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Final Say in Signings, Team Selection. Holtby has Future at Lane. Sherwood today.

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InterTim has today ruled out any new signings, not because he doesn't know what Baldini and Great Leader are doing, but because he doesn't believe we need any. If you look at the left-back situation, as an example, one of the problems for AVB was that he let BAE go but clearly didn't feel that Fryers was a suitable back-up - and yet seemed to accept that in the summer. Sherwood knows Fryers from the youth set-up, and had no hesitation in playing him when rose was injured. He has also shown no hesitation in playing Naughton, who he also knows from the youth set-up. Only time will tell if he is right, or if he, too, will resort to playing Verts out of position.

Likewise, with the strike-force. He has Defoe until March, at which point, I presume we will have Coulthirst back. He knows Kane and Coulthirst from the youth set-up, and presumably feels that from March, they will be suitable back-ups to Ade and Soldado.

More interestingly, perhaps, he insists that he has the final say on who to sign, and if Baldini/Great Leader can sign anyone they like over his head but he just won't play them if he doesn't want them. Don't know if this is him getting the parameters established early or just in reference to AVB's hints that players were bought in over his head, maybe a bit of both. One thing is for sure, in the controversy that has rumbled on since BMJ/Comolli, Sherwood has seemingly killed it dead here and now. He decides who to play, he has final say on who to sign, and if that ever changes he just won't play the intruded parties. He can have no excuses - if it ever changes, it ultimately has to be down to him being weak and backing down from this position.

He also asserts that Lewis Holtby definitely has a future at the Lane and he is looking forward to welcoming him back in the summer. No idea yet whether this is just a sound-bite, maybe to keep the price up, or not.

The article does claim that Lamela and Soldado have been shunned by Sherwood, which is not quite how I see it, but...ho hum.

Here's the article here (not the only one, but the first one to appear):

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...e-of-more-signings-at-Spurs-says-Tim-Sherwood

Lionel Messi would be great but zero chance of more signings at Spurs, says Tim Sherwood
TOTTENHAM manager Tim Sherwood claimed that with 10 hours to go there was “zero per cent” chance of him doing any business during this January’s transfer window.
By: Matthew Dunn

The club had been linked with a number of players such as Dimitar Berbatov and Yevhen Konoplyanka, but Sherwood has told his chairman Daniel Levy to keep his cheque book in his pocket.

“Daniel's asked if I want to strengthen in this area or need any help, but I'm confident with the players we've got,” Sherwood said. “I don't need anyone else, thank you very much.

“There is zero chance of any more signings. I am very relaxed. It's not always the way, just to buy players.

There is zero chance of any more signings.

Tim Sherwood

“We need to put things together, like a jigsaw here, and I've got real trust in the players that we've got.

“That said, Lionel Messi would be great, wouldn't he? It would be great if we could get him at the 11th hour. Fans always want to sign strikers, but we signed seven players in the summer - not a lot of teams did that - so we're OK.”

Sherwood’s bullish response was stronger than the politics he hid behind earlier in the window – when all speculation was dismissed as something that Levy and technical director Franco Baldini might be up to.

But having shunned big money signings such as £30m Erik Lamela and £26m Roberto Soldado in his selections so far, Sherwood made it clear in no uncertain terms yesterday that ultimately, he has the say.

“They can bring players in,” he said of Levy and Baldini, “but they won't play. We're in this together. Unless we're all in agreement they don't bring them in, because there's no point because they won't play.”

One player was allowed to leave, however: Lewis Holtby went on loan to Fulham for the remainder of the season.

“Lewis Holtby's certainly one that I sanctioned to leave the club,” Sherwood said. “I think he's got a Tottenham future. I can' see him not playing regular football in the Fulham side and we look forward to welcoming him back in the summer.”
 

jamesc0le

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good choice to loan holtby to a club like fulham. hope he impresses and comes back confident and in-form, whoever our manager is in the summer.
 

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Bye bye Baldini or Sherwood this summer fo sho. All depends on who Baldrick backs. My money is on TS.

Fryers will be a valuable member of the CB rotation for us in a couple of yrs, imo. Never a LB though.
 

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We were never going to bring anybody in of any sort of quality in this window anyway. No need to sign players for the sake of it.

I think we are going to have another summer of big changes at the club.
 

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Bye bye Baldini or Sherwood this summer fo sho. All depends on who Baldrick backs. My money is on TS.

Fryers will be a valuable member of the CB rotation for us in a couple of yrs, imo. Never a LB though.
To go? Me too.
 

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Bye bye Baldini or Sherwood this summer fo sho. All depends on who Baldrick backs. My money is on TS.

Fryers will be a valuable member of the CB rotation for us in a couple of yrs, imo. Never a LB though.
I would say both are gone but at this stage Sherwood can still save himself, why is DL the one asking if he needs to strengthen in any area? Baldini is the one who should be asking that.
 

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I would say both are gone but at this stage Sherwood can still save himself, why is DL the one asking if he needs to strengthen in any area? Baldini is the one who should be asking that.

