Bantams 1 Daggers 1

A strange game. There were moments of half decent play, including a fantastic goal by Michael Boulding, but most of the game would not looked out of place on a park pitch on a Sunday morning. This is not to belittle Dagenham & Redbridge, if it hadn't been for a slew of spectacular saves from Evans they could have left with all the points. Which made their equaliser all the more hard to take, as the keeper pushed out a cross he probably could have left, which fell to a Daggers player who slotted it home. This after a lightening break by City for the first goal. A beautifully floated cross was converted with panache by Boulding. This made up for some pretty terrible first half shooting, firstly from the on loan Jones, secondly, and more surprisingly, Peter Thorne, who missed a sitter, to be fair. So in the end a draw, which had the ref not waved away a couple of decent penalty shouts, could have been worse. The travelling away fans were scarce, Shouty actually counted them, and he came up with the same figure as the T&A, 89.

Baz Watch- Came on as a second half sub, for an out of sorts Thorne. Put himself about, as usual, but nearly gave away a penalty. He created a couple of half chances, but was found wanting with a header late on. But we did learn something new about our smooth headed Irish front man. Sat behind us was an injured first teamer, whose identity shall remain secret, but he has a tendency to run fast with his head down, and a couple of squad players. They must have been discussing the teams Xmas party. It would appear Clarkey is the party animal, although Thorney could probably sink a few as well. What surprised me and Crespo, was when they said that Bazza was wankered after three or four pints! Pretty poor for an Irishman. But then again he could be a bit like the Boy Dazzler, who gets drunk drunk pretty rapidly, but can keep up the drinking for hours on end. Back to his display on the pitch. Above average, nothing spectacular. 6/10

Pie Rating- I forget to get one this week, but will be reporting from Brentford next week. In the mean time, a Health and Safety tip, brought to light after MoleCat nearly scalded himself. Sometimes at Valley Parade, and I am sure this applies to numerous grounds up and down the country, the filling can be of temperature akin to the surface of the sun. Even an experienced pie man, such as myself, has fallen prey to the phenomena. My advice? Do not attempt to eat the pie straight from the dish into your gob. Ask for a plastic spoon at the point of purchase, and attack your pie from the top. It is thus possible to gauge the heat of your pastry, and continue in a manner that will not result in facial scarring.