Tottenham fans cancel protest against board as relegation race tightens 

Tottenham snapped their six match losing spell in all competitions with a draw at Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. The 90th minute goal from Richarlison keeps Spurs out of the relegation zone for another week, but the club is far from escaping crisis mode with eight match days to go.

Drastic times, drastic measures

Things have gotten so bad that the supporters group Change For Tottenham had planned a protest before the match against Nottingham Forest this weekend. The plan was to organize a demonstration to show their discontent with the board and owners of the club, but the supporters group has decided to cancel the protest and show support to the badge during this critical juncture of the season.

In a statement on the official CFT X account, the announcement to postpone the protest was made this morning. The group opened by stating, “Although this ownership and Board don’t deserve it, we feel the duty bound to stand with other supporter’s groups and the fan collective generally at the Nottingham Forest game and have made the difficult decision to postpone any potential protest for his game.”

This is unchartered territory for Tottenham fans who have only seen one season in which the club didn’t compete in the top flight since 1950. Since the Premier League was formed in 1992, Tottenham have been a fixture in the league but are facing relegation just a year after winning the Europa League under Ange Postecoglou.

Coach carrousel still spinning?

The board decided to cut ties with Postecoglou just weeks after bringing the club their first major European title, and appointed Thomas Frank as the new manager in the Tottenham dugout. Frank was sacked in February and replaced by Igor Tudor, but now the Croatian is in the crosshairs after four losses and a draw in his first five matches as interning manager.

While the decision making by the board has infuriated fans of the club, the supporters group say that this is a time in which the fans need to be supporting the players and the team to avoid a catastrophic relegation. “This is a very difficult decision to make in light of the fact that the ownership are responsible for putting us in a perilous position, but first and foremost we are fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club,” said the disgruntled section of fans.

Spurs have the second leg of their Champions League tie against Atletico de Madrid, and will have a rough time trying to turnaround a 5-2 loss at the Estadio Metropolitano. Tudor has already stated the priority is focused on salvation in the league, and Sunday’s match between 16th placed Tottenham and 17th placed Nottingham Forest is going to be a crucial showdown in the race for salvation.

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