Borough let possession go to waste.

From: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough,England) | Date: November 26, 2007 | Copyright information

BOROUGH 12 LONGTON 23.

Borough continued their slide towards the relegation zone after losing yet another Midlands Division One fixture.

The Borough players must be wondering just why they didn't have their visitors dead and buried by half-time, playing with a strong wind in their favour and having so much possession and territorial advantage

The simple truth is that Borough's back division had neither the guile nor the finishing skill to make the most of the conditions and all of the good work by their well-drilled pack.

Indeed, a score of 20-plus points by the ...

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