On Sunday afternoon, Spurs once again fell at the final hurdle, as Carabao Cup serial winners Manchester City grabbed a late goal to win the competition for the fourth time on the trot, with a 1-0 victory at Wembley Stadium.
The demoralising defeat book-ended a dramatic week off the field for Spurs, who were embroiled in the European Super League scandal that threatened to change football as we know it, before collapsing like a dodgy souffle within just 48 hours.
On top of all that, they casually sacked Jose Mourinho less than a week before the cup final - which is a bit like telling Ethan Hunt from Mission Impossible to do one on the eve of breaking into a CIA high-security vault.
Now, it's been 13 long years since Spurs last won a trophy, and those cringe-worthy commemorative ‘Carabao Cup 2021 Finalists’ mugs sum up how dire their situation has become.
And so, here are nine left-field competitions the north London outfit could target to finally bring a taste of glory back to the club:
9. The European Super League
Stay with us on this one, alright? Everyone bar Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan and Juventus has left the competition, so it's been trimmed down dramatically. Chuck Spurs back in, alongside another team to make it six, and they've got a 50% increase in their chances of winning it. Boom. Get that open-top bus engine running! Photo: BEN STANSALL