Mourinho? You must be Jol-king

Following a car crash of a start to the season, Martin Jol’s time as manager of Tottenham was already numbered, and finally a defeat to Getafe in the UEFA Cup signalled the end of his reign at the Lane. Now the club is managerless and looking like a child who has lost his mum at the supermarket.

Following the purchase of super striker Darren Bent – scorer of two England goals – for £16.5m, you would have thought the North London outfit would surely deliver this season? Instead, they’re on course to confirm themselves as the David Coulthard of football: always promising glory but in reality flopping miserably.

Despite having the most successful campaigns in several years under Jol; finishing fifth in two consecutive years, the Tottenham board have brought about this sorry state of affairs by (in typical Spurs fashion) thinking they were destined for bigger and better things. The Chairman Daniel Levy was seen grooming Sevilla manager Juande Ramos for Jol’s position before the season had even started. Perhaps understandably, this put Jol’s nose out of joint. There has even been talk of Tottenham acquiring the services of former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho! Why stop there? Why not get Gordon Ramsay to serve the food at half time or perhaps The Pussycat Dolls to act as stewards?

And the arrival of Ramos could bring along a new wave of Tottenham hysteria. Some Spurs fans have already touted the man who bought UEFA glory to Sevilla as the ‘new Mourinho’; undoubtedly at pubs across north London there will be berks in Burberry hats spouting on about the world dominance their team is about achieve. Tottenham are indeed a massive club, and it’s a good job too. Sitting third from bottom, they have the necessaries to prop up the rest of the Premier League.

JAMES BILLINGTON