Tottenham should be wary of being burned by the allure of an old flame

Spurs have stagnated since the departure of Mauricio Pochettino but must resist the temptation to reappoint him.

HOMEWARD BOUND? Could former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino find his way back to the Lane? Picture: Steven Paston/PA Wire

Fill the bowl of lemons. Dust off the old purple tracksuit. Someone drive down to Big Yellow and get Danny Rose out of storage. Lay palm leaves across Hotspur Way, let the bells ring out across Enfield, make a small summer transfer budget available and prepare for the return of the chosen.

Perhaps it really will be that simple. The great travel writer Bill Bryson once observed that there were three things you can’t do in life. You can’t beat the phone company. You can’t get a waiter to see you until he’s ready to see you. And you can’t go home again. For the past few months – and very possibly the next few as well – Tottenham fans have been vocally challenging the wisdom of number three.