SPURS say they will take the positives from their unbeaten 13 seconds against Manchester City.

Players have been studying the video of yesterdays kick off to see which of their half dozen touches of the ball led to the first goal.

Manager Andre Villas-Boas said: If we can push on from here we might be able to get a throw-in before it all turns to shit.

Villas-Boas has also proposed that matches return to the centre circle every 10 seconds, as well as a cricket-style declaration system to end a match whenever necessary.

Meanwhile, fans have questioned the mangers team selection which yesterday included a still-concussed Hugo Lloris playing in slippers and a dressing gown.

Villas-Boas added: By breaking down a match into 13-second sections its clear we just need to work on the remaining 414 of them.

I suspect that will be a standard quote one day  its a game of 415 13-second sections, Brian.