Brakes beat Sky Blues - and head for Europe

A disappointing football weekend with defeats at Nene Park and The Valley came to a satisfactory conclusion on Bank Holiday Monday. Not only did Leamington trounce a Coventry City XI 4-1, we also learnt that the Midland Combination Premiership champions have their next fixture in Spain on Saturday. Charlton may not have made it to Europe, but the Brakes are taking on Marbella Reserves in some obscure early qualifying round for the Inter Toto Cup.

A crowd of 786 at Harbury Lane included many Sky Blues looking forward to a comfortable win for their team. However, they did not take into account error prone Coventry keeper Steve Ogrizovic, last seen coaching Coventry reserves against Charlton at Park View Road. The hapless keeper was eventually withdrawn, but not before he had conceded four goals, Dave Bennett getting a consolation for the visitors.

As Brakes look forward to Midland Alliance football and the FA Cup, the players wore their new all white away kit. Whether having 'The Brakes' stamped across your backside is a good idea is a matter of opinion.