You can just smell it, and it’s been there since Christmas. Genuinely still shocked we didn’t make moves in January when it was this obvious.

Only people who don’t think spurs are getting relegated are the spurs players and Bluesky coys.

Everyone one of the 50k here tonight can see it and smell it. I’m not even sure a change of manager saves us now.

Absolutely pissing down so a wet pitch is gonna make for an even more frantic contest in the middle.

Niche interest post - but the midfield battle tonight is gonna be interesting. Both team setup for 2nd and 3rd balls. Forward players positioned to drop in as well.

Going to be an arm wrestle and we need to win it.

Classic bad vibes fixture where I’m pretty sure each manager would shake hands on a draw now and call off the whole thing to be honest.

Given how wet it is I’m sure a load of the fans currently getting soaked on the way would agree.

On train to Spurs. There’s serious relegation chat going on. Someone’s got a fixture predictor out! The fans are taking it seriously so let’s hope the players are focused on getting out of this mess tonight.

If we come out in a passive mid block again it’ll get ugly and the crowd will turn quickly.

Think of the positives. A season in the championship will be great fun (probably) to report on next year.

I’ve read this argument so many times this weekend and it’s blowing my mind because it just isn’t true. Our average possession this season is 51%. We rank 10th for possession.

Football stylistically has changed to be about 2nd and 3rd balls, transition and man marking…but it’s not unique to spurs!

Saw Rick Astley and Blossoms do an hour of Smiths covers in the John peel tent at Glastonbury in 2023…unironically the best thing I saw all weekend by a country mile. Legend.

We’ve got 51% possession this year vs 54% last. We’re hardly Leicester city.

There’s issues with our system, but there were terrible transitional issues last year as well. It’s not the reason for an individual losing his head yesterday.

100% this obviously. People reaching to defend players at all costs by talking about ‘systems’ just highlights how little the person understands about football tactics to be honest.

Passive low block is not an excuse for reckless tackling. Quite the opposite obviously.

Under Ange we were high and constantly under transitional pressure, which is much more likely to result in poorly timed, recovery challenges.

Yeah sorry I see now, I just completely disagree…but that’s cool.

Just cos I’m genuinely interested now, at what point do you think it’s rational to raise the prospect of relegation?

It’s not negative. Spurs are absolutely sleepwalking into it. They need to realise they’re in a relegation battle, start talking about it regularly, and focus themselves. It should galvanise them.

Trust me, everyone in the crowd on Tuesday will be talking about relegation. You can smell it.

It really won’t. 97-98 was one of my first seasons regularly going to spurs. It was only when it came to Feb / Mar and we genuinely looked like getting relegated that the players stepped up and the fans united.

As things stand spurs smell like a team heading for relegation. They need an alarm call.

I’d totally counter this. One of the most obvious problems with everyone connected to the club - the owners, players, fans, act as if we’re too big to go down. These players are certainly not too good to go down.

Everyone needs to focus on digging in for wins…and quickly.

The players response to fan criticism has been poor. Almost united against the fans at times,

And I can’t believe he escaped criticism after the W Ham game. He was wandering around the half way line in the move which led to their winner. That 3 point swing could make all the difference in May.

Seems to be a thing now whereby players are immune from any criticism and owners/managers/refs are the cause every problem. Never the fault of players.

I don’t get it. Attitude amongst this group of players is selfish and entitled. The captain the biggest culprit.

He might be frustrated constantly, but in my eyes that’s why he’s not leadership material. He’s way too unfocused and sets a bad example for the rest.

My impression is that spurs focus on
Gallagher and Robertson was largely down to their concern at the lack of leadership and standards on the pitch

Maybe someone should have explained the financial impact of relegation to Lewis’ kids. I can only imagine they’re oblivious to the concept.

It’s definitely in his nature! It’s just also seems like he’s lost his head over the last few months.

I still can’t believe he got away with so little criticism for his performance against West Ham. He was jogging around upfront when West Ham broke on us in the 94th and forced the winning corner.

I was so worried I filled out a fixture predictor - had us winning at home to palace, forest, Brighton, and Leeds, and still only staying up by 5 points. There’s really no room for slip ups. I’m surprised the ownership feel so casual about it.

But that’s our style of play. Losing games is just an outcome.

I saw a thread making this argument and it’s insane. If anything our terrible defensive transition game last season was way more likely to exacerbate Romero’s recklessness.

Over the last few months he’s just lost his head completely.

Ok…but I don’t understand how our mid block, which is pretty structured, exacerbates his reckless nature?

How does Franks passive mid block mean Romero is going to make more reckless tackles?

The manager is doing a bad job but the reach from some here to absolve Romero of blame is off the scale.

There’s a thread going on somewhere else here that it’s Frank’s fault Romero got sent off today, and under Ange his discipline was loads better.

Seriously.

Same people who also spent last season saying our results from November onwards didn’t count cos we weren’t trying… pretty hard to get sent off when you’re not trying!

Frank’s doing a bad job, but let’s not re-litigate last seasons terrible PL performances.

And now the same people are spreading fake itk rumours that Frank overruled the medical team to play Udogie today.

Mass blocking of these podcast chancers going on today. Pure AFTV stuff to get clicks and listens these days.

The whole club has lacked standards and basic discipline for a couple of years. The managers mistake was making Romero captain (amongst zero other options) and not being able to turn around that carelessness that sticks to the club,

It’ll cost Frank is job, but hopefully some of the players too.