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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna 09:51 - Jan 20 with 6799 views

Just read that he said the following to talkSport

“If I was the Ipswich hierarchy I would be slightly worried about Ange’s position”, Winter said on talkSPORT after Spurs’ latest disappointing result.”

Now he says a bit more but it’s purely speculation but when Winter says something I tend to give it more credence so do we think McKenna would jump ship if Spurs came calling now or will he remain steadfast is his commitment to us?

Personally he’s shown an awful lot of integrity over the summer and think he’ll see the season out at ITFC…but I’ve been known to be wrong!

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 09:53 - Jan 20 with 5352 views

tractorboy1978

Agree with that. And I also wonder if we got a guaranteed season out of him when he signed his new deal considering the financial commitment we made.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 09:53 - Jan 20 with 5352 views

Samuelowen88

I mean, that's not exactly surprising is it? They've looked before so would surely look again.

I still don't think he'll go.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 09:58 - Jan 20 with 5236 views

FoghornGleghorn

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I doubt Spurs have the humility to consign themselves to being a "project" and getting in a manager who's still learning the top level, and I doubt Kieran's rash enough to think he'd need to jump to a job like that now when it'll almost certainly be up for grabs again every 18 months until Spurs address what a basket case they are.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:01 - Jan 20 with 5200 views

Guthrum

Thing is, would he want to swap a relegation battle at Ipswich (where even noble failure would be lauded) for one at Spurs (where the pressure and consequences are much greater)?

Sure, the players are better quality, but he is not so embedded in the club and beloved of the fans. Also, would the money be so much better than the contract he signed in the summer, let alone the guaranteed backing and support from the club?

But it might well be the first really serious challenge to McKenna staying at Ipswich for the season.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:05 - Jan 20 with 5117 views

hype313

I wonder if Iraloa is more in their thinking

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:08 - Jan 20 with 5047 views

hammo56

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:05 - Jan 20 by hype313
I wonder if Iraloa is more in their thinking

Certainly on the Spurs website some of their fans want Iraola

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:09 - Jan 20 with 5037 views

BseaBlue

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:05 - Jan 20 by hype313
I wonder if Iraloa is more in their thinking

After watching Bournemouth against us, I'm very suprised he hasn't been considered for jobs higher up the food chain already to be honest. They were excellent.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:10 - Jan 20 with 5020 views

deano85

Same deal i have with my wife...
They can look, but not touch...

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:12 - Jan 20 with 4990 views

squiz

I think he'd go if they came in for him.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:13 - Jan 20 with 4949 views

itfc48

McKenna is big on the structure around him and Spurs have been a mess for years. Many talented managers and players haven't been able to achieve their full potential at Spurs. Levy seems more worried about off-field income than on-field performance.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:17 - Jan 20 with 4868 views

DarkBrandon

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:10 - Jan 20 by deano85
Same deal i have with my wife... They can look, but not touch...

You can’t touch your wife?

Old Henry has got…. on 10:20 - Jan 20 with 4828 views

Bloots

….an irrational (or maybe it’s rational) massive love for everything Ipswich related at the moment, I’ll take his comments with a pinch of salt.

Personally I doubt Levy would pay the ransom for KM, I think he’s more likely to look at Edin Terzic who’d cost him nothing.

They definitely need to get rid of that Aussie fraud though, he’s absolutely clueless and his “alright cobber, good on ya mate, Vegemite sandwich” routine has totally worn thin now.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:34 - Jan 20 with 4634 views

Marshalls_Mullet

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:10 - Jan 20 by deano85
Same deal i have with my wife... They can look, but not touch...

She told me she has a release clause....

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:37 - Jan 20 with 4588 views

bluesbrothers

Recon Spurs leave Ange till the Summer, and then get McKenna

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:37 - Jan 20 with 4575 views

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McKenna to Tottenham before the season is over. by SitfcB 5 Dec 2024 22:03
My prediction.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:45 - Jan 20 with 4445 views

Guthrum

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 10:37 - Jan 20 by bluesbrothers
Recon Spurs leave Ange till the Summer, and then get McKenna

It might be too late for them by then. They're not going to attract McKenna to the Championship, especially if we stay up.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:06 - Jan 20 with 4200 views

bsw72

We have been successful because McKenna works so closely with Ashton, but also has a relationship with Schwatrz, Johnson and others at Gamechanger.

