Emile Heskey had proved a real handful, and he almost extended Wigan's lead with an acrobatic over-head kick after 50 minutes that brought an equally spectacular save from Paddy Kenny.
One of the first strategic alliances, which kick-started this phenomenal head-over-heels rush, was the joint venture between Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) and IBM, called Taligent.