Virus not food poisoning for Spurs

Virus not food poisoning for Spurs Thursday May 11 2006

Tottenham have been told that a stomach virus caused the sickness in their squad ahead of the West Ham game on Sunday.

Sky Sports News say that scientific tests have shown that there was nothing wrong with the food eaten by the Spurs players at the Marriott Hotel in Canary Wharf - it was just a stomach bug.

The club had been threatening to sue the East London hotel after several players - including Michael Carrick - were struck down with sickness that left them vomiting until the kick-off of the game at Upton Park.

Hotel manager Paul Downing said: “The first test result back has showed it was some kind of neural virus, but we are awaiting further results, which are due back later today."

Spurs lost the game 2-1 and were ousted from fourth spot by Arsenal, leaving the chairman Daniel Levy requesting that their game against the Hammers was replayed.

The Premier League understandably rejected their cheeky request and Levy reacted to the appeal decision with dismay, saying he despaired at the state of the rules which did not take into account such matters as food poisoning.

He said: "We are disappointed, but not surprised. We continue to feel justifiably aggrieved at the course of events and remain convinced that the game should never have been played.

"If the loss of over half a selected squad to an inexplicable illness in highly suspect circumstances does not warrant the postponement of a match, then I can only despair at the state of our governing rules."

But now it seems that those 'highly suspect circumstances' were not so highly suspect after all.

http://www.football365.co.uk/teams/tottenham\_hotspur/story\_185116.shtml

the hotel should sue spurs

bansheeman wrote: the hotel should sue spurs

hahah yes

Need I comment further?

Yeah but.....Where did the viral infection come from? one of the kitchen staff clearly! Why wasn't the sick member of staff sent home? Was he an Arsenal fan who deliberately got sick

Back in the days of Tom Tom we poisoned over 20 diners on one Saturday night. Sous chef had been complaining to Head Chef about being ill since the Thursday but as we were fully booked all weekend Head Chef told him to get his lazy fat arse into work regardless of how ill he was. A decision which, I must confess, I backed and reiterated in similarly strong terms!

The net result was that everyone from a party of 22 went down with the shits on the Sunday and three were hospitalised. Environmental Health were in first thing on Monday taking away samples of everything. The only thing which saved our bacon was the fact that later on in the night the party had left a nightclub and all went to a KEBAB SHOP. He was consequently "prime suspect" and took a bit of the heat off us.

GlasVegas wrote: Yeah but.....Where did the viral infection come from? one of the kitchen staff clearly! Why wasn't the sick member of staff sent home? Was he an Arsenal fan who deliberately got sick

Back in the days of Tom Tom we poisoned over 20 diners on one Saturday night. Sous chef had been complaining to Head Chef about being ill since the Thursday but as we were fully booked all weekend Head Chef told him to get his lazy fat arse into work regardless of how ill he was. A decision which, I must confess, I backed and reiterated in similarly strong terms!

The net result was that everyone from a party of 22 went down with the shits on the Sunday and three were hospitalised. Environmental Health were in first thing on Monday taking away samples of everything. The only thing which saved our bacon was the fact that later on in the night the party had left a nightclub and all went to a KEBAB SHOP. He was consequently "prime suspect" and took a bit of the heat off us.

jesus! I'm always so frightened of eating out anymore.. everytime i push the fear aside someone says something like this

haha

Bonzette wrote:

Need I comment further?

it'd have been more interesting if some of the conspiracy theories were true though

sack it

seasons over now

this is what made tottenham sick

Smarra[gold]dona wrote: this is what made tottenham sick

Thierry Henry is the man

State of Love and Trust wrote: Thierry Henry is the man

Come to your senses little man?

Nah I'm always gonna hate Arsenal and think they're rubbish but Thierry Henry is the man, nobody can deny he is mint.

State of Love and Trust wrote: Nah I'm always gonna hate Arsenal and think they're rubbish but Thierry Henry is the man, nobody can deny he is mint.

Spurs fan in disguise!

Bonzette wrote:

State of Love and Trust wrote: Nah I'm always gonna hate Arsenal and think they're rubbish but Thierry Henry is the man, nobody can deny he is mint.

Spurs fan in disguise!

Man U FOREVER mate Thierry Henry himself would have been proud of the uber mint free kick I scored yesterday.

State of Love and Trust wrote:

Bonzette wrote:

State of Love and Trust wrote: Nah I'm always gonna hate Arsenal and think they're rubbish but Thierry Henry is the man, nobody can deny he is mint.

Spurs fan in disguise!

Man U FOREVER mate Thierry Henry himself would have been proud of the uber mint free kick I scored yesterday.

Check you out- if you do say so yourself!

Bonzette wrote:

State of Love and Trust wrote: Nah I'm always gonna hate Arsenal and think they're rubbish but Thierry Henry is the man, nobody can deny he is mint.

Spurs fan in disguise!

you say that as if it's a bad thing......;)

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote:

Bonzette wrote:

State of Love and Trust wrote: Nah I'm always gonna hate Arsenal and think they're rubbish but Thierry Henry is the man, nobody can deny he is mint.

Spurs fan in disguise!

you say that as if it's a bad thing......;)

Oh Green! How ironic, i've spent my most of my day today with Spurs' firm!

But give em as much stick in the flesh as i do on here!

I would expect nothing less Bonzette

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: I would expect nothing less Bonzette

Of course- you know me well!

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: I would expect nothing less Bonzette

Cheating Spurs scum!

(Joke)