spurs request replay.

[shizz]

Tottenham have asked the Premier League if they can replay their game with West Ham on the final day of the season.

Martin Jol's side missed out on the final UEFA Champions League place to rivals Arsenal, as a result of their defeat at Upton Park, but they had to contend with a serious bout of food poisoning that ravaged their ranks.

Spurs have claimed that ten members of their side were struck by food poisoning and requested that the game be postponed prior to kick-off.

The Premier League declined this request but offered a four-hour delay to the kick-off time, which Tottenham declined.

Although the Premier League stated at the time that they believed Tottenham had a duty to complete the fixture, Spurs still believe they have a viable case.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has sent an open letter to Premier League chairman Dave Richards, requesting a replay.

The Premier League have issued a statement that suggests they may need some convincing.

"Tottenham fulfilled their fixture and as far as the Premier League is concerned the result stands,'' read the statement.

"However, the Premier League board will convene and discuss the contents of Tottenham's letter."

[akibo]

they'll never get it through, not in a (*Clarkson's voice) million (*disable voice) years..

[kidujp]

Can't blame them for trying...but won't happen. ;)

Even if EPL agrees to it, Arse wenger would cry bloody murder :D

[Supa]

Sad. Go out with some class. It is too late to ask for a replay after you already lost.

[fshroyer]

Henry said it best, from the Arsenal website:

“At the end of the day, the table does not lie.
“I heard they [Tottenham] had people with food poisoning, but the only thing I can say is did anyone bother when we had nine players out? No.
“They were saying ‘Arsenal are not playing well’, ‘Arsenal are not the team they used to be`.
“But that is how it is in the game - sometimes you do have people who are ill, or turn up with a headache and are not on the team sheet. That is the way it is.
“Nobody had any sympathy for us when Ashley was missing, when Sol was missing - we had to deal with it and play.
“You have to give the lads credit for what they have turned around.
“I heard so many people saying: ‘what a shame, if they win the Champions League, then maybe Tottenham can appeal’.
“I was always saying to myself at home ‘but they are not fourth yet. The League has not finished. They do not need to change anything because Tottenham are not there’.
“I said to the lads you only sing at the end - and we were singing at the end today [Sunday].”

[saurabh]

How cheap! Now they are making a fool of themselves. They were given the option to postpone their game but they themselves opted to play. Now, how can they ask for a replay?

[gunnersfan]

haha, how pissed off is jol, this will never go ahead, but it still made me laugh, thanks!! :D :D :p

[BicOfBorg]

wont happen, I can see Henrys point as well. Although it was a bit unfortunate for Spurs

[nimme]

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/clublettertofapl.html

Anyways I don't think that it will go through ( or I am almost sure it won't ) but the whole food thing is still very sad =(

[randy420]

Henry said it best, from the Arsenal website:

“At the end of the day, the table does not lie.
“I heard they [Tottenham] had people with food poisoning, but the only thing I can say is did anyone bother when we had nine players out? No.

There's a major problem with this though. All of Arsenal's injuries/suspensions/whatever all happened in a manner that left them with tim eto pull someone up from the reserves before the next match. Spurs' problem came just hours before a match and affected nearly an entire XI. It is much harder to call upon nine or ten players at one time, a couple hours before a match, then having on player get injured one week, another the next, etc..

[effn pele]

i don't think the replay is a good idea, but it is a shame that most of the team faced illness. anyone who watched the game could see how affected the spurs players were.


the Henry statement comparing this to ashley cole and sol campbell long term injuries is just ridiculous. i think any other team faced with the same issues only hours before such an important game would make the same requests.


spurs lost, but a great year all-in-all for such a young team!!! next year uefa cup!

[sweed]

i still dont get why jol didnt postpone the match for 4 hours. that should have been plenty of time for the players to recover, well most of them at least...

[moymatt]

There's a major problem with this though. All of Arsenal's injuries/suspensions/whatever all happened in a manner that left them with tim eto pull someone up from the reserves before the next match. Spurs' problem came just hours before a match and affected nearly an entire XI. It is much harder to call upon nine or ten players at one time, a couple hours before a match, then having on player get injured one week, another the next, etc..

oh yeah, spurs had a problem for one game, Arsenal had their probelm for months.