Oh my God your Levy-hate is literally bordering on a serious psychological issue now, Mullers. Levy's not even allowed to ask Sherwood what he'd like to do with the squad now?

You don't understand a process where Levy would say:

DL: Need to strengthen the squad anywhere, Tim?
TS: I could do with a LB please boss.
DL: Ok, Franco can you identify some targets and then we'll all talk and decide who to go for?
 

Kalim

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roll on end of season and having a proper manager in charge
Bloody hell!!!
First instinct was...don't want Sherwood, want an wexpierienced manager.
Then, well he ain't doing so bad, give the man a chance [although wasn't sold on the Arsenal cup game, where I thought we were lucky to walk away with a 2 goal defeat]
After Wedneday's City defeat, was leaning towards saying goodbye in the summer and getting a "proper" manager.
Now his comments about having the players, when I know we need a LB at the least, to cover Rose if not replace him.
Who knows what I'll be thinking if we smash Hull at the weekend.
Followng the Lillywhites is a mindblowing rollercoaster.
 

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Oh my God your Levy-hate is literally bordering on a serious psychological issue now, Mullers. Levy's not even allowed to ask Sherwood what he'd like to do with the squad now?

You don't understand a process where Levy would say:
DL: Need to strengthen the squad anywhere, Tim?
TS: I could do with a LB please boss.
DL: Ok, Franco can you identify some targets and then we'll all talk and decide who to go for?
Nope I don't understand that process. With a DOF, Levy should be taking a backseat .
I understand this process


FB: Need to strengthen the squad anywhere, Tim?
TS: I could do with a LB please Franco.
FB: Ok I will let DL know, if he gives the ok then we'll identify some targets and then we'll all talk and decide who to go for
 

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Oh and I don't think Sherwood knows Naughton from the youth team SP, since he was never in ours...
 

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Nope I don't understand that process. With a DOF, Levy should be taking a backseat .
I understand this process


FB: Need to strengthen the squad anywhere, Tim?
TS: I could do with a LB please Franco.
FB: Ok I will let DL know, if he gives the ok then we'll identify some targets and then we'll all talk and decide who to go for

Haha, wtf. So you think DL should have no contact with the manager of his team whatsoever? This isn't an investment bank, Sherwood doesn't have to refer to Daniel as 'Mr Levy' - they're a team of three running their own aspects of the club, who work together on transfers.

Levy is the big boss, Levy is allowed to have a say in whatever the hell he wants (especially when it makes complete sense and is how all football chairmen operate) - why should they have to adhere to your bizarre segregation scenario?

You don't think it's a good idea to have this team of three working together and in constant communication? Have you never worked in a business with a project structure before?
 

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But having shunned big money signings such as £30m Erik Lamela and £26m Roberto Soldado in his selections so far, Sherwood made it clear in no uncertain terms yesterday that ultimately, he has the say.

What bullshit, how has he shunned Soldado when he's started all but our most recent match?
 

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Haha, wtf. So you think DL should have no contact with the manager of his team whatsoever? This isn't an investment bank, Sherwood doesn't have to refer to Daniel as 'Mr Levy' - they're a team of three running their own aspects of the club, who work together on transfers.

Levy is the big boss, Levy is allowed to have a say in whatever the hell he wants (especially when it makes complete sense and is how all football chairmen operate) - why should they have to adhere to your bizarre segregation scenario?

You don't think it's a good idea to have this team of three working together and in constant communication? Have you never worked in a business with a project structure before?
Not no contact but Baldini is supposed to be the link between the coach and the board and he knows far more about football than DL does. He is the one who is supposed to be appointing the coaches not DL. I put my hands up and say in all honesty I don't what Baldini does, I think he is nothing more than a negotiator and it is DL who is still acting as the DOF.
 

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I don't agree with Sherwood that we have all bases covered in the squad..... I'm not going to say where in the squad because I've already said it a million times.

One thing I do agree with Sherwood about is his stance about having full control over the squad. Even if it means ultimately the end of Baldini.
 

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Oh and I don't think Sherwood knows Naughton from the youth team SP, since he was never in ours...

I think you have misunderstood, Bobs: I said the youth set-up and not the academy. I know that Naughton is older than walker, but Naughton has featured in the under-21's...which is part of the youth set-up.
 

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Not no contact but Baldini is supposed to be the link between the coach and the board and he knows far more about football than DL does. He is the one who is supposed to be appointing the coaches not DL. I put my hands up and say in all honesty I don't what Baldini does, I think he is nothing more than a negotiator and it is DL who is still acting as the DOF.

Even though there's no evidence for this whatsoever and Baldini's appointment was praised throughout the football world as he is regarded as one of the best DoF's in the business?

See it's this wanton denial of evidence in order to put faith into a personal opinion formed through enormous bias that I don't understand. With most thing's you come across as pretty logical but this, this is just a bit mental.
 

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I think you have misunderstood, Bobs: I said the youth set-up and not the academy. I know that Naughton is older than walker, but Naughton has featured in the under-21's...which is part of the youth set-up.

Fair play :)
 
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