Boring! Some thoughts on an unremarkable goalless draw with Preston
Huddersfield Town and Preston North End played out a completely unremarkable nil-nil draw on Saturday. It was the kind of game that the NHS could use as a cure for insomnia it was so devoid of noteworthy moments.
In recent times Town's performances have always guaranteed either enjoyment of the football or bitter outrage at the lack of performance. This game wasn't good enough to be entertained or bad enough to be outraged. It was a workman like but unspectacular display which is hard to generated any depth of feeling about. We just have to acknowledge it was a good point and move on.
Chess
While it was far from a thriller, there was a chess-like quality to the little battles being played out on the pitch. Both sides had periods where they dominated the other but never enough to make th...