Harry Redknapp has admitted he is struggling to gain enthusiasm for a possible FA Cup semi-final against his former club Portsmouth.
Since Redknapp left Portsmouth in October 2008 to take over at White Hart Lane, the Fratton Park club have been on a downward spiral, and with a nine-point penalty for entering administration soon to be imposed, relegation to the Championship is a virtual certainty.
Redknapp led Portsmouth to FA Cup glory in 2008, and if Spurs overcome Fulham in their quarter-final replay next Wednesday, the two clubs will meet at Wembley in the semi-final next month.
Even though victory over Fulham would leave Redknapp on the brink of a second FA Cup Final in three years, he said: "It's difficult to look forward to it. You can't, really.
"It doesn't seem long ago that we were going to meetings when [former owner] Alexandre Gaydamak was there looking at the new stadium. It was going to be along the lines of the one in Munich.
"There was meeting after meeting to discuss the new training ground, which was going to be one of the best in Europe.
"People were asking our opinions on how big the dressing room should be, and where the swimming pool should be, and it was all pie in the sky, really. When you look at it now, it's just incredible."
Meanwhile, midfielder Tom Huddlestone could be back in action by early next week after being given the all-clear to resume training.
Huddlestone, who this week signed a new contract to keep him at Spurs until 2015, damaged ankle ligaments in the 2-1 win over Everton on 28 February, but a second scan yesterday showed the 23-year-old was recovering well.
Redknapp is desperate for Huddlestone to return quickly, as Jermaine Jenas is still recovering from a hernia operation, while Wilson Palacios is just one booking away from a two-match suspension.
