Frank butchered in tired soap plot

Frankly boring era had to stop with clueless Spurs only going backwards

- BY ALASDAIR GOLD

TOTTENHAM'S obsession with being able to rinse and repeat is one of the most predictable failings in football.

You know the drill.

Appoint a manager with potential, fail to back him, then sack him when results are not good enough.

Which has ended in the latest episode of the soap opera called 'Spurs', seeing Thomas Frank dismissed after just eight months in charge.

In a statement offering no sense of shame, Tottenham said: "Thomas was appointed in June 2025, and we have been determined to give him the time and support needed to build for the future together."

If eight months represents the sub total of Tottenham's backing, on the back of failing to respond to a squad being ravaged with injuries following a demanding winter period, then heaven help the next manager through the revolving door.