Whilst not technically a giant-killing, this Cup victory will be placed in the annals alongside those famous victories against the myriad of Goliaths down the years. Playing against a West Six side who had comprehensively beaten us just a month earlier, and without any recognised defenders or our inspirational leader, to make it into the quarter-finals in derserved fashion was no mean feat. Whilst Fernando donned the Supremely hooded sheepskin as if it was tailor-made for him, and turned in an authoritative performance at centre-half that also produced a superb pass for the opening goal, it was his makeshift partner at the back Jez Brown who ambled off with all the plaudits.

It was not solely Brown's solid and no-nonsense defending that caught the eye. It was also his mouth, used to positive and quite brilliant effect. With a completely new back line, the Black Country all-rounder called on those many (39) years of experience to organise these novices into an unpassable unit. Pushing the Logica defenders up to compress the play was just one of the novel approaches that reaped dividends as West Six struggled to find space and rhythm. This left the way clear for Reevaldo to work his creative magic alongside Gautam, ably assisted by the work-rate and tenacity of Buck. Abbott also received some recognition at the polls for his two strikes, in particular retaining his composure to slot home the winning penalty in extra time, but overall this really should go down as a fine all-round team performance.