Brett Goldstein, known for his role as Roy Kent in the sports comedy-drama series Ted Lasso, has made an admission about watching Tottenham battle for relegation.
The last six months have been miserable for Spurs fans, many of whom have never experienced being involved in a relegation battle before.
The Lilywhites stayed up by the skin of their teeth after securing a win against Everton on the final day, much to the relief of the Tottenham faithful.
Spurs fans will want to forget the 2025-26 season as quickly as possible as the club look to get back to the top end of the table next season.
Tottenham fan Brett Goldstein opens up on pain of relegation battle
It was revealed on Goldstein’s recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers that he supports Tottenham, with Meyers revealing that he is a West Ham fan.
The conversation between the pair naturally shifted to the relegation battle, with the Lilywhites managing to stay up at the expense of their London rivals.
Goldstein admitted that the last few months for Spurs fans have been “horrendous”, comparing it with the season finale of Ted Lasso.
Meyers: “I want to congratulate you, even though it came at my personal expense. We each root for London football clubs. I’ll say football since you’re here and I respect you. You’re a Tottenham Hotspur fan, I’m a West Ham fan.”
Goldstein: “Aw, man, I’m so sorry.”
Meyers: “We spent too much money to be in the position we were in this year. But you [Tottenham] stayed up, just barely. And my team went down to the lower division.”
Goldstein: “It was fully like a season finale of Ted Lasso, for both of us. I’m so sorry.”
Meyers: “Was this something that brought you great discomfort over the last few months?”
Goldstein: Oh, it’s been horrendous. Being a football fan, especially for teams that we support, is a form of self-harm. It’s just painful. And then the way we felt when we didn’t get relegated was like we’d won the World Cup. It was like ‘Yeahhhh! F**king, come on then!'”
Watch his conversation with Meyers below:
Why Spurs’ struggles last season may be a positive for the club
Tottenham fans had become an expectant bunch over the last decade, and understandably so, given how much the club had progressed on and off the pitch and the kind of ticket prices the supporters pay.
However, a season like the most recent one has given many fans perspective on how bad things could get, with many of them realising that a club of Spurs’ size have no divine right to be competing at the top end of the table.
That could lead to fans showing more patience during De Zerbi’s rebuild. One doubts we would see as much negativity around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season if the club are languishing around midtable.