After Manchester United lost to the combined might of Blackburn and Newcastle shipping six goals in the process, they were 'rewarded' with the selection of Chris Foy to referee the FA Cup tie at the Council Estate.
The rest is history.
For the next match against Bolton, Peter Walton was 'randomly' selected by the PGMOB to officiate.
He gave United a penalty which they proceeded to miss but ran out comfortable winners.
A not too unfamiliar scenario for Grandad Walton as the Red Devils are yet to lose in over 20 Premier League matches officiated by the old man.
For lovers of probability, there was a 1 in 342 chance of Man Utd being gifted these two referees in their hour of need.
And, historically, Foy and Walton have been the most pro-Man Utd of all the current refs.
What a weird fluke!
