Will Pochettino stay or go?

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pass the football said:
Maybe Spurs should have gone for him.



Failed at Burnley, and is only doing as well as he is at Bournemouth because they're spending a lot of money.

Lampard will surely go abroad (probably the MLS) if he goes anywhere.
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I don't want Howe now, but "only doing as well as he is at Bournemouth because they're spending a lot of money" .... really PTF. I am disappointed in you. So none of it is down to him taking over a team about 17th in league 1, getting them promoted and doing well in the Championship against teams 20 times bigger than them and spending fortunes???
 
pass the football said:
So your endorsement of him as a manager isn't quite as glowing as it first appeared.
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Depends on the expectations of each club. Jesting aside, Steve McClaren is a top coach, he was number 2 to Fergie during probably his best period and last season was number 2 to Redknapp and QPR where more organised. As a manager he has been hit and miss but if your fans are thinking about Howe, then Steve McClaren is also worth a mention.
 
Osvaldorama said:
For a start, his contract would need to be paid off. If we aren't prepared to spend money on players (which guillem balague was quoted as MP's terms for staying here) then it is highly doubtful we will spend it buying a manager out of a contract.

Secondly, any ambitious young manager will now look at us and think; if pochettino can't fulfill his potential there then how can I? With our squad and position we should be an exciting proposition for a young manager, but the club has put itself into a position of looking very weak. It's hard to word this correctly but; It feels like we are now going to have to look at worse managers stepping up rather than managers of a similar calibre to us looking to progress.

Basically, if the board manage to pull off an appointment that pleases me, I will be surprised at this point. Although I wasn't sure when pochettino was appointed in the first place, so I guess I will just have to see what happens and keep supporting saints!
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They might see what has happened with MP and think here's a chance to get a name for myself like MP did and move to a bigger club on a big salary?
 
Boss said:
Depends on the expectations of each club. Jesting aside, Steve McClaren is a top coach, he was number 2 to Fergie during probably his best period and last season was number 2 to Redknapp and QPR where more organised. As a manager he has been hit and miss but if your fans are thinking about Howe, then Steve McClaren is also worth a mention.
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Fair enough, I don't think many of our fans are thinking about Howe though!

fatletiss said:
I don't want Howe now, but "only doing as well as he is at Bournemouth because they're spending a lot of money" .... really PTF. I am disappointed in you. So none of it is down to him taking over a team about 17th in league 1, getting them promoted and doing well in the Championship against teams 20 times bigger than them and spending fortunes???
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He did very well before the money as well, but would they have been promoted or as competitive in the championship without Demin's cash?
 
I really don't see us going for Howe at all. And after his Burnley experience, I'm not even sure he'd want the job.

But if that is the case, then in my view it would be very much going against the grain when it comes to managers in England outside of the top seven teams. Maybe I am biased, but I'd have thought that lots of those managers would be queuing up to replace Pochettino.

For example, I think Steve Bruce, Gus Poyet, Steve Clarke, Paul Lambert, Malky Mackay, and Chris Hughton would all jump at the chance - even though some of current PL managers, and others are only recently out of a PL job. (PS. This is not me advocating any single one of those managers. Just me saying that, outside of the managers of the top teams, I think we're a very attractive proposition to many British, or British-based, managers).
 
st_brendy said:
I really don't see us going for Howe at all. And after his Burnley experience, I'm not even sure he'd want the job.

But if that is the case, then in my view it would be very much going against the grain when it comes to managers in England outside of the top seven teams. Maybe I am biased, but I'd have thought that lots of those managers would be queuing up to replace Pochettino.

For example, I think Steve Bruce, Gus Poyet, Steve Clarke, Paul Lambert, Malky Mackay, and Chris Hughton would all jump at the chance - even though some of current PL managers, and others are only recently out of a PL job. (PS. This is not me advocating any single one of those managers. Just me saying that, outside of the managers of the top teams, I think we're a very attractive proposition to many British, or British-based, managers).
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Man that list of managers makes me feel ill.
 
Beefy said:
Man that list of managers makes me feel ill.
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Yeah. Unfortunately, does this executive group seem like the type to gamble on the next big thing in European footballing tactics when there are so many experienced hands (who speak English!) to be had?
 
fatletiss said:
They might see what has happened with MP and think here's a chance to get a name for myself like MP did and move to a bigger club on a big salary?
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Wasn't MP offered a fantastic amount of money over a three year contract, in fact one of the better paid managers in prem.Be very surprised if he gets the same amount @ Spuds.
 
Schad said:
Yeah. Unfortunately, does this executive group seem like the type to gamble on the next big thing in European footballing tactics when there are so many experienced hands (who speak English!) to be had?
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Les Reed is still there. Surely you don't believe Cortese identified Pochettino as a target all by himself?
 
pass the football said:
Les Reed is still there. Surely you don't believe Cortese identified Pochettino as a target all by himself?
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This is very true. Les Reed was in Barcelona some weeks before and people speculated that we were watching Andreu Fontas.

It turns out we actually sent Les out there to go and have talks with Mauricio.
 
pass the football said:
Les Reed is still there. Surely you don't believe Cortese identified Pochettino as a target all by himself?
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I'm sure that he didn't. But we have a chairman who expressed surprise about how little football managers do during games. If we have Candidate A who has a proven track record at the Premier League level (and several firings, heh) or Candidate B whose primary qualification involves some tactical wizardry well beyond Krueger's expertise, which one do you think is more likely to appeal to him?
 
Schad said:
I'm sure that he didn't. But we have a chairman who expressed surprise about how little football managers do during games. If we have Candidate A who has a proven track record at the Premier League level (and several firings, heh) or Candidate B whose primary qualification involves some tactical wizardry well beyond Krueger's expertise, which one do you think is more likely to appeal to him?
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No idea. Give us a clue.
 
Archers Road said:
No idea. Give us a clue.
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I could be wrong, but with the talk about stabilizing and consolidating our position, I'd be surprised if we gambled on someone whose CV consists of a couple good years with an unfashionable club in the Spanish or German leagues.
 
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