IT’S STILL A MAGICAL COMPETITION

GOLDEN MOMENT: Kayode Odejayi after scoring for Barnsley against Chelsea
PICTURE: Action Images

IT IS nearly ten years ago now, but occasionally the memory is triggered and the mind goes back to a cold, wet night at Oakwell, a raucous crowd, Martin Devaney’s high cross hanging in the air… and Kayode Odejayi leaping high to head in past Carlo Cudicini.
March 2008. The FA Cup. Barnsley beating a Chelsea side containing John Terry, Michael Essien, Joe Cole, Nicolas Anelka, Michael Ballack and more. A night of drama and de...