Spurs 'perilously close' to Championship football
[Getty Images] The real drama this weekend was in north west London as Manchester City won the Carabao Cup final to quash any hopes of an Arsenal quadruple. From Wembley to Tottenham might only be about 12 miles, but right now it might as well be 12 light years away for Spurs. The lack of fight needed to stay in the Premier League was all too apparent in the 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest.
It has been a long time since a true giant of the English game has been relegated, but even the most die-hard Lilywhite knows this is a possibility edging towards a probability right now. None of Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea nor Arsenal have gone down this century, but Spurs are perilously close and dropping at a sickening rate. Their penultimate game is at Chelsea and there is the frightening prospect that their bitter rivals could drive in the last nail in their coffin.
If that happens, it would be the most horrendous relegation in living memory. Sign up to read more from Pat Nevin in his Football Extra newsletter