FRANK CRIST...

Romero to rescue for under-fire boss

- BY ANDY DUNN

WHEN Cristian Romero's sensational header ripped past Martin Dubravka, Thomas Frank's face barely flickered.

He knows a late, late equaliser at Turf Moor is not the sort of moment a Spurs manager should be celebrating.

But, hopefully, he later showed Romero his gratitude for making the inquiry into this result slightly less painful than it could have been.

Even so, Frank left the field to the sound of his own fans telling him he faces the prospect of being sacked very, very soon.

In fact, the anti-Frank sentiment from Spurs supporters had been audible from the first whistle as they frequently serenaded him with a ditty that begins ‘sideways and backwards, everywhere we go’.

And to be fair to the complainants, they seemed to have a very valid point as their side spent half an hour or so showing little attacking purpose.