[kidujp]

i still dont get why jol didnt postpone the match for 4 hours. that should have been plenty of time for the players to recover, well most of them at least...

I thought that the FA agreed for a 4 hour extention but the police only agreed for a 2 hour extention citing crowd control.

[been_extreme]

Spurs should not be requesting a replay - we requested a significant delay, they offered us a short delay, but we ended up playing on time. I think the club is wrong here, and making Spurs look like bad losers, and bitter.

The only reason the game should be replayed is if it is found that someone had deliberately caused the food poisoning; however, as there is no criminal investigation, the chances of this occurring are decidedly slim.

No to the appeal!

[darrenj]

The whole reason for all games on last day of the season to be played at same time is so that an unfair advantage is not given to one team, I d feel for Totenham however the season is over 38 games not one

[eraser2224]

spurs wanted to postpone the game until the next day, the police wouldn't allow it and would only allow them a 2 hour delay. 2 hours would not have been enough time for any real recovery to take place so they just agreed to play on the scheduled time, at least that's how i understand it. personally, i think they should have given them the day extension to begin with taking into account how huge a game this was for the club with lots money/prestige/etc. on the line.

[Monne]

i understand their point, i totally do
but henry has a point, couldn't stop nodding when i read it

[GeCk0]

spurs wanted to postpone the game until the next day, the police wouldn't allow it and would only allow them a 2 hour delay. 2 hours would not have been enough time for any real recovery to take place so they just agreed to play on the scheduled time, at least that's how i understand it. personally, i think they should have given them the day extension to begin with taking into account how huge a game this was for the club with lots money/prestige/etc. on the line.


That may be true on a regular basis and if it was any other game than the final one, it may have gone through. The reason that the final fixture is all played at the same time and on the same date is because it decreases the chance of match fixing. Now that they know Arsenal has won, Spurs could offer their opponents a lucrative deal to allow them to go through to the CL and get the extra money from the competition. And it does not necessarily mean money. It could be something as simple as transfer preference. The other team needs a good holding midfielder? Tottenham happens to have an extra one willing to go on loan for a year, no questions asked. Or even sold quickly and at a slight loss. (This is just an example).

The replay should not be given, but I don't see a problem with Tottenham trying.


Edit:

Also reading Henry's comments. The final bit is fine, the league wasn't over yet fair enough. The first part of it is just babble. You cannot compare an acute shot-term ailment (food poisoning clears within 24 hours) to a long-term injury crisis. 24 hours would not have helped Arsenal players to clear up their injuries. 24 hours would have definitely helped Tottenham.

[fshroyer]

To me the point of Henry's comments lies in saying that in the end, the table does not lie. Tottenham's players were sick for one game, not the whole season. Each team played 38 games, and every team had their own problems and misfortunes throughout the season, so while the sickness came at a bad time, can anyone really blame getting 5th place on one single game? It is really unfortunate in my opinion that their players did turn up sick, because it is creating all this controversy. I just hope it isn't proven to be poison because that will create even more problems.

If this would have happened in the middle of the season, then there would not be near as much talk about it

[opm1s6]

i know the arse fans are bitter about the amount of injuries you have had, but really, you would have never gotten to see all your youngsters play. i am just sensing bitterness that shouldn't be a factor when judging henry's comment.

Food poisoning is not something you get over in like 6 hours. this isn't a hangover. food poisoning sucks and takes as little as a day to get back to remotely similar strength and condition and sometimes can take weeks.

would you agree that they should have a replay if this was deliberately done?

[realGaurab]

If the replay request is to be considered, then Hammers would not approve it. They won the game so why should they bother playing already won game? Also even if they agree a replay then they are playing FA Cup final so they will never agree to play before Saturday. After that, Ericsson and FA probably doesn't want Robinson, Carrick, etc to play an extra game.

Also Spurs put Neybet and Murphy on the bench, who were not said to be suffering. Why put fully fit Neybet and Murphy on the bench and start will lesser fit players?

[spursbob]

The whole reason for all games on last day of the season to be played at same time is so that an unfair advantage is not given to one team, I d feel for Totenham however the season is over 38 games not one


Yes, 38 not 37.

