Video: Morten Gamst Pedersen falls victim to some inappropriate touching (Tottenham 2-0 Blackburn)

Rory Delap can consider himself very lucky that this tactic hasn’t been adopted by teams up and down the country.

Tottenham quelled the threat posed by Morten Gamst Pedersen’s long throw during today’s match against Blackburn by getting their fans to touch his backside during his run-up.

The statistics for Blackburn’s shots on goal suggest the ploy worked perfectly.