Not all fans were against him. Some definitely took exception to the article and thought he had deliberately stabbed Poch in the back and disrespected the club, some were undecided and others backed him.
At the time I thought he was wrong / stupid for doing the interview in the first place. But it was obvious that what was published was the narative the journalist wanted to portray. The journalist wouldnt have turned on his tape recorder and said ‘tell me Danny whats on your mind’. Instead he would have asked a range of leading questions, eg ‘you clearly enjoy your football here at Spurs, but being a northern lad would you like to play and live in the north nearer your friends / family’. To a question like that the journalist can get the response they want. If you thats far fetched listen to the trap questions you here at press conferences or consider how the media are always trying to manufacture stories about player x,y & z looking to leave.
The acid test of whether Rose intentionally backstabbed Poch or disrespected the club was Poch’s reaction. If he had he would have been frozen out.
I hope you and others can change your opinion on Rose. Everyone makes mistakes, but he has done far, far more good than harm.
I thought he was a wrong un from before that.
- He was in the away end at Chelsea when we lost 4-0 under Sherwood, I'm not sure what was said but he pissed off a load of yids and had to be escorted out.
- At Sunderland one year, 2-2 draw (Dembele brilliant is what I remember mostly, I think it was in Poch's first season though could be wrong) he made a point of applauding all sides of the stadium, and not coming over to us. Every other Spurs player came over.
- Newcastle 5-1 game, he got drunk with his Sunderland mates before the game and was benched. Despicable attitude for a game that not enough players took seriously, it meant finishing above the scum and finishing second in the league.
I think he hasn't liked us (the fans) for a long time and IIRC some of the comments he made in that article reflected that.
Yes it's true there would have been leading questions but he knows the drill, it's not like he was 18 when the questions were asked, you've got to be careful what you say. You don't see other players e.g. Toby saying stuff like that. There is a way to leave respectfully, if you want to leave.
I disagree about Poch, he did freeze him out initially but has reintroduced other players who have upset him given time and them showing the right attitude in training, e.g. Sissoko, Toby.
All IMO of course, you're entitled to your view. But I'd bet you anything most of our support would go off him again if he started playing badly.
