10 Jan 2026 18:50:24
Listening to the boos ringing out on the radio from Tottenhams stadium it's looking a distinct possibility that Thomas Frank may soon be available. Any takers? I'm undecided on him he seems a very pragmatic and level headed guy who may be good at a club like ours.

Although the job he is currently doing hasn't looked good. But surely he has to be better than Nuno?

1.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 01:06:56
If Spurs terminate Frank’s contract, we should grab him with both hands. I had my doubts about his Spurs appointment from the start. Just like Nuno coming here, he’s a round peg in a square hole. Not so Frank and WHU. He is so much more suited to us, but we seem to be stuck with yet another dud.

2.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 07:06:37
I’d have Franks in a heartbeat. He’s only been at Spurs 6 months and they had many changes to make, therefore he’s been given no time. On the opposing side, he did inherit a team which beat Utd in the Europa final, so it could be suggested that Ange didn’t do that bad a job.

The man even said he told the board Europe was his No.1 target… would Ange suit us, or would the board find his honesty too much?

3.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 07:13:08
Tin I like his demeanour and the typical Scandinavian pragmatism. But even though I saw he did do reasonably well at Brentford, I didn’t really pay much attention to the style of football he plays? Would you say it is a progressive style? We have to take into account much of the success at Brentford is due to the way the club as a whole is run. As I’ve said before I don’t think any of us would have heard of Keith Andrews but he is doing well.

Season after season we have heard how they will be relegated as they have just sold their best player. Benrahma, Watkins, Ivan Toney, and Wissa. They have still continued to do well. I would willingly give Frank a chance but more willingly get shot of our board and follow their blueprint.

4.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 09:19:38
@ Brooking, I actually like Ange, it would at least be nice to see some entertainment for a change. But at the moment I could see it being as big a disaster as it was for him at Forest as I don’t believe we have the players to adapt so quickly to that attacking style.

And I feel that could be an issue with anyone taking over and playing more on the front foot. But we must be able to transition somewhat to a more attacking set up than we have at the moment even with our current crop of players.

5.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 09:59:42
I think if we went for frank supports would have to understand he is a manager that would oversee a long term project like he did at Brentford, i still think relegation is inevitable as so much damage has already been done, i'd still wait.

Until summer and let a new man come in and lift the spirits, if a new manager comes in now his reputation will be tarnished with a relegation that isn't his fault and supporters will moan about them now

6.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 10:23:33
Frank has a solid background in youth football and is brilliant at player development. He favours 4-3-3, but also has played 3-4-3, hence he is more attack minded. His first months as manager of Brentford were not great, I think winning only one game out of the first ten or so matches, but the west London club stuck by him. Our squad of players looks to me to be an attacking team, but each of our last three managers have favoured a defensive setup.

If they were let off their leash (as in the Newcastle game) I think we’d see a stark improvement in results. Frank is just the man to do that. So is Marco Silva and possibly Michael Carrick. But our useless board have not got the sense, or the financial will, to do that. Hence, we end up with dross for our club. Sad really.

7.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 10:37:47
Hammer-D, I think you are wrong about our players. Even Harry Redknapp said recently that looking at our first team squad they are obviously an attacking squad set up to play defensively — big mistake.

He thought, given the chance, he could turn things around in a matter of weeks. It’s the bloody coaches, not the players, that are defence minded. Let them off their leashes. Paqueta is a prime example.

8.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 13:27:39
FairPlay I suppose Paqueta and Fernandez could be used in a far more attacking option whereas at the moment we seem to have 4 defensive midfielders

9.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 14:09:53
The thing about Thomas Frank at Brentford was he had a good board and a good coaching team around him. Brentford have pushed on this season

10.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 14:24:55
TL, I agree I think we have the players to play attacking football. I don’t however think they’re blameless for our current predicament. Bowen is a poor captain demonstrated as you rightly pointed out by his lack of handling of Paqueta against Liverpool. Too many of them are lacking confidence, making mistakes and unforgivably not trying hard enough as demonstrated against Wolves. The manager is in my opinion totally wrong for us and is far too risk averse. Expecting players with fragile confidence to protect 1 goal leads for 20 minutes plus is just madness. As the board we all know the biggest preportion of blame has to go them for thinking they know best all the time, lying and penny pinching.

Where I can’t agree with you is on Paqueta. We have a player there that has the quality to make the difference but let's his team mates and supporters down on so many occasions and wastes his undoubted talent. He can’t blame the defensive system for his poor shows as Kudus played under the same coaches (bar Nuno) and still managed to light up the stadium with his personal attacking qualities and make a difference. Sadly for Paqueta poor form and attitude is more stark when you have a gift

11.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 15:09:41
But Dabber, surely a talented player will thrive in a team which exhibits a positive mentality, wouldn’t you agree? We’ve seen glimpses of what he is capable. Put yourself in his boots. The successive coaches under whom he has played at WHU must all have been telling him to play in a way which restricts his natural abilities.

After a while, wouldn’t that have a an effect on your game? The times he’s played well are the occasions he’s been free to express himself. He’s an attacking player, but our successive coaches have obviously been reining him in. Sacrilege.

12.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 16:36:33
I certainly think you’re right in that Nuno and Potter have both suppressed and wasted his talent but Loopy wasn’t a negative defensive manager and he played well under Moyes so I guess I’m sort of agreeing with you ?

I just think he hasn’t got the heart for the fight needed, is disruptive with his petulance and blows hot and cold with his effort. Imo he isn’t the sort of player we need to stay up. Good debate though

13.) 11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2026 16:48:26
I tend to agree with merceri. All these smaller clubs with this professional system in place have all moved on from managers that everyone lorded and surpassed what their predecessor did. I would obviously like to give Frank a chance if it materialises but am worried that he is not as good as many think.


The Wolves performance was a disgrace and there were players there notably Potts and Magassa who I have praised very often obviously were not trying at all and couldn’t care less. If they have a problem with the managers tactics I would rather they had the backbone to publicly question the tactics because us fans are.

14.) 12 Jan 2026
12 Jan 2026 02:22:31
Come on Hammer-D, players can’t speak out. They’d be ostracised.