Albion hit for 10...by Albion

THANK goodness there was a scoreboard.

Some of us were running out of fingers to keep count of the score in tonight's reserve-team game between Burton Albion and the Baggies.

It finished Burton Albion 0, West Bromwich Albion 10.

In no particular order - Reid (2), Martis (2), Wood (2), Downing, Bednar, Elford-Alliyu and Barnett did the damage against a dreadfully hapless Burton Albion side, featuring 46-year-old goalkeeper Kevin Poole.

At least referee Mr M Bristow showed a sympathetic side (why do clubs never give the first name of officials on team-sheets or programmes?)

Eight second-half goals and four substitutions should have necessitated a mandatory 30 seconds for each goal and sub. We were facing a minimum of five minutes added on. Mr Bristow called time when the clock hit 90 minutes.

Check out the match report in tomorrow's Birmingham Mail.

When was the last time Albion scored 10 in a fixture of any sort?

And speaking of teasers, here's one for you: Looking back at Saturday's 5-0 win against Watford, when was the last time three different Albion players scored their first-ever League goals for the club in one game?

Good luck with that one.