Spurs

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Edited May 9, 2006 by Macca

[Vlad JNR]

[Guest The Defender]

Anybody suspect foul play???

 

Wenger will do anything..

[Guest RedLegend]

Did you see this man near east London today?

 

 

Carrying these

 

 

If so please contact Tottenham Hotspur football club immediately.

[Guest roger]

 

ha ha. never was an easy word to spell.

 

[Ronnie Whelan]

Anybody suspect foul play???

 

Wenger will do anything..

 

 

I certainly do, very sus.

[Gomez]

ha ha. never was an easy word to spell.

 

Is that our Diarrhea, or the one that plays for Lyon?

[Romario]

Surprised it took Spurs so long to bottle it to be honest. T'was always on the cards.

My spurs mate can't believe it. Strange indeed.

[Maldini]

They didn't bottle it, they sh*t out.

[Bootle Buck]

 

Spurs new kit and sponsor

Edited May 8, 2006 by Bootle Buck

[R A Softlad]

Tottenham may sue the FA Premier League for refusing to postpone their game with West Ham. (Various)

 

WTF? Why?

[NWR]

WTF? Why?

 

How would you feel if your team lost out on a CL place under the same circumstances. It all seems a bit strange.

[Benitez]

How would you feel if your team lost out on a CL place under the same circumstances. It all seems a bit strange.

 

 

But they can't just change the rules for Spuds. Newcasle asked for a game to be postponed earlier in the season when they had an illness that could actually have been passed onto their opponents as well, but where refused.

 

Spurs have the squad to cope with it.

 

What I don't get is why Jol then went and played players supposedly sick, and left ones that where fit on the bench.

 

Bet that made Danny Murphy feel great like, being as he was ok, but still didn't start

Edited May 8, 2006 by Benitez

[RP]

I see the Marriott at Canary Wharf have unveiled their new chef who started last week.

 

 

 

 

Sacre bleu

Edited May 8, 2006 by RP

[John am Rhein]

How would you feel if your team lost out on a CL place under the same circumstances. It all seems a bit strange.

 

I'd be outraged - which is why I'm so glad it happened to Spurs.

 

I'd say it couldn't happen to a more deserving club - but there is one more deserving.

[smithdown]

How would you feel if your team lost out on a CL place under the same circumstances. It all seems a bit strange.

 

 

Er...how would you feel if important games were being postponed because half a dozen players were feeling a bit moody that morning?

 

That'd be much stranger.

 

What next? "Our goalie has got a migraine and the sub keeper has got the hiccups. Match postponed!"

[DonRafa]

What a laff - Spurs NEARLY got fourth place

 

Get ready for the big whine

[windy city red]

maybe its fate...they should have lost that game last week against bolton, they got away with a blantant penalty and nakata(?) hitting the crossbar. i guess things even out in the end.

[R A Softlad]

Get ready for the big whine

 

That won't help wash the food down...

[R A Softlad]

Spurts want the game replayed...

[_00_deathscar]

10? What is this Chinese whispers?

 

Thought the numer was 7 ....

 

Anyways can't see the game being replayed - that's just ridiculous.

[johngibo YPC]

Spurts want the game replayed...

 

there's more chance of me getting a cup final ticket!

[Hassony]

if this has happened in italy we would all betalking about the corruption in italian football

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

there's more chance of me getting a cup final ticket!

Yeah!

 

Tottenham have written to the Premier League to ask if they can replay Sunday's game against West Ham.

Ten Tottenham players were hit by food poisoning before the 2-1 defeat, which ended Spurs' hopes of playing in next year's Champions League.

 

"Our match at West Ham was effectively a cup final," said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy in an open letter to Premier League chairman Dave Richards.

 

"Our chances were significantly reduced by the exceptional circumstances."

 

Levy added that Tottenham's cause was supported by other clubs and he was expecting to be granted a replay.

 

He added: "We now have confirmation from a majority of Premier League clubs that they would support a replay and in similar circumstances would expect the game to have been postponed.

 

"We therefore formally request that you order that the game be replayed."

 

Our governing body put us in an impossible situation and gave a significant advantage to Arsenal

 

The Premier League board will convene and discuss the contents of Tottenham's letter

 

A Premier League spokesman

 

Tottenham needed to match Arsenal's result against Wigan to finish above their rivals and secure fourth spot in the league as well as an opportunity to qualify for the Champions League.

 

But defeat combined with Arsenal's 4-2 win over Wigan left Spurs in fifth and a place in the Uefa Cup instead.

 

The Premier League told Spurs they could delay the match until later in the day to give their players time to recover from illness, but the police said they would not sanction a kick-off time after 1700 BST - only two hours after the game was due to begin.

 

Spurs could have gone ahead and postponed the game until another day, but they would have risked Premier League sanctions, including a points penalty.

 

BBC Sport understands that because Spurs opted to play the game instead of postponing it and then arguing their case at a hearing, they will not be granted a replay.

 

The Premier League has said it will dicusss the contents of Levy's letter at a meeting on Wednesday.

 

But a spokesman said: "Tottenham fulfilled their fixture and as far as the Premier League is concerned the result stands."

 

But Levy believes the Premier League was "inconsistent in its approach".

 

"In being given no viable option to postpone the match other than a two-hour delay to kick-off, our players were denied the possible opportunity of competing in the Champions League," he said.

 

"Also, our fans have been left with a sense of suspicion and injustice at the way subsequent events unfolded.

 

"We played the game with players who were unwell but who were desperate not to let their fans and colleagues down.

 

"Clearly, our governing body put us in an impossible situation and gave a significant advantage to Arsenal in competing for that fourth position.

 

"The Premier League was inconsistent in its approach in being prepared to consider the kick-off to be delayed but not allowing the match to be played on a different day."

 

Food samples from the Marriott Hotel in east London where Spurs stayed before the West Ham game are being tested by health authorities.

[Guest Red Mist]

Load of sh*t. Spurs wouldn't have won at Upton Park even if their players were fit.