Habermann flies in from Düsseldorf and Kmart hasn't won anything significant since the age of monarchs. A neutral venue feels appropriate — neither side deserves the comfort of familiarity.

Looks like a classic!

Once more vs WEL's apparent bogey team

Kevin has his work cut out to win this one but what do I know.

Welling advance. Kmart, who confesses to throwing matches as a strategic art form, has now been eliminated by someone who simply wanted to win one. The gap between philosophy and points is, as ever, measurable.

Out-chanced ‘em, at admittedly lower chance of scoring. Couldn’t crack Gk Morgan though. Congrats, Eduard!

The problem was that I didn't know in advance which match was FCU's OTF.

The FA Cup. A competition designed to make everyone briefly believe things might be different, before confirming that they won't be....

...Olmec Steve and Fylde, two sides meeting on neutral ground — which is fitting, as neither has given me strong feelings about anything.

This one gonna be a slugfest

I'm about to give OLMEC a strong feeling with my right boot....

Another game with a strong favourite but Phil will have different ideas.

Olmec Steve advances on penalties, which is a form of winning so arbitrary it almost constitutes philosophy. One hundred and twenty minutes of football resolved by a coin flip with better footwear. I find it oddly appropriate.

Ouch- just noticed how bad the injury was to my star defender