Tottenham Hotspur and Igor Tudor agreed to part ways mutually this weekend, which is a move that surprises not a single Spurs supporter. Tudor has been through a tumultuous time on the pitch, inherting a shambolic side that Thomas Frank absolutely ran into the ground. And with the passing of his father just a week ago, it is entirely understandable that Tudor would want to step away.
Meanwhile, Spurs are desperate to make sure they do not go down, and with just one point separating them from the drop zone after a 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in direct competition the week before, they are begging for anyone credible to come in and help.
The problem is that the pickings are slim. Spurs top choice is Roberto De Zerbi, but he is, thus far, uninterested in joining the club before the season ends and they assure they are safe. Adi Hutter is also taking the same stance of not joining a team - and probably especially not a team at threat of going down like Spurs - before the season ends. Mauricio Pochettino is tied up with the United States.
Sean Dyche wants a bigger contract
Relegation specialist Sean Dyche seems like an ideal option, but aside from not sounding too keen on the job himself, there are certain logistic details that make hiring the former Nottingham Forest coach even more unrealistic than a reunion with his predecessor Ange Postecoglou.
Not only would Tottenham Hotspur have to pay Dyche extra since he had coached Forest earlier this year, but Sami Mokbel of BBC Sport reports that the big stumbling block a specific contractual demand that Dyche has in mind.
Sean Dyche apparently wants an 18 month long contract in order to take the Tottenham job, meaning he, like the other coaching candidates - including the unproven Robbie Keane - wants assurances that he is getting a long term job.
Since Dyche has the meddle and has been in plenty of successful Premier League relegation fights before, he'd probably be less scared than Roberto De Zerbi and Adi Hutter of taking the job in the middle of an ongoing relegation fight.
But whereas Spurs want to hire De Zerbi right now AND keep him as a long term option, Dyche doesn't really have the upside of being a long term option for a Premier League Big Six job. Spurs want Dyche to save them from relegation; they don't want him around for 18 months. Dyche understandably wants to angle for that bigger deal with more of a payout and use his demand as a relegation specialist for future job security, but Spurs are not going to get into that game.