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The club hierarchy is aware of the current disconnect between Frank and Spurs fans, arguably exacerbated by his high-risk strategy of going public with criticism after keeper Gugliemo Vicario was booed, then cheered ironically, after making an error in the home reverse against Fulham at the end of November.

Frank described Vicario’s treatment as “unacceptable” and not the actions of “true Spurs supporters”. Bold – but an approach that rarely goes down well, or ends well.

The fact that the discontent was so public brought Frank’s turmoil into sharper relief, with travelling supporters making their feelings known loudly in Monaco after a goalless draw in the Champions League, in a fierce reaction to another 0-0 stalemate at his former club Brentford, then again when Spurs went down at Bournemouth.

Van de Ven and other players appeared to confront supporters at The Vitality Stadium following Antoine Semenyo’s late winner, with Romero later launching his public broadside at the club.

Frank defended Romero, saying he is “a young leader”, when in fact the Argentine – too often a disciplinary and playing liability – is 27 and a World Cup winner for his country.

He appeared to treat Romero with kid gloves when a heavier punishment could easily have been in order, only increasing the impression, publicly at least, that Frank struggles to impose himself on his players.

And at the heart of it all is a stodgy playing style which has not won enough matches, or favour with Spurs fans.

The timid five-man defence Frank employed in the 4-1 hammering in the north London derby at Arsenal on 23 November was another point of heavy contention, while Spurs still show no signs of true identity.

Spurs – as a club and fanbase – is currently a joyless place.

They are reasonably placed at 11th in the Champions League table, with a chance of reaching the top eight to automatically qualify for the knockout phase, but there has been no improvement in the Premier League.

They are currently 14th on 27 points, while after 21 games last season they were 13th with 24 points under Postecoglou.

Frank’s Brentford played long and quick to put opponents under pressure with the quality of forwards Ivan Toney, Bryan Mbeumo and Yohan Wissa to carry out the game plan successfully. Frank’s communication and strategy was clear.

None of this has happened at Spurs, leading Frank to crisis point before the FA Cup meeting with Villa.

A FORMER Nickelodeon child star has laid bare his life on the streets, revealing a staggering list of drugs he says he is taking even as his mother urges fans not to help him financially.

Tylor Chase, 36, once a fresh-faced teen actor on Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, is now roaming the streets of Riverside, California, picking up cigarette butts and discarded Christmas cards.

When reporters found Chase behind a 7-Eleven on Monday, he was digging in the dirt, dressed in a torn jacket, a scruffy LA Raiders polo and pants patched with characters from Rugrats.

His hands were cut and blistered, dirt packed under his fingernails.

Offered food, Chase instead asked for marijuana.

“I could use maybe a joint or a bong. Do you guys smoke weed?” he told the Daily Mail.

He also revealed the list of drugs he says he is taking while living on the streets.

“I like to vape,” Chase said, adding that he takes “Prozac, Adderall, Sudafed, Wellbutrin or also Zoloft,” which he claimed were prescribed by a psychiatrist, though he denied having any diagnosed mental health conditions.

Chase rose to fame at 15 playing brainy Martin Qwerly on the Nickelodeon hit from 2004 to 2007.

After the show wrapped, his acting career fizzled and his life slowly unraveled.

In 2014, he posted bleak poetry online hinting at his mental state.

In one poem titled Bipolar, he wrote: “I’m a leaf in a running gutter with the inevitable fate of ending up in a drain… Perhaps I am doomed. Perhaps I have done nothing. Perhaps I am nothing.”

The former actor eventually moved to Riverside “about seven to nine years” ago, where his mother lives.

He tried to pursue art, self-publishing two fantasy novels in 2020 and continuing to post poetry online until 2021.

But Chase also began spending more time on the streets and racked up a long rap sheet.

Riverside County court records show 12 criminal cases since August 2023, including eight this year.

His most recent arrests involve alleged shoplifting and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Both cases are ongoing.

Riverside Police say Chase is not wanted for any crimes.

Police spokesman Ryan Railsback told the Mail that during all interactions with cops, Chase “has been cordial and cooperative”.

He added that officers offer him shelter, treatment and mental health services weekly, all of which he has declined.

Despite his appearance, Chase insisted he is not homeless.

“I stay around here locally. My mom is here,” he said.

“I have a lot of good people helping me.

“It’s not too shabby. A lot of people help out. It goes a long way.”

Chase said he may move back to Georgia to live with his father and enter a housing assistance programme.

“I’m not really active homeless at this time,” he said.

“I’m thinking that I would like to go see my dad… Probably a housing assistance program in Georgia most likely.”

After videos of Chase looking unrecognisable went viral, a GoFundMe raised more than $1,200.

But his mother, Paula Moisio, demanded it be taken down.

“Tylor needs medical attention not money. But he refuses it,” she wrote in messages shared online.

“Money would not be a benefit to him. He can’t manage money for his meds by himself.”