[Ziegler1988]

http://img.photoamp.com/i/kSLDpC.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/5018/shittingit0od.jpg

Had to be shared :D.

[Sammy 21]

Nice image Ziegler! :D


Regarding the Spurs Replay request, it won't happen. They should've just asked for a postponement on Sunday. There's no point crying over it now. The season is over.

[spursbob]

Nice image Ziegler! :D


Regarding the Spurs Replay request, it won't happen. They should've just asked for a postponement on Sunday. There's no point crying over it now. The season is over.

They did ask and were told to play or suffer the consequences, yet they were offered 2 hours extra. If they could have 2 hours why not 24 hours or 48 hours? Spurs would have known the Arsenal score either way so what's the big deal. Spurs feel let down by the FA and that the game wasn't fair.

It was nice that the FA officials making the decision were being hosted by Arsenal at that time.

[daveywestham]

Bring it on I say! Then we can just laugh our tits off when West Ham field a full strength side on the back of the fact the cup final will have already been played. I mean we left out 5 players how much more of a chance do they want - this is typical Spurs I'm afraid. I'd love it if this game went ahead and we beat em again. Just like some of their fans on here they are showing no dignity in defeat. :rolleyes: They should just be proud of the 5th place they have acheived which for a club of their mediocre standard is a good acheivement.

[Heusen]

i feel the Spurs team had cold feet/anxiety and the food that they had wouldn't settle. When I get anxiety I get weak and feel real sick, and Spurs knew that that was their most important game and just fluffed it. Moreover, Spurs doesn't have a good record playing West Ham (home) and they knew that also. The replay request is a joy and they should be glad to get 5th cause they only played 40 games for a entire season and couldn't get higher than that. Even lesser teams played more football and it's a shame that a team playing 40 ONLY games have such a problem.


Arsenal Forever: we deserve the 4th spot for being the better team overall.

[randy420]

i feel the Spurs team had cold feet/anxiety and the food that they had wouldn't settle. When I get anxiety I get weak and feel real sick, and Spurs knew that that was their most important game and just fluffed it. Moreover, Spurs doesn't have a good record playing West Ham (home) and they knew that also. The replay request is a joy and they should be glad to get 5th cause they only played 40 games for a entire season and couldn't get higher than that. Even lesser teams played more football and it's a shame that a team playing 40 ONLY games have such a problem.


Arsenal Forever: we deserve the 4th spot for being the better team overall.
lol. Yes, they were just anxious and the food wouldn't settle. That's exactly why a doctor confirmed that it was food poisening.

lmao.

[fshroyer]

If Arsenal wins on the 17th, none of this will matter...

But I'm curious to know if people think that anyone would have cared had this been in the middle of the season?

[Suppitty]

i understand their point, i totally do
but henry has a point, couldn't stop nodding when i read it
But you obviously don;t think logically because you had sufficient time to pick out which replacements you wanted. Spurs had 10 players get sick 12 hours before kickoff. The reserves season wa sover, and they were all home by then.

Henry's point is very careless.

Oh well, I'm proud of my club and how they've played. Arsenal fans aren;t anywhere near as proud as SPurs fans are. Michael Dawson collapsed in warmups and went the full 90. Edgar Davids was sick all over the place and still winning ballsin the 90th minute when our fate was sealed.

They were clearly poisoned. Night before the biggest game in 20 years. Different food was eaten by different players. Nobody else at the hotel that night got sick. But nothing will be done about it sadly.

Still one hell of a season. You'd whine too if you just got jobbed out of 15million.

[gunner4life]

They did ask and were told to play or suffer the consequences, yet they were offered 2 hours extra. If they could have 2 hours why not 24 hours or 48 hours? Spurs would have known the Arsenal score either way so what's the big deal. Spurs feel let down by the FA and that the game wasn't fair.

It was nice that the FA officials making the decision were being hosted by Arsenal at that time.

wtf? its not the FA's fault that they couldnt tell the difference btw shite and food.

what so if henry twisted his ankle on the way to the pitch..we should ask for a reply.

Holy fack..get a grip...they lost..accept defeat and bounce. first it was all how its not fair that if tottenham got 4th..they cant play..now its 'oh the totties poo'd in thier pants..let the Fa clean it up.'

