Match of the day...

Despite being raised on a diet of Saturday afternoons sitting on the boundary fence at Boothferry Park back in Hull City's glorious Waggy and Chillo era, when I imagined that Ian McKechnie was Superman and Frank Banks could do no wrong, I'm not really a football man (too many PE lessons picked to play in goal took their toll). Still, glory seeker that I am I went to watch the Tigers' ongoing charge towards the Championship playoffs yesterday, witnessing a rather tame and never really in doubt 2-0 derby victory over relegation-threatened Scunthorpe. For a derby with a fair bit at stake for both clubs it was a rather boring, incident-free experience with barely a shin kicked in anger and the crowd, briefed by manager Phil Brown to create a hostile environment for the visitors, were much nicer than I remember footie crowds being in the past. Be nice if City can hang in there for the rest of the season.