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The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ange Postecoglou does not know his Tottenham history if he thinks Europa League win will save him his job
IF ANGE POTSECOGLOU believes winning the Europa League could allow him to keep his Spurs job - he doesn't know his Tottenham history. It was in 1984 that Keith Burkinshaw won his third trophy as Advertisement 3 Ange Postecoglou does not know his history if he thinks the Europa League will save his job Credit: Getty 3 Keith Burkinshaw won the trophy back in 1984 but was still given the boot Credit: Getty Postecoglou's modern-day Spurs are out to win the same trophy in Bilbao on Wednesday. But like Yorkshireman Burkinshaw, Aussie Ange seems set for the exit door no matter what happens. Although the current Spurs hierarchy have kept their counsel about Postecoglou, back 41 years ago, Burkinshaw's imminent departure was known for weeks - much to the frustration of his squad. Burkinshaw's relationship with chairman Irving Scholar, always strained, had broken, irretrievably. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The manager believed it was his club, to manage as he saw fit. Scholar believed otherwise. The final, decisive breach came in March on the afternoon of the quarter-final second leg tie at Burkinshaw subsequently explained: 'About 4pm in the afternoon he came to my bedroom with the assistant chairman. Advertisement Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 'They said: 'You're not going to be allowed to run the club as you've been doing. We are going to bring in the players. We're going to decide how much they will get as wages.' 'And it went on and on. I said: 'Don't you think this is the wrong time to be coming in here, at 4pm when we've got a quarter final at quarter to eight....?' How Europa League final will be decided - four key Man Utd vs Tottenham tactical battles 'That started it all off. In the end I knew he'd been looking for another manager. I knew of it. And he'd made a proposal to one of them.' Advertisement That 'another manager' was, in fact, Burkinshaw and Scholar agreed there was only one way to resolve their differences, with his players turning his imminent departure into a cause. Graham Roberts, who skippered the side for the second leg in the absence of the suspended Steve Perryman, said: 'We wanted to win it so much, not just for ourselves but also for Keith, because we all knew it was his last game at the club. 'But it was a Cup Final, in front of our own fans. You don't get the chance to do that very often in a career, if at all. It meant so much.' Advertisement Burkinshaw's departure brought one of the most withering farewell comments in the history of the game. Collared by waiting reporters as he walked away for the last time, he was ready to vent. He explained: 'I was really sick about it. And the way the club was run was being changed. 'Clubs were becoming Public Limited Companies. So they were being run as businesses rather than football clubs. So I said to one of the reporters, 'This used to be a football club here.'' Advertisement 3 Man Utd vs Spurs - Europa League final:
Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Ange Postecoglou does not know his Tottenham history if he thinks Europa League win will save him his job
Past Post Ange Postecoglou does not know his Tottenham history if he thinks Europa League win will save him his job Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IF ANGE POTSECOGLOU believes winning the Europa League could allow him to keep his Spurs job - he doesn't know his Tottenham history. It was in 1984 that Keith Burkinshaw won his third trophy as Tottenham chief, with Tony Parks' shoot-out heroics seeing off Anderlecht to win the Uefa Cup. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Ange Postecoglou does not know his history if he thinks the Europa League will save his job Credit: Getty 3 Keith Burkinshaw won the trophy back in 1984 but was still given the boot Credit: Getty Postecoglou's modern-day Spurs are out to win the same trophy in Bilbao on Wednesday. But like Yorkshireman Burkinshaw, Aussie Ange seems set for the exit door no matter what happens. Although the current Spurs hierarchy have kept their counsel about Postecoglou, back 41 years ago, Burkinshaw's imminent departure was known for weeks - much to the frustration of his squad. Burkinshaw's relationship with chairman Irving Scholar, always strained, had broken, irretrievably. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL FLO NO GO Man City pull out of Florian Wirtz transfer race in boost to Liverpool The manager believed it was his club, to manage as he saw fit. Scholar believed otherwise. The final, decisive breach came in March on the afternoon of the quarter-final second leg tie at Austria Vienna. Burkinshaw subsequently explained: 'About 4pm in the afternoon he came to my bedroom with the assistant chairman. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 'They said: 'You're not going to be allowed to run the club as you've been doing. We are going to bring in the players. We're going to decide how much they will get as wages.' 'And it went on and on. I said: 'Don't you think this is the wrong time to be coming in here, at 4pm when we've got a quarter final at quarter to eight....?' How Europa League final will be decided - four key Man Utd vs Tottenham tactical battles 'That started it all off. In the end I knew he'd been looking for another manager. I knew of it. And he'd made a proposal to one of them.' That 'another manager' was, in fact, Alex Ferguson, with Scholar under the impression that the then-Aberdeen boss wanted to come down to London. Burkinshaw and Scholar agreed there was only one way to resolve their differences, with his players turning his imminent departure into a cause. Graham Roberts, who skippered the side for the second leg in the absence of the suspended Steve Perryman, said: 'We wanted to win it so much, not just for ourselves but also for Keith, because we all knew it was his last game at the club. 'But it was a Cup Final, in front of our own fans. You don't get the chance to do that very often in a career, if at all. It meant so much.' Burkinshaw's departure brought one of the most withering farewell comments in the history of the game. Collared by waiting reporters as he walked away for the last time, he was ready to vent. He explained: 'I was really sick about it. And the way the club was run was being changed. 'Clubs were becoming Public Limited Companies. So they were being run as businesses rather than football clubs. So I said to one of the reporters, 'This used to be a football club here.'' 3 Man Utd vs Spurs - Europa League final: Kick-off time, TV channel and live stream info for Bilbao clash
