Chelsea clash might be far less vital than we thought

HAD a good Christmas prezzie haul, dear reader? I got most of what I wanted in the first 20 minutes against Sunderland, thanks for asking: that sort of sparkling play-through-a-hangover carefree performance is exactly what St Stephen’s Day football should be about.

I doubt I need to add ‘Viva Berba’ once again, though can one ever say it enough?

Rather less welcome was the postponement of yet another eagerly-awaited away day jaunt (FC United’s Lake District lark at Kendal Town on the 27th) which thus joined Chelsea and Blackpool in the letdown bin.