Hungry Reid puts survival on the menu

MANY males at the Stadium of Light last Saturday will have been looking down at their pot bellies, ruing their physique for ruining a career in professional football.

As Andy Reid smashed home a winner so last gasp it was dangerous for asthma sufferers, he proved that the game can be just as much about technique as physical condition.

Although his fitness levels are somewhere between amusing and frightening, he managed to just about get through 90 minutes and more importantly, was in the right place at the right time in the sixth minute of injury time.