They fixed the toilets in time to start but forgot to plug the leaks as life without Harry Kane started with a deluge of goals.
There were two for Tottenham and two for Brentford in a breathless first half, before the teams settled for a point each after the interval.
Ange Postecoglou could easily have lost his first Premier League game and there is still much work for the new boss to do as he tries to impose his style but he was warmly applauded at the end by fans in the away end.
This, they will consider closer to the Spurs way.