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Club Statement 19 Nov 19 - Pochettino leaves

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ClintEastwould

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That isn't over emotional mate, its drifting dangerously close to RAWK territory now.
Needs nipping in the bud before we get the poems and people painting pictures and shit.

So what you're telling me is that I shouldn't be sleeping in my Pochettino jammies anymore?
 

Col_M

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I'm just wondering what the Chelsea fans make of the latest developments at THFC. West Ham were laughing at us and loving our chaos so I'd really love to shut those pikey fuckers up. It's going to be their cup-final this Saturday, so please God, let's ruin their day. Horrible bunch of twats.

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My Chelsea mate is gutted but said because of his love for Jose he’d be secretly supporting Spurs in many games.

I’m not sure I’d feel the same way of Poch went to Chelsea or Arsenal mind.
 

fishhhandaricecake

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I don't see it that way.

I think he's done exactly what he's had to do. You don't sack a manager like Pochettino unless you're going to go out and replace him with the best you can get and although there are people who will disagree with me, Mourinho is the best that's available.

Now he has to back him. Not stupidly, with unlimited amounts of spending but within the limits they would doubtless have already agreed.

If he does that, then for me, he's shown ambition and although I'll criticise him when I think he has it coming, where this is concerned I don't see how he can be blamed for at least trying.
1000% this, couldn’t have put it any better.
 

Spurslove

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My Chelsea mate is gutted but said because of his love for Jose he’d be secretly supporting Spurs in many games.

I’m not sure I’d feel the same way of Poch went to Chelsea or Arsenal mind.

One thing at least we can all (hopefully) rule out is Poch ever going in to manage Arsenal. He stated a long time ago that he could never manager Barcelona due to his deep affection for Espanyol and knowing how passionate he is about his close association with us, he'll be very well aware of what that would do to all of us, and I suspect Chelsea would fall under that category too (hopefully).

United may be a different proposition though. My United supporting mate is convinced Solskjaer is on borrowed time.

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Jaddas

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In time, everyone will realise the magnificent job Poch did. I know most do, but some of the words I've read on here during his bad run were unbelievable e.g. incompetent, loser, get out of our club etc.

Got us consistently challenging with a net spend of £109m over his 5 years with us. This equates to £18m per season and it's not like we had a Coutinho like sale either. I don't think there's any manager who could've achieved what he did on so little money, not Pep, Klopp, Allegri or even Jose.

Bye Poch, thanks for the unforgettable memories, now for Jose to get us over the finishing line.

Poch.JPG
 

SonicSarr

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I love Poch and won't say a bad word against him. I've lost the love of my life (but we weren't getting on) and started shagging the high maintenance bird down the road that I wasn't sure about but wouldn't shag me anyway. It feels good and bad.
 

Gassin's finest

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That isn't over emotional mate, its drifting dangerously close to RAWK territory now.
Needs nipping in the bud before we get the poems and people painting pictures and shit.
Yeah yeah, we get it, you're double hard because you don't have feelings and shit. Anyone who is unapologetically romantic about the game gets a swift slap down and called a nampy pampy. Well done I guess.
 

ljinko888

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In time, everyone will realise the magnificent job Poch did. I know most do, but some of the words I've read on here during his bad run were unbelievable e.g. incompetent, loser, get out of our club etc.

Got us consistently challenging with a net spend of £109m over his 5 years with us. This equates to £18m per season and it's not like we had a Coutinho like sale either. I don't think there's any manager who could've achieved what he did on so little money, not Pep, Klopp, Allegri or even Jose.

Bye Poch, thanks for the unforgettable memories, now for Jose to get us over the finishing line.

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Yep.

Plus when you factor clubs like Everton (who have spent far more than us and get no scrutiny), West Ham and Palace have spent a lot too.

And then factor two of his signings this season only started playing a few weeks ago...

Spending is not everything because he himself showed that in his first three seasons. But when you're relying on the same players year after year with several getting injury prone and then see Pep drop £60M on a recent PFA POTY to warm the bench for his 100 points champions it shows you can't stand still.
 

SpursSince1980

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I truly sympathize with everyone who is either distraught or bummed by Poch's firing.

Two years ago, we were the envy of the league.

We had a young team, kicking ass and a coach who you couldn't help but love. He represented a unique characteristic you don't see much these days in professional football: Loyalty and Unity.

The team was a cohesive, skillful, unified and highly confident unit that reflected the characteristics of their manager.

This team and it's success was not assembled or forged via owners with bottomless pockets. And yet, we were fully capable of competing with them toe-to-toe.

Pundits and opposition fans couldn't help but respect what was going on at Spurs. Our fans had every right to feel proud of how this was all done in such an organic, authentic, and gracious way.

Whether opposition fans of the biggest clubs would admit it out loud or not, it is clear to me, that they felt envious of this type of success. As it comes from a place of the heart and feels elemental. There was nothing remotely superficial about it.

How can you not admire that? Knowing that your team may be winning this and that, but that's largely due to some inorganic... limitless funding. Money can't buy what Poch did at Spurs. That's why others looked at us from the outside and wished their team was like that.

Two years ago, I think all of us believed Poch was our Fergie or Wenger. He'd be with us for years and years. And we wouldn't want it any other way.

But as we all know, something went wrong.

This moment reminds me of a scene in the TV series Six Feet Under... We are mourning for a memory that will never be. And that's what hurts the most.
 

bubble07

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In time, everyone will realise the magnificent job Poch did. I know most do, but some of the words I've read on here during his bad run were unbelievable e.g. incompetent, loser, get out of our club etc.

Got us consistently challenging with a net spend of £109m over his 5 years with us. This equates to £18m per season and it's not like we had a Coutinho like sale either. I don't think there's any manager who could've achieved what he did on so little money, not Pep, Klopp, Allegri or even Jose.

