Levy looks to finish season now

Levy looks like he is about to end our season after three games. Rumors continue and it now looks almost certain that Levy is going to do the dirty and stab Martin Jol in the back with the hope of attracting Ramos from Sevilla.

This is an extremely risky strategy as Jol has now proved twice in the league that he can get us into the UEFA places. Remember we last qualified for the UEFA cup via the league in 1983 before Jol's arrival and Levy now wants to axe the man!

Levy apparently feels that Jol is not the man to get us into the Champions League where he can see a real return on his investment. However is this a new opinion or is Levy so short sighted he can only look at two defeats against Sunderland and Everton. If he is looking at the latter then the mans a fool and if the former why did he let Comolli and Jol spend £40 million and then sack him? Poor management by the directors one feels.

And Levy's apparent replacement is Ramos. Ramos has done very well with Sevilla but has only won two cups in 15 years of management. Ramos is also the man who should have seen Sevilla win the Spanish League last season. It was there for the taking before Ramos rested players for vital league games to concentrate on the UEFA, now a second rate competition to what it was. Is that real ambition being shown there? I don't think so.

This is a vital season for Spurs and I do agree we should be running the top four much closer in games and in final league positions than we have in the past. However, sacking Jol is not the answer to this. The huge upheaval it brings and change in systems and back room staff would not lead to instant success. It may in future seasons but would write this one off. Failure to qualify for the UEFA cup at least would see the departure of many stars and the start of a brand new five year plan. But of course Levy will sack Ramos 3 years in anyway. Charlton, Newcastle and West Ham have shown in recent years what happens when you boot the manager so early into a season and while I'm not saying we shall get relegated we shall lose ground on where we want to be.

And is it fair for Jol to be the scape goat here. Comolli has overall responsibility for bringing in players and shouldn't he be asked questions as to why he still can't manage to find a left winger and what did he exactly see in Zokora when we bought him? How many of our first 11 would make a top four team? King if fit, Berbatov - maybe Lennon? And then Levy - he splashed some TV cash this summer but generally has sold to invest - Carrick being a prime example but limits us in so many ways with a highly restrictive wage structure? Jol has the fifth best squad in the league - if Levy really wants CL football he need to provide the resources to do so.

If Levy sacks Jol he's a mug and will consign us back to mid table obscurity for many years to come.