Club Statement 19 Nov 19 - Pochettino leaves

[markiespurs]

ghostofarmo:
Hmm..
He’s been trying to get the sack for a while

Thanks as always, for posting Dov

Got to say though, it’s a bit of a no shit statement from ghostofarmo

 

[Timberwolf]

Gutted. Thanks for making us feared Poch. For awhile there, we were all berry berry happy.

Levy started this the year after the Leicester season. We had such a golden chance to go for it the year after but rather than going for Mane and Wijnaldum, we got N’Koudou and Janssen. 16-17 we played the best football I have ever seen from us. That was our chance to go big in this cycle and we fucked it.

Tbf if we'd signed Wijnaldum and Mane that summer most of SC would've complained about our lack of ambition.

Hindsight and all that.

Agree that we wasted some chances to properly invest when we were on the cusp of winning something though.

 

[yankspurs]

I suppose if Jose does come in he will have had assurances by Levy that there will be money to spend because the man does not work on a budget unless he did peyote in the desert during his sabbatical, had an epiphany and changed his entire philosophy.

Levy could put that down on paper in a contract and is still wouldnt happen.

 

[McFlash]

Will done to all the spoilt brats who can’t cope with us being out of form ,you got what you wanted Welcome back to the 90s

I get that it's an emotional time and all that but...
This is just being silly.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Harry Kane player manager for the rest of the season. That’ll get him the service he needs.

 

[Moonie]

ghostofarmo:
Hmm..
He’s been trying to get the sack for a while

Is there any context around this? I thought Poch would be the ultimate pro, seems odd to me

 

[Deleted member 29446]

Agree with the THST board there. It was a very weird time to sack him. Why not do it after the SU game then? So we'd have more time to find a replacement. Or they could already have found the replacement

 

[Tucker]

Surprisingly, Jamie Redknapp is talking a lot of sense on SSN

That’s one of the signs that heralds the end of days isn’t it?

Revelations 32.16 “And low the beast rose from the ocean and opened the fourth seal, and from it spawned Jamie, son of Harold, and he said unto the lambs something that wasn’t complete and utter bollocks.”

 

[thecook]

he said lots of strange things from this point onwards, about leaving and being unrepeatable, after spending 4 years trying to turn around the view of the club into a big club mindset and acting as a big club then for whatever reason starting saying the opposite

For me the most unforgivable was playing us as plucky underdogs before the final, like we were competition winners (I wish) just getting there. We set our players mindsets that we had an excuse to lose before we'd even kicked off. I lost faith in the man from that point, especially with e whole I might leave if we win comments beforehand.

 

[RikkiRocket]

Levy could put that down on paper in a contract and is still wouldnt happen.

Luca Modrics gentlemen’s agreement says hi ?

 

[Dzejkob]

Well it looks like a lot of you don't realise that football club manager is a human being. He can lost his motivation, passion, ideas. You can give him best players and it will still look bad. I'm suprised and sad but it was right decision. Poch wasn't the same as 2-3 years ago. It's very possible that he will be succesfull in his next club, but it will not mean the club was wrong to sack him. He burnt out here, I'm okay with that and will only remember good memories cause there where so many of them.

 

[Dov67]

total embarrassment of a football club.

we had it all going for ourselves. Best young manager around, one of the best strikers in the world, hungry young squad, a real connection between manager-players-fans, a stadium that was/is the envy of the world.

with all that going for us we managed to fuck it right up.

I'm so upset and angry right now, i don't even care who they appoint.

 

[scat1620]

Agree with the THST board there. It was a very weird time to sack him. Why not do it after the SU game then? So we'd have more time to find a replacement. Or they could already have found the replacement

I'm convinced that the timing of this sacking is because we've been negotiating with Poch's successor (hopefully Mourinho) over the last week or two and we've finally come to an agreement in principle at some point today, hence triggering the decision to make Poch's departure official. We'll announce the new guy in the next 48 hours, I'm sure.

 

[sausage]

Tbf if we'd signed Wijnaldum and Mane that summer most of SC would've complained about our lack of ambition.

Hindsight and all that.

Agree that we wasted some chances to properly invest when we were on the cusp of winning something though.

That's the problem - I'm pretty sure that the word was taken that Poch pushed hard for Janssen.

You can imagine what this place would be like in a universe where we said "fuck paying £20m+ for some half-season-wonder" and then he turned out like Kane mk2 for some other team. The same people would be saying the same old shit about a different name.

 

[Graysonti]

Is there any context around this? I thought Poch would be the ultimate pro, seems odd to me

really ? You seen his comments and body language this last 7-8 months

 

[philll]

ghostofarmo:
Hmm..
He’s been trying to get the sack for a while

Tbh it's felt like this with some of his stubborn team selections. Players that obviously didn't want to be here playing week in week out. Not mentioning nam... Eriksen.

 

[dricha1]

That puts a different slant on it and ghost is very top table itk

yep there will be another side to the story that’ll likely never be made public. Criticise Levy all you want but I doubt he’d back players that wanted to leave over the manager....maybe other players Kane, Dier, Alli started to express concerns and that’s tipped it against Poch...

 

[cozzo]

Please please go abroad, if he ends up at United I will be absolutely fuming.

we will have got what we deserve

 

[mpickard2087]

Agree with the THST board there. It was a very weird time to sack him. Why not do it after the SU game then? So we'd have more time to find a replacement. Or they could already have found the replacement

Is it a weird time? As much as people want to bag Levy, I'm sure even he spent a lot of time deliberating and was reluctant to sack Poch.

Also, I assume because it was internationals most people had a break. Maybe Poch himself was supposed to go away for the week and do some soul searching as to whether he feels he can continue.

It seems to me as if they've reconvened this week and, though I suspect the club have identified the guy we want next, whatever impression Poch has given Levy during their last meeting - whether its unconvincing answers, or just a general lack of passion and obvious will/belief/energy for the job anymore - has been the tipping point for change.

 

[fortworthspur]

I'm convinced that the timing of this sacking is because we've been negotiating with Poch's successor (hopefully Mourinho) over the last week or two and we've finally come to an agreement in principle at some point today, hence triggering the decision to make Poch's departure official. We'll announce the new guy in the next 48 hours, I'm sure.

Telegraph says Levy asked him to resign last week and he refused. Kind of silly to think he'd walk away from that money but I guess it doest hurt to ask.