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By Jaymes Marsh

I wrote the article yesterday evening and feel it would be right to comment seeing that some of you misunderstood the message I was trying to convey.

I to understand that the board have a lot to answer for. That's a given, hence me not writing anything about them.

I can't though, find it in me to point the entirety of this debacle on Damien Comolli. That comment may well bemuse a lot of you.

The real reason is that I don't think anyone of us truly knows or understands what Mr. Comolli's role at the club is? None of us here can state with an absolute certainty that the mess we are in is duly down to Comolli.

What we can categorically state, is that Juande Ramos has simply not delivered. The facts speak for themselves.

Who did what and what went wrong is now irrelevant. What happens on the pitch is what matters.

Managers are paid to manage. They are not solely paid to instruct their bosses which players they would like. It is the job of Juande Ramos and his chosen coaching staff to enhance, train, motivate, and instruct their players to perform and get results.

Simply put, the facts show that Ramos has not got the best out of the players that are at his disposal.

And as I stated in the article, excuses wear thin. Results last the distance.

The club have stated that they will all pull together in this time of need. The factual truth of the matter is that the club will remain by Ramos' side given that results improve. Some commented giving Ramos until the end of the season. I agree, as long as results advance and the crisis we find ourselves in evaporates. If though, this current trend continues, I believe comments like that will fall on deaf ears.

I honestly hope he gets it right and we start performing, but if things remain as they are, I can see the fans seriously turning on him; something they have yet to do.

Next up; Stoke, away. Probably Ramos' biggest game of his short Tottenham Hotspur career.

7 comments

  1. A thought about the Comolli situation…
    Has anyone noticed that Tony Jimenez has just left Newcastle?
    Mr. Jimenez has many years experience in player and management recruitment and has numerous contacts at clubs all over the world. He was even instrumental in bringing Juande to Spurs (according to Sky).
    I wonder, I just really wonder where he is going next..??
  2. That's a great point.
  3. Mr. Jimenez is also Gus Poyet's best mate in the UK.
  4. Wasn't Jimenez instrumental in Newcastle signing players from Spain aswell? Could make a good connection with Gus and Juande. Jonas and Collocini are looking like being good signings for Newcastle. As for the article, i still cant blame Ramos. I just cant see how, by the players playing way below par, that Ramos is to blame. Its the players who need to start fighting for eachother and take the responisbilty. Besides, Ramos can only instruct the players to put the ball in the net, but he cant do it for himself. We have still failed to score more than 1 goal in any of our league games this season. Simply not good enough.
  5. Im sick of people blaming Ramos, did you not see the cup final win last season?? i wont entertain the "that was Jols team" comments. bollox.
    Ramos and Spurs need a finisher or two. And, agreed its going to be hard until January, but, all managers need time, 2 seasons is not enough, let alone 1.
    Get behind the team, Ramos has the proven track record.
    Have some faith
  6. last season we were weak in defence and this season we are weak in attack - hardly the fault of Ramos, and looking at today's breaking news on Spurs soaring profits I really think you've got your focus wrong
  7. Good point well made, Jaymes. Like you say, if results don't improve SOON (ie Stoke next game) I don't see many people sticking by Ramos - myself included. The problem is...who will we get to replace him if the (not so) unthinkable happens??? After the amount of effort and underhand tactics employed in securing JR in the first place, I have lost trust in Levy's judgement in securing a new manager/first team coach. I too am praying things improve under Ramos, but if not the future looks pretty bloody bleak under ENIC.