Soccer: Grateful for the smallest of mercies

AT times like this that I have squirrel-ish tendencies. Sometimes writing this column can be painful, eking out significance from the often-dire fare we’re subjected to.

And other weeks there's so much going on that you wish you could store some of it away for a winter that's bound to be dull, given our new "reasonable" expectations.

Last week saw heavy fall-out from the Birmingham game. Steve Bruce's eyes are not only unaligned, they also have a selective weakness.