Parker refuses to panic

Wigan Athletic 2 Tottenham 2

On the day when former Tottenham player and manager Ossie Ardiles, who retains close links at White Hart Lane, stated that Gareth Bale is “100%” certain to leave Spurs if they fail to secure Champions League football, they suffered a result that did major harm to their hopes of the top four.

In fact they were fortunate that Emmerson Boyce’s last-minute own-goal got them a point out of a trip to the DW Stadium that failed to put the requisite pressure on Arsenal or Chelsea.