{"id":3543,"date":"2026-01-18T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/thomas-franks-future-tottenham-board-hold-head-coach-talks-with-dane-under-growing-pressure-to-keep-job-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T22:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:54:49","slug":"thomas-franks-future-tottenham-board-hold-head-coach-talks-with-dane-under-growing-pressure-to-keep-job-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/thomas-franks-future-tottenham-board-hold-head-coach-talks-with-dane-under-growing-pressure-to-keep-job-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank&#8217;s future: Tottenham board hold head coach talks with Dane under growing pressure to keep job | Football news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Tottenham manager Thomas Frank is under increasing pressure to keep his job.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions are believed to have taken place at board level over whether Frank should continue after Saturday&#8217;s 2-1 home defeat by West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs officials are believed to be looking at all options at the moment &#8211; but no final decision has been made yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"05c2c8eb-8682-4508-aed8-b27d37bca744\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Thomas Frank admits he is 'hurting so much' after Spurs' 2-1 home loss to West Ham\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_05c2c8eb-8682-4508-aed8-b27d37bca744\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7138274\" data-sdc-video-id=\"05c2c8eb-8682-4508-aed8-b27d37bca744\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:05c2c8eb-8682-4508-aed8-b27d37bca744\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><\/p>\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_05c2c8eb-8682-4508-aed8-b27d37bca744\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Thomas Frank admits he is &#8216;very hurt&#8217; after Spurs&#8217; 2-1 loss at home to West Ham.<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Spurs board want to stick to a long-term plan involving Frank, who has always been the plan, but Saturday&#8217;s defeat reached new levels of toxicity at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>There are reports of fans clashing outside the stadium, and a video of a fan talking to his owner Vivienne Lewis in the hospitality section and expressing their feelings about Frank&#8217;s future appeared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most managers who have lost their jobs this season, Frank has tried to remain positive, acknowledging that this has been a difficult time for the club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6058004149001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"870167be-9604-4bc7-bf8d-5faef9131a7b\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from West Ham's win against Tottenham in the Premier League\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_870167be-9604-4bc7-bf8d-5faef9131a7b\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"50\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-plclips-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"FkTAlw1HuO\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7138224\" data-sdc-video-id=\"870167be-9604-4bc7-bf8d-5faef9131a7b\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"football\/premier-league-clips\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:870167be-9604-4bc7-bf8d-5faef9131a7b\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"false\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-west-ham-spurs_7138196.jpg?20260117171319\" alt=\"Tottenham 1-2 West Ham | The best pictures of the Premier League\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-west-ham-spurs_7138196.jpg?20260117171319 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-west-ham-spurs_7138196.jpg?20260117171319\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_870167be-9604-4bc7-bf8d-5faef9131a7b\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">FREE WATCH: Highlights from West Ham&#8217;s win against Tottenham in the Premier League<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He described it as trying to turn a &#8220;super-tank&#8221; and it&#8217;s starting to go down the road. But that was not reflected in Saturday&#8217;s result at relegation rivals West Ham, who ended a 10-game league run without a win.<\/p>\n<p>Not all charges can be laid against Frank. The club is in transition following the post-Daniel Levy era with new captains steering the ship and new staff still finding their feet in many areas.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, though, this feels like an important moment for Tottenham and they will be carefully considering their next steps ahead of their Champions League home game against Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<h3>How <em>Sky Sports<\/em> reports on Tottenham fans&#8217; response to Frank<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"27b2306d-0a06-472e-a74e-a23d247db9cc\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Tim Sherwood questions whether Tottenham could sack Frank after the loss to West Ham\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_27b2306d-0a06-472e-a74e-a23d247db9cc\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7138172\" data-sdc-video-id=\"27b2306d-0a06-472e-a74e-a23d247db9cc\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:27b2306d-0a06-472e-a74e-a23d247db9cc\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-football-pl-tottenham_7138194.jpg?20260117171207\" alt=\"After losing 2-1 at home to London rivals West Ham United, Tim Sherwood questions whether Tottenham will decide to sack coach Thomas Frank.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-football-pl-tottenham_7138194.jpg?20260117171207 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-football-pl-tottenham_7138194.jpg?20260117171207\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_27b2306d-0a06-472e-a74e-a23d247db9cc\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Tim Sherwood questions whether Tottenham could sack Frank after losing to West Ham<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Sky Sports&#8217; Oliver Yew at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>After West Ham scored a late goal: <\/strong>&#8220;The home fans are chanting &#8216;they&#8217;re fired in the morning&#8217; towards Thomas Frank, those who are left in their seats. There&#8217;s a huge crowd out of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as West Ham fans celebrate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full time:<em> <\/em><\/strong>&#8220;The boos die down before the restart. The fans coming out of the press box express their feelings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frank then went straight to the tunnel, walking clapping his hands. He booed again and there was another chant of &#8216;fired in the morning.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>Tottenham games in January and February<\/h3>\n<p>Tuesday: Borussia Dortmund (h), Champions League &#8211; kick off 8pm<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Burnley (a), Premier League &#8211; kick off 3pm<\/p>\n<p>January 28: Eintracht Frankfurt (a), Champions League &#8211; starts at 8pm<\/p>\n<p>February 1: Man City (h), Premier League &#8211; kick off 4.30pm, live <em>Sky Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>February 7: Man Utd (a), Premier League &#8211; kick off 12.30pm<\/p>\n<p>February 10: Newcastle (h), Premier League &#8211; kick off 7.30pm<\/p>\n<p>February 22: Arsenal (h), Premier League &#8211; kick-off 4.30pm, live <em>Sky Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham manager Thomas Frank is under increasing pressure to keep his job. Discussions are believed to have taken place at board level over whether Frank should continue after Saturday&#8217;s 2-1 home defeat by West Ham. 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