The wise say that the true fans turn up at the most unlikely of matches, the midweek-nothing-to-play-fors, for example.

Well the true fan was quiet last night, and the true fan could not be blamed for that, as the players went through the motions of a dull game that was more lively than last Saturday’s merely because they were closer to their big houses in Cheshire.

However, Stevie G popped up with that 25 yarder Frank Lampard has being trying to do since 1893 and then grabbed the ball for a penalty to make it a safe 2-0. Safe because apart from Jamie’s uncharacteristic slip up in the first half, Middlingboro wouldn’t have scored with no players on the pitch and only the raking bloke at half time to beat.

True fans would also have noted that Gerrard is NOT our best penalty taker. Frankly I don’t think he’s our 10th best penalty taker. If Schwarzer had gone to his left, he’d easily saved it, as Stevie’s penalties tend to be mid height, mid strength.

A bit like our team last night. Still, a win v Wigan and the new Holy Grail of a top four finish is guarenteed.

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