Could Mourinho be the manager to restore Spurs' pride?

great story mate, really well thought out.. twat

yea!!! he will get the spurs team moving up places for sure!!! spurs need him, go get him!!!

But would he work under a DOF system...

It is a pity that posters like "emily" infest these sights. I expect he/she thinks he is tough with his big four letter words and nothing constructive. As a West Ham fan I would break the bank to get him at UP. So should Spurs if they have any sense. Jol is ordinary, Mourinho isn't.

The writing is on the wall for Jol... the release of the "special one" will be a fantastic opportunity for Levy to appease the THFC faithful in JM being a succesful coach in the Prem. Why would JM drop a 'league' to coach Spurs; a challenge indeed? Would he want to be under Comolli, after leaving the situation under Grant? Does he want to deal with a sneaky board who aren't happy with progress who want the world now; like he's just left? He has an arrogance... a tactful mind... he has character and balls! Just what Spurs need but do we have what he needs? These other managers mentioned... they only have success in other leagues. Premier League football is a totally different game to the continental stuff. What makes people think these managers, sorry Coaches, have what it takes to bring instant success to a club in a foreign country to where they ply their trade? Also, why do British clubs believe this continental "Director of football" thing is the way to go? Leave the Manager do his stuff!

The emotional make up of JM and the obdurateness of the Spurs board would make an impossible combination.

I would! I wouldn't be unhappy if we kept BMJ, but Morinho is a quality manager, and despite the vast amount of money he had to splash, I still think that Chelsea's success is more down to him than to the money.

I love Martin Jol and do not want to see him leave the Lane. However, because of situations with the Board and Ramos, he is inevitably going to leave in the summer. A manager of Mourinhos calibre (or even Capello) are not going to be out of work that long. So I think we should make our move for these two proven managers. I want Jol to stay, but lets face it he is gone atthe end of the season. PLEASE GET ANY ONE OF THESE TWO! Then we can drop average Jenas

Spurs need the likes of him, there are great players in the spurs team and with a motivated coach like Mourinho, they will be up on top. We deserve that!!

arrogant twat, but defo a winner. get him at all costs if we want top 4. BMJ nice guy but not a winner. wont happen.

Jose will go back to Portugal, probably to manage their national team. Alternatively, he might wind up in Spain or Italy. But I see no way how Jose would move to Spurs with the way Spurs are currently organized and the players. Jol's replacement will be someone from outside the Premier League.

MJ has got to go. The players have lost faith in him. JM would be good but would never work with DOF approach. Bring back Terry Venables......

What do we think of Lippi, unproven in the Premiership is the biggest negative. This season could turn into a dismal 8 months if we dont act quickly.

I suppose this kind of BS was inevitable but I still dont understand it. If f*cking Jurgen Klinsmann won't manage Spurs, why would Mourinho? It's total blinkered twattery. Unfortunately, there are a lot of fuck-witted Spurs fans out there that expect to get away with these kind of statements that make it difficult for the credible majority to be taken seriously. We're good, small club with some history. We're not anywhere near an attractive prospect for Mourinho - get your head out your arses 'Spurs fans' and start supporting the team.

What a joke! Why would anyone want a manager for revenge??? this is utter rubbish

It might just be attractive for Jose to stay in London (settled family, kids in school etc)and work for a board that are prepared to part with cash.If Levy and Commolli are intent on ousting BMJ then i think they should certainly try for Mourinho. Although i expect a big scramble to get him, so dont hold out much hope.

'cause what we need at this point is more unrealistic expectations. Jose is a good manager, good enough for Rijkaard to be shitting himself. Wouldn't mind him, but for me MJ to stay, spurs fans to support not bicker. And stability for the next few seasons please.

Perhaps you should be the one getting your head out of your arse? You're so eager to present yourself as oh, so sensible and realistic that you really haven't looked at this very carefully. None of the remaining top four clubs in England have a vacancy for Mourinho. Real Madrid have just sacked one of the greatest managers in history for merely winning La Liga in a functional manner. Why on earth would they now want Mourinho? As for Barca, Mourinho is despised there. The only clubs bigger than Tottenham that might be interested (and which might interest Mourinho) are Inter and Juve. Even that is unlikely. Otherwise, there is only the Portuguese national team, if Mourinho is interested in international football. In Tottenham's favour, we are based in London (he loves London) and we have plenty of cash. We also have a good relationship with Mourinho. He was seriously considering joining Tottenham in 2004, before Chelsea barged in. All in all, then, while it may not be likely that Mourinho joins Spurs, it is ve

All in all, then, while it may not be likely that Mourinho joins Spurs, it is very far from being an unrealistic suggestion or a completely forlorn hope.

[quote]We're good, small club with some history. We're not anywhere near an attractive prospect for Mourinho - get your head out your arses 'Spurs fans' and start supporting the team. [/quote] What were Chelsea before Mourinho got there? What were they before Abramovich's cheque book was pulled out? They were a mediocre side with potential!

...you really shouldn't believe all you read in the papers or on websites. For Klinsmann to have turned Spurs down, he would first have had to have been offered the job. Given his non existent experience of club management and his unsuitability for such a role, I very much doubt that the Spurs job was ever his to refuse. The so called source for this story was an anonymous "friend" of Klinsmann's. For "friend", you can most likely assume "journalist in search of a story and, in the absence of any quotes, making one up".

Dream on. JM has more sense than to leap from the frying pan into the fire. He's just escaped one rich moron. He's not going to go looking for a job working for another. JM was burdened with an over-rated Ukranian striker who's past his sell-by- date, in much the same way as MJ got £16.5m's worth of over-rated striker when he already had three that were better anyway, when what he wanted was a decent midfielder. Directors of Football suck. They suck on a biblical level. The sooner Levy sells up and fucks off the better for all concerned.

Slim - don't fall for this nonsense that Darren Bent was forced on Jol. It's simply not true. Jol is a huge fan of Bent and was very keen to sign him. Bent offers us something that none of our other strikers have - genuine pace and the ability and desire to get behind the opposition defence time and time again. Bent is most certainly not inferior to Defoe or Keane. And there's nothing wrong with having a sporting director. Many of the most successful clubs in Europe operate under exactly such a system.

I notice you say "there's nothing wrong with.." I'd be more swayed by your argument if you'd had the conviction to actively extoll the virtues of the DoF system. It's just blown up in Chelsea's face, Ferguson wouldn't tolerate one and Wenger has final say over signings, not the "vital" say that MJ has to put up with. Fair enough, Bent IS a better striker than I implied. The point is, after £40m has been spent, MJ has four top-notch strikers, but still not the midfielder he asked for.

I think spuds is too much of a small club for him

Mourinho is not the special one, he is the unemployed one. All the good players at Chelski were brought in before he arrived, or were nicked from Manure by Kenyon (Robben, Essien were targeted by manure before chelski knew of them. Mourinho bought players like Boulahrouz, Kezman, Ferreira, Tiago, Maniche and Jarosik.