As soon as we looked up the Sunday games and saw West Brom vs Middlesbrough was the 1.30pm kick off, we knew it was never going to be a cracker.
But even our worst fears were nothing as to how boring the match actually became.
With just two shots on target in the whole of the first half the game was peak Pulisball.
Tony P's side managed to suck any and all excitement, thrill, entertainment or enjoyment out of the game, making fans wonder whey they bothered at all.
Plenty took to Twitter to voice their dissatisfaction - and the head of scheduling at Sky Sports came in for a fair bit of stick as well.
Some people were trying to be optimistic:
https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/769884781014376448
But it didn't take long for the Pulisball nature of the match to be revealed:
https://twitter.com/Joshwestylufc/status/769890160846708736
Some just couldn't work it out:
https://twitter.com/aaronflan/status/769888758053367809
And some wanted retribution:
https://twitter.com/craighargrave/status/769890060879683584
https://twitter.com/tomj191/status/769890016654946304
This is maybe going a little far:
https://twitter.com/Jordizer/status/769889657488375809
Channel 5 will probably make this:
https://twitter.com/FootyGags/status/769889648474746880
But mostly, people were just incredibly bored by the whole affair:
https://twitter.com/KanelsAbel/status/769888597931622401
https://twitter.com/_nsno/status/769888580319662080
https://twitter.com/lisalovesbacon/status/769888469023727619
https://twitter.com/ADThompson_/status/769887294283210752
https://twitter.com/ttemzku/status/769886908583411712
https://twitter.com/scottreid1980/status/769892226595946497
https://twitter.com/StuSeaton/status/769892053597773824
https://twitter.com/RossJackson10/status/769892043514609664
Even the atmosphere didn't escape criticism:
https://twitter.com/NOWTVSport/status/769889109150146560
Will Man City vs West Ham at 4pm be any better? It can't be any worse...
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