Parking the coracle

Thanks to my trivia expert Matt for wondering if Moyes will be parking the coracle at Shrewsbury. A swift Google reveals that a coracle is "a small round boat made of wickerwork covered with a watertight material, propelled with a paddle." It looks a bit like going to sea in an upturned washing-up bowl. They are popular in Wales and on the River Severn in Shrewsbury, where world championship coracle racing is held. Indeed a coracle was used by local hero Fred Davies to retrieve the footballs that ended up in the River Severn after being booted out of Shrewsbury's former Gay Meadow stadium. There's also a pub called the Coracle in the town. So let's hope West Ham are not left in a coracle without a paddle after fielding a weakened side in the Cup today.