Brakes beat Dowie's Sky Blues

Leamington beat Iain Dowie's Coventry City 1-0 last night in a surprise victory in the Lord Mayor's Cup. Last year Brakes lost 5-0, but despite the Sky Blues starting with six or seven of their first team, it was once again a case of Avon calling for the Midland Alliance double winners when former Sky Blues trialist Avon Jephcott scored the winning goal.

Former Addicks supremo Iain Dowie was not there as he was to appear in court today to answer the action brought by Simon Jordan. The opening shots in the proceedings can be found here: Court I was also not among the crowd of over 850 at the New Windmill Ground as a I was at the sponsors' evening at The Valley where spirits were very high despite relegation the previous evening.

Apologies for the non-appearance of a report on the Spurs game but Paul May was indisposed after the match.