I`m sure you have noticed that I have given this blog a revamp.  The move was prompted by the fact that the whole of the rest of the world is still going on about the admittedly sad passing of the Duke of Edinburgh - my attempts at redesigning the blog was something of an escape from all that so I hope it meets with your approval.  There may be some more odd tweaks coming soon as well.

That said, there`s not much else to mention but I am sorry to report yet another defeat for Forest Green Rovers this time away at Walsall`s Banks`s Stadium - always difficult to go there of course - but I expected a little more from Rovers than their 2-1 defeat, especially as our street`s sporting hero Scott `Waggy` Wagstaff was captaining the team, no doubt the manager hoping he would bring his years of experience and know-how to bear on his team`s performance but sadly it was not to be.  I hope that was not the reason why manager Mark Cooper has been sacked today after five years in charge.  Seems a bit harsh given that Rovers are still in the play-off zone and still much to play for.  Oh well, that`s football.

Gillingham managed to eek out a 0-0 draw at home to Shrewsbury despite manager Steve Evans being named Manager of the Month for March - the kiss of death to be sure as their  play-off hopes suffered another setback. 

Brechin City got stuffed at home again - this time a 4-2 defeat against Albion Rovers - and they now seem destined for a nerve wracking finale to the season.  The arrangements for relegation from Scottish League Two are naturally complicated but basically Brechin look like entering a two-legged play-off against the winner of the Pyramid play-off between the champions of the Highland league and the champions of the Lowland league.  If they lose that, Brechin will be relegated "to the appropriate regional league depending on whether they are north or south of 56.4513N latitude" (the middle of the Tay Road Bridge.)   If they win the play-off, then they will retain their place in League Two.  If not, they will find themselves in the Highland League. (I`ve looked it up and checked the latitude.)

To end on an uplifting Saints note in advance of this evening`s game away at West Brom, for the last couple of years we have been the butt of derision from the rest of the football world following two 9-0 defeats.  Well, the balance is being a bit redressed, as witnessed by this question posed on The Chase:-

The answer, of course, was Sunderland - one of my better days at St. Mary`s - when on 8 October 2014 -   there were goals from Graziano Pelle (2), Jack Cork, Dusan Tadic, Victor Wanyama and three own goals courtesy of Blunderland.   We don`t hear much about that and I don`t expect a repeat scoreline at The Hawthorns this evening. But you never know.

Have a nice day.