Pitch invaders lunacy could cause new problems

If defeat wasn’t bad enough there was another major downside for the club tonight as the Irons faltered in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

A 3-1 defeat against Spurs is hard enough to take but to see a couple of fans running onto the pitch in what amounts to an act of sabotage is also more than sad.

After the events of last season against Burnley – and with an FA probe into that still going on- this was precisely what the club didn’t need.

No doubt we will learn precisely what action the club intends to do about the offenders – or have already done – very soon which are likely to be life bans.

But it seems inevitable that the FA will again be involved in a possible censure of the Hammers and a probable fine.

So unnecessary  – so very stupid!