We’ve sort of got used to St Totteringham’s Day coming late in the season recently.
Sometimes we’ve even had to wait for the final whistle of the league campaign to enjoy the fact that, once again, Tottenham have failed to finish above Arsenal.
But this season we have some breathing space thanks to our amazing run of form since the turn of the year (imagine – fit players make a difference) and Tottenham being, well, Tottenham.
One point behind Spurs and 13 behind City when 2015 arrived to greet us, we now sit five points above the current Champions and 12 ahead of London’s comedy club.
With Arsenal off to Wembley this weekend, Spurs have a chance to close that gap. They also have a chance to do something stupid and, should they lose to Newcastle on Sunday, Arsenal can get set to ring in St Totteringham’s Day with a win next weekend given the Gunners superior goal difference (31 v 4). Although, technically, it won’t officially be St Totteringham’s Day until another point is collected or dropped.
Just another reason for Arsene to break his Jose Mourinho duck, really.
[Arsenal need six more points to seal St Totteringham’s Day on goal difference, assuming (ha!) that Tottenham win their remaining six games, as long as there isn’t a massive 36-goal swing, seven to seal it mathematically before the end of the season should Tottenham continue to win.]