Superswan99 on 12/04/12: "the question we should be asking is how long are we going to give rodgers if we carry on playing his over the top passing in our own half without threatining the opposition???? me i would give him till the end of the season and if there is no improvement then i will drive him to spurs myself......mind you i cant see them wanting him now.." Hmmm...
You're surely not suggesting Dai was WRONG. He is never wrong. He changes direction more often than the wind....but is never wrong.
Tottenham Hope to Land Rodgers if Redknapp Takes England Call Tottenham are planning to try and secure the services of Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers if Harry Redknapp is instilled as the new England boss in the summer. The North London club are worried that the Football Association will offer the job to Redknapp at the end of the season as they look for a manager to lead England at the European Championships in the summer. The FA made it clear that they would not make a move for Fabio Capello's replacement until the end of the current campaign and Spurs are worried that Redknapp will be the first man they call. The Sun believes that should Redknapp become the next England manager, then Tottenham will turn their attention to Rodgers who has impressed with Swansea this season. Tottenham have struggled in recent months since Redknapp's name was mentioned with the England job and they are now facing a battle to finish in the top four. Rodgers has led Swansea to safety and are currently ini 12th place as the former Chelsea man has been hailed for the style of football the Welsh side has been playing all season.
If there is any credibility in this story then I am concerned. If Buck is really considering a move I hope he makes it as soon as possible at the end of the season, because we are looking at the most critical period in our history - "second season syndrome" in the Premier League. What we do not want is a repeat of when RM left us in the lurch with very little time to appoint a manager to prepare us for the season ahead. What about prospective signings? Buck must have started looking and thinking about new players for his squad. A new man would have to be appointed following VERY extensive interviews (I would imagine that there would be many quality candidates interested in us now) and then he would have to think about buying additions without any real or working knowledge of the players already here or our style of play. I believe and would hope that behind the scenes, the ball is already rolling. Huw and Buck MUST have discussed this in depth as I believe Huw would not want a repeat of the Sousa debacle. I think he would want some sort of assurance from Buck about his intentions if Spurs do come in. Had he received such an assurance then I'm sure that it would have been announced by now. The fact that there is an ominous silence emanating from the Liberty leads me to believe that if Spurs do come in for Buck then he will be off. That being the case, I wonder if, behind the scenes, Huw has already started sounding out likely replacements? Imo, he would be a fool if he wasn't doing just that because the last thing we want to do is to start next season with a frantic search for a new manager. Okay, granted we would have the close season to do this but it is not that long a period in which to conduct interviews, appoint the manager who would then have to try and recruit new players, get to know the existing ones and then work with them. Other problems also arise. We could probably write off any chance of signing Siggy as Buck would be a major factor in him joining us and, similarly, there are the likes of Sinclair etc..... To be honest, Buck should know whether or not he wants to stay in any given circumstance. The fact that neither he nor the club have issued a statement saying he is staying, indicates to me that if he does receive a concrete offer then he will be off. I hope that Huw has already got a contingency plan in place.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...ham-are-ready-to-turn-to-Brendan-Rodgers.html This isn't Dai's article but obviously a favourite story with The Sun. Interesting to note that this article says their first choice would be Carlo Ancelotti.
you only have to listen to brendan's carefully chosen words, he says things like ..swans will survive without him, ....is that clearing the way for him to go... or is it that he is waiting for harry to officially be installed as the england manager as nothing is definite until that happens, im sure he has been vetted by spurs though on whether he would be interested if harry goes,......but i agree we need to act swiftly for a suitable replacement to give any new boss time to get ready for our second season.....
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...te-to-keep-loan-stunner-Gylfi-Sigurdsson.html ...and Swansea have 'begged' Hoffenheim to let us keep Gylfi according to this Sun article.... I have this vision of Huw Jenkins kissing the feet of the Hoffenheim chairman and looking pleadingly into his eyes..
I'd go one step further and say if he is to go it's already a done deal. Also, I think the minute we were doing well in the Championship under Buck, Huw was drafting a possible list of replacements that's been updated as time's gone on.
But what exactly would such a statement say because IF there is a release clause in BR's contract and IF another club met the conditions and IF BR was interested .... and IF .... then there would be statements to be made, but right now there's bull **** in the press, nothing more. Big deal. Probably the only people giving the media circus any attention are the media themselves, because don't they love to whip up their own and each other's bull, and people like us who read it and think it has some value. If statement(s) was made right now then so what, regardless of what statements were made BR would always be entitled to exercise his options under the contract as would the Club.
Managers come and go guys, no big deal, lets not be anxious about this, as Jenkins has always come up smelling of roses on the manager front, regarding Siggy, I've said before, and I'll say it again, I have had a feeling regarding this loan signing that it's a Borini situation, in as much as the circumstances are to fluid and out of our control, and it's looking very much like that, because Hoffenheim have just appointed a new manager? remember Emnes! so let's see how the land lies when the dust settles, and if it's any consolation, if I was in charge of Spurs, there would be no way, I would appoint a rookie like Rodgers, when there are clearly better candidates available for the job, Spurs can look at all of Europe for the right man, and they can afford him too!..............
IF (and it's a big IF) there's anything in this they'd be mad to take him and he'd be mad to go. He's not experienced enough at this level for a top club imo and unlike here he'd be out the door pretty sharpish if they have even a medium sized bad run. Dai, for me your comment "mind you i cant see them wanting him now.." was nothing personal. It simply reflects the fact that you obviously thought they wouldn't touch him but you now seem to be shouting from the rooftops that they do. A curious turnaround.
I'd go one step further and say if he is to go it's already a done deal. I agree with that comment scott, i to think its already in place and all we are waiting for is the season to end and harry to officially get the england job.......if thats the case then surely huw must have a replacement in mind already...
One thing for sure is if Brendan goes to Spurs - we wont be getting Siggy back in the summer. He will be on a one way ticket to Spurs with Brendan
I don't know man. Would he get in the team? Even if Modric and Bale go, they'd still have VDV, Parker, Sandro and a few others battling for a midfield spot...
Show me the money !! . Rodgers is a good manager with a great team spirited group .He certainly ain't perfect & it will show when if he jumps the fence to a top club IMO.... but not before the 5 million gets tucked away
Personally, I think it would be a bad move for Buck. With us he is under no pressure, is admired and respected, if not loved, here and we are providing the ideal medium for him to learn his trade at this level. Should we stay up next season then I think he will have proved his point and be ready for the step up. Looking at it from another perspective, he just might want to grasp this opportunity. Openings at the very top in the PL are few and far between. The two Manchesters are a no go for different reasons, Arsenal won't let Wenger go to employ him and Chelsea are still counting the cost of employing a young, untried manager in AVB. They won't allow their fingers to get burnt again, not when they can afford the very best. Spurs might turn to Moyles in which case we might get an approach from Everton but I think Buck is looking higher than that. However, should he go to Spurs, unlike here, there will be instant expectation. The fans, and the critics, will be instantly on his back the moment Spurs have a dip. He will have to hit the ground running and, at the very least, emulate what Harry has done. If he doesn't, he will be done (for). I think he is on his way, though. I just hope that Huw and the Board have already started sounding out candidates for his replacement.
See Ivor, I see Spurs differently right now. Levy is a cunning old fox, and if they miss out on CL this year realistically they're going to lose Bale and Modric, which means they've got a rebuilding job on their hands so why not bring in a new manager? I think if those 2 players did walk it's worth potentially "sacrificing" next season with a younger manager if ultimately, he can help change the way the entire club play football and install an ethos that'll go on beyond his reign
