Cable Forum - [Merged] The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season

Spurs Plead To Play It Again

Tottenham have today asked the Premier League to order their game against West Ham to be replayed.

The crucial match went ahead on Sunday despite a number of the Spurs team being struck down with food poisoning hours before kick-off.

A Premier League spokesman told PA Sport: "Tottenham fulfilled their fixture and as far as the Premier League is concerned the result stands.

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

http://www.football365.com/teams/tot...y_184985.shtml

Get over it Spurs. It happens, both Middlesborough and Newcastle had to play games with a lot of players out with illness. (Can't remember what Middlesborough's was but Newcastle's was conjunctivitis and they even had to close their training ground).

Russ	09-05-2006 19:53

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But *if* it transpires that they were deliberately poisoned, don't you think it's only fair the replay goes ahead then?

gazzae

09-05-2006 19:58

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Originally Posted by Russ D

But *if* it transpires that they were deliberately poisoned, don't you think it's only fair the replay goes ahead then?

I think thats highly unlikely. If it was deliberate then why would they only poison one item of food and not whatever else was on the menu?

Russ	09-05-2006 20:08

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Originally Posted by gazzae

I think thats highly unlikely. If it was deliberate then why would they only poison one item of food and not whatever else was on the menu?

Well this is just speculation, but what if someone in the kitchen added something to the food when it was decided what the whole team were going to have?

TheDaddy

09-05-2006 20:16

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Well this is just speculation, but what if someone in the kitchen added something to the food when it was decided what the whole team were going to have?

I don't think they all had the same, apparently it was the lasagne that was suspect

gazzae

09-05-2006 20:17

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Well this is just speculation, but what if someone in the kitchen added something to the food when it was decided what the whole team were going to have?

Still seems very far fetched to me, as Jeff Stelling said on Sunday "It's Dream Team stuff."
Spurs nutritional staff advised chefs at the Marriot on the meals, you would imagine they would also supervise the cooking to ensure everything was cooked correctly.

I think Jol said he doesn't think it was foul play.

Russ	09-05-2006 20:18

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Whatever the circumstances, if it is discovered that it was malicious, don't you think a replay is justified then?

gazzae

09-05-2006 20:21

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Whatever the circumstances, if it is discovered that it was malicious, don't you think a replay is justified then?

Nope. Serves them right if they didn't supervise the food at all times.

TheDaddy

09-05-2006 20:22

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Whatever the circumstances, if it is discovered that it was malicious, don't you think a replay is justified then?

Not really, unless it is discovered tha the person that did it is on the Arsenal payrole, in which case they should be punished, otherwise how do you legislate for the actions of a nutcase.