The View From Churchmans

Let me see. A home win. A clean sheet. The best home record in all four divisions. The first team in all four divisions to forty goals. To criticise would be churlish, and I shan't, but I can't help feeling (a) that we can do even better than this, and (b) we've been better in previous seasons. Goodness knows where it'll all end up. Let's put the game in context. ... More...

A game of two halves: in the first, we were relatively uninspired and Leeds looked to be perhaps the strongest team we've seen at Portman Road this season. In the second, we came alive, possibly due to an enforced change in formation (or possibly due to whatever was said at half-time), and Leeds couldn't cope. It was perhaps fortunate that they were hampered by having the completely static Brian Deane up front, which ... More...

Not quite the slaughter which the scoreline suggests, with Sheffield actually in top for short periods at the start of each half, but a terrific performance nevertheless, right through the team. At times we played some sparkling football, although it could be said that it was one of those nights where almost everything went in. Although we were good, it was a bonus that Sheffield went to pieces in ... More...