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'A hazardous job predicting what will happen with Spurs'
Over on our live page our chief football writer Phil McNulty has been taking your questions. Tom asked: Phil, as a Spurs fan I go into the window with the same resigned anxiety as ever, that the club will low-ball offers until the final week of the window in the hope of getting a deal. Given that strategy and the sacking of Ange Postecoglou, I'd have not been surprised if people had tried to warn Thomas Frank off the Spurs job. With all that in mind, do you think the hierarchy changes in the boardroom and other high levels will change anything at the club, or are we doomed to "rebuild" every two years as has been the way since Pochettino was unceremoniously booted? Advertisement Phil McNulty: Hello, Tom. There does appear to be change behind the scenes, and Thomas Frank will have surely sought the necessary assurances before leaving Brentford. There is already talk of a move for Bryan Mbeumo, Frank's former player at Brentford, while Mathys Tel has been signed and sealed. Will things really change at Spurs? Who knows? It is a hazardous job predicting what will happen with Spurs. After all, chairman Daniel Levy sacked all the managers who failed to win trophies then also sacked Ange Postecoglou, the one who did. I do actually think there is the basis of really good squad for Frank to work with, augmented by a couple of quality additions. Read more of the Q&A here
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'Too much Man Utd dirty laundry aired in public'
Our chief football writer Phil McNulty has been taking your asked: I feel that Man Utd have a more consistent problem vs other clubs when it comes to public fall-outs between manager and gifted players, where the situation quickly becomes untenable. Would you agree? And why do you think this is? Surely every club is full of player egos that need to be carefully McNulty: I do agree that too much of Manchester United's dirty laundry has been aired in public, with Erik ten Hag and Cristiano Ronaldo/Jadon Sancho, then Ruben Amorim and Marcus Rashford/Alejandro Garnacho.I am not complaining, though, because it is gold dust for us in the is, however, a sign of a dysfunctional, unhappy club when all of this comes out into the open and this is just one of the many problems facing Manchester United as they try to bridge a huge gap between themselves and those they would regard as more from the Q&A with Phil here
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'There would be no shortage of takers for Jones'
Over on our live page our chief football writer Phil McNulty has been taking your Should Liverpool sell Curtis Jones?Phil McNulty: There seems to be mixed opinions among Liverpool fans about Curtis Jones, but he does appear to be highly-rated by Arne Slot and England head coach Thomas is going to be some tough competition at Liverpool next season, especially once Florian Wirtz comes into the equation, so Jones will want plenty of game time with the World Cup coming up next could be a big factor. I would be reluctant to sell, but Liverpool will want to recoup some of their lavish spending and there would be no shortage of takers should Jones come on the same will apply to Harvey Elliott, who has already hinted that he cannot afford to be sitting on the sidelines with a World Cup coming up.
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9 hours ago
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'A hazardous job predicting what will happen with Spurs'
Over on our live page our chief football writer Phil McNulty has been taking your asked: Phil, as a Spurs fan I go into the window with the same resigned anxiety as ever, that the club will low-ball offers until the final week of the window in the hope of getting a deal. Given that strategy and the sacking of Ange Postecoglou, I'd have not been surprised if people had tried to warn Thomas Frank off the Spurs job. With all that in mind, do you think the hierarchy changes in the boardroom and other high levels will change anything at the club, or are we doomed to "rebuild" every two years as has been the way since Pochettino was unceremoniously booted?Phil McNulty: Hello, Tom. There does appear to be change behind the scenes, and Thomas Frank will have surely sought the necessary assurances before leaving is already talk of a move for Bryan Mbeumo, Frank's former player at Brentford, while Mathys Tel has been signed and things really change at Spurs? Who knows?It is a hazardous job predicting what will happen with Spurs. After all, chairman Daniel Levy sacked all the managers who failed to win trophies then also sacked Ange Postecoglou, the one who did.I do actually think there is the basis of really good squad for Frank to work with, augmented by a couple of quality more of the Q&A here
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9 hours ago
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'Villa are in safe hands and will remain competitive'
Our chief football writer Phil McNulty has been taking your asked: Asking as an Aston Villa fan, what exactly do you think will be going on at Villa Park this summer? Are we in danger of PSR again and how could that limit our sustained push for more European football?Phil McNulty: Villa will certainly have to trade smartly this summer to keep on the right side of PSR, and I do sympathise with those at Villa Park who almost feel it is a penalty for breaking the glass ceiling into the top four the season before required the sale of Douglas Luiz to Juventus for £42m late on last August to ensure they were on the right side of fact they did not achieve Champions League football for next season is, of course, another is already talk keeper Emi Martinez could leave, while Villa would part with Leon Bailey. Jacob Ramsey has been linked with Spurs, but Villa and their fans would find the sale of the talented local boy close to Rogers is regarded as untouchable, but there will be you can be sure of is that manager Unai Emery, and Villa's ambitious hierarchy, will have a plan in place, but it would have been a lot easier had they been able to get Champions League football next are in safe hands and will remain more from the Q&A with Phil here
