YE1 Daily: 2011/12

Sitting 3rd in the Premier League and arguably in the title race, Tottenham Hotspur began 2012 playing some of the best football in the country.

But a combination of intense England links for manager Harry Redknapp, not long cleared of tax evasion, substandard winter transfers, a "criminal" run of form after February, and a fluke Champions League success for Chelsea dealt Spurs fans perhaps their most painful recent conclusion to a season.