By James Dall Last updated: 21st November 2008
Ramos: Bears no grudges
Being in the Premier League was a dream come true, a fantasy I had since I started as a manager. Given the right chance, I would love to be back.
Juande Ramos
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Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Juande Ramos has admitted he would be interested in making a managerial return to the Premier League.
Ramos parted company with Spurs last month after a year in charge at White Hart Lane, having won 21 of his 54 games in charge.
The Spaniard became a hero in February when he ended the club's nine-year wait for a trophy as they triumphed over Chelsea in the Carling Cup.
But miserable form at the beginning of the 2008/09 season brought an end to Ramos' tenure, with Harry Redknapp installed as his successor.
However, despite a testing time in England, the ex-Sevilla coach would look to manage again in the Premier League.
Ramos told The Times: "In the first few months we managed to win a title.
"I am the first Spanish manager to win a title in the legendary Wembley, which is obviously the happiest moment of my life in England.
"Spurs had not won any in a long time and I honestly thought at that stage it was going to be the first in a line of successes at the club."
He continued: "I would have liked to spend more time at the club, but I understand what has happened is the unwritten law of football.
"I can only thank Spurs and especially the fans for the treatment I have been given in all the time I have been here.
"Being in the Premier League was a dream come true, a fantasy I had since I started as a manager. Given the right chance, I would love to be back.
"We have to look forward to the next challenge. I left Seville in the UEFA Champions League to come here and sadly things didn't work out."
Barclays Premiership 2008/09. Click here to bet.| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 10th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Aston Villa vs West Brom |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man City |
| 17:30 | Stoke vs Liverpool |
| Sunday 11th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Wigan vs Tottenham |
| 16:00 | Man Utd vs Chelsea |
| Wednesday 14th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Man Utd vs Wigan |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Middlesbrough |
| 17:30 | Hull vs Arsenal |
| Sunday 18th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | West Ham vs Fulham |
| 16:00 | Tottenham vs Portsmouth |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 30th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Monday 29th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Fulham 2 - 2 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Everton 3 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Arsenal 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| West Brom 2 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Bolton 0 - 1 Wigan | |
| Newcastle 1 - 5 Liverpool | |
| Friday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 Bolton | |
| Wigan 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Everton | |
| Man City 5 - 1 Hull | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 4 West Ham | |
| Tottenham 0 - 0 Fulham | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 West Brom | |
| Stoke 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
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