The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Quite probably goal of the season.
Do I really need to call for calm? You're better than that, surely? Binning Ramos is one answer but unfortunately one that would require the question to then be, 'how can we speed up our relegation mission?'
There are gripes to be made. But what we are witnessing here are the continued aftereffects of the transfer window debacle. And these will not be magically cured by installing Terry Venables (even if he were to successfully make it past security) or any other footballing mastermind who just happens to be on the dole as we speak.
'Let's replace Levy with some one who would have stood up to old Whiskeyface and let's spend ourselves out of this mess.'
Have you heard yourselves?
Berbatov and Keane bailed on us. Nobody sold them on a whim. If anyone was mugged it was THFC by the players. Do you think Levy wanted us in this mess? That he engineered it?
The problem that THFC failed to address was their replacements. What we are therefore left with is a midfield that is gifted but fundamentally lightweight. Oh yeah, and without anyone to reliably pass to.
Pavlyunchencko is a bit tired and Bent is a bit not good enough. The anger is understandable, but despite our abysmal showing I cannot give any weight to some of the nonsense that is being spouted at the minute.
Look around and the bulk of the teams that are 'just getting by' (a position we currently dream about) have the benefit of being your actual functioning teams. Not comprised of world beaters, but fit players for the right positions who are experinced in playing in this league.
It's a damning indictment that there are voices calling for Jol. Those being damned by this are of course those who cannot see beyond the rage that they gave Levy £39 for replica shirt and he has seemingly just chucked it into the vaults on top off the Berbatov & Keane lolly.
What's my suggestion? Resist the urge to cluck like a wet hen and exercise some common sense. As I said the other day I won't be shouting in Ramos we trust. We have sent him out repeatedly for a paper and only on a handful occasions has he returned with either the paper or the money.
If it's alright by you, I have mathematicians tell me when JR's time is up. Hull beat Ar5enal indoors last week and they're better than us so deal with it.
So what do you want? I'm afraid I don't do hugs. Nor do I support the lunatics who want an equally quick fix either on the pitch or in the boardroom. Many Spurs fans need to wake up and begin treating our actual problems opposed to just the symptoms.
Booing Woodgate at half time. Ooooh, you're so disgruntled. So hard.
Wake up.
Just like I am waking up to idea that Comolli needs introducing to a lampost and some piano wire.
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I'm at a loss for words, I don't know who to blame other than DC. We're too big to go down though eh?! Try telling that to Leeds! I am seriously worried that we may end up in a relegation dog fight with Stoke and Newcastle at this rate. I've got tickets to see the Liverpool game in Nov, anyone else want it instead? Don't fancy seeing us get beat 0-7!
Some goal from the boy. Binning Ramos would be wrong IMO but I'm too far detached from the effects the results are having to have may view be taken seriously.
When Jol was axed he was still backed by 90% of Spurs fans and it was the boards decision to recruit Ramos. When he joined I thought within a few months we would be playing swift attacking football like Seville played - how wrong I was. Apart from the excellent Carling cup run and victory his year in charge has been appalling. Every Surs fan knows that we need an experienced ball winning, experienced midfielder, a quality left midfielde or left full back ( depending on where Bale plays ) and a replacement for King - who although is a superb player should be a squad player because of his injuries. None of these positions were filled and I can't understand why. Instead we buy Bentley when we have Lennon, and Modric when we have Jenas. We also buy lightweight players like Giovanni & Modric when the premier league is all about power, strength and pace. As for the forwards Bent is not good enough and not a Spurs type of player, Campbell is an untried rookie at this level, Pavlechenko is also untried at the top league level and will take time to adapt to a new Country. Defoe and Keane were never replaced and now we are paying the penalty.
WE ARE in a relegation fight, we don't score any goals, create few chances and offer little protection to our fragile defence and offer no threat from corners and set pieces. The 'team' lacks direction, motivation, fight, passion and a sense of purpose. Ramos seems to pick the 'team' at random - no fan could possible guess the first 11 before a game and to appoint Jenas as acting captain is a joke - Woody was the only choice. Although the board and Commoli share a large amount of the blame for this crisis Ramos must be axed now - in the short term it is the only solution. Have no idea who to replace him with, maybe a caretaker manager to get us out of the shit until the end of the season.
Totally pissed off and cannot think of anything positive about the situation apart from the Spurs supportes - who have been fab in awfull times
COYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ramos - top manager. You get evaluated on results. In this case the results and the performances are really really bad. Clearly something is not going right. Only Kaboul spoke out so far - who will be the next to speak out. Sometime a good coach is brilliant in some leagues but no in others - due to cultural issues etc. I live in South Africa where Phillippe Troussier never really fitted in yet he did a terrific job with Japan. The different cultures played a huge part.
You're right - there is no point complaining we have to get on with it. We have dealt our own cards and have to deal with it.
First stop: lets shoot Ramos
Second - Butcher Comolli
Third - buy, buy, buy Bullard for midefield and boris karlov for defence.
Fourth - physically board up out goal - am happy to supply the wood
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Harry, hate to say I told you so .. I could see very early on in the season that this current set up is a ticking time bomb .. we are in serious trouble .. I'm not going to make any suggestions or call for heads because they are the people who know what they are doing .. we're just the mugs paying for it all ..
if its alright with you I am going to take a few weeks off from the site and newsnow and all things Tottenham (especially watching the f/ckers).. its not fair on those around me when my mood is directly affected by the results .. I cant see it getting any better for a while .. hence the vacation .. I wait in hope but sense despair.
As always, I am an optimist.
Here, here, Harry. Common sense. Ramos is a top manager and we're not going to find anyone better. It's going to take time to get the team right but when it does then there'll be no limits as there undoubtedly was under Jol. Have to look to the long term and be patient. If anyone saw the game today then they may have noticed tha that was our best home performance yet despite the scoreline.