Ramos has six games to work out Tottenham's problems or face the axe

Juande Ramos has six games to revive Tottenham's season - and save his job.

The club's board are still backing the under-fire Spanish boss but they accept time is running out.

Tottenham are rock bottom of the Premier League with two points from seven games, their worst start to a season since 1912.

Spurs are reluctant to sack Ramos, who has two-and-a-half years of a £5m-a-year contract to run, and the Spaniard has no intention of walking out.

Chairman Daniel Levy has so far refused to panic and assured Ramos he will be given time to put things right.

But even Levy accepts poor results in Tottenham next two fixtures against Stoke and Bolton will deepen the crisis.

The next half-a-dozen matches also include a trip to Arsenal and a home game with Liverpool.

The future of the club's sporting director, Damien Comolli, is also in the balance.

It is likely that if Ramos and Comolli leave, Spurs will change their current continental structure. It is likely they would look closer to home to find a replacement.

One man believed to have boardroom support is Graeme Souness, who started his career as a player with Tottenham.