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Bookmakers had stopped taking bets on the Dutchman being the next boss to depart, while reports suggested he had agreed a severance package and that Juande Ramos was set to take over.

Nothing went right for him since Spurs officials met Sevilla coach Ramos in the first week of the campaign - they are still in the bottom three of the Premier League and their display against Getafe summed up their season.

They attacked with pace and threatened the Spaniards and at times looked like they would surely coast through the group stages of the UEFA Cup as they did last season. At other times they were woeful, their defenders looking like they all had a mistake around the corner.

Dimitar Berbatov, who appeared reluctant to warm up as a substitute against Newcastle, was in the starting XI but was moody as he has been all season, a dip in form that has not helped Jol's cause.

It was Jermain Defoe, the man Jol failed to keep happy, who broke the deadlock against the run of play in the 19th minute, taking his tally to three for the season, all of them in the UEFA Cup.

Pascal Chimbonda had his first cross blocked from the right but then curled the rebound to the far post where Berbatov headed into the path of Defoe, who nodded home.

The visitors were level within two minutes, Granero's free-kick from around 40 yards bouncing in, with Ruben de la Red claiming the slightest of touches.

Jol was furious on the sidelines and he was angry again shortly after when Berbatov headed in Tom Huddlestone's cross but the effort was disallowed for offside. Reports of Jol's future emerged during the break, making for a strange atmosphere as he was still in the dug-out for the second half.

Fans asked for their customary wave from the Dutchman - although this one was interpreted as a wave goodbye. They chanted for their manager, and also sang in protest against chairman Daniel Levy. The Spaniards scored their winner with 20 minutes remaining when David Cortes crossed and Nobrega side-footed home. It would not have been how Jol wanted to go.