There have been warnings that commuter train companies reliant on regulated fares could be heading for financial difficulties should ticket prices fall and that some might cut services in response.
Van der Vaart, as so often this season, led the north Londoners' response and had already sent an instinctive lofted finish just wide behind a scrambling Howard before heading in the equaliser after 11 minutes.
Instead, the chief constable's response has been to appoint a senior detective from Merseyside to advise Detective Superintendent Brian McArthur, who is heading the Omagh investigation.