There is only one team in london!

[effn pele]

If Arsenal wins on the 17th, none of this will matter...

But I'm curious to know if people think that anyone would have cared had this been in the middle of the season?


if this happened in the middle of the year, any team would get get the match postponed a day or two or whenever was convienent for both teams. then there is no need for this discussion. and they would get to field a team that was prepared, i think this is spurs only valid gripe. the last day is special, that's why they play them at the same time. bad luck this time( whether it was bad luck or tampering remains to be seen), but that is the way it goes.

is there anyone who thinks that if this would have happened at any other point in the season that the match would not be postponed at least a day?

[Bruun]

They were clearly poisoned. Night before the biggest game in 20 years. Different food was eaten by different players. Nobody else at the hotel that night got sick. But nothing will be done about it sadly.

Where have you obtained this very interesting information?

you had sufficient time to pick out which replacements you wanted. Spurs had 10 players get sick 12 hours before kickoff. The reserves season wa sover, and they were all home by then.

Henry's point is very careless.

Still one hell of a season. You'd whine too if you just got jobbed out of 15million.

I agree, Henry's comments were not that thought through, and Arsenal fans taking his standpoint... well, they are in love with the man. And who can blaim them.

Not only do you miss out on the major bucks, you also lose the opportunity to dance with the big cats. UEFA cup is fine, and the new groupplay is good, but there's a hell of difference with Barcelona, Milan and Lyon and Auxerre, Sevilla and Fiorentina.

Couldn't come with a worse way to end a season...



wtf? its not the FA's fault that they couldnt tell the difference btw shite and food.

what so if henry twisted his ankle on the way to the pitch..we should ask for a reply.

Holy fack..get a grip...they lost..accept defeat and bounce. first it was all how its not fair that if tottenham got 4th..they cant play..now its 'oh the totties poo'd in thier pants..let the Fa clean it up.'

There is only one team in london!

That is a poor argument, comparing having most of the starting 11 sick with foodpoisening and one injury. Seems a bit dodgy, that it happens the night before, their most important game in the last 10 years, don't you think? Just a teeny tiny bit?

Now I don't know what has been said between Tottenham and the FA, but with so many players out, of corse they'd feel robbed. But I don't think that there will happen anything in this case. A re-match would be fair, on some level, but I highly doubt the FA will grant that.

So unless there is proof of someone deliberatly poisening the Tottenham players, I think the result will stand...

[barcalove]

They were clearly poisoned. Night before the biggest game in 20 years. Different food was eaten by different players. Nobody else at the hotel that night got sick. But nothing will be done about it sadly.
im not sure i'd go far as saying they were definitely poisoned.. but i did read on the bbc that the police were investigating and had taken food samples from the night in question.. no idea what came of that though.

its rotten luck for spurs and quite suspicious i might add. spurs are a great team, next year maybe they'll manage it. its really quite a shame.

[Real JamesO]

is there anyone who thinks that if this would have happened at any other point in the season that the match would not be postponed at least a day?

Whether or not the match would be postponed I'm not sure, but I don't think it should be. I'm one that believes unless there are unforseeable circumstances that affect both sides - for example, the weather is too inclimate - a match should be played as scheduled. It wouldn't matter to me which side was affected - be it Arsenal, Real Madrid (my two favorites) - the match should go on.

Sorry Tottenham, it is unfortunate. There's no guarantee you would have one the match with a side that wasn't food poisoned.

This is worse than Arsene Wenger wanting legal action for the tackle against Diaby.

[cinoise]

If the replay request is to be considered, then Hammers would not approve it. They won the game so why should they bother playing already won game? Also even if they agree a replay then they are playing FA Cup final so they will never agree to play before Saturday. After that, Ericsson and FA probably doesn't want Robinson, Carrick, etc to play an extra game.

