2,000-odd Newcastle United supporters travelled to London Road in the belief the club would progress in the Carling Cup.
Sadly Chris Hughton exposed a painful truth – the club didn't fancy a cup run this season.
And I find that unbelievable, from a club that two years ago were challenging for a European place.
Yes ... THAT is how far down the shit hole Mike Ashley has taken us ... and I cannot believe the people who want Ashley to triumph over Kevin Keegan in the courts this week ... as though Keegan is the villian.
Keegan is only asking for what he is entitled to ... having been shit on (from a great height) by the Fat Controller!
I'll be honest with you ... I don't think for one moment Chris Hughton is the man to lead us into the future.
He has threadbare resources (caused by Ashley's selling and no buying policy), and he cannot be blamed for that, but it comes to something when the players have to organise a meeting between themselves to sort out the 'givers and the takers' - those who WANT to play nd those who DON'T!
On Tuesday night Hughton put out the kids for a fixture we could (and should) have won. I cannot fall for this bollox that two games a week (following on from a two week international break) is going to kill the players - the big clubs involved in European games do it every week.
As it happens we aren't in Europe and we have only three competitions to play for throught the entire season ... and the Carling Cup is not only a decent shot at Wembley ... put a chance to gain some pride back.
So what happens? Chris Hughton not only short-changed the fans who travelled to Peterborough by effectively conceding the game with his team selection ... but now we have to bounce back from a defeat that (in all honesty) could have been 6-0.
Hughton: “Of course I was disappointed to go out of the cup. We wanted to get through if we could but we cannot risk further injuries to important players because our squad isn’t big enough.
“And it was an opportunity for the lads – no matter how tough it was going to be.
“Some of the younger lads will be a bit hurt by what happened and, to be honest, no one really excelled in the game I didn’t think.
"But it will probably be a good lesson for them in the long-run and it was a bit of an awakening for them."
As for Sunderland? Steve Bruce: “Realistically it’s what we can win. The big boys don’t play their big teams until the later stages and if the draw is favourable, who knows how far we can go? Finishing in the top eight in the Premier League is a big achievement as a manager, but we are all trying to lift a trophy, it’s just very difficult in football now.”
Victory for Sunderland at Wembley would kick us all right in the balls, and as I was one of those 2,000 who travelled to Peterborough, I'd take it worse than most ... because Hughton threw in the towel.