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we need more academy brought through to get rid of some of these gutless wonders they don't give a fuck
Imagine the moaning on here if we started shopping in the bargain bins.
There's been an element of lucky dips or possibly the old amusement arcade grab machine about some of them.
That's kind of what Sherwood wanted to do.we need more academy brought through to get rid of some of these gutless wonders they don't give a fuck
A column from Tim on Southampton's formula for success. The inevitable puff of self-promotion apart, there is not much directly about Spurs, but I suspect a contrast with the Southampton model can be inferred. He also talks about how it is important that the Sporting Director role should be properly defined and accountable - I seem to recall that when asked in a press conference to explain Baldini's role at Spurs Tim floundered.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ng-because-they-have-an-identity-9832243.html
For example, if you are after a quick, dynamic striker, there is no point being offered a big, slow target man simply because he happens to be available.
Yep sounds like Levy all right.
That's kind of what Sherwood wanted to do.
He won't and he can't perform any revolution with Levy in charge. Levy's problem is his ego, he thinks of himself as a great DOF, he isn't.I didn't have much time for him as a manager but he was right about a lot of things in retrospect. The same players he was scathing about have let down three different managers now and are quickly becoming lost causes. Hopefully Poch will get the time to go through the revolution we need at the club
He won't and he can't perform any revolution with Levy in charge. Levy's problem is his ego, he thinks of himself as a great DOF, he isn't.
Director of football.By DOF, do you mean Director of Football or Director of Finance?
I think the confusion between the two contributes to the problem.
How so?
They get a lot of their youngsters from their large catchment area, being the biggest of the local clubs including Bournemouth and now that Portsmouth are a joke, and didn't Koeman manage Pelle at Feyenoord? I think you can get caught up a bit in the whole 'Southampton are a lesson to us all' hulabaloo.
If you are including Chambers & Shaw, then for us you should include Kane, Mason, Bentaleb & Townsend.Saints have found the likes of Bale, Walcott, Chambers, Shaw, Ox to name but a tiny handful over recent years
How many of our home grown talents have gone on to be huge successes? Judas and King thats about it
Saints scouts, catchment area or not, are amazing spotters of talent
If you are including Chambers & Shaw, then for us you should include Kane, Mason, Bentaleb & Townsend.
None of those 4 have become huge successes though yet
Bentaleb is not getting a look in under Poch, Mason is showing early promise but it is just that atm, Kane is a bit part player with potential and Townsend is too dumb to be a top class footballer
Whereas Chambers and Shaw and Ox and Walcott and Bale are proven premiership performers
Bentaleb is and has been injured for a while now I think?
I think our Club biggest problem isnt the scouting, the players or even the transfer strategy
Our biggest problem is the expectation. We seem to refuse to accept that the team can be in transition . We want immediate results. Look at AVB ..sack after 1 year with a brand new team. Poch getting a lot of flak now for the same reason. Some how the supporters are unable to accept that it takes time for a team to gel and perform or get use to a new boss' idea
No matter how good our scouting is, if the players are not given time it would be hard for them to blossom. Bale was almost sold. Modric was getting stick for ages
I think once we come to terms that we are no longer one of the elites and are able to accept we are one of the chasing bunch, all our plans might actually have time to come to fruitation
It's not awful. Some of the players we've managed to sign is staggering.