Bantams 1 Shrews 3

League Two referees, are shite. This was shaping up to be a decent game, City were creating plenty of chances, the best was spurned by Evans, when Shrewsbury scored a cracker on their first attack. The guy spanked it home from all of twenty five yards. The Bantams response was swift, Hanson finished off good work by Neilson, and all seemed set fair for the lads in Claret to push on victory. Enter the diminutive chap in black. Was it a penalty? If it was, it was an awfully soft one, as the attacker seemed all to keen to throw himself to the floor. But Clarke did give him the chance to do so, and against the run of play the visitors were back in front. That is not what killed the game. Clarkey was given a second yellow on the stroke of half time, for the tamest of tackles, and in my opinion it was the Shrews player who needed a card for simulation. But the linesman and ref were not to be persuaded otherwise, and off the lanky defender went, as did any chance of a decent game. The second half saw City endeavour greatly, but the away team were all to happy to contain and soak up pressure. Of course a chance came against the ten men, and it was taken, 3-1. Mid table mediocrity is beckoning......

Kev Watch- A seasons best performance, and not just because he gave me a lift home. There was only us two present, we had a free ticket, but could fin no takers, and we were both hangover free. He was very animated, especially when the red card was shown, and proved decent company as the game descended into boredom. He didn't even argue about leaving with stoppage time left, as it was bloody freezing. 9/10

Pie Watch- Sold out of my favourite Steak and Kidney, so I plumped for the Meat and Potato. Why they do not reveal the kind of meat it is has always been a worry to me, but everyone else likes it, so I gave it a whirl. It was a good temperature, and was chockful of filling, but to my experienced palate was bland. I hazard that if you were to create a pie filled with cardboard, it would taste similar. My rating? Boring. 5/10