Season 57

[Buffs Mad]

League: Buffs FC keep up the fight to try to pressurise the leader but its not easy. A 2-1 home win keeps the Buffs in joint second, 5 pts off the leader.

Stress? well Buffs Mad has just announced a new deal with 'Just for Men'.

The opposition emerged in a 4-1-3N-2 and the Buffs went 4-3N-2W-1. The Buffs were behind in 19mins when McGregor flapped at a hopeful shot from distance. Buffs wingers were not seein much of the ball so DL McMcLeish took the initiative with a break out of defence, switched the ball to DR Gough and then got on the end of Gough's cross to poke it home. Souness left it late to pick up the Buffs' mandatory yellow card on 44 mins. Bobby Murdoch replaced the hot-head at HT. On 48 mins Denis Law curled a FK in off the back peg for a 2-1 lead.

The Buffs were in control: the visitors still threatened but it was infrequent. Law had 2 more FKs in rapid succession to make it safe but missed the target with the first and GK saved the other. Buffs Mad brought Law off and sent on Ally McCoist - just before the opposition changed to 4-3N-3. It was the 77th minute when the Buffs reformed to 4-1-4-1 and controlled the clock for a 2-1 win.

Goals: McNeill (26), Law (48).

After the 2 loss, 2 draw, 1 win start to the season and a stuttering climb up the table with 5 more draws the Buffs are now ramping up the pressure. Is it too late? Probably but not much else to be done other than fight.