The poor buggers sitting on the front row were just crowded constantly and had people walking past them ALL game. There was no clock or scoreboard and people couldn't actually see the goal for posts in the way. What muppet designed this ground?

When you did eventually get to the front of the queue it was a joke getting served any drinks...Leicester fans were not allowed bottles of drink. It had taken a bloody half hour to get served and the insulting police think you're going to then waste it lobbing it on the pitch? Why not put signs up saying so to stop people queuing etc? The suggestion that they may like to pour the bottles into plastic cups for us was met with gormless and confused stares and mumbles about it was all down to the Police. So we bought our "pooch" (Brummie for pouch...Alright Skip accents were in plentiful supply yesterday) of Lucozade Sport instead, and of course had to be held back from running on the pitch and slapping someone round the head with it cos we're all just thugs and hooligans aint we?

The fact that I could have taken a 12" knife into the ground was obviously irrelevant...as long as I didn't get my mits on one of those really dangerous bottles of fizzy pop everything would be ok. Will the Police never learn that if you treat pople like brainless scum they'll get angry and it'll cause even more problems? It was like crap policing from the 80s.

The City team was announced and wasn't particularly surprising...other than Tricky Trev had been given yet another chance to start.

During the warm up the lovely referee Mr Uriah Rennie came and did his stuff down in our corner. City were also warming up there and Tim Flowers was crossing balls in for Walker to save. Great entertainment followed with some guy up the stand constantly yelling for Tim to try and clobber Rennie every time he ran past. Tim took it all in good humour but Mr Rennie legged it. No fun some people.

So to the game...Elliott started by having a total nightmare. Now it always takes Matty a while to warm up and get into it, but by his third cock up in as many minutes he was kneeling on the ground with his head in hands getting pretty fed up with himself. Not a good start. Thankfully he improved as the game wore on.

Muzzy set up a great chance for Tricky Trev after 20 minutes but the great lump headed straight at the goalie's feet with no power from only 6 yards out. The City fans howled in frustration. The only bottles that would be used today would have been on our own so-called front man. City fans are rapidly losing patience. Whilst not wanting to abuse one of our own players, people are becoming increasing frustrated with Trev's total lack of any ability to score. There is little sign of a footballing brain anywhere in sight and we lost count of how many times he went to ground. He's like a poor man's combination of Ade crossed with Heskey (without the goalscoring ability). It's just not funny anymore. Rennie obviously thought he was a bit of a twit too and gave freekicks against him rather than to him whenever he fell over. He's a lovely lad, and whilst he's got the City shirt on he's one of ours. But what are we going to do with him...?

Walsall did have a reason to be a bit miffed about the first goal when a good tackle was penalised. The resulting free kick saw Muzzy line it up for a shot on goal but instead chip the ball over to a peeling off Dickov who headed into the bottom corner of the net. 1-0 City just before half time.

Better was to come though as a few minutes later Trev actually contributed to the game by setting a goal up! Scowy got to it before Tricky Trev could (probably working on the principal it was better to do it himself knowing Trev) and he thumped the ball towards goal. The Walsall keeper let the ball go under his body and it seemed to trickle over in slow motion and the goalie seemed unable to move...he got to it and flapped it out but too late....it had already gone over the line. The City fans watched the City players celebrated and realised it was a goal and all jumped about a lot.

City came out in the second half asleep and Walsall dominated for the first 10 minutes and scared us. They had had to make changes and switch formation and we were very confused by it and very poor. Another 2-0 lead about to be thrown away? The defence held strong though and we took more control as the second half went on. Micky made a change and brough Summerbee on for Jones which seemed to have the desired effect.

In the 73rd minute Walsall's Aranalde conceded a dumb and unnecessary free-kick down in our corner. Izzet put in the perfect ball that saw Elliott run in and head home like a bullet, absolutely unmarked.

The fourth goal was almost a carbon copy. O’Connor gave a freekick away in the same place and again Muzzy put in the best cross. (Note to Mr Adams...Rogers should not be taking any freekicks..Muzzy should!). This time Scowy was on the end of it to head in. 4-0. Easy.

Stevo started the wave as he was warming up in the touchline near us, The "East stand" were ordered to start it by our fans and the City fans over in that part of the groud set it off twice. A few of the Walsall fans who were resigned to being thumped but still had a sense of humour joined in. Micky started it for us too. The City fans were in reasonably good voice all game and the Walsall fans were quiet as mice. Not surprised if they watch this dross every week. 1st division footy, don't you just love it?!

Stevo got a chance to come on for Dickov who got his usual standing ovation.

Walsall managed to get a consolation goal. Cut through our defence who'd gone to sleep and O'Connor beat Walker with a well struck low volley. If they'd done that all game they may have caused us all sorts of problems.

Reports from Walsall sites after the game seemed to think they'd done quite well, had matched City and were robbed by Mr Rennie. Well if they thought that was a good display I dread to think what turgid rubbish they've been seeing all season. Despite the 4 goals it really wasn't a very good game at all. Neither side did anything special and City only made it look so easy by finally making some set pieces and freekicks pay off where as Walsall couldn't finish..

As for Mr Rennie's performance...for once we had a referee that kept his damn cards in his pocket and let the game flow. Halle-bloody-lujah. If that's giving the game to Leicester then let's hope we get lots more before the end of May instead of the stuff we've had all season where refs can't wait to book our better known players for daring to put tackles in.

The biggest cheer of the day was from all the cars heading back down the M6 10 minutes after the game as Ipswich snatched a late winner against Sheff Utd.

Bring on the Pompey.