Tue 11th August - Q.P.R.

Now I prefer to remember it as the Milk Cup, for obvious reasons, but we’re supposed to refer to it as the Worthington Cup these days. I happen to think that it’s a crappy name for the compo but it’s just a man thing.

QPR make their first appearance at Bescot and look an average first division side.  They showed movement up front, pretty good service from the flanks and a well organised back line.  Gavin Peacock maybe should be renamed Gavin Completecock after a performance like that in those bright red boots. I’m not sure who the referee was but he must have been close to either thumping him or poking his eyes out as Gavin tried to run the game by continually whinging at him.

Saddlers gave as good as we got in an even and particularly tight game containing very few chances. Kevin Gallen impressed massively on his previous outings at Bescot - in the England under 18 shirt - but his second half miss will take some topping this term. Indeed, that miss was as poor as Johnny Kiester was good in an all round top showing from JK. Man of the Match material again.

It’s all square going into the 2nd leg and if we play like we did tonight we’ll be in with a chance.

On the domestic front Albion scrape a win in their home leg against Brentford. Oh, and wolves seem to have been beaten by the mighty Barnet...Oh dear.