Interesting article released a few hours ago again linking Parker to Spurs
https://www.teamtalk.com/news/levy-scott-parker-tottenham-manager-major-hurdle-cleared
Bizarre!
Can you imagine getting rid of Parker AND getting some compensation. Talk about Christmas come early
Quote from Berbatov " he has to be young and in full power of his ability and wake up every morning to say 'let's go, let's go, let's crush it'." Sound like Parker? Really?
It will never happen
Yep- need massive compensation for this purveyor of slick attacking football that would grace the worlds finest stadiums.
Too Early for a Parker move to Spurs.
He needs a promotion season and safe premier season with us and then Spurs will be sniffing around the Cottage door in the hope of of grabbing Parker and him taking a couple of our best players with him at a knock down price.
I didn't read the article, but I find these sort of pontifications rather amusing. I like SP. But I don't see how any established 'big' club would even consider him at this stage of his career. He really hasn't done much to warrant such consideration, in my view.
Good luck to him if he goes. He was always rated highly as he moved through the 'badges' and Hodgson had a lot of time for him. It will be our loss and then all the instant success gang can bemoan why Benitez has isolated Mitrovic to the thirds or why Howe only lasted three months in 'our way of doing things'
Hard to see the likes of Kane and Son adapting to his style of play 079.gif
Quote from: cottage expat on May 05, 2021, 05:17:24 PM
Hard to see the likes of Kane and Son adapting to his style of play 079.gif
Kane demoted to the bench for most of the season after a couple of bad games
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Quote from: cottage expat on May 05, 2021, 05:17:24 PM
Hard to see the likes of Kane and Son adapting to his style of play 079.gif
Kane demoted to the bench for most of the season after a couple of bad games
I suspect if he were out of form, injured, not match fit or match ready then he would be.
Swap him for Troy Parrott
How much compensation are we giving Hotspuds
Quote from: ScalleysDad on May 05, 2021, 05:32:11 PM
Quote from: Blawarmy on May 05, 2021, 05:19:22 PM
Quote from: cottage expat on May 05, 2021, 05:17:24 PM
Hard to see the likes of Kane and Son adapting to his style of play 079.gif
Kane demoted to the bench for most of the season after a couple of bad games
I suspect if he were out of form, injured, not match fit or match ready then he would be.
What about scoring numerous international goals while labelled as such?
I suppose it depends on their perception of what he has achieved with his Fulham team. I know from speaking to my non supporting mates/work colleagues a number of them believe that he has created a team that is hard to beat, plays good football and is achieving pretty much what you would expect from Fulham in the Premiership - for a young English manager with only two years experience they think this season has enhanced his reputation.
I feel differently- they are not watching the games from start to finish - they havnt had to suffer the negativity and dullness of a lot of our football and the total frustration at watching us in possession. I'd be happy to see him go and wish him all the best.
Quote from: Milo on May 05, 2021, 07:00:27 PM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on May 05, 2021, 05:32:11 PM
Quote from: Blawarmy on May 05, 2021, 05:19:22 PM
Quote from: cottage expat on May 05, 2021, 05:17:24 PM
Hard to see the likes of Kane and Son adapting to his style of play 079.gif
Kane demoted to the bench for most of the season after a couple of bad games
I suspect if he were out of form, injured, not match fit or match ready then he would be.
What about scoring numerous international goals while labelled as such?
Southgate would not play Kane if he was not 100%
I voted to keep parker but if he went to spurs I'd be pretty happy.
We get some compensation and I do picture parker in a spurs shirt so I feel it fits
Quote from: Willham on May 05, 2021, 08:08:06 PM
I voted to keep parker but if he went to spurs I'd be pretty happy.
We get some compensation and I do picture parker in a spurs shirt so I feel it fits
Same with me. He is a spurs guy deep down. I don't think he will get the job though. Really surprised he is anywhere near the shortlist
Quote from: WindyCity on May 05, 2021, 04:10:53 PM
I didn't read the article, but I find these sort of pontifications rather amusing. I like SP. But I don't see how any established 'big' club would even consider him at this stage of his career. He really hasn't done much to warrant such consideration, in my view.
