By Ollie Irish
An FC United fan lets off a flare at Gigg Lane
Gus Poyet's Albion sauntered to an easy win against FC United at Gigg Lane last night. So FC
United vs Man Utd is off the menu, and I'm delighted, as the media shitstorm – the unalloyed
romance of the FA Cup, glorious giant-killers, screw the Glazers, real fans etc.
Somen Tchoyi surprise for the derby « Express & Star Albion boss Roberto Di Matteo could spring a
major Black Country derby surprise by fielding Somen Tchoyi as a stand-in striker. The head coach
is considering moving the Cameroon international up front, who today gave a vote of confidence to
under-fire forward Marc-Antoine Fortune.
It has already been the most improbable of cup runs. Every match in FC United's run to within
grabbing distance of the Third Round of this year's FA Cup has been enveloped in the sort of drama
that would not, in a quite literal sense, have looked out of place in a children's comic from the
1970s. The last minute winner at Rochdale in the First Round, a goal that feels like years and
years ago.
