Pleat and Hughton stay on

sendorange · Dec 11, 2003

No surprises:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3310779.stm

Interesting comments from Levy:
http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,7-1115045,00.html

Levy admitted that there had been a great deal of interest in the manager's role.

"We have had around 30 people apply for the post," he continued.

"We have not approached anyone.

"We have taken the view that the very top people will not be available until the summer and that is some on that list.

"We know some people will not be available until the summer."

When asked whether he knew which manager he wanted, he simply replied: "Yes"

Levy also confirmed he was confident of getting his man: "Yes, but there are no guarantees, but I am confident."
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Joe E · Dec 11, 2003

as you say, no surprises. at least now we know exactly what's going on. levy claims he knows exactly who he wants in the summer and is hopeful we can get him. so we have the right to expect a big name. let's just hope we're still in the ntop flight by then though...i don't see martin o'neill going to a nationwide club...

chriswalk27 · Dec 11, 2003

I dont' think MON is the man he wants. For some reason it seems like someone else. Maybe the guy from Porto, which seems like a great idea to me. Help Postiga out and be able to bring in more Spanish/Portugese players in. Didn't Celtic get booted from the Champions League yesterday? Wasn't that the biggest stumbling block for MON to leave Celtic? So why wait until the summer for him? Maybe it is the smart thing to do but I am very unsure of Pleat and Houghton running the show the rest of the year.

Chris Walker

DigitalTron · Dec 11, 2003

I also think it is Martin O'Neill, which sounds just fine to me. But regardless of whether it's someone we want or someone who none of us have heard of, the proof is in the pudding, so until he's had some time to get his team together (like a year from now) we simply have no idea what to expect. I do wonder though, whether the mistory coaching prospect has been consulted about transfer decisions? It would seem inappropriate if he's under contract elsewhere (and it sounds like he definitely is), but it wouldn't surprise me.

-Digital

Joe E · Dec 12, 2003

i thought the thing was he has a season left on the contract and we don't want to have to buy it out...

Originally posted by chriswalk27
I dont' think MON is the man he wants. For some reason it seems like someone else. Maybe the guy from Porto, which seems like a great idea to me. Help Postiga out and be able to bring in more Spanish/Portugese players in. Didn't Celtic get booted from the Champions League yesterday? Wasn't that the biggest stumbling block for MON to leave Celtic? So why wait until the summer for him? Maybe it is the smart thing to do but I am very unsure of Pleat and Houghton running the show the rest of the year.

Chris Walker
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Joe E · Dec 12, 2003

exactly, i find it all very weird...we're waiting to the summer to get someone, relying on it, and aren't absolutely sure we can get him..plus, the current club is surely going to have a problem. and if it IS o'neill, what if houllier goes and the liverpool job suddenly becomes available? i have to say i look forward to the summer with curiosity...

Originally posted by DigitalTron
I also think it is Martin O'Neill, which sounds just fine to me. But regardless of whether it's someone we want or someone who none of us have heard of, the proof is in the pudding, so until he's had some time to get his team together (like a year from now) we simply have no idea what to expect. I do wonder though, whether the mistory coaching prospect has been consulted about transfer decisions? It would seem inappropriate if he's under contract elsewhere (and it sounds like he definitely is), but it wouldn't surprise me.

-Digital
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Doctor Stamen · Dec 12, 2003

Be careful with these pre-contracts for managers. Blackburn signed Sampdoria manager Sven-Goran Eriksson a few years ago, and then suddenly changed his mind to join Nazio. We were then left in the lurch and ended up with Woy Hodgson.