The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - With Harry Exclusive! 14th June 2012

[Archibald&Crooks]

Does that mean Ben does not believe Martinez is Levy's choice? Or did he start the topic and Martinez is what he has heard?

I'm awaiting clarification on that very point before it makes the RO

 

[StanSpur]

Did latest BEN get posted last night?


Topic: Martinez told is who levy prefers
Posted: Yesterday at 10:25pm
We will see

That would be a big risk. I'm not confident we'll attract anyone that will make any kind of step change at the club to be honest I just hope we haven't screwed the pooch!

 

[Super Tottenham]

Do we want players that are afraid of hard work and the pursuit of excellence? Strong and ambitious players like van der Vaart will thrive. The weak and causal will not like it, but that will clense us of our lack of winning mentality.

True, just worried he might try to change things too quickly.

 

[Bizness]

Agree Martinez is a massive risk.

 

[rawhide]

Cheers A&C, thanks for the roundup and trying to keep us all in check.

Oh, and please keep the comedy gold coming...

 

[luptic]

if martinez is preferred choice, why sack harry? Martinez shouldnt be anywhere near a spurs club. For me its Moyes, Hiddink, Low, Bilic, and AVB.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

Poor old pablo Michael Fishing it up.

Flying German is surely Klinsmann. Seems a weird one, that.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

if martinez is preferred choice, why sack harry? Martinez shouldnt be anywhere near a spurs club. For me its Moyes, Hiddink, Low, Bilic, and AVB.

IF

 

[moomin]

bout time to get threads set up for the different managers we'll inevitably be linked to, no?

 

[cookiemonster]

if martinez is preferred choice, why sack harry? Martinez shouldnt be anywhere near a spurs club. For me its Moyes, Hiddink, Low, Bilic, and AVB.

We

Well he will be the cheapest

You know what little Danny is like

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

Did latest BEN get posted last night?


Topic: Martinez told is who levy prefers
Posted: Yesterday at 10:25pm
We will see

One of the two names JJ has indicated no to (the other sadly being de Boer).

 

[kcmei]

martinez would be a disaster. Yes, he has plenty of EPL experience but very very inconsistent

 

[Bizness]

A large groundswell of support for Martinez on FTL, which I find very surprising.

 

[Carp]

If Akqayid info is correct, anyone else surprised that Redknapp wanted a raise? I mean he's already one of the top paid managers in the world. How greedy can a man be.

 

[ValenciaYid]

We

Well he will be the cheapest

You know what little Danny is like

Sorry, what are you implying?

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

bout time to get threads set up for the different managers we'll inevitably be linked to, no?

There's already a thread in Spurs Chat for talk about who you'd like to see replace Harry. I suppose it could all go in there. But if won't. It'll all be posted in here. Again. And again. And again.............

27th MAY: ITK Posts Harry might be leaving
Poster A: I want AVB
PosterB: AVB is a ****, I want Klopp
Poster C: Klopp is a ****, I want Moyes
Poster D: Moyes is a bolt eyed wanny, I want Martinez
Poster E: Martinez? You're having a jellybean, I want Mourinho
Poster F: Mourinho? You deluded twat, he'll never come, I want Van Gaal
Poster G: Van Gaal is nasty, he'll upset our fragile pansies, I want Pep
Poster H (Dan Ashcroft): I want my Tottenham back
Poster I: You're all ****s

Fast forward to the 1st June.......

1st JUNE: ITK Posts Harry might be leaving
Poster A: I want AVB
PosterB: AVB is a ****, I want Klopp
Poster C: Klopp is a ****, I want Moyes
Poster D: Moyes is a bolt eyed wanny, I want Martinez
Poster E: Martinez? You're having a jellybean, I want Mourinho
Poster F: Mourinho? You deluded twat, he'll never come, I want Van Gaal
Poster G: Van Gaal is nasty, he'll upset our fragile pansies, I want Pep
Poster H (Dan Ashcroft): I want my Tottenham back
Poster I: You're all ****s

And repeat several times since. I think I might be 'Poster I'

 

[Wsussexspur]

NO to Martinez stand by what I said yesterday about him! Only flavour of month at moment thanks to Wigans last 7/8 games. He will more than likely take us down than to the next level

 

[Graysonti]

Martinz ?
Haaaaaaa haaaa haaaaaaa

Couldn't make it up.

Well done Danny

 

[Sum Monsterism]

Yesterday I went to bed hoping for a Martinez over a Moyles (sic)...

But when people start mentioning Peter Griffin and any Low(e) flying German it makes me think about a manager from a whole 'nother tier.

could we really pull in a top, top, top class man? I'd like to be left Klopping by the end of this...

LEVY: MAKE IT SO! ​

 

[TH1239]

Whoever we decide to bring in as manager needs to be prepared to hit the ground running. With Chelsea and Arsenal strengthening already, we have a lot of needs that must be satisfied through the transfer market in order to be a top 4 contending side. Chief among them, we are in desperate need of at least 2 new strikers, and one of them has got to be able to score at least 15 goals for us next season.

Bringing in a coach from outside England who has a continental view of the game and isn't afraid to take chances on players without EPL experience would be very refreshing. Deschamps is someone who really needs to be considered, in my opinion. Ticks every box imaginable and has the name to excite potential incoming players.

As for Martinez, I feel he's an affable personality, but I worry that opting for him or Moyes would signal that the club is planning to be very austere with near term spending, which would be a major problem in opinion. If you're going to take a chance on someone like Martinez, I'd just as soon rather roll the dice on someone like Laudrup, who had even less talent at Getafe and Mallorca than Martinez has at Wigan.

Whoever Levy brings in, I sincerely hopes he backs him with at least a modicum of transfer money. If we don't bring in at least 3 quality signings (2 strikers and a centre-back at the least), we'll struggle to finish in the top 6 next season.