Former Tottenham Hotspur player Joe Kinnear has offered his services as the North London side look to stabilise following the sacking of Martin Jol on Thursday night.
It is expected that Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is chairman Daniel Levy's long-term target but he remains under contract with the Spanish club and some reports have claimed he is unlikely to leave Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan until the end of the current campaign.
In the short term, Clive Allen and Alex Inglethorpe will take charge for the game against Blackburn Rovers, but Kinnear – who made nearly 200 appearances for Spurs and won the FA Cup in 1967 – would be only to happy to help out should the call come from Levy.
Whilst Kinnear has also put his name forward for the Republic of Ireland job, his deep feelings for Spurs mean he is willing to help out in any capacity as they look to turnaround what has been a poor season to date.
"I hate to see my beloved club in such a terrible state of affairs and at the wrong end of the table,' said Kinnear.
"While they are trying to sort the situation out I would be only too happy to offer advice on and off the pitch, and I will help in any way that the club needs me. It is well known that I am a candidate for the Republic of Ireland job, but, in the meantime, I would always go out of my way to help Tottenham in their hour of need."
Kinnear's last job in football was an ill-fated spell at Nottingham Forest which ended in December 2004.
11 10 2007
Real Madrid have taken the unusual step of issuing a statement denying that they have any interest in signing David Villa from Valencia following recent media speculation.
The Spanish giants posted a message on their official website after days of rumours saw them linked to a move for the Spanish international striker.
With rumours of a package worth €100m circulating and the Madrid players being asked for their reaction after training, the club has moved to quash the story.
"Due to certain information printed in the press, Real Madrid CF wishes to clarify that it never considered the possibility of signing David Villa, despite his extraordinary talents. The Club has never contacted the player or his entourage," the statement read.
"Real Madrid CF has a policy of maintaining good relations with other clubs and it would like to stress that it will never do anything that could hinder those relations."
With Madrid continuously linked to a string of players, the club appears to have adopted this new approach under president Ramon Calderon.
Ovder the summer a paper ran a piece suggesting that Madrid were looking at making an offer for Andres Iniesta, which moved Los Merengues' president to state that they were not.
It appears that Calderon is keen to maintain strong relations with all the major clubs in Spain and is tired of the press fabricating stories.
