The View From Churchmans

It's a long time since I've taken such satisfaction from a goal, but the first one this afternoon was glorious. Not because it was good (it was a bit lucky). Not even because it resulted from one of those irritating defender-shielding-the-ball-into-touch things going horribly wrong. Not even because it's always wonderful to see a pained expression of any sort on that git Robbie Savage's face. But mainly because ... More...

I just got up having had the strangest dream, that we were back in the First Division, playing teams whose tackling makes all that studying to be a surgeon worthwhile, but whose primary aim in a match is to see how many times they can catch the opposition offside. Oh no! It wasn't a dream! I don't suppose it was a deliberate tactic by Francis to drag the match down to their level - ... More...