The THFC Women's Team Thread

[muppetman]

I don't think it's surprising given where we finished in the league. No idea who candidates would be to replace him.

I do wonder, though, what the set up is for things like scouting and recruitment, that would give a manager the best chance for success. Also - interesting to see where the new CEO goes with plans for the women's team.

Id forgive quite a lot if the new CEO decided to put a bit of effort into the women's team. At the moment it's all very much like the men's - happy to just be in the top league.

 

[Cavehillspur]

Levy next please.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Id forgive quite a lot if the new CEO decided to put a bit of effort into the women's team. At the moment it's all very much like the men's - happy to just be in the top league.

Both teams are just a side show to the real business of churning over more and more filthy lucre.

 

[WorcesterTHFC]

Double swoop, Emma Hayes & Poch. Get it done Levy

Emma Hayes is used to working with far better players than she'd find at Spurs, so she wouldn't even answer the phone to anyone from our club.

 

[coyspurs18]

Emma Hayes is used to working with far better players than she'd find at Spurs, so she wouldn't even answer the phone to anyone from our club.

Poch ain’t coming either, was just joking.

 

[biscuit]

Would’ve been nice if they had backed Robert with top signings last close season after a promising 23/24.
Typical Spurs under Levy; don’t invest adequately in the squad, then sack the manager when things take a downward turn.

 

[Spurspiria]

Club statement - Robert Vilahamn departs | Tottenham Hotspur

We can confirm that Women’s First Team Head Coach Robert Vilahamn has left the Club.

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

 

[muppetman]

Things did seem to be a bit stale, so perhaps a new voice may help. Will we see any real ambition from the new CEO for the women's team though?

 

[biscuit]

I think that Robert was an excellent coach, and if the project had gone stale in any way it was likely due to the complete lack of investment during the last close season. And yet he pays the price. Sound familiar?

 

[Fitchspur]

Would’ve been nice if they had backed Robert with top signings last close season after a promising 23/24.
Typical Spurs under Levy; don’t invest adequately in the squad, then sack the manager when things take a downward turn.

The club definitely could have backed him more, but equally the squad we had were better than 11th. His general team management, from starting 11s to subs was baffling. Constantly playing players who were incredibly out of form and then dropping others who were playing well for seemingly no reason and just never giving some players a chance. He seemed to have a plan in his first season of how he wanted to play and then it all just got a bit weird and stale like he wasn't sure what to do anymore.

 

[Fitchspur]

Things did seem to be a bit stale, so perhaps a new voice may help. Will we see any real ambition from the new CEO for the women's team though?

He was apparently a big voice in driving things forward for Arsenal and we see where their womens team is now. Hopefully he can be a bit of a spark to make them take the womens team more seriously (I am not holding my breath however ).

 

[branchie]

Assuming that this is part of the wholesale changes that some are talking about

Are we really moving in a new direction?

 

[TheChosenOne]

Assuming that this is part of the wholesale changes that some are talking about

Are we really moving in a new direction?

To hell in a handcart

 

[Saoirse]

He was apparently a big voice in driving things forward for Arsenal and we see where their womens team is now. Hopefully he can be a bit of a spark to make them take the womens team more seriously (I am not holding my breath however ).

I think he can improve things. But I don't think what's happened at Arsenal can be replicated. They've taken the women's game seriously for a long time, and they're going to reap the rewards for decades to come. Even if we run everything well, even if we invest in top players, even if we win the league, the tens of thousands of people who already go to Arsenal - many of whom don't go to men's football or even necessarily care about it - aren't going to suddenly support Spurs instead. You're going to have to tap into fans of the men's team, people who maybe want to take families but can't afford the PL, and new fans of women's football as the game grows. But the easy way, the low hanging fruit, has long since been picked.

 

[Trix]

Assuming that this is part of the wholesale changes that some are talking about

Are we really moving in a new direction?

Yep. As I've said in other threads, they want to upgrade throughout the entire set up at the club.

 

[Ben1]

I think that Robert was an excellent coach, and if the project had gone stale in any way it was likely due to the complete lack of investment during the last close season. And yet he pays the price. Sound familiar?

it was a tough watch for months, haven’t won since January and there are murmurings the squad was completely divided at the end.

Unlike Ange, don’t expect the players to be rushing to social media…so far only to like posts about his departure!

 

[Ben1]

Assuming that this is part of the wholesale changes that some are talking about

Are we really moving in a new direction?

I’m really not sure this is some big picture move. It’s a football manager that got sacked for being frankly dreadful. Coincidence that it has unfolded same time as men’s re-structure imo.

 

[animal]

I don’t follow the women’s game at all really so I’m rather uninformed, but realistically how many millions would it take to get them competing with Chelsea, Arsenal, etc? It feels like it would be a fraction compared to the men’s team and surely worth it in terms of the Tottenham Hotspur name and brand generally, not to mention building a winning culture throughout the club.

Or is women’s football equally restricted by PSR or some other regulatory mechanism as the men’s game?

 

[White Hart Jane]

I don’t follow the women’s game at all really so I’m rather uninformed, but realistically how many millions would it take to get them competing with Chelsea, Arsenal, etc? It feels like it would be a fraction compared to the men’s team and surely worth it in terms of the Tottenham Hotspur name and brand generally, not to mention building a winning culture throughout the club.

Or is women’s football equally restricted by PSR or some other regulatory mechanism as the men’s game?

The record fee in the women's game was Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave to Chelsea, which was $1.1m in January this year. So the cost of putting together a team to compete for the WSL or at least Champion's League places would be pretty low relative to the men's team. It's also possible to develop players of course, and this season we have actually had an active Academy programme.

I don't know about the finances though!

 

[Fitchspur]

I don’t follow the women’s game at all really so I’m rather uninformed, but realistically how many millions would it take to get them competing with Chelsea, Arsenal, etc? It feels like it would be a fraction compared to the men’s team and surely worth it in terms of the Tottenham Hotspur name and brand generally, not to mention building a winning culture throughout the club.

Or is women’s football equally restricted by PSR or some other regulatory mechanism as the men’s game?

It would be pocket change for a club like Tottenham to compete. Our record signing, who at the time was a WSL record cost us £250,000.

There isn't PSR but clubs have a "soft salary cap" that based on player wages. So clubs can only spend 40% of their revenue on wages.