WERE TOTTENHAM RIGHT TO FIRE AVB?

Tottenham have sacked head coach Andre Villas-Boas after less than 18 months in charge following Sunday's 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool.

The Premier League defeat to the Reds appeared to have been the final straw for the White Hart Lane board, coming just three weeks after the 6-0 thumping by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

A Spurs statement said: "The club can announce that agreement has been reached with head coach, Andre Villas-Boas, for the termination of his services.

And as usual it was claimed that "The decision was by mutual consent and in the interests of all parties."

This story is one that struck me particularly, because Spurs over the years have not been known as a club that fire their manger than as a club that try to squeeze out enough money from bigger clubs for their best players with the sale of Gareth Bale and Luca Modric as recent examples.

This decision by Tottenham is one that have been welcomed with mixed feelings and opinnion, with many claiming that the sack of AVB has always been something hovering around the corner just waiting for the right time to land, while others are of the opinion that Spurs have taken the wrong route by making such a hasty decision at a critical stage of the season where they are currently one place ahead of Manchester United on the league table, something they haven't manged to achieve in a very long time.

According to the son of former Tottenham Boss Harry Redknapp, Tony; he believes that Villa Boas dealings in the summer helped facilitate his dismissal at the club, in his words he said "Villas-Boas took over from Harry Redknapp in the summer of 2012 and guided Spurs to fifth in his first season, but the likes of Luka Modric and Gareth Bale have left the club during his tenure and Sky Sports pundit Redknapp says the replacements that have been signed have not been up to scratch.

"After the job he did at Chelsea he was incredibly lucky to get that job in the first place," said Redknapp, who is the son of former Tottenham boss Harry.

"He had a nightmare at Chelsea and then they went and won the Champions League without him, but he finds himself as the manager of Tottenham with a squad of Modric, Bale and players like that.

"Last year he did well with the previous manager's team, but now he's had his chance to do it, it hasn't worked out for him.

"When you get beat 5-0 at home it's a bit of a tell-tale sign. It's not something Tottenham fans are accustomed to and I feel sorry to a certain extent for the fans.

"Having seen the team that was built - you look at Gareth Bale on the wing - and you've ended up with players who aren't in the same league."

While Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand whose club are not in a more safer position than Spurs under new manger David Moyes has also made his voice heard as he blast Tottenham for dismissing the Portuguese who lead FC Porto to an Europa cup trophy before heading to England for greener pastures.

Ferdinand, who spent many years under the guidance of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson knows all about how consistency can breed success.

Ferdinand said through his twitter account, "Villas boas sacked too...has sacking managers season started...managers don't get anytime these days..spend 100m & watch sum1 else takeover!"

And he thinks the Portuguese has been dealt a poor hand.

"AvB been unlucky his most promising signing has been injured for the most part...Eriksen."

Though many Spurs fans will be happy to see AVB go, history will always have a way of remembering the man who handed Spurs their first victory over Manchester united after 23 years, and who also broke his own record by remaining at Spurs for two consecutive seasons after turning down offers from PSG and Real Madrid during the off season of 2012/2013.

On whether Tottenham were right to fire AVB, only time as they always say has the answer.