Frank feels Spurs owners will give him time to build success
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'They're intelligent people' 2 Dec 2025 - The Guardian Ed Aarons Thomas Frank believes he will be shown patience by Tottenham’s owners despite the fractious home defeat against Fulham on Saturday which resulted in him criticising supporters for booing the goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario . After the 2-1 defeat – a third for Spurs in the space of six days – Frank said those who took aim at the Italian after his mistake led to a second Fulham goal for Harry Wilson were “not true fans”. The Spurs manager refused to back down from those comments yesterday, but did recognise the only way of getting fans back onside was to “perform and keep connected”, starting with the trip to Newcastle this evening. Frank also backed Pedro Porro after the Spain defender posted a message on social media “to the true Spurs fans” and explained that he had stormed off the pitch at full time after the Fulham match because he was angry to hear “disrespect from the fans to my teammates”. Tottenham have ...