Chris Coles

And now they're in this position where they've got, what, four or five games of the season to go.

And they've brought in Roberto de Zerbi, who on the face of it is a very good appointment.

But he's got so little time to turn around this juggernaut of a football club who could be facing relegation, which would be catastrophic for them financially.

Bear in mind, this is a team that were Europa League winners.

They were Champions League finalists not so long ago.

Perennial top five, top six challenges in the Premier League.

One of the best stadiums in world football.

And they could be playing in the second tier.

It has just been a disaster.

Now, Spurs fans will point to a few things.

Injuries have not helped.

So there have been no Dejan Kuliseski, no James Madison.

Two key players for Tottenham.

And throughout the season, they've been without some of their key players aside from those two.

There's no Christian Romero now for the rest of the season.

big player at the back.

So they've not been helped by injuries, but they've certainly not been helped by decisions off the field.

And for whatever reason, the hierarchy have just not been able to find a direction of travel that everyone is happy with.

And it's why they're in this perilous position with so few games to go.

And this is a question, Tom, that I think you could probably ask every single Spurs fan.