Has it come to this?

Last night's 4-1 defeat and relegation of Wigan by Arsenal has set the last day of the season up for a 2006 nail-biting repeat.

Except I won't be biting my nails, well I hope not anyway. The situation Spurs have found themselves in, with Champions League football next season dependant on other results has come from a number of factors I have detailed previous to this blog.

The fact is if Spurs lose to Sunderland on Sunday, we don't get to play in the premier tournament next season and will face Europe's second best in the Europa league for a second season running. Yes it is better than nothing, but there are implications of our best players being lured away, the financial investment and memories that Champions League football can bring.

What the biggest concern is, for me, is how this situation has occurred once again, with us taking it to the last day of the season and being reliant on other results once again.

In 2006 we were reliant on Arsenal losing to qualify, and a lasagne and 'missed' penalty by legend Teddy Sheringham was not enough, while last season we had to watch Bayern Munich play like fools in their own stadium and lose to Chelsea, meaning no qualification once again.

I think we deserve to get into the Champions League, but then I would say that. We have played some fantastic football, have one of the best players in the world in our team and are forming a magnificent spine through defence and midfield.

Failure to qualify will come down to us looking at where points were dropped and the failure to add the right talent to our squad, but we will get no sympathy if we fail to do it again.

Although, I suspect no blame will be put on AVB'S door. A few early season teething errors and a few questionable selection decisions aside, this has been a good debut season for Andre and to have that rewarded with him, Bale, Vertonghen, Sandro and co playing Europe's best in 2013-14 seems fitting.

It can be done!