ALBION slipped to 16th place in League One as they once again squandered a chance to make a genuine claim for a play-off place.
The first of five consecutive home games saw a dull stalemate against a Tranmere Rovers side who got the point that they came for.
It was perhaps an all too predicatable result with very little Albion flair on display, other than one or two glimpses from a frustrated Nicky Forster.
Dean Wilkins clearly saw a different game to the fans when he commented on local radio afterwards that he felt Albion had played well, but didn't have enough quality in the final third.
He told the interviewer Albion had 13 chances - double Tranmere's efforts - yet he must have been watching a different game to the spectators because none of them witnessed that many efforts on goal.
Glenn Murray's second Withdean game was vastly more disappointing than his home debut: his rather lethargic display ultimately saw him withdrawn in favour of Gary Hart, who was equally ineffective.
It was good to see Dean Bowditch back in an Albion shirt and he threatened sporadically but perhaps not as convincingly as many would have hoped for.
He did lay one delightful throughball in to Forster, but the former Ipswich colleague had his shot saved and the follow-up deflected for a corner.
Albion defended far too deeply for much of the game and, once Murray departed, at times seemed to be playing with only one (Forster) up front, which was frustrating and disappointing to see from the home side.
With the crowd dropping to 4,700, Albion failed to convince those who bothered to turn up and it would not be a great surprise if the gate for next week's home game with Cheltenham drops below 4,000.
By Nick TurrellLabels: League One, Nick Turrell, Tranmere
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