Former Tottenham owner Sir Alan Sugar has called on the club to back manager Juande Ramos.

Sugar, who held a majority stake in Spurs from 1991 to 2001, told talkSPORT: "Looking at the playing squad, in theory and on paper, there is no way we should go down.

"But you can never say never. It's a terrible situation at the moment; we just have to be patient.

"It's not like we don't have the players. We have a great squad. I keep saying it every game that it's got to come right.

"No-one is too big to go down. The table doesn't lie. You have to win games; it's as simple as that. Manchester United lose games on occasions.

"Arsenal lose games on occasions. Chelsea lose games on occasions. But we're losing them on too many occasions.

"It would be totally irresponsible at the moment to be talking in any terms about blaming any individuals, including the manager," Sugar added.

"The manager is no mug, he's achieved in the past. He's obviously a deep thinker and he's thinking about what he's got to do."