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i agree he is not glam enough anyway...

They were saying on the radio how pleased he sounded about Robinho's signing and so on but when I saw him he just looked bewildered and more than a little concerned. He was on a hiding to nothing with Shinawatra already but these guys seem to have real big ideas. don't know if anyone's told them that just spending money for the biggest name players doesn't guarantee that doncaster Rovers or Barnsley or someone won't turn up and beat you on a given day. If I were Hughes I'd be looking over my shoulder to see which manager they're eying up to replace me

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Newcastle fans deserve all the crap they get if they think KK is a decent manager.

They are displaying brainless mob mentality. There might be problems with the board, but they should be urging the appointment of a real manager.

Briefly heard some on the radio last night claiming it was all a media led conspiracy; they're the best fans in the world etc... etc....

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Tottenham's 'brain trust' prove to be more horror than romantic comedy in the transfer market

Remember the last time you walked into Blockbuster to rent a DVD for the evening? Of course you can.

Your wife headed straight for the slushy movies, hoping for a slobber on the sofa later when The Guy Gets The Girl and you darted towards the section that had the word 'Armageddon' splashed across the jacket sleeves.

"What about this one, sweetheart?" 'Nah. "I've heard rave reviews about this one..."

"Seen it."

"How about this one?"

"Yeah, could do."

Half an hour later you're even asking the pimple-faced Indie kid behind the counter what the 'Manager's Specials' are this week.

Well that was Tottenham's training ground in Chigwell on Monday evening.

The 'brains trust' - chairman Daniel Levy, sporting director Damien Comolli and manager 'Magic' Juande Ramos - were browsing the aisles, waiting for an import to scream out at them as the clocked ticked towards the transfer deadline.

What a way to do business.

They have had one year's notice to prepare for Dimitar Berbatov's departure.

One whole year. Heavens, they make the films in less time than that.

There are more target lists inside Damien Comolli's office at that club's training ground than you can shake a stick at and yet the club's director of football could not deliver under pressure.

Now Comolli really is under pressure.

They liked the look of Emile Heskey, so much so that they offered Wigan's manager Steve Bruce - who had accidentally stumbled across the England Under 21 team hotel in Hertfordshire to speak to Fraizer Campbell - £10m for the England striker.

Bruce's ear could not be bent. That was at 10pm.

Next off the shelf was Kevin Doyle, away with the Ireland squad but expecting a phone call from Reading's director of football Nicky Hammond to say that Aston Villa had lodged a £7m bid.

Instead, Spurs scrambled Hammond's number and eventually made contact with the head of football at the Madejski Stadium.

"You must be joking?" he coughed. "It's 10.30pm."

Except Spurs were not. They had 90 minutes to find a striker and with time running out, it appears Comolli had scanned down the list of the top goalscorers in the Championship and settled for Doyle - the Irishman doesn't score a hat-trick every week, Damien!

Hammond was outraged, telling Tottenham they had three months to make a move and now they were 30 minutes from the deadline. Too late for Reading to even consider lining up a replacement. Hammond's phone was off the hook until well past midnight.

Good on him.

Come on, Damien, line up the ducks and hook them one by one. Even five-year-old children get the hang of that game.

Then came the call that led to Campbell's arrival at White Hart Lane. The Manchester United striker had also been waiting on Aston Villa, there was a £7m bid from Hull City, where he scored 15 goals on loan last season, and Wigan's manager was still man-marking him in a Hertfordshire Hotel.

You would like to think that any business prepared to commit itself to a £10m transfer fee and another £12m in wages over the course of a contract would have thought long and hard about the scattergun approach that eventually led to them leaving Blockbuster with a budget movie.

Sir Alex Ferguson was beside himself, pushing for the Berbatov to be done as the Spurs contingent watched incredulously as the Bulgarian made eyes with the United manager and chief executive David Gill in camera shot of a rolling sports news channel at Old Trafford.

Levy was livid, Comolli could not come up with a satisfactory replacement for the Bulgarian and Ramos was even offered the chance to recall him.

Fergie found the solution. Spurs could take Campbell, a player still very much in production, on loan for a year (with no option to purchase) and United will pay the £31m for Berbatov.

That was as good as the closing credits for United.

Expect Spurs to re-shoot in January.

