Parker costs Spurs victory at Stevenage

Years ago, my daughter played in a six a side astroturf tournament. At half time (10 minutes each way) the score stood at 0-0, as the girls all finished like Carlton Cole, or Keane in a West Ham shirt. I stood on the fringes of the half time huddle as the coach gabbled tactics that not one of the girls understood and then, as  the second half started, my daughter collected the ball from the kick off, charged towards goal and, without looking up, blasted it into the net. It was a wonderful finish! The trouble is, nobody had told her that teams change ends at half time so she had just blasted the ball into her own net. Laugh? I shat myself!

And I was reminded of that hilarious moment today as Scotty, standing on the opposition's goal line, deflected a goal bound shot into the net, thereby ensuring it was ruled out for offside. Quite why he was on the goal line is anybody's guess: we know he struggles with the rules of the game, which is why he thinks he can go through the back of players when he tackles, but surely even Scotty knows that there can't be two opposition players between him and the goal if he is standing on the goal line itself!

Once again, passion elbowed all thought to one side - as it does time and time again with Parker. He really is a brainless footballer which is why he will never be anything better than good. Great players understand the game, they read it, they control it; Parker moves around the pitch like the ball on a pin ball machine.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If Parker plays in the Euro finals he will make a telling mistake that will cost us a game. Still just one assist and no goals in a Tottenham shirt by the way!