But when they included strikes of the quality of the first and last against Leicester at Filbert Street - part of a hat-trick which Alan Hansen described as the greatest he had ever seen - who cares?
The famed Filbert Street Steps that lead up to Coit Tower are quite steep, but they tap into a hidden North Beach world of cottages along a wooden boardwalk called Napier Lane, with sculpture tucked in among gardens year-round and sweeping views of Bay Bridge.