Could this be Martin Jol's final game?

By Jesse Johnstone

A few media sources such as the BBC have commented on the fact that tomorrow's London derby against Arsenal could be Martin Jol's final game in charge as manager of Spurs if the club were to lose.

If we are to lose to Arsenal, the start to this campaign would have been the worst under Martin Jol since he became our manager, a fact that Levy and co are fully aware of.

A few debates have been going on within THBN these past couple of days, as we have tried to portray this site as being Pro-Jol, and have all united in our beliefs that Martin Jol is the man who can win things with Tottenham.

Out of the five main THBN contributors (Jaymes, Paul, Poshspur, Sam, and myself), two (no names mentioned) would now like a change in manager if we were to lose, whilst the other three (myself included) are fully behind Martin Jol, no matter what the result tomorrow.

Where do you stand on the Jol debate? If we lose to Arsenal tomorrow, would you feel comfortable if Mr. Levy sacked Martin Jol? Would you want Jol to stay on if we lost the derby? Would you want Jol replaced no matter what the result?

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Premier League; Take Note

Article by Jaymes Marsh

There was no one hiding behind any bureaucratic decrees in Paris yesterday evening, when Formula One's governing body, the FIA, laid down the law heavily on McLaren, fining the team $100,000,000.00 (approximately £50 million Sterling) and wiping away all their F1 Championship points.

The reason? McLaren procured a 787-page dossier that contained all the technical and experimental data from arch-rivals Ferrari without the consent of the team.

In effect, you can label that as clear and plain cheating, although McLaren claim that no part of the dossier was used in enhancing their team. Even so, the fact remains that McLaren had managed to obtain a strictly confidential document.

Cast your minds back five months to April 27th 2007; the day the Premier League ordered West Ham to pay a measly fine of £5.5 million after being found guilty over the transfers of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

West Ham were found guilty of acting improperly and withholding vital documentation over the ownership of Messrs Tevez and Mascherano. The mighty Premier League swiftly gave the reasons for the decision not to deduct points from the club. They announced that it was West Ham United's guilty plea and the fact that they were under new management and ownership.

Let's consider the similarities between McLaren and West Ham. Both had cheated the system, both entities had improved by breaking the rules, although McLaren state that they had never used their law-breaking act to their advantage; West Ham, on the other hand, did improve and even told the Premier League that they had done wrong. The club remained in the Premier League, allowing them to benefit from the fortunes the new TV deal has brought with it.

Maybe the time has come for the big-wigs at the Premier League to take a leaf out of the FIA's book?