This morning, as I was writing my post-match thoughts on the Wigan match, I just couldn’t not think of all those who would be envious of our triumph.

And, as punctual as a Swiss clock, my question – invidiousness? – turns into a statement: invidiousness. The Sun promptly reports on an interview given by Chelsea coach Ray Wilkins. Can you guess what he said?

The fact we’ve won the Carling Cup twice in the last four years and Arsenal have won none justifies our policy, You enter a competition to win the competition. Why go into it if you’re not concerned whether you win it?

Playing a young or weakened team undermines the value of the competition. And we have not and will not do that. We want to win it, big time.

I just love it when I predict the future. The whole article can be found here. And yes, others will follow.

UPDATE: Shall I say more?