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That Hillsborough game was fuelled by goalkeeper Kevin Pressman earlier in the day putting the blame for their recent troubles on Mr. Misery Trevor Francis, now the Palace boss. It certainly had no effect on the game though, it had the fans streaming out long before the finish.
The other game last night saw David Johnson score yet again in Forest’s 2-2 draw at Stoke. His goal came right on half time giving Forest a 2-1 lead but a second half equaliser prevented Forest from going fourth. In an amazing run of goalscoring this was Johnson's 14th goal in 18 league games since he made his debut for the Clarets against Preston last March.
It is a big turnaround for Paul Hart and Forest, a club in a major crisis last season. He certainly hasn’t done it with the cheque book though and last night’s squad include six players aged 21 and under, the youngest of them 18 year-old Michael Dawson scored the first goal. They must have the youngest squad in the division and there is a lesson to us all.
On Tuesday draw specialists Preston found themselves four goals short of picking up a point at Molineux. Needless to say Craig Brown in his after match interview thought it should have been 4-4 but Preston fans I know thought the 4-0 defeat was a fair reflection.
Brown has without doubt brought his attitude from the Scottish national side with him that believed his team were always the better on the day. With that attitude he is likely to win just as much at Deepdale as he did in Scotland – NOTHING.
In the only other game Bradford were able to keep eleven men on the field to earn a 1-1 draw with Coventry at home. They led after Coventry keeper Fabien Debec produced an Enckelman but Bothroyd scored a late equaliser for Coventry.
There were no red cards in any of the games and thirteen yellows in three of them. There were no cards at all at Bradford, not surprising though with George Cain refereeing the game one of the more sensible of referees.