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Le Tissier's Laces said:
I think he’s up there with the best, yep. (Jose/Pep/Pochettino/Klopp - then probably Conte/Dyche/Houghton/Rafa possibly even Wagner - not in any order).
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Poch/Pep/Klopp would be my top three, and probably in that order. You mentioned their outlay, and that's definitely the underappreciated element: Spurs seem like a possible CL mainstay, but financially they're still far more frugal than their competitors. The difference in wage bills between Spurs and Arsenal (4th largest wage bill) in 2016-17 was effectively the size of the total wage bill of Everton, the 7th most-expensive team. Presumably, that gap will close up as their revenues close in on the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool, but their seamless growth from perpetual bridesmaids to elite is a tremendous credit of Poch...and, ugh, to Levy.

For that reason, I don't think that Poch is bumping up against the ceiling there. That team is still really young; if they can continue to increase their revenues, they can continue to ratchet up their wage bill and keep the squad from being plundered. I'd take that over a more tempestuous position like Real Madrid at the moment, particularly with the latter facing what could be a bit of an interregnum when Ronaldo ages out...they won't exactly fall off a table, particularly with Barca having their own collection of old legends, but when the definition of success is effectively "win everything, always, starting today" there's a tonne of risk in jumping ship.
 
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Schad said:
Poch/Pep/Klopp would be my top three, and probably in that order. You mentioned their outlay, and that's definitely the underappreciated element: Spurs seem like a possible CL mainstay, but financially they're still far more frugal than their competitors. The difference in wage bills between Spurs and Arsenal (4th largest wage bill) in 2016-17 was effectively the size of the total wage bill of Everton, the 7th most-expensive team. Presumably, that gap will close up as their revenues close in on the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool, but their seamless growth from perpetual bridesmaids to elite is a tremendous credit of Poch...and, ugh, to Levy.

For that reason, I don't think that Poch is bumping up against the ceiling there. That team is still really young; if they can continue to increase their revenues, they can continue to ratchet up their wage bill and keep the squad from being plundered. I'd take that over a more tempestuous position like Real Madrid at the moment, particularly with the latter facing what could be a bit of an interregnum when Ronaldo ages out...they won't exactly fall off a table, particularly with Barca having their own collection of old legends, but when the definition of success is effectively "win everything, always, starting today" there's a tonne of risk in jumping ship.
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Agreed mate.
 
Schad said:
Poch/Pep/Klopp would be my top three, and probably in that order. You mentioned their outlay, and that's definitely the underappreciated element: Spurs seem like a possible CL mainstay, but financially they're still far more frugal than their competitors. The difference in wage bills between Spurs and Arsenal (4th largest wage bill) in 2016-17 was effectively the size of the total wage bill of Everton, the 7th most-expensive team. Presumably, that gap will close up as their revenues close in on the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool, but their seamless growth from perpetual bridesmaids to elite is a tremendous credit of Poch...and, ugh, to Levy.

For that reason, I don't think that Poch is bumping up against the ceiling there. That team is still really young; if they can continue to increase their revenues, they can continue to ratchet up their wage bill and keep the squad from being plundered. I'd take that over a more tempestuous position like Real Madrid at the moment, particularly with the latter facing what could be a bit of an interregnum when Ronaldo ages out...they won't exactly fall off a table, particularly with Barca having their own collection of old legends, but when the definition of success is effectively "win everything, always, starting today" there's a tonne of risk in jumping ship.
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That all makes perfect sense, apart from the bit where we throw in my irrational fan behaviour. I really like Poch but I really dislike Spuds. I hope for the day he leaves Spuds for better things, preferably when he’s doing well there, to p1ss them off :)
 
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