Duncan Barkes

Nobody was that bothered.

It's kind of what we thought might happen.

In fact, I'd go as far as to say I did predict 4-0 to the Arsenal, but I didn't want to do it out loud because it sounds disloyal.

But it wasn't far away.

They scored a goal, a tap-in.

towards the end that gave Martinelli his hat-trick, didn't it?

And that was beautifully made by them, a defence-splitting pass.

The cross was so superb, because it came past Schochnessy between him and the goal, and Schochnessy didn't know what to do with it, because he knew that stick out of foot and it would be a known goal.

It was perfectly crafted, with a little bit of bend on it, so that it came back towards Martinelli, round Schochnessy almost,

and giving Martinelli that little tap-in.

So, it'll be interesting to find out where Schmidt was, why Shaughnessy was taken off.

Interesting that Ogilvy came on and played as a centre-half, and of course did all right, because that's what we expect of Ogilvy, and what we always get.

So Shaughnessy off, we wonder why.

Schmidt not there, we wonder why.

Ume and Blair will just have to wait.

I bet you that in the morning it will be announced that they're going for a scan, both of them.

And then we'll hold our breath and it will be baited breath because they both looked pretty potent, didn't they?

Blair was looking increasingly potent.

And Ume has a real presence about him.

He's big as well as quick and committed.