Town again put in another good show in front of the tv cameras as they steamrollered Coventry City in convincing fashion sticking four goals past them, three in the first half alone. Pablo Counago hit good form by getting a brace but was not alone in his excellent performance.

It took only 10 minutes for Town to take the lead, and it came from a free kick delivered from distance by Owen Garvan which was met just yards out from the far post by the head of Jason De Vos who made no mistake in powering it past the keeper.

Coventry got forward but seemed to lack the confidence in front of goal to get them back on terms. They created opportunities but never troubled Neil Alexander who's defence mopped up most of what came their way.

Ipswich continued in the positive fashion with which they'd started the game and just over 10 minutes later doubled the lead from a Pablo effort. The Spaniard collected a ball nodded down from Jon Walters after a good cross in from Dan Harding, then very calmly stepped away from the harassing defenders and deftly poked the ball past the keeper with the outside of his foot. I overheard comment that his composure reminded someone of a certain Marcus Stewart.

A third seemed almost inevitable, with both Tommy Miller and Dan Harding have a go at goal - Harding's strike from way outside the box hit the post, most unfortunate. The ball found it's way out for a corner though, and although a good ball in from Owen Garvan was cleared, Town made it 3 at half time as Gary Roberts looped in a cross which Jon Walters thumped home with his head.

Coventry were obviously keen to attempt a come back after the restart and pressed Town, forcing a save from Alexander early on. It was us who would score next though, when we took a four goal lead after a close range headed attempt was brilliantly saved, only to be palmed into the vacant air in front of Pablo just a couple of yards out. It would've been harder to miss and he nodded home his second, then set about chasing a hat trick.

Alan Lee was unlucky all afternoon. He had chances saved right from the start, and his work rate alone deserved a goal but it never came. Coventry got the remaining score of this five goal thriller, but it was mere consolation. And a cracker it was from a free kick, rising straight as an arrow wide of Alexander who had little chance. Unusually it was not much to worry about, you couldn't help thinking that if their forwards had been any good at all, we might've actually been pushed a little harder this afternoon.

Billy Clarke replaced Pablo with a few minutes to go, allowing the home crowd to show their appreciation with a good ovation as he left the field. This came after Jaime Peters and Chris Casement had replaced Gary Roberts and the hobbling Alex Bruce earlier in the half.

The home form continues to impress, we seem to have ditched the live TV hoo-doo we used to have, so now all we need is some sort of away form to be proud of.

A tough fixture for anyone this season, but even though the final score line was nothing less than embarrassing, Town showed signs of putting up a fight for at least a short spell in this game. The only change to the side was with Gary Roberts dropping out, Jim preferring Sylvain Legwinski.

The start was bright enough for Town, and for the opening stages it was pretty even stuff with chances for either side. That was not to continue though, and after less than 25 minutes West Brom scored through Ishmael Miller, who sprinted into the box on the right before hitting a very well placed shot with the outside of his boot that just snuck inside the far post. From that point on, the first half was very much the home side's.

The second half started much better for Town, and Pablo Counago got a couple of shots away early on, and Alan Lee too soon after. Both the frontmen came close to the equaliser several times, notably with Alan Lee hitting the post.

With the equaliser looking very likely and Ipswich continuing to create chance and put the home side under pressure, West Brom managed to double their lead. With just a 3 or 4 minutes left they effectively put the game beyond doubt, and triggered a shameful collapse by Town who then allowed Kevin Phillips to score 2 more before then end of the match. The nature of the defending was more than questionable for one or two of those goals and it was obvious that heads had dropped.

One nil or four nil, you still get nothing, but it was very disappointing to see and all that nice goal difference we had has now evaporated. I'm sure someone will get a kick for it though.

A trip to Watford seems to drum up plenty of Town support these days or some reason, and this trip was no exception with the travelling faithful taking our full allocation to cheer the Blues on. It doesn't make Vicarage Road a more comfortable place though, some things don't seem to change. The team themselves seemed to forget to turn up though, or at least forget what they were there for and Watford came out easy 2 nil winners.

The same side turned out again, with just changes on the bench as Danny Haynes pays for his headbut in the reserves play-off game through suspension, which gave Jaime Peters a chance to try out the new strip for the first time.

It didn't take long for the afternoon to take shape with Watford catching a slow-to-wake-up Town dozing after 5 minutes, they took the lead after what appeared to be a breakdown in communication between Neil Alexander and Alex Bruce. Possession was gifted away and Darius Henderson was at hand to put the Hornets 1 nil up.

It didn't get much better all half, with Town struggling to make any sort of inroads into the Watford area, let alone get away any meaningful efforts. Watford could easily have gone 2 goals ahead in fact. That said, we did have quite a decent amount of possession, we just couldn't do anything with it.

The second half was not much better, and on 62 Alan Lee was withdrawn for Billy Clarke, a couple of minutes later Gary Roberts who was on a yellow card came off for Jaime Peters, who looked keen from the moment he was introduced.

More possession came our way, but we were still not creative enough to stretch Watford. After expecting something to happen from Town with all the ball we had, Watford doubled their lead and effectively sealed the game. Tommy Smith hit a cracking shot from over 20 yards which flew in, straight as an arrow.

After such a good August, September starts in a pretty disappointing fashion. Although Watford were fancied from the start of the season they were not exactly a class act today, but made the most of the chances that came their way and showed that little extra up front. If the Ipswich that had turned up against Palace had played today, we may have taken more from the game. Hopefully a blip, an early reality check for us to bounce back from against West Brom.