It couldn't really have been much worse for Spurs. Needing a win against West Ham to guarantee a Champions League place, they lost half their team to food poisoning. Losing 2-1 to West Ham was bad enough, losing that qualifying spot probably stung, but losing it to Arsenal must have really rather smarted.

Spurs agony and Arsenal joy must have fed off each other that day. It was Arsenal's last competitive fixture at Highbury, before they move to the brand new Emirates stadium (yes, I know), and they couldn't have wished for a better sendoff.

Tests are now being carried out to find out where Spurs got poisoned. If it does turn out that it was in the Marriott hotel, where they had lunch, then the court case could be interesting. In failing to qualify, Tottenham may have lost as much as £15m in revenue, and could conceivably sue for a percentage of it.

You may recall the Arsenal Spurs game recently, when Arsene Wenger accused Spurs of cheating. Fanciful conspiracy theories about revenge poisoning are already emerging, so watch this space.

Both managers, being European and therefore at least vaguely literate, must surely have a working knowledge of the Greek myths. How long before Jol feeds Wenger his own children, baked in a pie?