The View From Churchmans

With so many recent performances being quite dispiriting, nobody could complain about Jim ringing the changes yet again, but I don't think anyone expected to see a lone striker (at home!) and the return of Ivan Campo ...at centre-back. The surprises didn't stop there. The disappointing Jon Walters really isn't "undroppable" after all, and Shumi seems to have disappeared without trace. All most intriguing. But the result was much ... More...

Well, it would appear that the few minutes after half-time on Wednesday night were the exception, not the sign that things were looking up. Three matches in seven days, that's well over 270 minutes of football, and I can't say we've played well for more than about 20 of them. This can't be allowed to continue, surely: whatever people say about the individual players, they're good enough that ... More...

At the end of this match, my brother described the game as "a bit silly really", and to be honest, I can't improve on that summary. Town started off offering nothing, and made matters worse by conceding a soft breakaway goal with people still coming in to the ground. But gradually through the first half the team started to get its act together, led by an industrious Pablo, ... More...