I like SP but the Spurs odds dont make any sense. He's second favourite for the job, and the likes of Sean Dyche, a rock solid PL manager, is miles behind him. I think it'd be a bad move for Scot at this point in his career.
Quote from: We Are Premier League on May 05, 2021, 06:02:02 PM
Swap him for Troy Parrott
Troy struggled in league one. PL might be a step too far for him, unfortunately.
Quote from: Jules on May 05, 2021, 08:36:13 PM
Quote from: Willham on May 05, 2021, 08:08:06 PM
I voted to keep parker but if he went to spurs I'd be pretty happy.
We get some compensation and I do picture parker in a spurs shirt so I feel it fits
Same with me. He is a spurs guy deep down. I don't think he will get the job though. Really surprised he is anywhere near the shortlist
Yep he's a Spurs fan but can't see him getting the job atm whatever the odds on offer. Despite him being a media darling, which puts him even more in the frame than he should be, like Lampard at Chelsea, it would be far too soon...
We'll be absolute mugs to lose SP in my view, he has done remarkably well given the players he has to work with. Criminally small squad, effectively no more than 10 or 11 players of PL quality, half of which came far too late in the transfer windows.
I think Scott could do with waiting another couple of seasons even if it is with another club. His career is still moving upwards and there is no need to make it peak too soon. Spurs should surely be able to do better for next season than Parker. Money is no object to them
Quote from: Cumbrian White on May 05, 2021, 09:13:08 PM
We'll be absolute mugs to lose SP in my view, he has done remarkably well given the players he has to work with. Criminally small squad, effectively no more than 10 or 11 players of PL quality, half of which came far too late in the transfer windows.
:plus one:
Quote from: Wingnut on May 05, 2021, 08:46:15 PM
Quote from: WindyCity on May 05, 2021, 04:10:53 PM
I didn't read the article, but I find these sort of pontifications rather amusing. I like SP. But I don't see how any established 'big' club would even consider him at this stage of his career. He really hasn't done much to warrant such consideration, in my view.
I like SP but the Spurs odds dont make any sense. He's second favourite for the job, and the likes of Sean Dyche, a rock solid PL manager, is miles behind him. I think it'd be a bad move for Scot at this point in his career.
Dyche isn't a "sexy" manager. Parker has basically every pundit in England eating out of his hand otoh.
Don't see what all the fuss is about, Parker comes across as a deeply mediocre manager to me. Don't really see anything from his time here to suggest that Tottenham would want him, unless they want a manager to be friends with the players after Mourinho.
Quote from: BestOfBrede on May 05, 2021, 09:25:11 PM
Quote from: Cumbrian White on May 05, 2021, 09:13:08 PM
We'll be absolute mugs to lose SP in my view, he has done remarkably well given the players he has to work with. Criminally small squad, effectively no more than 10 or 11 players of PL quality, half of which came far too late in the transfer windows.
:plus one:
We have a rather large squad with 4-5 players staying out of the 25-man PL squad.
As for your 10-11 PL quality players comment, I will genuinely ask out of curiosity:
- if that's the case, does this mean that only our starting 11 are good enough for the PL?
- Again, does this mean that all the players that got us promoted last year are not enough for the PL?
- How many PL players teams like Newcastle, Burnley, Southampton have?
- How many PL players does Parker need to get 35-40 points?
- What's Parker's and any Parker's role if they need 20 PL players to compete and perhaps attack in a game or two?
I understand that people like Parker and there is nothing wrong with that, but saying that all our players are totally useless for this level and that Parker has worked miracles to get to 27 points and 25 goals in 34 games is extreme to say the least and insulting for the rest of us that watch the same games.
To add my 2p, I doubt Spurs will move for Parker but even if they did I would hardly lose any sleep. I am sure there are loads of managers out there that can do as much or as little as Parker did.
I will suggest a name as well (another 2p, feeling generous today) - Daniel Stendel. It's not a random name - I am following Spurs' example.
Parker --> promotion to PL via playoffs --> relegation back to Championship due to not having enough PL quality players going to Spurs (in the PL next season).
