Do Spurs Have a Manager?

Jol's exit must be followed by a quick managerial hiring otherwise the team may find itself in a season-long relegation battle unsettling its top players.

Let's hope the Telegraph's report that Ramos has already been signed is correct. Reuters is reporting that Ramos unilaterally rescinded his Sevilla contract. The Independent reports that he announced on his website he was headed to London. If there is a legal challenge, this could get very messy.

Sevilla president del Nido is known to be a very difficult negotiator and it is unlikely that he let his manager go mid-season without a prospect to replace him and substantial compensation. The best hope is that Spurs became so desperate to resolve the coaching situation that they coughed up whatever cash Sevilla was asking.

Curiously, Edgar Davids was critical of Jol, suggesting that he had every right to expect the sack given his results this term. What makes this so surprising is that Davids is an Ajax player and the Amsterdam club is Jol's most likely destination.

The word is also that former Spurs player Gus Poyet, an assistant coach at Leeds, will fill in as number two at Spurs to help Ramos communicate with the English speaking players. However, Poyet and his current club had no indication he was in Tottenham's plans and professed no contact from the London club. Leeds soon changed course, though, and suggested he would not be on the sidelines for their match tomorrow against Millwall.

Ramos is supposed to be in the stands for Tottenham's Sunday game against Blackburn. Hopefully he is well received. Hopefully he is signed by then.