Bye Poch, thanks for the unforgettable memories, now for Jose to get us over the finishing line.

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If you take away ndomble and Sessegnon signings as they hardly played for him its rather impressive
 

mil1lion

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Sad to see it end for him but it's rare for a manager at this level to last this long now. I think Barca have the right model to replace a manager every few years. Poch did a great job and was the perfect manager to work with a limited budget while the stadium was built. I'm mostly sad that we didn't win a trophy for him. I was also sad we didn't win one for Harry during his time. My favourite memories came under Harry and then even more so under Poch, hopefully Jose takes us the next step and wins trophies.

I'm not a big fan of Jose but I respect what he has done. I actually think we're a better fit for him than Chelsea (2nd time) and Utd. We have a settled squad and the right mentality along with exciting young talent. It's kind of sad really but Poch has essentially built the foundation for Mourinho to succeed now. I honestly think this is part of Levy's original plan. Bring a young coach in to work with a limited budget (something Redknapp did well and I'm sure we planned for AVB to be that man) and then once the stadium was built get a big manager who will win things.

I think we're going to spend big now I really do. The stadium is built and bringing in money now and I think that was always the plan. Levy said he wants to build us into one of the biggest clubs in the world. Signing Mourinho is a huge statement of intent. There will be money to spend and I think there was money available to Poch too but he chose not to spend it (too fussy on who to sign). One thing is for sure, I'm a lot more confident we'll win things now than I was under Poch. Under Poch it was more hope than expectation because he's such a top man.

Congratulations to Poch on everything he did for us. He transformed the mentality of the soft Spurs into one of the toughest teams that doesn't give up. The Ajax win was one of my all time favourite memories as a fan and was the perfect example of what Poch achieved. To end the last season at WHL unbeaten was something special too. He truely led us to the promise land only falling short that final hurdle. He'll always be remembered by many as a manger who did great things but just failed to win a trophy. He shouldn't be remembered for not winning a trophy though, rather for transforming a club to a point that winning a trophy now is expected.

I wish him the best for the future. He's still a young manager and this is a huge experience for him. I think he just needs time out before he returns to management. His decisions and interviews seemed to show the stress he was under the longer he went without winning a trophy. I think the media really got to him in the end. Take time out and come back for the right job.
 

mark87

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That isn't over emotional mate, its drifting dangerously close to RAWK territory now.
Needs nipping in the bud before we get the poems and people painting pictures and shit.

I've made a naked ice sculpture of him, is that too much?
 

RichieS

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Sad to see it end for him but it's rare for a manager at this level to last this long now. I think Barca have the right model to replace a manager every few years. Poch did a great job and was the perfect manager to work with a limited budget while the stadium was built. I'm mostly sad that we didn't win a trophy for him. I was also sad we didn't win one for Harry during his time. My favourite memories came under Harry and then even more so under Poch, hopefully Jose takes us the next step and wins trophies.

I'm not a big fan of Jose but I respect what he has done. I actually think we're a better fit for him than Chelsea (2nd time) and Utd. We have a settled squad and the right mentality along with exciting young talent. It's kind of sad really but Poch has essentially built the foundation for Mourinho to succeed now. I honestly think this is part of Levy's original plan. Bring a young coach in to work with a limited budget (something Redknapp did well and I'm sure we planned for AVB to be that man) and then once the stadium was built get a big manager who will win things.

I think we're going to spend big now I really do. The stadium is built and bringing in money now and I think that was always the plan. Levy said he wants to build us into one of the biggest clubs in the world. Signing Mourinho is a huge statement of intent. There will be money to spend and I think there was money available to Poch too but he chose not to spend it (too fussy on who to sign). One thing is for sure, I'm a lot more confident we'll win things now than I was under Poch. Under Poch it was more hope than expectation because he's such a top man.

Congratulations to Poch on everything he did for us. He transformed the mentality of the soft Spurs into one of the toughest teams that doesn't give up. The Ajax win was one of my all time favourite memories as a fan and was the perfect example of what Poch achieved. To end the last season at WHL unbeaten was something special too. He truely led us to the promise land only falling short that final hurdle. He'll always be remembered by many as a manger who did great things but just failed to win a trophy. He shouldn't be remembered for not winning a trophy though, rather for transforming a club to a point that winning a trophy now is expected.

I wish him the best for the future. He's still a young manager and this is a huge experience for him. I think he just needs time out before he returns to management. His decisions and interviews seemed to show the stress he was under the longer he went without winning a trophy. I think the media really got to him in the end. Take time out and come back for the right job.
Superb post. There are some that will not countenance the idea that Levy might know what he's doing though.
 

BuryMeInEngland

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My Chelsea mate is gutted but said because of his love for Jose he’d be secretly supporting Spurs in many games.

I’m not sure I’d feel the same way of Poch went to Chelsea or Arsenal mind.
2 things from this post

  1. You have a mate who supports Chelsea? WTF is wrong with you?
  2. And you're surprised he's such a plastic supporter that he would "secretly" support Spurs just because Mourinho's here?
Dearie me. :whistle: ;)
 

Spurslove

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In time, everyone will realise the magnificent job Poch did. I know most do, but some of the words I've read on here during his bad run were unbelievable e.g. incompetent, loser, get out of our club etc.

Whenever I read comments like that, I despair. I suppose every club has it's fair share of morons, but we only get to hear about our own. They are an embarrassment to all of us. To call Poch names like that just goes to demonstrate they know nothing about football and they have no concept of the kind of affection most of us have for this lovely man who took us on a wonderful journey, and let's not forget, we came within 90 minutes of being hailed as European Champions for the first time in our 137 year history. I think Poch deserves far better than being labelled a loser and incompetent.

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