A thoroughly deserved Newcastle United victory was sadly overshadowed last night by one of the worst fashion faux paxs ever seen on a football field.
Now, Newcastle have known a thing or two about bad hairstyles through the years - Kevin Keegan's dodgy perm, Chris Waddle's spiky mullet and Peter Beardsley's pudding bowl cut spring readily to mind - so where better for David James to join their illustrious ranks with a chemically straightened, side parting effort which made him look like an extra from a 1920s silent movie.
Quite what was going through the former England international's mind when he swaggered into his favourite salon is unclear, although given the fact James once put his bad form at Liverpool down to spending too much time playing computer games, it's a fair bet to suggest the Portsmouth stopper is a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic if you know what I mean!
"Hi James, is it going to be the usual? Or can I tempt you to ditch the afro and go for a Franz Ferdinand-style, super slick and super straight cut with a classy side-parting?"
"Sorry, what was that, I was just playing Pro Evolution soccer on my PSP, whatever you want mate, just give it a bit of a tidy-up, big game against Newcastle in front of the Sky Television cameras to look my best for."
To be fair to James - and there is nothing fair about the fact a celebrity hairdresser probably charged him a ridiculous amount of money to get his hair cut like that - he's always been a quality (if slightly absent minded) keeper and had it not been for his excellent reactions on Sunday, United would have got the comprehensive victory much of their play deserved.
But 1-0 will do and, if we're going to be continuing in this positive frame of mind, that's four games unbeaten for Glenn Roeder's side and two wins out of two in front of their own supporters since the Sheffield United debacle.
Kieron Dyer, Obafemi Martins, Titus Bramble, Nolberto Solano in his new position at right back, Steven Taylor and James Milner - before he followed captain Scott Parker off the pitch with a rib injury - all gave good cause for optimism and that man Antoine Sibierski popped up yet again with the crucial goal.
Surely the Frenchman has cemented his cult hero status on Tyneside following his less-than welcomed deadline day move from Manchester City and his triumph is a victory for the follicle challenged everywhere.
Considering the awful things some people do when they do still have hair, it was a good day all round for the slap heads. A precious three points and no sign of any protests, even Freddie Shepherd will have gone home content with life.
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