Cobblers 2 Bantams 2

A point away from home is never a disaster, but when you are two up with a mere thirteen minutes left to play, it felt like it on Saturday. As seems to be the way at the moment with City, the first 45 minutes were mind numbingly boring. A wasteful blast from Neilson was all there was to give relief to my obligatory Saturday mid afternoon hangover. But Stuart must have a secret potion injected into the half time oranges, as in a repeat of their efforts on Tuesday, they came out on fire for the second half. Michael Boulding in particular caught the eye, as he attempted to play himself back into the team, with Evans serving a ban and Hanson unfit. The pressure built and within 10 minutes of the resumption, the Mighty Bantams had scored twice. First up was Ramsden, whose shot deflected over the keeper. Then, four minutes later, the impressive Boulding slotted in his first of the campaign, as Bradford threatened to run riot. A fine save from the Cobblers keeper kept them in the game, as did some more wasteful shooting by Neilson, but as the game ticked past the 75 minute mark, a well earned win seemed on the cards. But a canny substitution by the Northampton boss turned the game. Some chap called Alex Dyer came on, and all of a sudden our attacking verve seemed to desert us. As soon as he scored Towns opener, you sensed it was only a matter of time before our hearts were broken. Nervousness seemed to descend on the boys, but as the game entered it's final minute we looked to have held out. But a needless free kick was lost on the edge of the box, and the result was an equaliser, that in all fairness had been coming. Bollox. The silver lining is a ninth game unbeaten, but dropped points such as these, all too often are what separates teams from the play-offs to the also-rans. Next up are Crewe, at home on Saturday.

Crespo Watch- I decided to combine the photo this week. Our lanky hero drove the two hour trek down to Northampton, and as such scores well on this front. He also took me to a very pleasant pub to meet some family friends. He was clear headed, having abstained the previous evening, so kept spirits high, as I weathered yet another hangover. He also showed great awareness, rising brilliantly to attempt a header on a wayward shot, that alas swerved away at the last moment. It will be hard to top this performance. 9.9/10

Pie Rating- There is no boycott away from Valley Parade, and my choice of pie was the trusty Steak and Kidney. It didn't get off to the best of starts, as I noticed the sauce sachets by the stand, but in their defence they were proper HP ones, and held a surprising amount of the brown gold. A little pricey, at £2.70, but we were a long way from Lancashire, so fair enough. Temperature was excellent, and the contents plentiful and tasty. A tough decision needed to be made. Did it top Rochdale?? I wrestled with this conundrum throughout the dire first half, and decided that it just failed by a cats cock hair. The sachet cost it dear. In a pleasant change for the regular subscriber of my musings, I got our very own in house model, Kilt Boy himself to model this weeks pastry offering. 8.5/10