If you look at Spurs, outwardly they appear to lack the strategy and planning that supports McKenna so effectively at Town.

I would hope that people look at how the Spurs fans have rapidly turned on Postecoglou, and more significantly the lack of public support he has recived from the board.

Finally I think that McKenna's stock has fallen with a number of club owners - they will have seen his strategy of buying young with a view to the future - that approach does not sit well with established PL sides as they fear relegation, or even just getting dfrawn into a relegation battle.

I'm not losing any sleep over McKenna leaving, until I see something in the press that is concrete.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:12 - Jan 20 with 4110 views

hype313

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:06 - Jan 20 by bsw72

Whilst I don't overly rate Ange, he is managing a team without his first choice back 5, that's going to cause any team issues.

Son and Maddison not contributing as much is stifling them too and then add injuries to Johnson and Solanke yesterday I'm not sure what they expect.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:13 - Jan 20 with 4097 views

Asa

It's the first time I have been worried about him leaving.

I think with us more likely to go down, given it's possible one team to stay up from the three currently and a few months to get Spurs up and running without any real threat of relegation, it would be perfect for him to make the move.

I also think he may consider he's taken us as far as he can given the years it could take to make us a genuine top 6-8 contender if we stayed up.

The one big thing that goes against that is the hierarchy at Spurs, which is at odds with what McKenna would likely want to work with. Same as United really.

I do think if either made a serious move he may well go now however and back himself to be the one to turn things round.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:36 - Jan 20 with 3897 views

IPSWICHFANITFC

Comes down to when and if opportunity presents itself.

Would it surprise me if McKenna left midway through the season? Yes, but if I was a neutral, would it surprise me if a manager left Ipswich to become Tottenham's manager? No (for those who can't take the blue tinted glasses off, let's say he's going from Southampton to Tottenham).

If Spurs do sack Ange, which is probably on the cards though he's very unlucky with injuries this season, then I agree with Henry Winter - we should be worried. I can't see Daniel Levy overlooking McKenna and the buyout clause isn't an issue.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:42 - Jan 20 with 3837 views

tractorboy1978

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:36 - Jan 20 by IPSWICHFANITFC

I'd be amazed if he didn't at least have a gentlemen's agreement he gives us one season when he signed that contract. I think he has too much integrity to leave before the season is done.

He's done half the job of keeping us up this season - we are not adrift at all. I expect he will want to finish it.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:42 - Jan 20 with 3837 views

LA_Tractor_Boy

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:13 - Jan 20 by Asa

I don't think it would take years to make us top 6-8 contenders IF we can stay up this season.

Look at Forest, Bournemouth and Fulham (all promoted in 2022)

Villa were promoted in 2019 and qualified for the Champions League 5 years later.

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:44 - Jan 20 with 3800 views

ibbleobble

Would he want to work under Levy?

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:45 - Jan 20 with 3792 views

Plums

Henry Winter is a big McKenna fan so I suspect it stems more from that than he knows Spurs are looking at him.

I had a chat with him briefly in the summer when he signed a book for me and he was telling me Kieran is the 'real deal' and how impressed he was with him when they met.

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Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:58 - Jan 20 with 3676 views

IPSWICHFANITFC

Henry Winter suggesting Spurs may look to McKenna on 11:42 - Jan 20 by tractorboy1978
I'd be amazed if he didn't at least have a gentlemen's agreement he gives us one season when he signed that contract. I think he has too much integrity to leave before the season is done. He's done half the job of keeping us up this season - we are not adrift at all. I expect he will want to finish it.

I would like to think he gives us the season too, but this comes back to as and when an opportunity presents itself. If Spurs meet his release clause, I would be leaning more of hope than expectation that he would stay.

Spurs don't need to sell it to him either. World class stadium, world class facilities etc. We'll see what comes round if they sack Ange, but I wonder if they're giving him the cup before making a decision now.

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