IT'S ODD, the sense of emptiness one feels without a weekend of footballing action to look back on.

Sadly, the only games played on Saturday weren't exactly thrilling and Spurs' trip to Blackpool the next day was – surprise, surprise – called off, as was the Tangerines' last scheduled home game against Manchester United.

Personally, I'm amazed that Ian Holloway himself didn't get up at dawn on Sunday to start boiling as many kettles as he could lay his hands on to thaw the pitch, such is his famous gumption and can-do attitude.

Some matches fell by the wayside because clubs felt ticket-holders wouldn't have been able to make their way to the ground through the Baltic conditions without doing themselves a mischief.

But given that a number of games were postponed because the playing surfaces had begun to resemble skating rinks, some questions surely need to be asked.

I find it hard to believe that if football clubs can pay players five or six figures each week they can't get their hands on the kind of technology needed to prevent their pitches from turning into sheet ice.

Kudos to Moneybags City, then, for delving into their seemingly bottomless reserves of lucre to work whatever magic needed to keep tonight's match with Everton a viable prospect.

Calling off a match because fans can't make their way to the ground due to adverse weather is understandable, but most supporters will tell you that neither hell nor high water (even the frozen kind) will separate them from their beloved team.

Here's hoping the weather forecast for the next week or so, combined with the prospect of a horrendous fixture backlog, prompts the footballing powers to be to take some action.

Schools may shut, planes may be grounded, the country's infrastructure may grind to a halt.

But if I can't enjoy Match of the Day 2 on Sunday evening because its suddenly got a bit nippy outside then something is seriously wrong with the world.

In other news, Spurs have been drawn against the other team from Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Harry Redknapp is reportedly delighted and, in a way, so am I.

Just qualifying for the knock-out stages was the ambition when we moved past Young Boys earlier this year, so to top the group and come up against AC Milan is something to savour.

And, seeing as we've already tasted success against reigning champions Inter, I'd say we've got it in us to dump the Rossoneri out of the competition altogether.