It's not Sherwood!

[villan from luton]

Also, the board took pelters for a lack of a contingency plan in the wake of O'Neill's departure.

In this instance, it looks like Sherwood has been watching us and ready to step in since the Palarse game.

We don't know the conditions of Lambert's contract, but as soon as we dropped into the bottom three he was potted. That may or may not have invoked a clause for minimal/ no compensation, but it seems odd to me that they moved so quickly when that occurred. Odd, based on how unconcerned they seemingly were prior to that.

Most of us have bee concerned since at least October.  To me, being 18th and 2 points off 15th  as we are at present is not hugely different to being 15th and two points clear of the drop. Both are a shite state of affairs.

My gut feeling is that we are gone, in all honesty.

Pulis or similar have a track record of staying in the division. Bringing Pulis in would have also had the advantage of destabilising Olbiyun and dragging them back into the dogfight.  We might have even beaten Stoke at home.

Is this what it has come to, wishing Pulis was manager?

Christ on a bike.

I know Sherwood is in the stand tomorrow, but I hope he has some input rather than this Marshall guy ringing the sacked bloke for advice

[Rancid custard]

I liked Sherwood the player, not sure it will translate as Sherwood the manager though. There really wasn't anyone else at the time though so it seems like a bit of a quick fix. Time will tell.

[FatSam]

It's a very poor appointment

This suggests that a better appointment was available/ could have been made. I've seen no evidence to suggest this was the case.

[Des Little]

There are a few in this squad that are in for a rude awakening if they turn in a half arsed performance from now on. That's one thing we can be sure of.

[silhillvilla]

Think we need 15 points to be safe. So 4 wins and 3 draws . Looking at the home games it is achievable

[ChicagoLion]

This should never have got this far. They should have fired Lambert Long ago and done that at a time when they had more options and were not as desperate as they obviously are now.
I am just relieved that Lambert is gone and we now have a chance of surviving.
I am not excited about this appointment and I was not excited about Lambert either, this appointment does provide hope which is better than despair.

UTV

[London Villan]

I was amazed by Marshall saying he is calling Lambert for advice... WHY?!!

[silhillvilla]

I wonder if lambert will use those pictures of Sherwood with fox at the palace game months ago at the inevitable tribunal that awaits.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Have we done the sherwood quotes yet?

"I listen to managers all the time talking about 'the project'. The project is you win games or you get sacked - end of story"

"I'm never going to take a step back. I'm just going to shoot from the hip. That's what I'm like. I'm a manager, not a babysitter."

‘You can’t legislate for the capitulation – you can’t have that. Lack of characters, too many of them too nice to each other. You need to show a bit more guts and not want to be someone’s mate all the time.’

‘I couldn’t tell you my best team, and I don’t know whether that’s good or bad. I have assessed the players more than anyone and I could not tell you the best 11 at Tottenham. They are all so similar; much of a muchness regarding quality.’

and my fave

Response when asked if the fan he invited onto the bench during the final day victory over Aston Villa was in the running for the job:
‘No, he’s English!’

[garyfouroaks]

He looks moody:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B90hNigIgAAHBVA.jpg

[MalcolmP]

It seems the tactically inept Sherwood got significantly more out of them, than the much lauded and highly thought of tactical genius, modern progressive manager that is AVB.

Except he didn't, given that AVB had the better win % over his tenure.

Sherwood had a higher win % than AVB - FACT!
Top three Tottenham managers in the Premier League 
Win % 
Tim Sherwood          59.1
Andre Villas-Boas     53.7
Mauricio Pochettino  52.0
 

[villan from luton]

I was amazed by Marshall saying he is calling Lambert for advice... WHY?!!

Must admit it is a massive worry for tomorrow when he says he is going to be contacting the sacked manager. Hopefully Sherwood will get involved in some capacity during the game

[Des Little]

I was amazed by Marshall saying he is calling Lambert for advice... WHY?!!

Must admit it is a massive worry for tomorrow when he says he is going to be contacting the sacked manager. Hopefully Sherwood will get involved in some capacity during the game

Like tell them which way they're kicking

[Pat McMahon]

Motivation seems to be a bit of a buzz word on sports forums but it actually means nothing (please read on before you whine at me).  What people are actually referring to is confidence, which is a very different beast. All sports, at the highest levels, become based on 2 things: you're skill levels and your acceptance of them.  A confident team who all know what they're capable of and make the right decisions based on that will be successful (within it's goals) more often than not.

A mon style motivator can work, but the whole club becomes about that person and their ability to keep everyone believing in them.  Creating that confidence through good coaching and clear, effective tactics is much more sustainable.

Paul e I would say that there is a difference between confidence and motivation. As a starting point I believe motivation should come from inside, with a coach / manager just helping you focus and maintain it.

Re confidence, I remember Pete Davies talking to Steve McMahon about this in the excellent book All Played Out. When asked where confidence came from McMahon looked at Davies as if he were an idiot and just said "winning".

I think you can be motivated without necessarily being confident. I think it would be much harder to be confident without being motivated.

I agree, that's largely the point I was making.

Apologies Paul e, Saturday night non lucidity etc!

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I'm glad that the appointment has been made quickly and without too much fuss.
Good luck Tim.