It's not the end of the world

It's hard to summarise an entire football season or the emotions I am feeling 24 hours on (at the time of writing, it is 5.25pm on Monday) but in word it is: positive.

In truth I didn't expect Spurs to finish 4th, there I've said it. We are better away and Arsenal are better at home, but they did what was required and so did we.

As usual we can pintpoint the problem of not finishing in the Champions League qualification spaces to several factors: not signing a striker in January; Adebayor's poor scoring form through 3/4 of the season; too many draws when we should have won; too many dropped points at home; the loss of influential players like Kaboul and Sandro - I could go on.

I'm positive because we did what we had to do and win, Bale's finish was utterly sublime. We left ourselves hoping Newcastle were going to do the job, they didn't, and should have scored more against a very mediocre Sunderland side.

I was at the game and saw what we were up against from pitch side, including 2 legitimate penalty claims, the first of which was seen by all.

Overall I am positive about the huge points haul of 72, enough to have comfortably secured a top 4 spot in previous seasons. I am also positive about the overall form we showed under a new manager who is now among the longest serving in the premier league. 

Finally I am positive about Gareth Bale staying at the club. We showed determination to build a side around him, to play the best football in years in an improving squad. 

I am also confident that Bale will see Spurs as the best option in England for him - the top 3 all change their managers this summer and aside from a step down to Liverpool or Everton, his only option is Arsenal. That would never happen, would it?