[kop]

I refuse to believe that this is a contingency. It must be 1 out of 3;

1. They have been deliberately poisoned, by someone who wanted arsenal to get 4th.
2. They've "poisoned" themselves, due to may injuries in the week before the game so that they could get the match postponed.
3. A contingency, they were poisoned by bad food at the restaurant.

As I said; I don't think it's alt. 3.