Sheffield United 1 - 1 Reading

Tuesday, 14 February 2006
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Valentines Day and what better way to spend it than an away trip to Sheffield United - Top v Second. Got there early to soak up the atmosphere (or Stella) and fade into the background of Southern Yorkshire life. "We've got the pub, you bring the grub" was the
slogan and that's why all these Blades were bringing in chip butties, chips & gravy butties, and chips & curry sauce butties !

And so on to the game and here we are in the away end at Bramall Lane, home of "The Blades". Not a great view to be fair but it was a competitive first half - Sheffield had lots of possession but not much to show for it and Akinbyi doesn't get any better ....

Sheffield scored when Bruce Dyer benefited from a rare defensive mix up but Reading - true to recent form - bounced back quickly through Dave Kitson who does have incredibly bright ginger hair.

Much the same in the second half too although Reading were riding their luck. Then, in the 90th minute, Convey burst through and was brought down by Paddy Kenny. Definite pen, Warnock went mad as he normally does, and then Kitson missed ! Normally he bangs it straight down the middle, but not this time, Kenny saved ....... and everyone went home happy, including us, but not until wed gone for a curry in the wonderful Lahore Palace.