Match Reports
Most might have expected a rout from Blues, but Sutton's strong defensive work and a lack of willingness to go forwards themselves and give up space, made for a dull encounter.
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Men against boys will probably amongst the most popular headlines used to describe this game, and I make no apologies for using it myself.
Our tough 8 game run, almost all against promotion contenders, ends in a 1-1 draw away to Mansfield.
Blues ran out 2-0 winners against the pre-season second favourites for the league to secure our ninth league win in just eleven games.
Our first game back from the international break was a tricky away test against a Lincoln side that were undefeated in 8 league games going into the fixture.
Walking up Cattell Road almost 90 minutes before kick off with a beautiful sunset on my back as the sun started dropping on the city centre didn’t feel like a regular midweek game at St Andrews. The sprinkle of stardust was in the air and it was visible for all to see. Twitter had been blowing up for a few days, but by 6pm the stars arrived in the Kop car park long before the sun had set.
On the week that children return to school, it's possible that it's Chris Davies who has learnt the most.
Saturday's game arguably sparked our toughest stretch of league fixtures this season.
Exams test you against a competitive norm, the rest of the league, a mock exam shows you where you are, where you do well, and where you can improve - The Fulham match was exactly that.
Plenty of goals at the start of the game, but it was far from a blockbuster. A series of errors led to three early goals in what turned out to be a close-run encounter.
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