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Tottenham's 'brain trust' prove to be more horror than romantic comedy in the transfer market

Remember the last time you walked into Blockbuster to rent a DVD for the evening? Of course you can.

Your wife headed straight for the slushy movies, hoping for a slobber on the sofa later when The Guy Gets The Girl and you darted towards the section that had the word 'Armageddon' splashed across the jacket sleeves.

"What about this one, sweetheart?" 'Nah. "I've heard rave reviews about this one..."

"Seen it."

"How about this one?"

"Yeah, could do."

Half an hour later you're even asking the pimple-faced Indie kid behind the counter what the 'Manager's Specials' are this week.

Well that was Tottenham's training ground in Chigwell on Monday evening.

The 'brains trust' - chairman Daniel Levy, sporting director Damien Comolli and manager 'Magic' Juande Ramos - were browsing the aisles, waiting for an import to scream out at them as the clocked ticked towards the transfer deadline.

What a way to do business.

They have had one year's notice to prepare for Dimitar Berbatov's departure.

One whole year. Heavens, they make the films in less time than that.

There are more target lists inside Damien Comolli's office at that club's training ground than you can shake a stick at and yet the club's director of football could not deliver under pressure.

Now Comolli really is under pressure.

They liked the look of Emile Heskey, so much so that they offered Wigan's manager Steve Bruce - who had accidentally stumbled across the England Under 21 team hotel in Hertfordshire to speak to Fraizer Campbell - £10m for the England striker.

Bruce's ear could not be bent. That was at 10pm.

Next off the shelf was Kevin Doyle, away with the Ireland squad but expecting a phone call from Reading's director of football Nicky Hammond to say that Aston Villa had lodged a £7m bid.

Instead, Spurs scrambled Hammond's number and eventually made contact with the head of football at the Madejski Stadium.

"You must be joking?" he coughed. "It's 10.30pm."

Except Spurs were not. They had 90 minutes to find a striker and with time running out, it appears Comolli had scanned down the list of the top goalscorers in the Championship and settled for Doyle - the Irishman doesn't score a hat-trick every week, Damien!

Hammond was outraged, telling Tottenham they had three months to make a move and now they were 30 minutes from the deadline. Too late for Reading to even consider lining up a replacement. Hammond's phone was off the hook until well past midnight.

Good on him.

Come on, Damien, line up the ducks and hook them one by one. Even five-year-old children get the hang of that game.

Then came the call that led to Campbell's arrival at White Hart Lane. The Manchester United striker had also been waiting on Aston Villa, there was a £7m bid from Hull City, where he scored 15 goals on loan last season, and Wigan's manager was still man-marking him in a Hertfordshire Hotel.

You would like to think that any business prepared to commit itself to a £10m transfer fee and another £12m in wages over the course of a contract would have thought long and hard about the scattergun approach that eventually led to them leaving Blockbuster with a budget movie.

Sir Alex Ferguson was beside himself, pushing for the Berbatov to be done as the Spurs contingent watched incredulously as the Bulgarian made eyes with the United manager and chief executive David Gill in camera shot of a rolling sports news channel at Old Trafford.

Levy was livid, Comolli could not come up with a satisfactory replacement for the Bulgarian and Ramos was even offered the chance to recall him.

Fergie found the solution. Spurs could take Campbell, a player still very much in production, on loan for a year (with no option to purchase) and United will pay the £31m for Berbatov.

That was as good as the closing credits for United.

Expect Spurs to re-shoot in January.

Well worth a read.

Excellent post ffan.

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Curbs has walked out on WH and who could blame him really.

Why can't boards just let them get on with it, and realise that directors of nexttobuggerall really are not the be all and end all.

Great news for me. It's gets me 1 point in a prediction game down at the local pub! :P

Rumours are that Bilic will be after it!

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Billy Castell Champions League

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Stop being daft. At least we know our manager won't move to Wham. Imagine if Ince was still at MK Dons, and looking for a chance at the Premiership.......................

Tony Gale is bigging up West Ham on SSN and saying everyone will be interested in the job, and it would be a step up for Billic. So the chance to lead your country in a world cup is smaller than managing a mediocre Premiership team that won't win anything, and sells all its players?

Now have any bookies paid out on who would be the 1st manager out yesterday?

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