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Life is certainly not a bed of roses for Tottenham fans at the moment.

Against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the new stadium project and a potential ground share for at least one season looming on the horizon, talk of takeovers and a deafening silence from the THFC boardroom, the gulf has never felt so great between the Club and the fans.

Add in an apparent lack of direction or strategy on field with the third manager in under a season, four home defeats out of six Premier League matches this campaign and you’d be forgiven for expecting the atmosphere to be toxic at White Hart Lane, with fans all the while paying some of the highest ticket prices in the division.

Fans have an absolute right to express their feelings and opinions. We're told we're stakeholders, after all.

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When the club opt to crank up the volume on a rock track immediately on the final whistle to drown out the boos after another home defeat, it’s a clear message they are not listening to those voices.

It’s perhaps surprising then that Tottenham fans have been so loyal over the years – and we have been, despite the picture often painted by the media. Most are reasonable and rational, with expectations to match.

Most recognise singling out a player for abuse during a match is counter-productive. And that’s why most don’t engage in that behaviour. As a season ticket holder who was at the match yesterday, I can genuinely say I didn’t hear any jeers directed specifically at any one player. The team in general and certainly the performance, but not an individual.

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Do the players play badly because the fans aren't passionate enough, or are the fans not passionate enough because the players play badly? Fans need something to feed off. Some spark of creativity. A moment of skill. Entertainment. Tottenham supporters have had precious little of that over the past two seasons.

what he calls poor support at home for the bad performances of the players.

Only last week at Aston Villa, the club's away support once again demonstrated why we are among the best in the league and yet the team still played badly, with Adebayor's performance labelled "a disgrace to football"- and that by the media, not the fans.

(Image: Stu Forster)

Rather than adding the fans to a long list of excuses for recent abject performances, the club and playing staff should be reminding us why we are so vital to any future success. But at least blaming the fans diverts attention from those who actually take the decisions at the club.

The disconnect between the owners, the players and the supporters is alarming but we can all agree with Adebayor when he says ‘Now it is not fun’. This is supposed to be an entertainment business - something the players would do well to remember.