Also Spurs put Neybet and Murphy on the bench, who were not said to be suffering. Why put fully fit Neybet and Murphy on the bench and start will lesser fit players?

good point... have to agree with you... poor spurs.. enjoy ur UEFA cup journey... by the way ARE WE WATCHING SPURS??? :D

[cinoise]

http://img.photoamp.com/i/kSLDpC.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/5018/shittingit0od.jpg

Had to be shared :D.

ha ha i like the new badge... spurs should use that next season.. maybe could bring them luck...:D

[Supa]

Sorry, you lost. If Spurs thought they could not play at all then they should have not played. They can't play, see if they lose or win, then say, "Oh, wait, now we want a replay since we lost." I don't think there is any sport anywhere where a team can opt to go ahead and play the game, and then choose whether to replay or not depending on whether they won or lost the first time. That's just absurd. You played, you lost, good luck in UEFA.

[gunnersfan]

BREAKING NEWS ON SKYSPORTS:

the match is to be replayed :(

[Supa]

This cannot be true.

[johnno]

i understand their point, i totally do
but henry has a point, couldn't stop nodding when i read it

Really? Henry was comparing oranges with apples..

[Bruun]

BREAKING NEWS ON SKYSPORTS:

the match is to be replayed :(

Link? Couldn't find it... :o

[gunnersfan]

link here (http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=define%3Agullible&meta=&btnG=Google+Search)

[Bruun]

link here (http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=define%3Agullible&meta=&btnG=Google+Search)

Yes... silly me. Beleiving what you write.

[gunnersfan]

Yes... silly me. Beleiving what you write.

lol, my dad tricked my with it before, phoned me up saying breaking news on skysports mate, spurs have got the replay, and i well believed him :o

thought i'd give it a try here :p

[shizz]

link here (http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=define%3Agullible&meta=&btnG=Google+Search)
lmao nice one :D

[49wrap]

if england lose out in the quarter finals of the world cup without rooney and owen playing, what do you think they should do? :confused: :o :cool:

....ask for a replay when rooney and owen are back fit :D :D :eek:

[Ziegler1988]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/claret50/Trottenham20Hotspur.jpg

[Polarized]

Sorry, you lost. If Spurs thought they could not play at all then they should have not played. They can't play, see if they lose or win, then say, "Oh, wait, now we want a replay since we lost." I don't think there is any sport anywhere where a team can opt to go ahead and play the game, and then choose whether to replay or not depending on whether they won or lost the first time. That's just absurd. You played, you lost, good luck in UEFA.

Yup, absurd is the word.

And it was Karma, not Wenger, that gave spurs foodpoisoning ;)

[fshroyer]

lol, Cluedo, nice one Ziegler1988
had me going, so I had to find out gunner, here's the real deal

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=386195&CPID=8&clid=6&lid=4161&title=Spurs+see+request+rejected

[gunnersfan]

if the f.a. deny them a replay, ill get out my dvd/vhs of the game, and video clips from my pc for them to watch again :p haha, jol must like watching himself lose :D :p

[GaGaGooner]

Since it does not seem as if anyone put the story up here, I might as well as this is the most fitting place...

From the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4761715.stm):
"Doubt over Spurs 'food poisoning'
An inquiry into the bug which infected 10 Spurs players just before a vital match has cast doubt on suggestions they were victims of food poisoning."

The players had eaten at a London hotel before the Premiership match with West Ham on Sunday, which they lost 2-1.

Tests on food and players have been carried out by the Health Protection Agency and environmental health staff.

But they suggest one person had a form of gastroenteritis which may have spread to the other players...."

If it turns out that there was no food poisoning at all I will be estatic because that means that no more excuses can be used and this whole matter will be over and done with.

[aqualex]

i dont think they deserve it. they put themselves in that really close position by losing games previously in the season!

[Wiilm]

Altho' this is old news
This is the best article I have read on the matter.
It is accurately based on the premier league's reply letter to spurs.



Spurs' appeal dismissed by Premier League
By David Bond (Filed: 11/05/2006)

Tottenham were left licking their wounds last night as the Premier League emphatically rejected their calls to replay their final day defeat against West Ham.

Following a one hour meeting of the League's three- man board yesterday, chief executive Richard Scudamore issued a strongly worded put-down to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy which cast serious doubt over the club's claims that Martin Jol's squad had been decimated by a mystery illness.

Levy, who raised the stakes on Tuesday by publishing a letter to Premier League chairman David Richards in which he criticised Scudamore for his handling of the crisis, said the Tottenham board would consider their next move at a meeting this morning.

