2020/2021 English Premier League

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Mourinho is making it to year three, Spurs will do well enough to get Europa and it's gonna be costly to fire him in a pandemic. Need that money for the transfer market, even if it wasn't his type already Mourinho would have to set up to defend with how crappy that back line is.

It wouldnt be costly, you fire him and you still have to pay him... you dont pay him extra

A new manager is going to be a few million a year, max 5-10 if it's a big name, that's not affecting the money that can be spent on transfers by any large amount.

[devo22]

well that was another turd. If you get one point out of games against Sheffield and West Brom, you frankly don't deserve to make top 4.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by devo22

well that was another turd. If you get one point out of games against Sheffield and West Brom, you frankly don't deserve to make top 4.

It’s locked up though? It would be a big collapse for you to miss it now. I mean yeah, it’s been a weird season, but seven points over 14 games is a significant advantage.

[devo22]

of course it is, I'm just super pissed after that result.

[Cappy]

Win or lose, Leeds is always a fun watch. One of my the few teams ill watch as many games as i can just to see the craziness

[Senator Clay Davis]

Hey the DGAF approach by Bielsa is why they can still make this comeback happen. Definitely the most fun team to watch.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by devo22

of course it is, I'm just super pissed after that result.

I'm not so confident yet.
Give it a few weeks the way things are going and they could be back in the middle of a dogfight.

After Newcastle they're away to Chelsea and City. Can't see them getting anything from City and a loss to Chelsea and they're back in the thick of it.

[Kipper is King]

I'm totally jinxing West Ham now, aren't I?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Kipper is King

I'm totally jinxing West Ham now, aren't I?

Hopefully you are!

[nixon45]

Kepa clean sheet and a Werner goal.


What?

[cam_wmh]

Sobering thoughts, outside of football. I just caught up on reading Klopp's mother has passed, and this would certainly explain some of his recent behavior.

Some classy tweets, from across the league.

https://www.republicworld.com/sports...sses-away.html

[The Big Chill]

Hopefully the support provides him a bit of comfort. This pandemic sucks, so many people have had to deal with terrible situations like these, it’s just awful.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

It wouldnt be costly, you fire him and you still have to pay him... you dont pay him extra

A new manager is going to be a few million a year, max 5-10 if it's a big name, that's not affecting the money that can be spent on transfers by any large amount.

I saw a tweet that the Mourinho contract doesn't have a "break" clause and the compensation for termination would be significant. i would hazard a guess that it's probably 30-50 million pounds (minimum 2 years left at 15m per year)

That's not insignificant for a team like Tottenham.

In any event, i think top 4 is unlikely at this pace. If they don't make Top 6 plus League Cup win it could be possible that Jose is let go this summer.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Cappy

I saw a tweet that the Mourinho contract doesn't have a "break" clause and the compensation for termination would be significant. i would hazard a guess that it's probably 30-50 million pounds (minimum 2 years left at 15m per year)

That's not insignificant for a team like Tottenham.

In any event, i think top 4 is unlikely at this pace. If they don't make Top 6 plus League Cup win it could be possible that Jose is let go this summer.

That kind of clause seems very out of character for someone like Levy.

He either has a ton of faith in Mourinho or he had his back against a wall.

[Senator Clay Davis]

King Ornstein himself tweeted it so it's obviously true. Spurs might be richer than they were 10 years ago, but it's still hard for anyone to eat almost £40 million. It's basically Roman and Sheikh Mansour who can afford that without blinking. So we can all get the popcorn ready for year three, it's gonna take Spurs players basically tanking to get Jose sacked.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1361285398048161802

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Locke

That kind of clause seems very out of character for someone like Levy.

He either has a ton of faith in Mourinho or he had his back against a wall.

Probably a bit of both.

When originally hired, Levy said he is one of the best managers in the world, and in the top 2 in the Prem.

Also firing a manager mid-season doesn't give you a ton of room to maneuver in terms of plucking managers. I think Levy knows the window to win and keep Kane around long term is closing.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Probably a bit of both.

When originally hired, Levy said he is one of the best managers in the world, and in the top 2 in the Prem.

Also firing a manager mid-season doesn't give you a ton of room to maneuver in terms of plucking managers. I think Levy knows the window to win and keep Kane around long term is closing.

He's out of his mind.

A long-term contract with no 'out' clause to Jose Mourinho? You'd have to be high or insane.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Cappy

I saw a tweet that the Mourinho contract doesn't have a "break" clause and the compensation for termination would be significant. i would hazard a guess that it's probably 30-50 million pounds (minimum 2 years left at 15m per year)

That's not insignificant for a team like Tottenham.

In any event, i think top 4 is unlikely at this pace. If they don't make Top 6 plus League Cup win it could be possible that Jose is let go this summer.

Yes, so they would pay his whole contract

That was my point, you're paying that anyway

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

Yes, so they would pay his whole contract

That was my point, you're paying that anyway

Ahh fair enough.

That's still a pretty significant sum to pay someone to not coach, while hopefully getting a better coach for less money.

I think the over under on Jose staying is Top 6 + to trophy.

Anything above = one more year
Anything below = gone this summer

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Ahh fair enough.

That's still a pretty significant sum to pay someone to not coach, while hopefully getting a better coach for less money.

I think the over under on Jose staying is Top 6 + to trophy.

Anything above = one more year
Anything below = gone this summer

I think that makes sense

I'd say europa league win would do it by itself too, which shockingly was of monday they were the favored team to win right now at the bookies, barely edging out united