THE Manchester United v Spurs FA Cup match on Sunday was so good they're on again this week - just kidding.
I doubt it's due to viewer demand but, by a coincidence of the league schedule with the FA Cup draw, those two sides do clash again in Sunday's live match on Wharf Sports. Last weekend's FA Cup tie was a strange game. There were few talking points and neither side was totally convincing yet there was a fascination in seeing Spurs take on the semblance of a competitive team again after their Newcastle collapse.
United were sound without being spectacular. And Andy Cole proved his reliability once again. You can always rely on him to miss a sitter.
A match-up that could be back by viewer demand, however, is Aston Villa v Newcastle (Wharf on Saturday). Last time these teams met was early in the season (September) and it was a 4-3 thriller seen on ESPN. By all rights it shouldn't have been a thriller as Newcastle led comfortably but their seeming desire to keep the neutrals entertained to the last minute plus Dwight Yorke's hat-trick for Villa made it so.
And now there is the added ingredient of it being the Magpies' first match following Kevin Keegan's resignation bombshell.
Futbol Mundial (STAR Sports and TVB Pearl) completed its review of 1996 last week with the July to December period.