Harry , carried the can for Levy , will be appreciatd where he is next .

[Mr Pink]

It would of been very interesting indeed to see how Bent would of faired this season in our line up with VDV in the hole behind him.

 

[StartingPrice]

It was a massive issue for me, SP. I almost went into meltdown when the transfer window slammed shut and we hadn't upgraded. Those four fuckers had me tearing my hair out last season-fourth placed finish or not. None of them did the business on anything approaching a consistent basis and two of them were out of favour with the manager.

As for Rossi, why would we sit on our hands if a player of that calibre was available? The fact that we did says that we (or someone) wasn't sure that he'd improve us.

Just to clarify: You may be right in your judgement that he can't pick a striker. Defoe/Crouch, well, it was functional, at Pompey, wasn't it. It was worth given a go here, seen as options were limited and we needed to improve on strike-rates. It's clearly insufficient now, we all agree on that. I think the Janury window was the important one, and 'Arry's opportunity to do something. But it is hard to say he can't spot a striker based on who he hasn't brought, or who he did buy previously (no matter how much you disliked them), as time and players available was finite, and our profile probably created a ceiling beyond which we could go.

The closest indication we really have is that in January he didn't buy some players that were available who some of us would have liked, And a lot of this Levy/Redknapp to blame thing seems to be based on rumour/counter rumour amongst us fans.

Which is why, IMHO, we should at least wait until the end of the Summer before deciding if he can pick and attract the right type of striker for where we feel we should be heading. I'm sure that isn't going to be music to your ears as you have already made your mind up that he will feck it up, but it's just how I see it.

If we get to the end of August, and our striking options are limited to keep one of Pv/JD/Crouch and buying Carlton Cole and Michael Owen, I will 100% concur with your judgement - until then...:shrug:

 

[3Dnata]

Added to which his number one target in the summer left Spain for Brazil with his tail between his legs at a fraction for what we were going to pay for him.

 

[Maske2g]

To be fair we never really had players to feed Bent when he was here.

Yeah thats why he only scored a goal every 80 minutes on the pitch.... oh wait a minute, that would mean 35 goals a season....SELL HIM!!!

 

[cusop]

The Darren Bent saga was a sad as a pack of shit, we played him all preseason it looked like he would be the one and he was dumped to get cameo roles.. someone will say he only scores against weak sides. But it is these weak sides that have done the most damage to spurs!

Facts are at the time
Most fans felt that we paid through the nose for Bent. Umm may be we did not. We just never played him and he was put under immense pressure by the club, just like our strikers this year.

Sell Defoe.. OK lets get rid of him .. when he joins sunderland what happens when he starts banging in 15 to 20 goals again!

The list goes on !! Strikers dont score and we want knew ones!! Well what if they dont score

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Fair enough, SP. For me, last summer was the time to get the finger out.

I get the sense that Redknapp doesn't quite know what to do with players who exceed a certain standard. Modric, Bale and VDV are three such players and all three are asked to perform roles which do not maximize their potential. That's perverse.

What Redknapp does is pay lip service to the concept of attractive football. It helps when the media mistake something that's ramshackle for a thing of beauty.

 

[StartingPrice]

Fair enough, SP. For me, last summer was the time to get the finger out.

I get the sense that Redknapp doesn't quite know what to do with players who exceed a certain standard. Modric, Bale and VDV are three such players and all three are asked to perform roles which do not maximize their potential. That's perverse.

What Redknapp does is pay lip service to the concept of attractive football. It helps when the media mistake something that's ramshackle for a thing of beauty.

Oh, I agree, last Summer was the time to get the finger out...it just didn't become apparent how great an error it was until round-about the time that the January window opened -at which point Levy/Redknapp, somehow, compounded the error.

People still going on about Bent (a player I was really happy we signed).

Bent plays best in a mid-table or lower team, that plays counter-attacking football, utilising his strengths. We have struggled against lower league teams who have parked the proverbial bus, and he is pretty cack when in a packed penalty area and very tightly marked. How do you translate one to the other:shrug:

 

[michaelden]

Who is taking over in this prayer of yours?

Truthfully, I trust DL will appoint someone better. I'd take Capello in return if the FA are keen?

 

[ryantegan]

Truthfully, I trust DL will appoint someone better. I'd take Capello in return if the FA are keen?

If he were to be no longer with us, Capello would not be anywhere near the list for me. Simply because he has picked up too many enemies in the media world. He would be knocked at every opportunity.

That aside I dont like the football tactics he uses. Its just not Tottenham.

For me, the manager of any club must know that club inside out and understand what makes that cub work. (see King Kenny) He must also have determination and hunger. Capello does not fit that ethos either.

