One manager who's been called the ideal man to rescue Tottenham is now reported to be keen on replacing the under-fire Igor Tudor.
State of play as Igor Tudor narrowly avoids Tottenham axe for now
Journalist Henry Winter declared Tudor would be gone within 24 hours, while talkSPORT reported the Tottenham hierarchy were "considering sacking" him before the weekend.
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust issued a statement demanding "emergency action" and calling Tuesday's 5-2 humiliation in Madrid "a total disgrace."
The Lewis family, who own the club, were said to be "disillusioned" by their interim manager's total lack of impact.
Senior figures in the dressing room will also undoubtedly be furious at the way he handled the infamous Antonin Kinsky substitution — walking straight past the distraught 22-year-old without a word of consolation as he trudged from the Metropolitano pitch.
And yet, by Wednesday afternoon, Tudor was still in his job.
Tottenham confirmed he would take Friday's pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's trip to Anfield. Not sacked. Not even officially under review. Just surviving, at least for now.
It is an extraordinary situation at a club that has lost six games in a row for the first time in its history, that has not won a Premier League match since December 28, and that sits just a single point above the relegation zone with nine games left to play.
The Champions League exit is as good as rubber-stamped. The drop, once unthinkable, is becoming a very real possibility.
Tudor, in charge for just 25 days, has managed to make things dramatically worse since replacing Thomas Frank.
So who replaces him when the end inevitably comes? That is the question consuming the entire club, and one name is starting to generate some heat.
Sean Dyche 'keen' to replace Igor Tudor at Tottenham
As per TEAMtalk, Sean Dyche would be 'keen' on taking charge at Tottenham.
The 54-year-old has been out of management since his sacking by Nottingham Forest in February and has Premier League experience spanning stints at Burnley, Everton and the City Ground.
His track record of grinding teams to safety — ugly, functional, effective — makes him a fairly logical fit for what is essentially a rescue mission with nine games remaining.
However, TT sources are also playing down the likelihood of a swift appointment, which may be music to the ears of some Spurs supporters.
Despite Dyche's personal interest in the role, there has been no contact between the two parties as yet. No phone call, no approach, no formal or informal discussion. It remains interest on one side only, with Tottenham yet to make a definitive move in any direction.
The 54-year-old, who Darren Bent called the 'perfect' manager to rescue Spurs right now, appears to be an outside contender at best.
The decision-making process at Spurs, as has been well documented this week, involves CEO Vinai Venkatesham, sporting director Johan Lange, owners Vivienne and Charles Lewis, and — perhaps surprisingly to most fans — Vivienne's son-in-law Nick Beucher, who is said to wield growing influence in key calls.
Getting all of those parties aligned quickly enough to make a change before Sunday seems unlikely, which is presumably why Tudor is still standing.
A Dyche appointment would be controversial by any measure.
His brand of direct, no-frills football is the polar opposite of what Spurs fans have spent years demanding. But with relegation on the horizon, the priority is no longer style. It is survival.