‘Remember the day,’ said the Brentford PA announcer. ‘January 22, 2022.’ Cue ripples of laughter around the ground.
Come the final whistle, result aside, there was a wave of relief that it had come to an end, albeit 38 or so minutes after it was scheduled to conclude.
The short version is three goals, two concussion subs, an overturned red card by VAR, a failed microphone pack putting the ref in limbo, a disallowed goal and an ‘unauthorised drone’ that threatened to throw this match into disrepute. Oh, and Brentford boss Thomas Frank got sent off after the final whistle.