That Was The Week That Was

MONDAY
It being the day after a Merseyside derby, the newspapers are full of stories of unpleasantness, with Everton fans being accused to chanting rather horrible things about Steven Gerrard's family during the match at Anfield. Fortunately for basic human decency, Gerrard had the last laugh as it was his team who won it and are now seemingly nailed on for fourth place and Champions League football next season.

Back to this season and this week is ALL ABOUT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Yes, the Big Four are in action in Europe as England (well, about nine English people and a load of foreigners) take on the rest of the continent to prove that the Premier League is the best and the rest all smell. Or at least that's the plan, starting with tomorrow night's match between Man United and Roma, but we'll have more of that in the morning no doubt.

The good news about all this is that no-one seems to have noticed that Derby County have been relegated and it's still only March. Either that or no-one cares because the Rams were so flipping useless that we'd all basically relegated them in our minds back in October. The other small joy they'll have at the moment is the knowledge that their 2-2 draw with Fulham means that they effectively reached up from the grave to drag the Cottagers down with them. Like the end of Carrie, but less scary than that. And certainly less scary than Paul Jewell's sex tape...

TUESDAY
There are reports this morning that Wembley Stadium has started to show signs of sinking, calling into question whether this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals will have to be moved to alternative venues.