Weekend Round-Up

So the MoM curse does it's ugly business as Stoke went down 3-0 away at QPR yesterday, failing to take back the top-spot from Brizzle City who went back to the top on Saturday afternoon. Tony Pulis has said he'll appeal the red card shown to Captain Andy Griffin, however Stoke were already 2-0 down by that stage so it's difficult to argue it changed the outcome of the game.

Much has been made of Watford's tough run-in, but there are going to be few games with nothing riding on them, and those teams at the bottom are fighting as hard for survival as those at the top. You could argue that everyone down to Palace in 11th is eyeing a play-off spot, whilst even in 12th Blackpool might not consider themselves completely safe yet. One suspects that the magic 50 points might be the survival target in this division yet again.

Elsewhere at the top the baggies got back to winning ways with a 3-0 win at home to Plymouth, and ex-horn Kevin Phillips picked up the Championship player of the year award at the Football Year Awards. Watford picked up the community club of the year, showing the club is still the Family Club.

Bristol City won a tight game at home to Hull thanks to an acrobatic over-head kick from centre half Jamie McCombe. Just 3 points now separate the Robins and the Horns who meet at Ashton Gate next Tuesday, and this reporter, who lives just 10 miles from Bristol is getting very excited at the prospect of this clash, especially as his tickets arrived in the post this morning.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves, first we face a Norwich team who've been rejuvenated under ex-horn Glenn Roeder on Tuesday at the Vic. Lets hope we can build on some recent good home performances.