New Straits Times
19-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Postecoglou deserves another crack if he wins Europa League, says 1984 UEFA Cup hero Hazard
LONDON: The last time Tottenham Hotspur won a European trophy it proved to be manager Keith Burkinshaw's last game in charge and as the club arrive in Bilbao for Wednesday's Europa League final against Manchester United, history could be repeating itself. Burkinshaw is regarded as one of the club's greatest managers, taking the north London club to back-to-back FA Cup triumphs and then the 1984 UEFA Cup after a memorable two-legged final decided on penalties at White Hart Lane. Shortly after that epic night, Burkinshaw parted company with Spurs over disagreements with the board and as local legend would have it, his parting words as he walked away were 'there used to be a football club over there'. Forty-one years and countless managers later, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou faces a game that could well be his last – win or lose against United in northern Spain. Tottenham have suffered their worst ever Premier League season with 21 defeats, the same number Burkinshaw's side lost in 1976-77 when they were relegated to the old second division. Burkinshaw survived, led the club back after one season and blazed an audacious trail by signing Argentina World Cup winners Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricky Villa for the club. While 17th-placed Tottenham have avoided relegation, Postecoglou's demeanour as the Premier League losses racked up has been that of a man who knows his time might be up. Former Tottenham great Micky Hazard, part of the 1981-82 FA Cup final team and who famously lost a contact lens in the mud after scoring in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup semi-final win against Hajduk Split, says Burkinshaw's departure cost the club the chance of winning more silverware. He strongly believes that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy should stick with Postecoglou if the Australian delivers the Europa League and ends a 17-year trophy drought on Wednesday. "I think it's important that they get out of that cycle, win or bust, win or bust, win or bust," the 65-year-old Hazard told Reuters, speaking in his role as an ambassador for "Look through history and you look at Alex Ferguson. He took five or six years to win things with Manchester United and then he won things non-stop. Success - it's not overnight, and the longer it takes to get it, the more solid the foundation is. "Alex Ferguson built on his first five years of not winning a trophy by winning everything for the next 20 years. "When Keith (Burkinshaw) was allowed to resign I thought it was a big, big loss. I didn't agree with it. "Will Ange stay? I'm of the belief that winning a trophy is the most amazing thing in football. I always say that if someone wins a trophy they have earned the right to have another crack. "Would it be right to get rid of someone that changed the mentality and got the club over the line?" NO EXCUSES Hazard says Tottenham must play without fear against United on Wednesday and said despite missing several key players because of injury, there can be no excuses. "Injuries are part and parcel of football," he said. "In 1984 we were without (Glenn) Hoddle, Ardiles, (Steve) Perryman, (Ray) Clemence and (Garth) Crooks and we went and won it. "Look for excuses and you find excuses. It's an opportunity for players coming in to go and win a European final. "Winning a cup final means playing with no fear, being brave. You don't just turn up in a final and it all goes your way. Nobody's going to give you this, you have to earn it." —REUTERS
Straits Times
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Postecoglou deserves another crack if he wins Europa League, says 1984 UEFA Cup hero Hazard
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham Hotspur - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodo, Norway - May 8, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou before the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo REUTERS LONDON - The last time Tottenham Hotspur won a European trophy it proved to be manager Keith Burkinshaw's last game in charge and as the club arrive in Bilbao for Wednesday's Europa League final against Manchester United, history could be repeating itself. Burkinshaw is regarded as one of the club's greatest managers, taking the north London club to back-to-back FA Cup triumphs and then the 1984 UEFA Cup after a memorable two-legged final decided on penalties at White Hart Lane. Shortly after that epic night, Burkinshaw parted company with Spurs over disagreements with the board and as local legend would have it, his parting words as he walked away were 'there used to be a football club over there'. Forty-one years and countless managers later, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou faces a game that could well be his last -- win or lose against United in northern Spain. Tottenham have suffered their worst ever Premier League season with 21 defeats, the same number Burkinshaw's side lost in 1976-77 when they were relegated to the old second division. Burkinshaw survived, led the club back after one season and blazed an audacious trail by signing Argentina World Cup winners Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricky Villa for the club. While 17th-placed Tottenham have avoided relegation, Postecoglou's demeanour as