ART Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 The Bar Steward is really struggling and repeats that Spuds bigger than Saints every other sentence. Reading between the lines he's not as comfortable as he wants us to believe
St Chalet Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I really struggle to believe he gives a toss about us. He is very arrogant and self-assured.
angelman Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Him repeating Spurs are bigger all the time, while of course true, is trying to justify him shafting us. He is from a Saints by gone era, so no point looking back.
Heisenberg Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Arrogant ex chairman, arrogant ex manager..... Any wonder some of our players turned into arrogant ****s?
scotty Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I really struggle to believe he gives a toss about us. He is very arrogant and self-assured. Why should he? He's left St Marys for what he perceives to be a bigger club. I would guess that this time next year he'll be looking for another job, but I'm not particularly fussed either way.
iansums Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It was a massive gamble going to Spurs. They finished 5th last season, to improve on that they have to finish higher than two of the big five: Man U, Man C, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. I just cannot see that happening and so Poch will most likely be seen as a failure. He would have been better off staying at Saints IMO.
Saint Charlie Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It wasnt exactly a gamble. They are a bigger club with better players and earn and spend more money. He is likely to do a good job there because he is a good coach and will be working with decent players, like he did with us.
solentstars Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It wasnt exactly a gamble. They are a bigger club with better players and earn and spend more money. He is likely to do a good job there because he is a good coach and will be working with decent players, like he did with us.agree time some posters got over it.
Matthew Le God Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 (edited) The Bar Steward is really struggling and repeats that Spuds bigger than Saints every other sentence. He said it once in 14 minutes. Edited 19 July, 2014 by Matthew Le God
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It was a massive gamble going to Spurs. They finished 5th last season, to improve on that they have to finish higher than two of the big five: Man U, Man C, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. I just cannot see that happening and so Poch will most likely be seen as a failure. He would have been better off staying at Saints IMO. Better off financially?
Mowgli Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 God his English really is poor isn't it. Thought it was much better than that
shurlock Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Watching the likes of Dawson, Rose and Naughton try and follow MP's instructions to play out from the back and repeatedly f**k things up. No wonder English football is so s**t.
Batman Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Watching the likes of Dawson, Rose and Naughtom try and follow MP's instructions and play out from the back and repeatedly f**k things up. No wonder English football is so s**t. thing is it will probably be walker, Kaboul, Vertonghen and a new left back if those are his squad players, hell of a great deal better than fox and hooiveld to come in
shurlock Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 thing is it will probably be walker, Kaboul, Vertonghen and a new left back It will, though these are English players - some of whom have international caps and/or been hyped up; yet their technique fails them. More an observation about the state of the national game than Tottenham's strength.
View From The Top Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It wasnt exactly a gamble. They are a bigger club with better players and earn and spend more money. He is likely to do a good job there because he is a good coach and will be working with decent players, like he did with us. 100%.
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I can see why he insisted on using an interpreter when he was with us. He looked really uncomfortable as did Brad Friegel next to him. If I was unkind he looks out of his depth. Hardly the new Mourinho they thought they were getting. He is exposed to a whole new level of pressure. Of course I am biased though.
monkadill Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Get over it - he has moved on. Its obvious most on here are gutted he went but why the obsession with him at Spuds???
Viking Warrior Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Has he showed any respect to saints in his press conference ? Historically the spuds were bigger than saints . But what have they really done since the early 1960's Not a lot. The hammers I believe had more success in the years following Oh didn't the get relegated with us s from the old league one and were promoted with us . Somebody should give him a history lesson re saints and spuds
CB Fry Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Has he showed any respect to saints in his press conference ? Historically the spuds were bigger than saints . But what have they really done since the early 1960's Not a lot. The hammers I believe had more success in the years following Oh didn't the get relegated with us s from the old league one and were promoted with us . Somebody should give him a history lesson re saints and spuds What have we really done since the early sixties?
Batman Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Viking. Spurs are miles bigger than us. Hence why he has gone and others before him
aintforever Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It will be interesting to see how he gets on. He's obviously a decent coach but I have a feeling our players were better than many people thought last season and an 8th place finish was not really over-achieving. We had a settled side with some top players, had a great team spirit and made some great (and expensive) additions. Plus we were lucky with injuries. Would be funny if poch leaving us turns out to be like moyes leaving Everton and he was in fact holding us back.
Saint Charlie Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 If Koeman gets us to 8th he will have done an absolutely superb job, no question about that.
Batman Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It will be interesting to see how he gets on. He's obviously a decent coach but I have a feeling our players were better than many people thought last season and an 8th place finish was not really over-achieving. We had a settled side with some top players, had a great team spirit and made some great (and expensive) additions. Plus we were lucky with injuries. Would be funny if poch leaving us turns out to be like moyes leaving Everton and he was in fact holding us back. IMO, what held us back was the reliance on 14-15 players. Outside of that, we were very short Fox, hooiveld, gazza and then Gallagher should be no where near starting for a top half prem side. SG has time on his hands but he was very raw last season
Viking Warrior Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Batman we might not be one of the biggest But we are better than all the rest and certainly better than spurs ( oh and we used to play down at the dell) But then I'm a true saints Batman if you think they are better . Then fly off in your batmobile to WHL and go and support them . And why your at it join their forum and resign from this one
Batman Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Batman we might not be one of the biggest But we are better than all the rest and certainly better than spurs ( oh and we used to play down at the dell) But then I'm a true saints Batman if you think they are better . Then fly off in your batmobile to WHL and go and support them . And why your at it join their forum and resign from this one Well, we are clearly not. It's ok to admit that too. You can be a saints supporter and know we are not the greatest team in the world. We are a decent premier league side that is at a large cross roads this summer Being a "true saint" is not keeping Lallana and not stopping lovren from wanting out
CB Fry Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Batman we might not be one of the biggest But we are better than all the rest and certainly better than spurs ( oh and we used to play down at the dell) But then I'm a true saints Batman if you think they are better . Then fly off in your batmobile to WHL and go and support them . And why your at it join their forum and resign from this one Someone's been at the brandy.
