Ramos vows to fight on as Spurs hit new low

Juande Ramos insisted he has no intention of quitting after Tottenham hit a new low with a dismal 1-0 defeat against Hull at White Hart Lane.

The Spurs boss looks increasingly vulnerable following Sunday's result, which condemned the north London club to their worst start for 96 years.

Hull's Brazilian midfielder Geovanni inflicted the latest dose of despair on Ramos when he struck with a superb free-kick in the ninth minute and Spurs could find no way back.

After seven matches without a win in league, Tottenham are rooted to the bottom of the table. Ramos's predecessor Martin Jol lost his job for less but the Spanish coach is confident he can turn the tide.

When asked if he would consider resigning, Ramos said: “This is my job, my work. It is the same whether we win or lose.

“The attitude of the players is very positive. In training and working and speaking with the players, my feeling is that they want to finish this situation quickly. But when you don't score goals it is not easy to win.”

Ramos admitted that the club's problems centred on their lack of strikers after Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane were sold in the summer.

It was a situation which got worse when Russian recruit Roman Pavlyuchenko limped off in the first half with an ankle injury which will undergo a scan this week.

But Ramos refused to take the blame totally for a situation which has left Spurs with two strikers in Pavlyuchenko and Darren Bent who they admit cannot play together.

Ramos, who admitted the decision over his future at White Hart Lane was not up to him, said: “The position of the striker is the weakest. It is the decision of the club, all the people are responsible for the good and the bad.

“The players had a big effort and a good attitude and this is the way to change the situation. The best match for us this season has been against Chelsea – some things are impossible to explain.”

Ramos, however, received support from Hull boss Phil Brown, who admitted he had sympathy for the plight of Spurs after watching his side rise to third in the Premier League table.

Brown said: “I've got sympathy for Juande Ramos but there have got to be winners and losers.

“Once they get that win under their belt the shackles will come off. Only the players can get them out of their trouble.”

But while Jonathan Woodgate struck a post and Gareth Bale forced Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill to tip a swinging free-kick on to the crossbar, Spurs rarely looked like earning their first league victory.

Hull could easily argue they should have won more convincingly considering Dean Marney also struck the foot of a post with a thunderous strike.