Oh well. Spurs' 4th place always had an air of unreality about it, however excited by the prospect we might have been at times. We haven't really played that well this season, grinding out results in the manner of - ahem - the Arse of old.

If we'd been offered 5th last August, we'd have snapped it up straight away. And we'd probably have crashed out of the Champions League anyway, a la Everton. At least we have a chance of beating the Finnish fishermen.

Hateful as it is to write this, Arsenal have at times been sensational, which we never have. We've made huge strides, it's been a great season, and there are some fantastic things to work on next season, but I guess the table doesn't lie.

Then again, if it wasn't for conceding an unbelievably soft last minute goal at home to our bete noire this season, West Ham, and then 10 of the team getting food poisoning and losing to them today, we'd have been 4th.

Still, the Hammers serve a useful purpose as a feeder club for some of our players and a retirement home for the others. And they'll be in a relegation fight next year, anyway, so they're not really worth hating.

Here's hoping that Arsene Wenger's International XI get well and truly humiliated by Barcelona.

Player of the seaon for me has been Michael Dawson. An awesome defender. The fact he's not even in the frame for England says all one needs to know about Sven.

Come on you Spurs!