saint_ed Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I only heard him say Spurs are bigger once. In fact, the thing I noticed is he was far from convincing when answering the question on how he has settled in. Kept saying 'ok for now'. Admittedly that could be down to his very poor grasp of English.
Viking Warrior Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 No CB not the brandy but a decent bottle Of Conde Valdermar Rioja Having finished the remainder of a bottle if faustino . First alcohol in over two weeks . I can start to enjoy my convalescence Now the stitches are out and pain is reducing and I can have a drop of hooch
Draino76 Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 He sounded like a **** to me. Nothing new there then.
philelec Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I only heard him say Spurs are bigger once. In fact, the thing I noticed is he was far from convincing when answering the question on how he has settled in. Kept saying 'ok for now'. Admittedly that could be down to his very poor grasp of English. I wonder how he feels now after his new team drew 3-3 with Seattle Sounders?
S-Clarke Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I wonder how he feels now after his new team drew 3-3 with Seattle Sounders? I doubt he really gives a ****, as it's only pre-season and it means nothing.
Sour Mash Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I wonder what will be considered a successful season for Spurs? Sent from my RM-875_eu_euro1_217 using Tapatalk
S-Clarke Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I wonder what will be considered a successful season for Spurs? Sent from my RM-875_eu_euro1_217 using Tapatalk Top 5 I'd say, 70+ points.
sfcuk fan Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Never did like the **** anyway ! No manager is bigger than the club, and at least our new one speaks English at the rate of more than one word a minute . I just pray we finish above spurs this season so I can sing ' stick the Malvinas up yer arse you Argy b*****d '.
S-Clarke Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Never did like the **** anyway ! No manager is bigger than the club, and at least our new one speaks English at the rate of more than one word a minute . I just pray we finish above spurs this season so I can sing ' stick the Malvinas up yer arse you Argy b*****d '. We won't. They'll be miles and miles ahead of us it pains me to say.
philelec Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I doubt he really gives a ****, as it's only pre-season and it means nothing. When the saints won 4-0 RK said that he wanted 8-0, or words to that effect, to me that is giving a **** and I for one was pleased to hear it.
BlakeySFC Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Can't believe some people are getting worked up over that press conference, Spurs are a bigger club than us, who cares what MoPo says now? Move on.
tajjuk Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Top 5 I'd say, 70+ points. Considering Sherwood essentially got sacked for essentially that, well 6th but that was with AVB's poor start then that is not a successful season for them, especially after AVB also got sacked with one season at 5th didn't he? Redknapp the same. Levy wants top 4, if he doesn't get them it then he'll be sweating his job like the last 3/4 managers.
david in sweden Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 The Bar Steward is really struggling and repeats that Spuds bigger than Saints every other sentence. Reading between the lines he's not as comfortable as he wants us to believe .....we may have been kind to him.... allowing him an interpreter to convey his managerial message all season. He may know his football, but even his Spanish phrases were becoming a bit banal. Out of a "professional interest"....(I've taught English in Sweden for 30 years) I was interested to hear him. Quite frankly, it was embarrassing to listen to him, and I quit after about 5 minutes. He may get some stick for bad results when the season starts, but his after-match press conferences may become an even more embarrassing time for Spuds.
Batman Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 Considering Sherwood essentially got sacked for essentially that, well 6th but that was with AVB's poor start then that is not a successful season for them, especially after AVB also got sacked with one season at 5th didn't he? Redknapp the same. Levy wants top 4, if he doesn't get them it then he'll be sweating his job like the last 3/4 managers. Maybe levy has lowered his expectations? He can't keep getting rid of managers like he has Who knows
Batman Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 It will all end in tears. It does at nearly every club.
lordswoodsaints Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 He's moved on for more money at a bigger,more well known club but with that comes pressure and higher expectancy levels, if he succeeds then good luck to him, if he doesn't then he will just move on or be moved on with a fat payoff.
Brussels Saint Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 It wasnt exactly a gamble. They are a bigger club with better players and earn and spend more money. He is likely to do a good job there because he is a good coach and will be working with decent players, like he did with us. Exactly. MP was great for us and I reckon he'll be the best Spurs have had for a long time.
sammysaint Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 We are a more respected club across the world now, producing young talent trying to play football the right way, and we have potential to be as big as Spurs specially if 60% of everyone in a SO post code supported Saints.
Leicestersaint Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 I am glad to see the back of him - he had taken us as far as he could and we need someone better to take us further forward. I think he may well fall flat - but that is now someone else's problem.
Cabrone Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 Best of luck to him, he's gone and we've got big Ron. I think he's taken a big gamble at Spurs but that's his choice. Really can't see the point of going over leavers, they've gone and that is that, football is just like any other business - people come and go. Time to move forward, more interested in how Pelle and Tadic are bedding in than what MoPo, Lallana or Shaw are up to.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now