Tottenham are valued as the eighth richest club in the world, are boasting revenues higher than any of their London rivals and have an owner worth £4.3billion, and yet outrageously they still want the government to bail them out to ensure their staff get paid.
Derided by politicians for a 'criminal' decision, criticised by former players and managers, Tottenham are facing one of their most shameful and embarrassing episodes if they continue to plead poverty and use government money to pay 550 furloughed non-playing staff.
The government's coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has remained open for all and what it has done, particularly in football, has exposed the ruthless expediency of mega-rich clubs and their billionaire owners.