Spurs sack Thomas Frank
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Aaron Paul is joined by former Tottenham GK Paul Robinson and BBC Sport senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel. They discuss how the decision came about and what Spurs do next.
00:40 How did decision come about? 06:20 Tottenham squad been allowed to decay? 08:55 Frank’s final interview as Spurs boss 11:30 Sympathy for Thomas Frank? 15:10 Who do Spurs go for next?
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| 0:50.6 | Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Thomas Frank as head coach after only eight months at the |
| 0:55.0 | football club. He leaves Spurs 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone, |
| 1:00.7 | and without a league win in 2026. Joining us to react to this news is the former Tottengoy goalkeeper |
| 1:07.5 | Paul Robinson and the BBC senior football correspondent, Sammy |
| 1:11.8 | will get your reaction in a moment or so. But first, Sammy, give us the nuts and bolts of it. |
| 1:16.8 | The home lost to Newcastle last night was the final straw. Yeah, inevitable, I think, is the word |
| 1:22.8 | that sums this all up. I think ever since they lost at home to West Ham three or four weeks ago, it |
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