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Sometimes you end up at the right place at the right time. Lawrie Mac did very well here but tried the same at Sunderland and came unstuck. Perhaps if they had given him more time it would have worked, we shall never know. We shall aso never know if he (Poch) could have taken us further but we will find out what he can do with Spuds. There is no doubt that he managed to get the best of of a number of players (not all though) and he did well in his one full season here. The fact remains though that he has yet to win anything. Talk to Fergie about potential and realising potential - Pochettino now has to deliver and he wont do that by playing weakened teams in FA cup matches

The Dell was a dump but you couldnt beat the atmosphere!

Hoddle seems to be saying he cant do it full time as he has other jobs so I expect that Bond and Jordan will sort the cones and the training bibs out for him.

What is the point of sport? It is something for us to do or watch to help pass the time in a hopefully pleasurable way until we shuffle off this mortal coil. If we stop getting pleasure from it for whatever reason (like people we have never met leaving and going somewhere else) then perhaps we should consider looking for pleasure elsewhere?

Is he though? He did seem to be a bit of a one trick pony and I did wonder how he would deal with more and more teams working out how to counter the high pressing game. His tactics worked well away from home but all too often we came unstuck at home against weaker opposition. Perhaps with better players in depth he will show us what he is made of. He did luck out when he came to us as the basis was already there. He without doubt built on that. Different situation at Spuds so will be very interested to see how he gets on there!

Indeed Minty. RWs death is no less tragic than any other person taking their own life - it is just that he is well known so it becomes a taking point. The issue here is about depression and how it doesnt seem to be recognised as a serious illness.

In which case it will be interesting to see Spuds win everything this year and Poch goes on to maange Argentina and win the world cup. We finished mid table and got dumped out of the cups yet the man is a footballing genious? Remind me again JRod about how much Poch has won in the game please.

Mates with Alan Brazil by any chance?

Some good stuff there. Perhaps some good will come out of Brazil's rant. People need to understand what an nasty, insidious illness depression is.

Just Googled Brazil and it seem he has previous for ranting on about depression on his show back in 2011. he clearly has no understanding of what it is. Strange as apparently he was "fiddled with" whilst at Celtic in the 70s so you'd think he would have some understanding how things can affect you.

That seems to imply that the players wouldnt have gone if Cortses and Pochettino had stayed and that is something we will never know. What we do now is that the money wasnt there for a challenge for the top four so it is hard to see those like Lallana and Lovren staying in a mid table set up.

That will never do! Yet anothere well balanced article.

Typical of Brazil though. I have heard some people say that stress and depression is the new back ache - meaning that it is hard to prove and easy for people to feign. Depression gets short shrift because, as with a broken arm or a heart condition, there is nothing to see. You may see it in someones behaviour but in my case my GP called it Smiling Depression because I used humour to mask what I was really feeling. I cant described how low I felt. I didnt mope about crying but I felt like I was at the bottom of a very deep, black hole with no way out. Not even having three young children helped. Winston Churchill suffered from depression. My GP says that about half the country are on "happy pills." It is a dreadful illness and it doesnt help when idiots like Brazil do not take it seriously. Fotunately for me I spent time in The Priory and they helped me through it. My youngest daughter now has Anorexia (another form of mental illness) so there is another mountain to climb. I watched the recent programme about Karen Carpeter. She had anorexia and died through over use of drugs to keep herself thin. Was she selfish? No, she was struggling with her self image and couldnt deal with the hand that fame dealt her. There are thousand and thousands of "ordinary" people who also suffer with a distorted self image - are they all selfish Alan? Alan Brazil seems to spend his time (when he is not talking cr@p on TalkSport? eating and drinking to excess. With any luck the buffoon will end up like Mr Creosote.

Good article and something that the "bedwetters" need to read.

Just a bit of fun Alps

Thats the thing though. When you get to a place like that you dont think rationally. I have been there so I know. It is an easy thing to throw at someone but trust me, it is not a selfish act, it is one born out o utter despartion.

Gina Lollobrigida

Perhaps they decided much earlier about the players they wanted to keep and those that they were prepared to let go???

Not just the new players but the management team as well. As they say, Rome wasnt bulit in a day and Koeman has a massive task in rebuilding the club. Never agreed with the stupid transfer window system but we are stuck with it and it will take a few before he gets things as he wants I would imagine. You just know that if Tottenham get off to a flying start and we splutter the Board will get all kinds of flak for employing Ron. He, and the team, need time.

When you say office Alps, should that be "ward?"

Very sad. Just watched him last night in Night at the Museum. He was a very verstaile actor and great comedian. Mental illness sucks and clearly affects many entertainers. Owen Wilson tried to take his own life too. I mention that because he was in the same movie last night. RIP. Great loss.

Whoever gets the no 1 shirt it is down to the manager and coaching staff. It is excellent that we now have two decent keepers as you cant mess around with that position. I am sure they will both be professional. The top teams all have at least two quality keepers. It shows that the Board are serious about the squad doesnt it?

It seems like Ronald Koeman, his brother and dozens of other people are though.

Depends on who is doing the swallowing Whitey!