Stendel --> automatic promotion to Championship with Barnsley --> relegation to Scottish Championship with Hearts (due to not having enough SPL quality players, if you may) coming to Fulham (in the Championship next season).
Does it sound fair? What do you both think?
Quote from: BestOfBrede on May 05, 2021, 09:25:11 PM
Quote from: Cumbrian White on May 05, 2021, 09:13:08 PM
We'll be absolute mugs to lose SP in my view, he has done remarkably well given the players he has to work with. Criminally small squad, effectively no more than 10 or 11 players of PL quality, half of which came far too late in the transfer windows.
:plus one:
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Quote from: BestOfBrede on May 05, 2021, 09:25:11 PM
Quote from: Cumbrian White on May 05, 2021, 09:13:08 PM
We'll be absolute mugs to lose SP in my view, he has done remarkably well given the players he has to work with. Criminally small squad, effectively no more than 10 or 11 players of PL quality, half of which came far too late in the transfer windows.
:plus one:
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Quote from: Cumbrian White on May 05, 2021, 09:13:08 PM
We'll be absolute mugs to lose SP in my view, he has done remarkably well given the players he has to work with. Criminally small squad, effectively no more than 10 or 11 players of PL quality, half of which came far too late in the transfer windows.
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Also all the ex spurs Backroom Boys.
"[Levy] is putting out 'behind-the-scenes' feelers to see if Parker has an interest in the job"
...Like planting hearsay in the press to get journalists to ask Scott in the pre-game press conference about it. This feels more like the game surrounding the game.
Burnley's squad is no better than ours and they have 9 more points. I also think a squad that has won at Everton, Liverpool and Leicester and drawn at Spurs and Arsenal is more than capable of getting to 38/40 points in a season and scoring sufficient goals to get there. We have underperformed in far too many games particularly at home not helped by negative, boring tactics that have left us very vulnerable as soon as we concede.
I also don't believe that Parker has had no say in who left and who came in both last summer and again in January. I would like those pro Parker to give an analysis of his involvement in the recruitment process, his tactics, his ability to get the best out of the squad at his disposal. I can't see how this analysis will justify that he has done even an average job when we have 27 points and less than 30 goals scored from 34 games.
I tell you know: Hodgson, Dyche, Potter would have all done significantly better. Those supporting Parker it seems to me just want Parker out. TK isn't going anywhere - do we have a manager who makes the most of his resources- definitely not.
Quote from: Dunstable Fulham on May 06, 2021, 07:05:10 PM
Burnley's squad is no better than ours and they have 9 more points. I also think a squad that has won at Everton, Liverpool and Leicester and drawn at Spurs and Arsenal is more than capable of getting to 38/40 points in a season and scoring sufficient goals to get there. We have underperformed in far too many games particularly at home not helped by negative, boring tactics that have left us very vulnerable as soon as we concede.
I also don't believe that Parker has had no say in who left and who came in both last summer and again in January. I would like those pro Parker to give an analysis of his involvement in the recruitment process, his tactics, his ability to get the best out of the squad at his disposal. I can't see how this analysis will justify that he has done even an average job when we have 27 points and less than 30 goals scored from 34 games.
I tell you know: Hodgson, Dyche, Potter would have all done significantly better. Those supporting Parker it seems to me just want Parker out. TK isn't going anywhere - do we have a manager who makes the most of his resources- definitely not.
Soort second to last line should read Khan out, not Parker out!
Quote from: Blawarmy on May 05, 2021, 05:19:22 PM
Quote from: cottage expat on May 05, 2021, 05:17:24 PM
Hard to see the likes of Kane and Son adapting to his style of play 079.gif
Kane demoted to the bench for most of the season after a couple of bad games
Son converted to the BDR right wing back role.
No smoke without fire,can see the khan's keeping parker another season as he strikes me behind the scenes as fitting the khan's menu in being politically correct and they trust him I think.If parker goes then a nice compensation package to the khan's.
I wonder if Parker himself is fuelling the rumours. We all know tk is gullible and will be thinking, oooo perhaps I have a really good manager here playing great attacking football, if all the snippets being drip fed are to be believed.
