Mackems defeated

Of course, I couldn't let the day pass without mentioning the fact that the mackems self destructed half way through the local derby (while leading 1-0 I might add), to somehow concoct a defeat of magnificent proportions. 4-1 was the final score, and they even let Mr Shearer get his final goal against them, along with helping our cause in general with goals from Chopra and Luque, both who needed a bit of a confidence booster.

Anyway, what might have been considered a perfect match was somewhat spoilt by a tough challenge on Shearer which resulted in him being injured. It looks like it might be a little on the serious side, so there's a decent chance he may never wear the black and white stripes in a competitive match again. Guess, we'll have to wait and see on that front, but like the man said, if he has to go out 3 games before the end of the season after scoring a goal in a 4-1 win against the local rivals, it could have been a whole lot worse of an end.

And sorry Pete, but we needed the points for our late push to get to Europe (without the intertoto cups help).