What's disappointing is not so much our second string crashing out of the Cup, especially against the Redknapp-revived defending champions, but that - despite the recent successes of our reserves - we don't have the Arsenal-style team of talented youngsters who can play this competition (even though it was largely youngsters who took us as far as the semi-final in 2005 and Benitez has invested heavily in youth since).
Still, at least it's better to focus on the league - from which point of view, it's a shame that Chelsea also went out.
In other news, I was playing football myself at the University Club: making the regular philosophy game for only the second time this term...
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