They are still awaiting the results of tests on the 10 players they say were struck down by possible food poisoning on the morning of their 2-1 defeat at Upton Park which denied them a place in the Champions League ahead of Arsenal.

But even if they prove that they were the victim of sabotage or, more likely, a virus which spread among the players, the League have made it clear they will not allow a replay.

And Scudamore's letter goes a stage further, suggesting the club over exaggerated the extent of the illness among the squad and that they had more than enough first-team players to fulfill the fixture.

According to the Premier League's assessment of the situation, carried out by company secretary Jane Purdon following discussions with Spurs doctor Charlotte Cowie, only six players had sickness and diarrhoea with two more complaining that they felt unwell.

That is two players less than the number of players Spurs claimed were affected. What's more, the League claim only two of the seriously sick players had started for Spurs in their previous three Premiership fixtures.

The League also say that, despite Tottenham's claims that they couldn't call up enough replacement players at such a late stage, there were 52 eligible players, including youths and reserves, available.

Scudamore also responds strongly to Levy's claims that he failed to fully assess all the facts before ruling out a postponement. Levy criticised Scudamore for not going to the Spurs hotel, the Marriott at Canary Wharf, and for doing an interview with Sky Sports in which he relayed news of the game going ahead.

But Scudamore tells Levy in the letter: "The earliest I could have arrived at your team hotel was 2.00pm. I had already confirmed with John Alexander [the Tottenham club secretary] that the team bus was leaving at 1.15pm and so it would have been pointless to go there.''

[Supa]

Altho' this is old news
This is the best article I have read on the matter.
It is accurately based on the premier league's reply letter to spurs.



Spurs' appeal dismissed by Premier League
By David Bond (Filed: 11/05/2006)

Tottenham were left licking their wounds last night as the Premier League emphatically rejected their calls to replay their final day defeat against West Ham.

Following a one hour meeting of the League's three- man board yesterday, chief executive Richard Scudamore issued a strongly worded put-down to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy which cast serious doubt over the club's claims that Martin Jol's squad had been decimated by a mystery illness.

Levy, who raised the stakes on Tuesday by publishing a letter to Premier League chairman David Richards in which he criticised Scudamore for his handling of the crisis, said the Tottenham board would consider their next move at a meeting this morning.

They are still awaiting the results of tests on the 10 players they say were struck down by possible food poisoning on the morning of their 2-1 defeat at Upton Park which denied them a place in the Champions League ahead of Arsenal.

But even if they prove that they were the victim of sabotage or, more likely, a virus which spread among the players, the League have made it clear they will not allow a replay.

And Scudamore's letter goes a stage further, suggesting the club over exaggerated the extent of the illness among the squad and that they had more than enough first-team players to fulfill the fixture.

According to the Premier League's assessment of the situation, carried out by company secretary Jane Purdon following discussions with Spurs doctor Charlotte Cowie, only six players had sickness and diarrhoea with two more complaining that they felt unwell.

That is two players less than the number of players Spurs claimed were affected. What's more, the League claim only two of the seriously sick players had started for Spurs in their previous three Premiership fixtures.

The League also say that, despite Tottenham's claims that they couldn't call up enough replacement players at such a late stage, there were 52 eligible players, including youths and reserves, available.

Scudamore also responds strongly to Levy's claims that he failed to fully assess all the facts before ruling out a postponement. Levy criticised Scudamore for not going to the Spurs hotel, the Marriott at Canary Wharf, and for doing an interview with Sky Sports in which he relayed news of the game going ahead.

But Scudamore tells Levy in the letter: "The earliest I could have arrived at your team hotel was 2.00pm. I had already confirmed with John Alexander [the Tottenham club secretary] that the team bus was leaving at 1.15pm and so it would have been pointless to go there.''

Wow, I used to think that Spurs were at least a team with some class....

[gonekais]

Ziegler1988 that is the funniest shit I've seen in a long time (re: THFC new product images) :D Pissing myself right now honestly that's the craziest thing ever esp the Defoe tissue paper hehe. Can't rep you anymore unfortunately or I'd have sent you 10:) Cheers for the laugh!

[Dogme]

Spurs should show some dignity and admit they were beaten by a better footballing side. Their whining is getting tiresome.