True blue title test in store from City

AMIDST all the brouhaha following the separation (pending divorce?) between FC United and Manchester United in 2005, there is one band of intrepid souls who have, in time-honoured fashion, tried to “keep it together for the kids”: those who follow both teams, cherrypicking the fixtures of each and maintaining dual memberships.

There’s more of them than the propagandists would have you believe – and, boy, are they in the midst of a wonderful week.

Last Friday night, the Rebels’ club made headlines by knocking out a team 95 places ahead of them in the FA Cup, live on TV, after a thrilling ding-dong affair that climaxed in a 94th minute winner.