In a summer in which the mood around Tottenham Hotspur had finally begun to swing back to something resembling optimism and positivity the club managed to eat a chunk of that away as this week came to a close.
After a dreadful season for the club with chairman Daniel Levy appointing four different head coaches in their final four months, a miserable campaign that reached its nadir when the Spurs players had to reimburse the ticket costs of the supporters who had travelled the length of the country to watch an embarrassing collapse at Newcastle, there have been green shoots of recovery in and around the north London outfit in recent weeks.
Ange Postecoglou's arrival has been a positive step, not only inside the club where players and staff alike have already bought into his management, training sessions and clear communication, but also outside of it with even some of the more critical fans shelving their reservations for now after hearing him speak about the football he is going to bring them.
