Top of the table clash...with Spurs!

Didn't think I'd be writing under this headline anytime this century, but, well, hats off to Martin Jol. The Dutchman has turned Spurs into a half decent team. Any side who has the foresight to bring an albeit slowing Edgar Davids to their team deserves to be where they are. My only disappointment is that a broken metatarsel prohibits Davids and Roy Keane renewing their decade long hostilities at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Instead, Spurs, one point ahead of United in second place will face an almost apathetic United team. The injury list is like a roll call with Giggs, Keane, Saha, Fortune, Solksjaer, Heinze, Neville, Richardson and on the mental disability list you could add Ferdinand, Silvestre, O'Shea and Fletcher. United don't look like a cohesive force anymore. The head of the beast has been severed by a broken metatarsel and the focus, drive, ambition and tanacity of the team has been replaced by a bunch of contract wielding apathetic prima donnas. Only Wayne Rooney and Park Ji Sung look remotely interested in playing football these days. It is for this reason, and the solidity of Spurs' defensive unit with Davids sitting in front of them, that I am predicting a dull drawn affair. Maybe a 1-1, but more than likely a nil all, bah humbug affair.

It is during these dark days of non stop TV football and constant reminders on how good Chelsea are that we of the red fraternity must sit in darkened rooms at 4:52pm consoling ourselves on the back of another Chelsea win and a half hearted drawn game up north. And I'm not just talking about United fans either, the fair city of Liverpool is under the same dark blue cloud, but at least they're used to it...