It is doubtful that there are many Spurs fans out there that can be shocked anymore by what decision the club makes next, or so I thought.
I reckon that the latest Tottenham piece from the Express will have raised a few eyebrows for sure.
The tabloid is reporting that Spurs have put Ryan Mason on standby. Now think about that for a minute.
It tells us that Daniel Levy is not at all confident that he will have a new man in place by the time pre season kicks off.
There is no point sounding off about how farcical all this is, we already know that but the prospect of Mason overseeing pre-season training was not in the thinking of most fans when last season concluded.
There are levels of ridiculousness and Levy is climbing them with consummate ease, or should that be descending. Either way, this latest news is just depressing and truth be told, it is hard to find the energy to be outraged.
Nothing against Mason, this is not his fault, this is not on him, he should never be in this position and that is on Levy and the board.
Maybe Levy is hoping for some form of fatigued acceptance from the fans, I really do not know, I have no idea what goes through that man’s mind but the stadium will probably be full come the start of next season and I have no doubt that the fans will make their feelings known.
That would be awful for the players and Mason, if he is back in charge, and highly likely to undermine the start to the season in a significant way, especially considering our opening six games.
Now, the Express article does state that Mason and his team are on standby to take pre-season training only and not to actually be in the dugout for the first match of the season, however, there is nothing to suggest that a new manager will be hired in time to actually take charge of the opening games.
If the club cannot hire a new man in three months, what confidence would there be that they could then achieve that in another month?
