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Tim Sherwood was today sacked as manager of Tottenham.
The news came as little surprise amid much speculation he would be axed.
It ends a six-month spell that will be well remembered - either fondly if one was a fan of the man in the gilet - or if not, then as a time for Tottenham to forget.
Here, we take a look back at those moments...
Tim Sherwood's most entertaining momentsShow all 7 1 /7Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Sherwood finds a replacement In what was his final game in charge of Tottenham, in one of the funniest moments of the season, Sherwood invited a fan to take his place in the White Hart Lane dugout towards the end of the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa. Sherwood then directed the supporter to his own seat and gave the fan his famous gilet to wear. Sherwood explained afterwards: 'That guy sits up there every week I'm here, and he's telling me: 'Get him off he's rubbish, he's an embarrassment, he's this, he's that', so I invited him down to show what he can do. He half-bottled it at first but in the end he took it up.'
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Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Saluting Adebayor Cringe! When Sherwood replaced AVB the first thing he did was recall Emmanuel Adebayor. It worked out great with the striker banging in the goals on his return. Sherwood couldn't hide his pleasure when the Togo forward scored against Sunderland, giving his player a salute which was returned.
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Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Fighting with Jesus Sherwood accused his Benfica counterpart Jorge Jesus of 'lacking class' following their meeting in the Europa League. For some bizarre reason Jesus waved three fingers in Sherwood's direction after his side scored a late goal to make the score 3-1 at White Hart Lane. It stemmed from Jesus shooing Sherwood out of the Benfica technical area earlier in the match. The pair didn't shake hands at full-time.
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Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Sitting in the stands Sherwood decided to sit in the stands for the second-leg against Benfica (probably wanting to avoid another confrontation with Jesus) and then did so again for the 4-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. He was heavily criticised for it, with Spurs fans singing 'Where's our manager?'. 'I get a better view of the game,' explained Sherwood afterwards, before adding: 'It’s a learning curve.'
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Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Gilet throwing The gilet received almost as much attention as Sherwood during his brief reign. It was the fashion choice that divided the football world. Whether Sherwood decided he'd had enough of it or was angry at seeing his side concede an early goal to local rivals Arsenal, either way he threw it in down the tunnel.
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Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Criticising his players The former Blackburn captain had no qualms about openly criticising his players and at one stage told them all that they were playing for their futures. He explained: 'I'm a manager, not a babysitter'.
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Tim Sherwood's most entertaining moments Honesty More than anything else, Sherwood will be remembered for speaking his mind while in charge of Tottenham. Just last weekend, with speculation over his future increasing, he was happy to explain how he saw the situation: 'I am doing this job with a lot of uncertainty around my future,' he said. 'If you have a supply teacher who comes into your school, sometimes they are not treated with the respect that a headmaster is.'
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