That is indeed typical Mourinho. Doing what is best for Mourinho. Not what is best for his Employer. Any Employer.
Football economics is pretty simple. A Buying club looks at a Player. To decide whether or not they wish to make an offer for that Player. And a selling club look at any offer-and then decide whether it is their best interest to refuse that offer, accept that offer, or negotiate to try and get more.
That's not Spurs. Or Fenerbahce. It is every club, from Arsenal to Stoke. I know every club says they don't want offers for any player not about to leave on a Free. But they don't mean it. That's business.
No idea why the man is so bitter about Spurs. He failed there. But then he failed in his 2nd spell at Chelsea and failed at Man Utd before Spurs. And not exactly a resounding success at Roma or Fenerbahce, since.
Before 2012, he was brilliant at creating a team that won things. Couldn't sustain it-which is why he has never been in a job for more than 3 years. Since then? Great at making Headlines. All about him. Not his teams.
@Essexphil Pretty much agree with all of that, it seems he's still bitter about the cup final sacking.
This was also in the article.
Mourinho's attitude was interpreted as revenge for being fired before the cup final while he was the Tottenham manager in the past.
The Portuguese manager made a statement in 2023: "I hope Tottenham fans do not misunderstand me, but Tottenham is the only club in my career for which I still do not have a deep feeling because the President did not let me win the Cup final."
@Essexphil Pretty much agree with all of that, it seems he's still bitter about the cup final sacking.
This was also in the article.
Mourinho's attitude was interpreted as revenge for being fired before the cup final while he was the Tottenham manager in the past.
The Portuguese manager made a statement in 2023: "I hope Tottenham fans do not misunderstand me, but Tottenham is the only club in my career for which I still do not have a deep feeling because the President did not let me win the Cup final."
Timing of his sacking was poor. But there are only 3 Managers in my lifetime that I have disliked. Disliked them before they came, held my tongue while they were there, delighted when they left.
The 3? Terry Neill, Mourinho, Conte. That's it. Been some bad ones-every club has had those. But I respected all the rest, who tried their best.
And, before anyone thinks I am looking through an anti-Arsenal lens, I genuinely liked George Graham.
I think it fair to say that John Westwood, or to give his full name John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, is a bit of a marmite character.
What will endear him to at least 1 member of this forum is that he was once banned from Southampton's Ground at a local derby for deliberately urinating on their seats
Man Utd fan vows not to cut hair until five straight wins – plan backfires spectacularly.
Manchester United’s performances have had fans tearing their hair out across another wretched season – but the club’s poor run of form has had quite the opposite effect for one supporter.
Frank Ilett fired up The United Strand page on Instagram back on October 5, when the Red Devils were in the middle of a dismal winless streak under Erik ten Hag.
Clearly craving more torment and suffering on top of United’s disastrous campaign, Ilett vowed not to cut his hair until his beloved team had won five games on the bounce in all competitions.
Needless to say, Ten Hag was relieved of his duties just over a fortnight later and the Dutchman’s successor, Ruben Amorim, has failed to steady the ship, much to the dismay of Ilett, who has undergone quite the transformation in the intervening weeks and months.
The United Strand may have allowed himself to start dreaming of a trip to the barbers as Amorim steered the Old Trafford giants to three straight victories over Rangers, Fulham and Romanian outfit FCSB towards the end of January.
But that is as close as Ilett has got to a fresh trim thus far, with United slumping to three defeats from their last six matches, including Sunday’s crushing FA Cup elimination at the hands of Fulham.
The hair-raising results were plain to see as the social media star – now boasting over 66,000 followers on Instagram – updated fans on his latest look in the wake of United’s penalty-shootout loss.
Most people I know, myself included, record the programme so they can watch the games and skip past all the 'analysis and deep insights' spouted by the 'experts'.
Pictures show Man Utd's new 100,000-seater stadium - but who will pay for it? Manchester United have unveiled plans for a new £2bn stadium that will host 100,000 fans, but how will it be funded?
For Decades were the Gold Standard. Consistently amongst the best run clubs in the World. Now? A shambles.
4 things tell you everything you need to know about the club:-
1. A Minority shareholder-Sit Jim Ratcliffe-runs the Football club 2. There have been mass redundancies at the club-where lots of people on little more than Minimum Wage, such as people who work serving food there-have been told the club cannot afford their Wages 3. They have announced that some players "may" be being paid too much. That would be the club with a Wage bill that is 50% higher than Liverpool. Multiple players signed for squillions given away free or on loan at a cost to the club. As Gary Neville recently said, only 1 or at most 2 players would currently get in the Spurs team-never mind Liverpool 4. Are able to announce a £2 Billion stadium some time in the future
A club that has a Manager out of his depth. a terrible squad. That cannot afford a cook or a cleaner. But announces a £2 Billion plan for the ground?
I think 2 billion is the entire project man u are paying for the stadium while the infrastructure , houses roads etc is being paid by the private sector and the government , basically the tax payer Of course it's gonna run over budget
I think 2 billion is the entire project man u are paying for the stadium while the infrastructure , houses roads etc is being paid by the private sector and the government , basically the tax payer Of course it's gonna run over budget
The Tottenham Hotspur stadium is regarded as a massive success. But it's budgeted cost was £250 million. and cost £1.2 Billion.
To quote a fan as to why it was a success:-
"It was such a relief to be back home, and properly back home: not moving across the river and bribing to get a club relegated home; not selling out history to rent an athletics track home; but actually a Steffen Freund shanked pass away from our old ground's centre circle home".
It comes at a cost. So-for example-an Arsenal or an Everton could/can continue to play at Highbury/Goodison during development, whereas Spurs had to play at Wembley for 2 years. Where are Man Utd going to play? The Etihad? The Toughsheet Stadium?
