winning....nothing

 

[Hoddle is a god]

For once i agree with you

Why go to a club where winning trophies would be a natural expectation. When you can sit back at Spurs and carry-on as they have done over so many decades, winning....nothing

The expectation at Spurs is that Poch will build something that will last and that will sustain us at the top level for the foreseeable future.

That is exactly what Levy (new Academy and Stadium) and Poch have been doing.

Trophies and titles will follow as a natural result of this process.

Spurs is a long term project.

If Poch throws all of that away and goes to United, the expectation from fans and media will be that he will magic up instant success. When, after he inevitably fails to do this, he will be drummed out of the club, and his career as a top flight manager will have been destroyed.

At Spurs, there most definitely is an expectation that we will win titles and trophies, but the expectation is that these will follow as a natural progression of the foundations that are being laid. Poch is part of that process; he is not the magic genie that's been brought in to make it all happen without the foundations being laid.

 

[Hoddle is a god]

There's always a rush to win trophies, it's the point of playing at the sharp end. You're 5 points off the top and he should be looking to win the league this season. Keeping feet on the ground is ok but at some point you have to admit you're in it and motivate your players to go all out for the league, making out like it doesn't matter just doesn't cut it.

Spurs have won more games by scoring late on in games than any other club in the Prem.

I think that is ample proof just how much the lads and Poch want to win every game. Look how we kept going against United. If it had not been for De Gea having the best game of his career, we would have battered United by at least six goals.

You need to stop believing in the nonsensical "spursy" bollocks thrown around by the media, and concentrate on when Klopp is going to unravel and go completely barking mad.

 

[Chief]

The old "If they hadn't had a goalkeeper we'd have scored some goals and won" nugget.

 

[SpursDisciple]

Not wumming here, but why are you so sure ? Man Utd job is one of the biggest in football. He’d be given a huge budget and a chance to shape one of the biggest clubs in the world.

He might make it look like it was a tough decision, but if Utd offer him that job then I think he’d take it.

Not wumming, but why are you so sure. He has stated clearly and (if he's open to leaving) unnecessarily that he's planning to stay for the long run and I believe he means that. He has a completely free hand at Spurs, would he get that elsewhere?

 

[luvgonzo]

You need to stop believing in the nonsensical "spursy" bollocks thrown around by the media, and concentrate on when Klopp is going to unravel and go completely barking mad.

I'm suggesting the opposite of "Spursy" in that you need to stop acting like little bitches and come right out with the fact that you want to win and are going all out to win the league, the small time "trophies don't matter" attitude is what is holding you back. Don't you worry about Klopp he'll be fine, concentrate on winning things and stop being small time girly girls.

 

[Dier Hard]

Not wumming here, but why are you so sure ? Man Utd job is one of the biggest in football. He’d be given a huge budget and a chance to shape one of the biggest clubs in the world.

He might make it look like it was a tough decision, but if Utd offer him that job then I think he’d take it.

I think he’s done too much at Spurs in terms of rebuilding and improving to just up sticks and leave for another Prem side, he’s made Spurs into a team who are on the cusp of potentially something quite special and I just get the impression he wants to see if he can indeed “complete his project”. I think when he does leave us, it’ll be to either PSG or Real. No doubt Utd are far bigger than us and in general would be a no-brainer but I just don’t think the job there is as appealing to Poch right now as what the PSG or Real ones would be.

 

[Spurlock]

I live 250 miles from London now so only manage about a dozen games a season.

Away games for me mainly. Huddersfield v Spurs was the last one

 

[Spurlock]

Been quiet about Poch for 2 months and now you're all back at it



Will be referring back to this when he tells United to **** off...but not to worry lads...Piskie will be here to console you

 

[Red Hadron Collider]

Someone pissed down a rolled up Echo into his pocket ^^^^

Hope so

 

[CFC: Champs £launderx17]

The expectation at Spurs is that Poch will build something that will last and that will sustain us at the top level for the foreseeable future.

That is exactly what Levy (new Academy and Stadium) and Poch have been doing.

Trophies and titles will follow as a natural result of this process.

Spurs is a long term project.

If Poch throws all of that away and goes to United, the expectation from fans and media will be that he will magic up instant success. When, after he inevitably fails to do this, he will be drummed out of the club, and his career as a top flight manager will have been destroyed.

At Spurs, there most definitely is an expectation that we will win titles and trophies, but the expectation is that these will follow as a natural progression of the foundations that are being laid. Poch is part of that process; he is not the magic genie that's been brought in to make it all happen without the foundations being laid.

You sound like Wenger and Arsenal circa 2007

 

[Spurlock]

Spurs have won more games by scoring late on in games than any other club in the Prem.

I think that is ample proof just how much the lads and Poch want to win every game. Look how we kept going against United. If it had not been for De Gea having the best game of his career, we would have battered United by at least six goals.

You need to stop believing in the nonsensical "spursy" bollocks thrown around by the media, and concentrate on when Klopp is going to unravel and go completely barking mad.

Spurs have won as many games as Pool have this season...a handful of draws separates the two teams...that's not a 250 Mill chasm. Why should Poch change his tactics to that of a Circus clown in order to prove that he's got us motivated to challenge?

As if the squad doesn't know the drill

 

[The Ginger Marks]

Definitely on the cusp of not getting past a semi.

 

[Spurlock]

Anyway think I'll leave the match thread for the Europy mongs since it's Thursday

 

[Red Hadron Collider]

The fans will never turn against Ole. He’s one of the most loved players in the club’s history. You lot may treat club legends like Sol Campbell appallingly but that’s not how things are done at United.

Sol Campbell is something of a ****, like.