It is a measure of the distance we've come that we're disappointed not to pick up all three points at a place like Leicester, but the chances that fell to Hammond and Carole in particular should have been dispatched. The header put wide by Hammond was almost a carbon copy of the one he failed to get on target home to Sheffield United: an inch-perfect cross, he's steaming in from a deep position, the goal's at his mercy, it's only going one place.....wide of the 'keeper's right-hand post!

We had the feeling he was so certain it was going in he was celebrating before making sure the connection was right. All I know is he's got to start burying them otherwise what is otherwise a highly impressive turn-round from bit-part player to key midfield maestro will fizzle out.

Seb Carole was similarly frustrating on the night - demonstrating flashes of brilliance, but deservedly getting booked for a blatant dive and flashing wide of the target when clean through on goal.

Wayne Henderson performed well at the other end of the field to keep out a few fizzing efforts from Leicester, but the home side threatened only occasionally and Albion certainly deserved at least a point, even though we didn't reach the standard of some of our more recent games.

It's easy from the stands to point the finger at why - especially from my high vantage point at the magnificent Walkers Stadium, where you're afforded a perfect panoramic view of the proceedings.

And I doubt I'd be the only one to say Kerry Mayo was culpable on several occasions, which caused more angst in the defence than perhaps was needed, and, for all his endeavour, Charlie Oatway simply can't pass the ball as accurately as Chippy or Nicolas.

CK-R deserved his chance to start after two impressive performances coming off the bench but he didn't really trouble Leicester's central defensive pairing, and clearly needs to work in training on how to make effective aerial challenges without fouling.

Albert Jarrett got another warm reception from the travelling faithful:
his trickery on the ball always promising something exciting, although his delivery into the box was not so good.