And exactly how are they going to be able to build a bigger ground on the same site and still have space for 17,000 homes?
I think 2 billion is the entire project man u are paying for the stadium while the infrastructure , houses roads etc is being paid by the private sector and the government , basically the tax payer Of course it's gonna run over budget
The Tottenham Hotspur stadium is regarded as a massive success. But it's budgeted cost was £250 million. and cost £1.2 Billion.
To quote a fan as to why it was a success:-
"It was such a relief to be back home, and properly back home: not moving across the river and bribing to get a club relegated home; not selling out history to rent an athletics track home; but actually a Steffen Freund shanked pass away from our old ground's centre circle home".
It comes at a cost. So-for example-an Arsenal or an Everton could/can continue to play at Highbury/Goodison during development, whereas Spurs had to play at Wembley for 2 years. Where are Man Utd going to play? The Etihad? The Toughsheet Stadium?
And exactly how are they going to be able to build a bigger ground on the same site and still have space for 17,000 homes?
To accomadate most of their fan base, it will be Wembley.....obv
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Football economics is pretty simple. A Buying club looks at a Player. To decide whether or not they wish to make an offer for that Player. And a selling club look at any offer-and then decide whether it is their best interest to refuse that offer, accept that offer, or negotiate to try and get more.
That's not Spurs. Or Fenerbahce. It is every club, from Arsenal to Stoke. I know every club says they don't want offers for any player not about to leave on a Free. But they don't mean it. That's business.
No idea why the man is so bitter about Spurs. He failed there. But then he failed in his 2nd spell at Chelsea and failed at Man Utd before Spurs. And not exactly a resounding success at Roma or Fenerbahce, since.
Before 2012, he was brilliant at creating a team that won things. Couldn't sustain it-which is why he has never been in a job for more than 3 years. Since then? Great at making Headlines. All about him. Not his teams.
This was also in the article.
Mourinho's attitude was interpreted as revenge for being fired before the cup final while he was the Tottenham manager in the past.
The Portuguese manager made a statement in 2023: "I hope Tottenham fans do not misunderstand me, but Tottenham is the only club in my career for which I still do not have a deep feeling because the President did not let me win the Cup final."
The 3? Terry Neill, Mourinho, Conte. That's it. Been some bad ones-every club has had those. But I respected all the rest, who tried their best.
And, before anyone thinks I am looking through an anti-Arsenal lens, I genuinely liked George Graham.
What will endear him to at least 1 member of this forum is that he was once banned from Southampton's Ground at a local derby for deliberately urinating on their seats
Manchester United’s performances have had fans tearing their hair out across another wretched season – but the club’s poor run of form has had quite the opposite effect for one supporter.
Frank Ilett fired up The United Strand page on Instagram back on October 5, when the Red Devils were in the middle of a dismal winless streak under Erik ten Hag.
Clearly craving more torment and suffering on top of United’s disastrous campaign, Ilett vowed not to cut his hair until his beloved team had won five games on the bounce in all competitions.
Needless to say, Ten Hag was relieved of his duties just over a fortnight later and the Dutchman’s successor, Ruben Amorim, has failed to steady the ship, much to the dismay of Ilett, who has undergone quite the transformation in the intervening weeks and months.
The United Strand may have allowed himself to start dreaming of a trip to the barbers as Amorim steered the Old Trafford giants to three straight victories over Rangers, Fulham and Romanian outfit FCSB towards the end of January.
But that is as close as Ilett has got to a fresh trim thus far, with United slumping to three defeats from their last six matches, including Sunday’s crushing FA Cup elimination at the hands of Fulham.
The hair-raising results were plain to see as the social media star – now boasting over 66,000 followers on Instagram – updated fans on his latest look in the wake of United’s penalty-shootout loss.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/ex-arsenal-star-is-worth-208-times-more-than-erling-haaland-with-10billion-net-worth/ar-AA1AukyH?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W230&cvid=d50cd5558cf9489f9ed458bfda2aa6a6&ei=117#fullscreen
Watch the video here.
https://x.com/PLUTOWAVETV/status/1899096166270152993
Manchester United have unveiled plans for a new £2bn stadium that will host 100,000 fans, but how will it be funded?
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/old-trafford-stadium-manchester-united-what-we-know-174432639.html
For Decades were the Gold Standard. Consistently amongst the best run clubs in the World. Now? A shambles.
4 things tell you everything you need to know about the club:-
1. A Minority shareholder-Sit Jim Ratcliffe-runs the Football club
2. There have been mass redundancies at the club-where lots of people on little more than Minimum Wage, such as people who work serving food there-have been told the club cannot afford their Wages
3. They have announced that some players "may" be being paid too much. That would be the club with a Wage bill that is 50% higher than Liverpool. Multiple players signed for squillions given away free or on loan at a cost to the club. As Gary Neville recently said, only 1 or at most 2 players would currently get in the Spurs team-never mind Liverpool
4. Are able to announce a £2 Billion stadium some time in the future
A club that has a Manager out of his depth. a terrible squad. That cannot afford a cook or a cleaner. But announces a £2 Billion plan for the ground?
Of course it's gonna run over budget
To quote a fan as to why it was a success:-
"It was such a relief to be back home, and properly back home: not moving across the river and bribing to get a club relegated home; not selling out history to rent an athletics track home; but actually a Steffen Freund shanked pass away from our old ground's centre circle home".
It comes at a cost. So-for example-an Arsenal or an Everton could/can continue to play at Highbury/Goodison during development, whereas Spurs had to play at Wembley for 2 years. Where are Man Utd going to play? The Etihad? The Toughsheet Stadium?
And exactly how are they going to be able to build a bigger ground on the same site and still have space for 17,000 homes?