Of course, Glenn Hoddle has already been in charge at White Hart Lane. The Spurs legend was boss at the club between 2001 and 2003 - but he very nearly took over again much more recently. When Andre Villas Boas was sacked in December 2013, Hoddle spoke to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, with the former England manager offering to return to White Hart Lane in temporary charge of the first team. Levy ultimately opted to appoint Tim Sherwood, but we all know how quickly that tenure came to an end. About the situation, Hoddle said:
I did have talks with Daniel Levy and the club. He wanted a little bit of advice and a bit of a sounding board for himself. I said 'I am there for you if you want me to take it to the end of the season and then we will have a little look at it then, I would be prepared to do that'. I wouldn't do it for any other club for that short period of time. It was just that it is in my DNA. I have loved my time at other clubs, I really have, but being a Spurs supporter since I was eight, going there very young, it is in my blood.
