I have no particular affinity with Spurs, or any club other than GTFC, and perhaps the decision reflects today's society when everyone seems to want everything today. There is no time to allow people to grow into a job, to build foundations which will stand a club in good stead for decades to come. Instead success must be instantaneous and frankly it is a totally unrealistic expectation to expect a club to buy in 10 or 12 players, new players, virtually all from other countries and cultures, and expect them to become a cohesive unit within a few months.
The people behind the scenes allowed the money to spent by AVB and I assume they were confident in the players they brought in. If not they should not have stumped up the money. Clubs at that level often now operate a modern structure, one which is largely the way it is done in Europe, in that the coach has little say in the actual players just the 'type' of player he would prefer to work with. The coach then has to get results with the tools provided.
Is that the best way? Most British managers historically, have wanted total control. They are given a budget and they wheel and deal in the market as they see fit knowing that they are in charge of their own destiny. They cock it up they will lose their jobs. Most, I guess would be happy with that rather than someone else buying and selling players and them being made to get the most out of players they wouldn't have signed themselves. You stand or fall by your own decisions.
The continental way presumably came about when the financial stakes got higher and higher. Would you want an ex footballer, and most managers are, who left school at 16 with not much more than a spirit level, in charge of a budget running into millions and millions of pounds? Probably why most British club have a manager and most continental clubs a coach?
My, rather old fashioned stance, is that if a board feel a manager is the right man for the job then he has to be given time to do that job. He needs to build the club as he wants with the right structure and playing ethos. A three year minimum term. I'd also ban clubs from sacking managers (unless for gross misconduct!) during the course of the season. If he is the best man for the job in August then he remains in situ until the end of May. Boards have to be held responsible for their decisions.
Fans also have a responsibility. Too many demand the manager's head after a couple of results rather than at least trying to support their club. Change for change sake isnt good. It costs a fortune in payoffs and destabilises clubs.
One final interesting stat is that AVB had the highest win percentage than any Spurs manager in Premiership history. Sometimes I hope clubs reap what they sow.