There is not much dissension in the first editions about which was the biggest sports story of the day, namely Manchester United's 6-0 thrashing of West Ham.

THE HEADLINES

The Sun: 'YOU SIXY THINGS' Daily Mirror: '6-0 - BUT ROEDER STILL WANTS TO STAY' Daily Star: 'ROED'S SIX OF HIS FLOPS' Daily Mail: 'CRYING GAME' Daily Express: 'HAMMERED' The Guardian: 'SHREWSBURY SEE THEIR DREAM DIE' The Times: 'HAMMER HORROR' The Telegraph: 'ZOLA CANES THE SHREWS' The Independent: 'ROEDER SHATTERED BY UNITED RAMPAGE'

The Premiership strugglers were ruthlessly dispatched by United with the Daily Express hitting the nail right on the head with their one-word headline "Hammered".

The tabloids take the chance to once again discuss the possibility that Hammers' boss Glenn Roeder is on his way out of the club.

They report that United boss Sir Alex Ferguson spent over an hour talking to Roeder after the game convincing him not to quit.

The other big FA Cup story of the day was Shrewsbury's tame 4-0 defeat at home to Chelsea, but compared to Roeder's troubles the Shrews' loss is hardly in the same league.

The Daily Mail combines Roeder's troubles with the sad news that Liverpool keeper Chris Kirkland has injured his knee.

It says: "Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland and West Ham manager Glenn Roeder felt the cruelty of the FA Cup yesterday."

The front page of The Times' sports section is dominated by a picture of David James sitting beaten on the ground above the headline "Hammer Horror".

But both The Guardian and The Telegraph decide the cup is more about the romance of lower league teams taking on the top dogs.

They both go large on Shrewsbury's defeat and The Telegraph's Henry Winter summed it up.

He wrote: "Chelsea's clinical execution of Shrewsbury Town meant some of the romance of the FA Cup floated away down the Severn last night."