Klinsmann?
Hoddle?
Poyet?

Mourinho?
Van Gaal?
Hiddink?

Coyle?
Moyes?
Hughes?

Which type of manager would you look toward?

 

[arnoldlayne]

If he were to be no longer with us, Capello would not be anywhere near the list for me. Simply because he has picked up too many enemies in the media world. He would be knocked at every opportunity.

That aside I dont like the football tactics he uses. Its just not Tottenham.

For me, the manager of any club must know that club inside out and understand what makes that cub work. (see King Kenny) He must also have determination and hunger. Capello does not fit that ethos either.

Klinsmann?
Hoddle?
Poyet?

Mourinho?
Van Gaal?
Hiddink?

Coyle?
Moyes?
Hughes?

Which type of manager would you look toward?

Marcello Lippi?

 

[rich75]

He also managed to sell Darren Bent. But considering Bent has scored a mere 39 goals in 71 league appearances since leaving us, clearly that was the correct decision :roll:.

That's as maybe but I don't recall much support for bent on here or indeed in the stands . Didn't he score to be met with Defoe chants ? Hindsight is a marvellous thing

 

[Spurger King]

That's as maybe but I don't recall much support for bent on here or indeed in the stands . Didn't he score to be met with Defoe chants ? Hindsight is a marvellous thing

I can only speak for myself, but I always supported Darren Bent when he was with us. The game you're referring to was when he scored a hat-trick against dinamo Zagreb (a game Huddlestone was incredible in), and some of the fans started singing for Defoe.

Incredible really. He didn't even have a bad scoring record for us. I have always been firmly in the camp of people saying that if a striker scores regularly, they are doing their job. he did his job, even when not being played to his strengths.

I never wanted to see him leave. Was disappointed when he left, and not at all surprised to see him do well after leaving.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

I would have an aneurysm if that **** Crapello succeeded Redknapp.

As for Bent, I thought he was a bit of a shrinking violet. I made sure I was there to dish it out to him on his first trip back to The Lane but that was because of all that twitter nonsense, really.

Still, replacing him with Defoe wasn't the smartest thing we've done but you wouldn't have heard me saying that at the time.

 

[striebs]

I would have an aneurysm if that **** Crapello succeeded Redknapp.

As for Bent, I thought he was a bit of a shrinking violet. I made sure I was there to dish it out to him on his first trip back to The Lane but that was because of all that twitter nonsense, really.

Still, replacing him with Defoe wasn't the smartest thing we've done but you wouldn't have heard me saying that at the time.

I salute your honesty .

Same here if Crapello or any number of his sort were to arrive .

I could understand it if Harry no longer wanted to do that looong commute and needed replacement in which case I would hope we went for one of the plethora of British managers .

That said , though he might not always succeed , Harry does at least try to play The Tottenham Way .

 

[Boxset Dan]

If I were Levy picking my next manager now then I would probably be 95% sure I would be aiming for David Moyes. 3rd longest serving manager at one club in the EPL I believe. Has does exceptional things at Everton and generally with very little finances to make things happen with.

If he were interested I would take him in a heartbeat and hope to bring in Leighton Baines upon arrival. Nothing against Benny A&E or anything but in general if Baines is available then we have to get involved to prevent rivals signing (IMO) the Prem's current best LB.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

If I were Levy picking my next manager now then I would probably be 95% sure I would be aiming for David Moyes. 3rd longest serving manager at one club in the EPL I believe. Has does exceptional things at Everton and generally with very little finances to make things happen with.

If he were interested I would take him in a heartbeat and hope to bring in Leighton Baines upon arrival. Nothing against Benny A&E or anything but in general if Baines is available then we have to get involved to prevent rivals signing (IMO) the Prem's current best LB.

his team plays shit football though. Levy always wants a manager who is true to the traditions of the club.

 

[Boxset Dan]

his team plays shit football though. Levy always wants a manager who is true to the traditions of the club.

I feel that if we had David Moyes at the helm we would fix up at the back maybe at the cost of a little flair in our team but not change too much.

Moyes also adopts the 4-5-1 currently and I feel that as said he would tighten up the back line and probably improve his general attacking mentallity due to having pacey wingers in Bale and Lennon.

I'm going to say now that it's probably 99% not going to happen but personally I do think he would be the perfect replacement. We may need someone new to help with transfers in and out though as he may not know what to do with money in the transfer market haha.

 

[Mr Pink]

I would rather Moyes than Oneill thats for sure.

 

[RichSpur58]

If we think Redknapp signs overrated PL players for a kings ransom we are in for a treat with MON.

 

[Mr Pink]

If we think Redknapp signs overrated PL players for a kings ransom we are in for a treat with MON.

get the popcorn out :wink: