The View From Churchmans

Sometimes nil-nil scorelines mask a surprisingly decent game of football. But on other occasions, like today, they reflect the quality of the match perfectly. The second half was an improvement on the first, but it could hardly have been anything else. The first 45 minutes had been, quite frankly, boring. Town had a ten-minute spell where they played some super pass-and-move football, and another short spell where they ... More...

Town fans had additional reason to feel grateful for the signing of two new strikers after this one, because without the interest engendered by the new faces, this would have been a very dull afternoon indeed. Town showed an uncharacteristically efficient nature in the first half, but created few chances, then lost their way after the break. Boro seemed to have no appetite for the game at all ... More...