I assume he was set as the option to take over in the summer. Question is if he takes them down (and considering where they are) it would be down to him so do they stick with him?
… and his 5 year contract?
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I guess the length and the reported wages he’ll be on suggest that they view him (and he might have agreed, being aware of the danger) as the man to be in charge whatever happens, survival or relegation.
There’s been a thing on the newspapers that fans are not too happy with the Spurs board. Apparantly they’re not too happy. As this was the fella that played Greenwood. 
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Don’t know anything about this site. I guess RdZ is the old school manager and also act as DoF, scouts, etc, etc.
Xavi Simmons ruptured his ACL during Spurs game v Wolves over the weekend. Surgery due. Sums up Spurs season i guess, and the lad will have been part of the Netherlands world cup squad too.
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I have the feeling they will be fine however looked at the stats and it seems rather even between the two teams on Saturday.
Saying that Chelsea didn’t really play much better but the BBC article suggests they are back.
This past weekend was arguably the 2nd best chance Spurs had to get in front of West Ham, facing Wolves while the Hammers had Everton. This coming weekend is a wash, both teams away against better sides with European slots at stake. The next weekend is a gift for Spurs, facing a Leeds side with nothing to play for while West Ham faces Arsenal. All things being equal, they probably end the weekend ahead of West Ham by a point.
Both sides should be favourites for the last match (both at home, neither Leeds nor Everton have much at stake). So I think it really comes down to that 2nd last match, Hammers at Toon and Spurs at Chelsea on a date tbd. That could help Spurs or really hurt them.
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Everton could still be pushing for the lower European places by then. It is at home but it’s far from a bye.
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Definitely possible, but of course that just puts more pressure on Spurs to get out in front of West Ham.
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Leeds look in a good position, but it would be very dangerous for them to exhale this early. If they somehow manage to lose against Burnley this week, and then Spurs beat them head to head, they are only 1 more round of results going in Spurs way to be passed by them. If you imagine a situation where Spurs and West Ham are both pushing each other to get results both Leeds and Forest can very quickly get pulled back into this if they think they’ve already done enough. You’d have to feel particularly concerned about Forest falling into that trap with their Europa semi
Fair - I am more or less assuming that Leeds takes the opportunity at home against Burnley to put themselves all but over the line, but then are fairly soft at Spurs.
Saw a headline wondering if Newcastle could get sucked into the mix, which seems improbable.
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Spurs is in the relegation zone?
They going investigate why they’ve been shit for two years?
That would not surprise me greatly if it was - those dual purpose pitches have a thinner loose soil level, and the cushioning layer doesn’t make up for that. Real Madrid have a similar pitch for similar reasons, and also have an unusual spike in injuries. State Farm Stadium in Arizona also has a bad reputation.
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But the new stadium has a cheese room so it’s all worthwhile…
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All about that non-match event revenue…wouldn’t have been a great choice down in the Championship.
The problems there definitely go deeper than the cushioning layer of the retractable pitch, but there is a metaphor in there somewhere.
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Considering the UK (bar Wales) has no retractable roof stadium it does make me wonder why some football club doesn’t do it. It’s certainly handy for gigs and events like Wrestlemania.