IT shouldn’t be a surprise what happened to Tottenham over the course of five days last week.

TWO successive defeats: Carlos Tevez injured and back in Argentina; seemingly well-founded rumours of unrest in the camp.

SO that’s all right then?

THE Texas lawyer representing Tom Hicks and George Gillett said: “This outcome (the sale of Liverpool to John W Henry and his NESV group) not only devalues the club but it also will result in long-term uncertainty for the fans, players and everyone who loves this sport because all legal resources will be pursued.”

NEEDS must: I can’t avoid the subject of Liverpool that, in itself, probably encapsulates ‘Good Week’, ‘Bad Week’ and ‘Gripe of the Week’.

FOR MOST of the last 10 years I’ve presented a programme called ‘World Football’ on BBC World Service.

IS it an exaggeration to say matters at Anfield are developing into a full-blown crisis?

ONE cynic at half-time in the Britannia Stadium press room wondered aloud if it would be a “particularly good result” if West Ham won the game when Avram Grant wasn’t there (the Israeli coach missed the match because of his observance of Yom Kippur).

THANKS to the intrusion of international commitments, the new Premier League season has been a while ‘kick-starting’ but it came fully alive for me at Goodison Park on Saturday with a wonderful game between Everton and Manchester United.

THE current Premier League table is highly misleading in regard to my recent visit to Villa Park: Aston Villa in fourth place?