NIL BY MOUTH

UNITED 0 'SPURS 0
Boring boring boring. Another tie when a win was likely. Last weekend's ugly cup was played at the soon to be raised White Hart Lane. So dismal was this affair I won't bother with details.


I'M JUST MOANING
Why? Because all the top sides, save for the newly inducted contenders/pretenders Villa, tied. OK at least United did it away, and at a hostile environment. But Chelsea once again dropped points at the Bridge. Shameful yet predictable.

The following day the squad left for Japan. The club of the club cup or some nonsense. More silverware for the trophy case. But do they really want it?

Reports say the mood at the team hotel in Yokohama remains buoyant despite the dismal weather. Whatevs. Grab your silverware and make a B-line for Stoke away. This is one side that unnerves even the toughest opponents.

United has faced tougher competition, almost weekly. Stoke, not so much.