Rampant Spurs 4 - 0 Derby

I'll keep this brief, as today I am basing my opinion on the evidence provided by Match of the Day, but the good news is that the "crisis" is over. Yes you could say that Derby were poor and made life easy for us, but that's a perfect chance to roll out the old cliche: You can only beat the team in front of you. The drubbing we have been waiting for finally appears.

What was more satisfying than the 4-0 rout was that at last Jol did what the fans have been waiting for, Hudd played, Routledge played, we stuck to 2 strikers at a time, even Taarabt got a game. And the result? We could have been 6-0 up by half time.

It's nice to be right isn't it!

Huddlestone looked assured and to my mind bossed the game first half, we have a left back at last which certainly helps the balance, for Pete's sake even Jenas looked like he played well! Sure, Derby at home is a different kettle of fish to Man U away, but let's not underestimate the confidence boost this will have provided.

From the highlights it looked like the Tottenham show - anyone at the game want to confirm it was that easy? MOTD didn't show a single decent attempt on goal from Derby.

Even Mystic Meg would have trouble trying to predict the outcome of a Spurs game these days, but this game could tangibly provide a platform to push on from. A decent performance against Man U next week, a win against Fulham and maybe we'll be ready for The Big One, and to quote a phrase, "I'd love it if we beat them, just love it".

Crisp passing, good vision and shabby opposition have at last put us back in our rightful place - above Arsenal in the table. At least for this morning anyway!