Two weeks ago after Chelsea won the FA Cup Emma Hayes revealed her young son Harry, 5, was getting into the Beatles and had his favourite tune.
"He likes 'Yellow Submarine'," she said after the win over Man Utd at Wembley. "But we love dancing around to 'Love Me Do'. But a fortnight later after a fourth straight WSL title was also in the bag, perhaps 'A Hard Day's Night' would have been more appropriate to play on the ride home from Reading?
Whatever was on the jukebox, both were basking in the Berkshire sunshine with the league trophy after the Royals were beaten 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Hayes the manager could finally relax, Hayes the mother could now take centre stage. The third double in a row was in the bag, but was it always inevitable? No.