Bantams 1 Cherries 3

Oh dear. We arrived at Valley Parade sure we were about to witness cherries being popped, but the only thing that was burst was our balloon. We were poor, they were good, all three has beens that were playing for them brought their A-game, and apart from a few brief minutes after we equalised, and at the death, our boys never showed up. Anderton pulled the strings in midfield, and Bradbury and his mate kept Daley quiet, but the man of the match for me was little Sammy Igoe, who always seems t o play well against us. But we did seem to play right into their game plan. Sluggish and unimaginative in the middle of the park, and the talismanic Thorne was way off the pace. Next week we are way to Shrewsbury, a good test of our mettle,as they are considered to be one of our main rivals for promotion, and I can not imagine us playing this poorly again.

Pie/Guest Rating- As I was recovering from Pie Trautamtic Stress Disorder, after being disfigured by a rouge Steak and Kidney, I left this week pie rating to another fella capable of spewing forth molten lava. Paul-cano took the Valley Parade Pie Challenge, and his pastry of choice was the meat and potato flavour. He quite sensibly garnished it with a healthy dollop of chop sauce, and went the Health and Safety route in the manner he ate it, namely with a plastic fork, as to prevent the threat of facial scarring, a move I aim to replicate when I can once more go into the breach in search of pie-fection. Enough of my nonsense, the 'Cano gave it a high rating of 7.5. He swears by 'em, he does! I was hoping to get a second opinion from Bakes, but his hardly touched the sides as he inhaled it. Maybe next time.

Baz Watch-Again he was granted a quarter of an hour by McCall to show his worth, and to be fair he put in what I thought was his best 15 minutes that I have seen this season. The game was all but lost, but he mixed up a bit, pulled off his signature move (plucks the ball out of the air with a ballerinas touch, drops his shoulder and beats two opponents) and didn't fall flat on his back/arse/head once. Bravo Bazza! A healthy 6/10