You think you've had it bad...

What a week of football it has been, with crazy results, poor performances and controversy abound. But how do the events compare? Let's find out:

* Case 1: Wigan Athletic being pummelled, thumped and destroyed in a 9-1 drumming.

Sunday's result wasn't the greatest for Wigan. Things looked alright at half-time, having been thoroughly outclassed but only one goal down. Their worst ever second-half sees the result become a more eye-popping 9-1 in favour of Spurs by the final whistle. It's the sort of result the videprinter likes to rub in for fans on the losing side, as it slowly types out Tottenham Hotspurs 9 (NINE) - Wigan Atheltic 1.
Result: - Wigan Athletic fans feel about one-fifth as despondent as Chester City fans do right now. They lost 9-1, with a defensive performance their manager Roberto Martinez hasn't seen so wayward since his playing days at Chester City, under 'team captain' Stephen Vaughan Junior. But, they score the same number of points as they would have done if they'd lost 2-1, and they'll get over it.

Case 2: Ireland vs France and something to do with someone called 'Henry Handball'

Yes, yes, it's ol' Thierry Henry and using his va-va-voom to cynically cheat and unfairly put the Republic of Ireland out of the 2010 World cup with a blatant, disgusting act of cheating. It was an act so disgraceful even the French were quite embarrassed about the whole thing (but not too embarrassed to insist on a match replay, obviously).
Result: Republic of Ireland fans feel about half as despondent as Chester City fans. Yes, this bad result will sting now, but there's still a good team there, and Euro 2012 will be around before they know it. They weren't going to win the World Cup anyway.

Case 3: Swindon Town and the winding up order threat

Swindon Town are facing a winding up order over a £2.45m debt bill which threatens to strangle the life out of the club. Depressing stuff. That's it.
Result: Swindon Town fans feel almost as despondent as Chester City fans. The debt is just over half the size Chester City's was over the summer, but at least good, honest people are trying to sort out the matter for the benefit of the club, without resorting to unsavoury loopholes.

Case 4: Chester City

Well, where to start? Who's the owner of the club now- is it Stephen Vaughan, or is it his son Stephen Vaughan Junior, who in a desperate attempt to show that while dad is officially not a fit and proper person to run a football club (no, really?), has 'bought' the club and will apparently have no influence from Vaughan the Elder.

Assuming Vaughan the Younger did buy the club over the weekend, according to a local radio station, then how much was it for? A consortium failed to buy the club for a rumoured £250,000 last week, with the offer described as 'silly'. Well, clearly Vaughan Junior must have been saving up his pocket money very well, or has been earning £40,000 a week while at Northwich Victoria, if he's made an offer that's matched the asking price (supposedly £750,000)!

Oh, and on top of that, the threadbare team is losing to part-time squads, the players are holding crisis talks, loan players are departing and none can be brought in to replace them, and the crowds are paltry.

Suddenly a one-off handball cheating incident doesn't sound so bad, does it?