Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: The Manager

Who is the best manager Tottenham have had since the Premiership began in 1992? We spent the last two months of 2011 voting for the best players Spurs have had in that time, in each position, so now it's time to pick someone to take charge of that team.

If you haven't already, follow these links to take part in the vote for the players—this will be your last chance to do so, so remember to back up your vote with a comment supporting the players you select for each position.

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Goalkeeper

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Right-Back

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Left-Back

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Centre-Back

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Central Midfield

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Right Midfield

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Left Midfield

Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premiership XI Vote: Striker

Now we need to do the same in order to put a worthy man in charge of this dream Premiership XI. I'll present the candidates and all you need to do is vote on the right-hand-side and then leave a comment supporting your man—if the vote is close, the comments will decide the winner.

George Graham

Not exactly the most popular of appointments at White Hart Lane, this Arsenal legend took over from the disastrous Christian Gross (following David Pleat's caretaker spell) and won the 1999 League Cup in his first season in charge. Despite protestations from a large number of fans over the appointment, such a fantastic start led many to hope that he would be the man to finally end the club's run of under-achievement.

Alas, it did not materialise, and the highest league position achieved under Graham was tenth. He was ultimately sacked after two-and-a-half years in charge.

While this legacy is not comparable to his Arsenal one, he warrants consideration here for the fact that he won the club its first major trophy in eight years. 

Martin Jol

Martin Jol's reign at Tottenham coincided with the change in fortunes Spurs fans had spent the entire Premiership era waiting for. In his first full season in charge, Tottenham went from mid-table mediocrity to 90 minutes away from Champions League football. That goal ultimately eluded Jol's Tottenham: They sealed consecutive fifth-placed finishes under the Dutchman.

A decline in form at the beginning of the 2007-08 season led to the unpopular decision to sack him. This was dealt with particularly poorly by the club: The news broke in the middle of a UEFA Cup match at home to Getafe.

So while Jol does not have any tangible achievements to look back on from his time at Spurs, he can certainly take a lot of responsibility for driving the club towards its current status of title challengers and the transformation that represents.

Juande Ramos

This Spaniard's reign at the club is not remembered fondly by many—due to the way it ended and the position he left the club in. But a closer inspection of the impact he had suggests that (initially at least), his reign was successful. Adopting a club in the relegation zone and leading them to mid-table safety is an achievement in itself, so when you add to that some of the other memories of that season it shines a different light on Ramos's tenure.

Spurs went on to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup, only to be defeated on penalties by a very good PSV Eindhoven side. They also undertook a memorable and glorious League Cup journey, in which they annihilated Arsenal 5-1 in the semi final second leg, and then secured the trophy with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea.

All that suggested that Spurs were ready to challenge for those Champions League places once more, but after a terrible start to the following season, Ramos was sacked with the club bottom of the league, along with the majority of his coaching staff.

Harry Redknapp

Redknapp famously took over the club with "two points from eight games" and has since turned its fortunes around so spectacularly that, just three-and-a-half years later, Spurs are looking more and more like realistic title challengers every week.

Although the hunt for trophies has proved fruitless so far, a surge to fourth place in the league in his first full season in charge—followed by a dazzling run to the Champions League quarter finals the season after—has left most fans delirious and craving more.

Since he took over, Tottenham have gone from cup challengers and second-tier league contenders. They are right up there with the best in the country. To say that Liverpool, Chelsea and, (most satisfyingly), Arsenal, must look upwards in the table to find Spurs, is to say that Redknapp has performed nothing short of a miracle in that time.

So those are your four contenders. Place your vote and remember to back your case up with a comment.