Spurs’ bench press proves their muscle

WHEN Harry Redknapp arrived at Tottenham last season, there was so much apathy among his substitutes he was not sure whether they were even watching the game from the bench, such was their indifference towards their team-mates.

How things have changed. He can now bench press 55million pounds and keep them all smiling. Little wonder he is so bullish about Spurs’ chances of breaching the top four.

As a litmus test to see which of these two Champions League wannabees have the best chance of success, Redknapp will have gained far more satisfaction than his counterpart Martin O’Neill from the point secured by Michael Dawson’s 77th-minute equaliser.