Few fringe benefits from our cup misfits

WE can’t say we haven’t got the Magic Of The FA Cup now, I guess.

Drawing Crawley sets up what would surely constitute the greatest upset in the history of the FA Cup — ie United’s utterly useless second stringers somehow managing to overcome the high-spending, cogent and motivated Crawley outfit...

I exaggerate somewhat, of course. But there was no mistaking the howling of my Red comrades during last weekend’s cup tie as they contemplated the embarrassingly underwhelming display of several fringe players who, given a big chance to impress, turned tail and ran.