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While the set-to between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium may not be the most eye-catching of tonight’s Rumbelows Cup fixtures, it may well be the most poignant as misty-eyed supporters of one side get to watch a former club legend in action against the team he once represented with such distinction for the first time since his departure. Of course that all depends on whether or not David Moyes picks Konstantinos Mavropanos to start in defence, but the omens look good as the fourth round of England’s fifth most prestigious competition after the Premier League, FA Cup and both transfer windows looks the ideal opportunity to give the big Greek fringe player a run-out.
I’m sure I won’t be the only cutlery-polishing, Henderson’s sauce-chugging and Judas Priest-listening reader to point out that Dejphon Chansiri’s proposal of sporadically paying out money for no return of anything of any apparent value is already the pan-Sheffield football business model at the moment, but I think Noble Francis’s keyboard, head and/or hands may have spontaneously exploded sometime yesterday, so I will, just in case” – Jon Millard.
The 2026 World Cup: 48 teams. The 2030 World Cup: six countries, three continents. The 2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia. Will 2038 be hosted on the moon? Please restart your STOP FOOTBALL campaign” – Krishna Moorthy.
Will St James’ Park be a 2034 World Cup venue?” – Tim Diggles.
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