OK, new Forest manager Billy Davies (two games in charge, two wins) is going back to Derby, and new Derby manager Nigel Clough (two games in charge, two defeats) is going back to Forest, but a little pre-match intrigue does not a fascinating Cup-tie make.
If Warrington shed their reputation as big-spending underachievers by beating Wigan in the first of two fascinating Challenge Cup semi-finals tomorrow, it will be surprising enough.
It is a matter of reacting and adjusting, getting out the string and Sellotape mid-match, a challenge from the Mourinho-esque pragmatist's school (José Mourinho would make a fascinating World Cup manager).
It seems highly likely Andy Murray will play in the doubles with his brother, Jamie, on Saturday after trouncing Thanasi Kokkinakis in an hour and 47 minutes, then watching Dan Evans lose bravely to Bernard Tomic in four sets as Australia levelled a fascinating Davis Cup semi-final in Glasgow.
I find the World Cup fascinating.
England's adventures in South America, 42 years on from the last really authentic instalment, remain a minor but still fascinating subplot to a World Cup already groaning with narrative intrigue, and in its own way a very mannered kind of long-distance love story.
There have already been plenty of fascinating comings-together at this World Cup. Louis versus Lionel could end up being a contest to match the best of them.
The FA Cup final is already a fascinating meeting of opposites: Portsmouth, a club who have pretended to be rich, against Chelsea, a club who remain almost unassailably so.
So pour a hot latte into your Central Perk cup, get cozy and watch this fascinating look at the behind-the-scenes of "Friends".
The Challenge Cup final always seems to throw up fascinating stories.
