Tottenham

Tottenham haven’t won a domestic league title since 1961, and their last trophy was in 2008. Are those credentials for Super League entry?

On the day the revolution unravelled, Spurs were more concerned with the sacking of manager Jose Mourinho. The club’s motivation for joining was to ease the financial burden that came with construction of a magnificent new stadium. Supporter anger was directed at owners ENIC and visible chief executive Daniel Levy, but there is no prospect of them being toppled.

The absolute key for Spurs was the choice of a new manager at such a critical moment to revive the fortunes of the first team and the bank balance. Missing out on top target Julian Nagelsmann was evidence of how far Tottenham are from being super.