I'm writing from a hotel just outside Kendal, looking out to a great view over the lakes. In the bar tonight there's a maestro keyboard player doing strange versions of songs I used to like until I heard his unique takes on them - I never realised I could go off The Beatles so quickly!

More importantly, we went to a great Italian restaurant with food as good as anything I've ever tasted in the country itself. Before that though, Barnsley, having beaten Liverpool at Anfield the other week, only went and beat bloody Chelsea today! They weren't even desperate, I'm not sure I've ever seen such a good defensive display from any side...

Portsmouth beat Manchester United too, although they were lucky - for various reasons Man U ended up with Rio Ferdinand in goal! Portsmouth and Middlesbrough are the only Premiership sides left in the cup now; Middlesbrough have Cardiff tomorrow so they'd better watch out - could be a death match and West Brom have Bristol Rovers, with a whole league between the two sides we could be on for another giant killing.

I hope the guy goes home with his keyboard soon - I don't want to hear another version of 'stairway to heaven' again!