Tottenham finally took the plunge and announced that Ange Postecoglou had been sacked from his position as head-coach of the north London club. The decision was made just weeks after the manager became the first to deliver silverware to Spurs in 17 years - and the first European trophy in over 40 years.

It was little more than three months after being persuaded to appoint Ange Postecoglou that Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy triumphantly told a fans’ forum “we’ve got our Tottenham back”.

MATE, oh mate, we’ll miss you, mate.  Even though you weren’t our mate. And we knew that, especially if you called us “mate”.  Ange Postecoglou, you were the last fair-dinkum