ferguson wont retire soon, though he has hinted at 3 yrs. ferguson (imo) wont go without another cl cup. he wont go out when he's down, so should city dominate the pl for the next 5 yrs and barca the cl for the next 5 yrs, we could easily see him sticking around until he's satisfied he's done as much as he wants to or can in both.
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ferguson wont retire soon, though he has hinted at 3 yrs. ferguson (imo) wont go without another cl cup. he wont go out when he's down, so should city dominate the pl for the next 5 yrs and barca the cl for the next 5 yrs, we could easily see him sticking around until he's satisfied he's done as much as he wants to or can in both.
if i liked a rewarding challenge with the chance to manage a team which play some great stuff, yes.
If he goes to Spurs then I agree (no disrespect), if he goes to City or back to Chelsea though that tbh that pretty much ends any chance he has of getting the United job.
Like Baz though I'm skeptical as to whether he'll see Spurs as a big enough job for him though, he'll be given money sure but can Spurs attract the same level of players he did at Chelsea, Inter & Real? I'm not sure.
Well he's never been too bothered about playing great football and he's only taken the biggest jobs out there since leaving Porto.
He will? Levy's famous for his tight control of Spurs's finances.
I'd imagine Fergie will stick around for at least another 5 years, tbh I cant ever envision the day when he does call time on his career but in 5 years time he'll be 75 and at that point even if he's still healthy there has to be an age where he says enough is enough
I cant see Mourinho not returning to England in the next 5 years though so personally I think it's always going to be right manager wrong time as Jose & United are concerned.
I didn't say he'd get as much as he did at Real & Chelsea but yeah Arry has spent plenty of money since he's been at Spurs. It's all moot anyway as I dont think Mourinho would go to Spurs
Indeed no real suprise...teflon dodgy 'arry has got away with tax dodging...lucky for him
redknapp had never been too bothered about it either, a lot of it is due to our players. mourinho would have not a lot to lose by giving it a bash at spurs. holding on to key players we have, who only really know one style of play would be a great and rewarding challenge for him.
the money issue has a lot to do with a new stadium though i'd never want to see us dishing out wages of city heights but it's only a matter of time before we have to breach the £100k barrier (considering i believe £70k is our current max, may even be £65k) one of the reasons we got shot of keaane was that he somehow managed to get written into his contract a clause that meant his wage always matched that of our highest earner(s) who i believe are king and modric.
if redknapp does go, we have a lot to thank him for (even though i'm far from his number 1 fan) primarily our cl experience and the kick up the backside he gave bale, turning him from a jinxed sicknote to one of the pl's most exciting players.
don't forget, redknapp is pretty much just a front man/father figure/voice of confidence and belief; he's got bond, allen, jordan, sherwood, ferdinand there for the tactical stuff and advice.
As far as I can remember, Redknapp's teams always played decent football. As for your finances; breaking the £100k per week mark is only the start, the very best players are earning double that now. And you're only going to see the benefit of the new stadium a couple of years after the stadium has been completed.
It depends on what you include when you look at how much has been spent. He spent a fair bit in the first 18 months on transfer fees but since then Spurs have cut back on their spending. Although their wage bill has increased a fair bit, it's still nothing like Utd, Chelsea or City's.
The amount of money he'll have at Spurs won't be anything like what he has had previously or what he'd get else where.
If he leaves Real this summer then I can't see past either City (if Mancini doesn't win the league) or Chelsea (certainly if they don't make the CL), with a very small outside chance of the England job. I'd be stunned if he left Real if the biggest job he could take is the Spurs job. Please don't take that the wrong way Spurs fans
It depends on what you include when you look at how much has been spent. He spent a fair bit in the first 18 months on transfer fees but since then Spurs have cut back on their spending. Although their wage bill has increased a fair bit, it's still nothing like Utd, Chelsea or City's.
The amount of money he'll have at Spurs won't be anything like what he has had previously or what he'd get else where.
If he leaves Real this summer then I can't see past either City (if Mancini doesn't win the league) or Chelsea (certainly if they don't make the CL), with a very small outside chance of the England job. I'd be stunned if he left Real if the biggest job he could take is the Spurs job. Please don't take that the wrong way Spurs fans
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. Please don't take that the wrong way Spurs fans
the problem is, by claiming that 3rd placed spurs, who are constantly progressing, is not a big job, is a massive insult to any other team below them. times are changing. spurs haven't been a big club since the mid 90's but before that, they've had periods of being a real force in europe, i hope it's time for that to come around again.
chelsea set the ball rolling for the new wave in the prem with oil money, city are the next. but still, liverpool, spurs, arsenal, continue to be in the mix behind man utd who always seem to be there!
before oil money we had blackburn, newcastle, even boro back in the mid 90's who had heavy investment but nothing like city and chelsea. the pl is in the business end of a decade of change, i don't know where it will end tbh. who's to say spurs wont be brought out if lewis gets an offer he can't refuse? i mean, if someone had have told me that city would be in the position they are now 5 yrs ago, i don't think i'd have believed them.
redknapp has 2 yrs left on his spurs contract, the FA are going to have to pay a hefty sum to get him out of it.
and don't forget, roman almost chose spurs over chelsea.
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I don't want to sound like I'm knocking Spurs because I'm not. However, Spurs simply cannot compete financially with the very biggest clubs, they even can't compete with clubs a rung or two below the very biggest clubs.
You don't have a rich benefactor, you don't have a 60k seater stadium or the ability to attract massive commercial deals.
The Spurs job wouldn't be a bad job, far from it, however it's not the best possible job out there and certainly not the type of job I could see Mourinho taking.
joe lewis and tavistock? lol, how are you defining rich?
we're run sensibly, that's how i like it. it would, however take a buy out buy someone else to see us spend like city though as we will not entertain such contracts and fee's atm.
the stadium limitation is holding us back though and we are trying to address this. with a season ticket waiting list of over 20,000 we could fill something the size of the emirates.
the business model of the emirates is sound and what we would be looking to do.
i also believe we are on the brink of a ground naming deal thought to be worth about £500m over (i think) 10 years. we also have one of the best kit sponsoship deals. things are certainly on the up.
You don't understand the meaning of the word benefactor, do you?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
It's what you (and Liverpool) have been talking about doing for a while though, it's not as easy as it sounds to actually do though. If and when Spurs move to a new stadium, things will improve however it will be several years from now before Spurs see any benefits from a new stadium.
I'd love to see anything that suggests that you're getting £500m over 10 year for stadium naming rights. And while your kit deals have improved, they're still dwarfed by the many other sides.
And none of the above changes anything regarding why I can't see Mourinho at Spurs.
You evidently don't.
Sorry, I should have excluded the first sentence of that quote. That was the only part that I could understand. Care to explain what you were saying with the following though:
lol
Is it that you can't you have a reasoned debate or your points are massively flawed?
You evidently don't.
Sorry, I should have excluded the first sentence of that quote. That was the only part that I could understand. Care to explain what you were saying with the following though:
lol
Is it that you can't you have a reasoned debate or your points are massively flawed?
a reasoned debate in a banter thread?
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