the Premier League losses racked up has been that of a man who knows his time might be up. Former Tottenham great Micky Hazard, part of the 1981-82 FA Cup final team and who famously lost a contact lens in the mud after scoring in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup semi-final win against Hajduk Split, says Burkinshaw's departure cost the club the chance of winning more silverware. He strongly believes that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy should stick with Postecoglou if the Australian delivers the Europa League and ends a 17-year trophy drought on Wednesday. "I think it's important that they get out of that cycle, win or bust, win or bust, win or bust," the 65-year-old Hazard told Reuters, speaking in his role as an ambassador for "Look through history and you look at Alex Ferguson. He took five or six years to win things with Manchester United and then he won things non-stop. Success - it's not overnight, and the longer it takes to get it, the more solid the foundation is. "Alex Ferguson built on his first five years of not winning a trophy by winning everything for the next 20 years. "When Keith (Burkinshaw) was allowed to resign I thought it was a big, big loss. I didn't agree with it. "Will Ange stay? I'm of the belief that winning a trophy is the most amazing thing in football. I always say that if someone wins a trophy they have earned the right to have another crack. "Would it be right to get rid of someone that changed the mentality and got the club over the line?" NO EXCUSES Hazard says Tottenham must play without fear against United on Wednesday and said despite missing several key players because of injury, there can be no excuses. "Injuries are part and parcel of football," he said. "In 1984 we were without (Glenn) Hoddle, Ardiles, (Steve) Perryman, (Ray) Clemence and (Garth) Crooks and we went and won it. "Look for excuses and you find excuses. It's an opportunity for players coming in to go and win a European final. "Winning a cup final means playing with no fear, being brave. You don't just turn up in a final and it all goes your way. Nobody's going to give you this, you have to earn it." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Postecoglou deserves another crack if he wins Europa League, says 1984 UEFA Cup hero Hazard
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham Hotspur - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodo, Norway - May 8, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou before the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - The last time Tottenham Hotspur won a European trophy it proved to be manager Keith Burkinshaw's last game in charge and as the club arrive in Bilbao for Wednesday's Europa League final against Manchester United, history could be repeating itself. Burkinshaw is regarded as one of the club's greatest managers, taking the north London club to back-to-back FA Cup triumphs and then the 1984 UEFA Cup after a memorable two-legged final decided on penalties at White Hart Lane. Shortly after that epic night, Burkinshaw parted company with Spurs over disagreements with the board and as local legend would have it, his parting words as he walked away were 'there used to be a football club over there'. Forty-one years and countless managers later, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou faces a game that could well be his last -- win or lose against United in northern Spain. Tottenham have suffered their worst ever Premier League season with 21 defeats, the same number Burkinshaw's side lost in 1976-77 when they were relegated to the old second division. Burkinshaw survived, led the club back after one season and blazed an audacious trail by signing Argentina World Cup winners Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricky Villa for the club. While 17th-placed Tottenham have avoided relegation, Postecoglou's demeanour as the Premier League losses racked up has been that of a man who knows his time might be up. Former Tottenham great Micky Hazard, part of the 1981-82 FA Cup final team and who famously lost a contact lens in the mud after scoring in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup semi-final win against Hajduk Split, says Burkinshaw's departure cost the club the chance of winning more silverware. He strongly believes that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy should stick with Postecoglou if the Australian delivers the Europa League and ends a 17-year trophy drought on Wednesday. "I think it's important that they get out of that cycle, win or bust, win or bust, win or bust," the 65-year-old Hazard told Reuters, speaking in his role as an ambassador for "Look through history and you look at Alex Ferguson. He took five or six years to win things with Manchester United and then he won things non-stop. Success - it's not overnight, and the longer it takes to get it, the more solid the foundation is. "Alex Ferguson built on his first five years of not winning a trophy by winning everything for the next 20 years. "When Keith (Burkinshaw) was allowed to resign I thought it was a big, big loss. I didn't agree with it. "Will Ange stay? I'm of the belief that winning a trophy is the most amazing thing in football. I always say that if someone wins a trophy they have earned the right to have another crack. "Would it be right to get rid of someone that changed the mentality and got the club over the line?" NO EXCUSES Hazard says Tottenham must play without fear against United on Wednesday and said despite missing several key players because of injury, there can be no excuses. "Injuries are part and parcel of football," he said. "In 1984 we were without (Glenn) Hoddle, Ardiles, (Steve) Perryman, (Ray) Clemence and (Garth) Crooks and we went and won it. "Look for excuses and you find excuses. It's an opportunity for players coming in to go and win a European final. "Winning a cup final means playing with no fear, being brave. You don't just turn up in a final and it all goes your way. Nobody's going to give you this, you have to earn it." (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
