All's normal
Just another few days in the life of a Spurs fan. I've been following the farce from the US. Just to recap: we lost our first two games, and suddenly it's 'crisis at White Hart Lane' headlines. We beat Derby 4-0 on Saturday and it's 'Spurs back on track for the Champions League'. After three games.
On Sunday it's reported that Martin Jol has been, or is about to be, sacked.
On Monday he's not been sacked; he's had a full and frank exchange of views with the board.
Oops. Also on Sunday, the Sevilla manager has been offered Jol's job. Or he hasn't. No, he hasn't say the board. But then he says he was made a 'dizzying' offer. But he's staying. And then he says he was never made an offer.
What a bunch of twats. Is it any wonder Spurs are a laughing stock with a bunch of idiots running the club? How to undermine your manager and ruin your season - object lesson number one, with due debt to Newcastle United.
Then yesterday, just in case the off-the-pitch farce wasn't having an impact, Paul Robinson has a merde.
Come of Steve M - even the Spurs fans don't think Robinson should be England keeper anymore. He's been decidedly average since the World Cup.
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stuart
August 23rd, 2007 11:51pm"even the Spurs fans don't think Robinson should be England keeper anymore. He's been decidedly average since the World Cup" If he was 'average' we might stand a chance. Indecisive, overweight, too short. Don't you think that the incident with the Sevilla manager was a stalking horse event to gee up Jol and let him know we'd sack him.
CityBlue
August 24th, 2007 8:12amNow you know what its like to support Manchester City
Tom
August 24th, 2007 11:43pmI think it was ‘The Doc’ who remarked that the ideal board of a football club was made up of just three men – two of them dead, and the other one dying.
Chris
August 25th, 2007 10:03amOn the bright side, you currently seem too embarrassed to make stupid remarks about West Ham. Long may it continue.