LiberalCommunist

What a thoroughly enjoyable victory. Made all the more sweeter by the fact that I thought we'd lose this match. City have probably caused me more game anxiety that any other team over the last twenty years. The penultimate day of 2011, a chance of going six points clear at the top and securing a unbeaten at home calendar year record. Armed with a team of unbeatable winners, and they rock up and spoil the pre-arranged party. Since that day, they have held some weird hold over us. Even though we barely ever play them. No matter what our form, no matter how depleted their squad, they always get the better of us. In 2024 they destroyed another legendary unbeaten run. Its a fixture that just fills me with dread. Until now. That first 20 minutes surely ends the curse. How they didn't score I will never know. Some outstanding defending compiled with some big luck, and we ripped up the party pooper script for once and for all. Now, why am I dining out on this result three days later you ask? Well City play twice this week, both games at home, tonight against Lincoln & on Friday v's Watford. It will be really interesting to see how they fair. I thought they looked pretty sleek, and they will be around the play offs at the end of this season. If they go on to nab the points this week, they will be around the top three by Sat 3pm. We might well have just ended a curse, and fired up a useful rival.

I watched Senegal win the AFCON, yet Morocco are the holders. I saw Middlesborough lose in the PO's semis yet they played in the final. I witnessed a player from the home nation of the world cup get sent off, then play in the very next match. Indeed, anything is possible in football in 2026.

When we score the forth goal against Wrexham, Tonda needs to run on the pitch and rule out the goal for a possible infringement that occurred sometime previously. This will absolve him of all crimes and land him the golden boot of fair-play ending all this drama. Simple.

This is going to hurt. No way we cure the curse today.

I don't like Hull, but I like what they are doing. Well run teams (no matter how fluky) coming up from the Championship should be troubling the elite. There shouldn't be a stigma attached to promotion like there has been in the last few years.

Oh my god, that clearance from Keven, how the hell did he even do that!!!!! That should have been a goal to City.

As much as there is going on in the background, I cannot make this about me This is about the club and we have a home game before we play Pompey at home in 4 weeks My job, no matter what happens to me, is to win Oh shit. What has he heard........

Outstanding prediction DM.

Christ, they hype train is on full throttle! I hope the lad doesn't read this and just keeps his head down. Very impressed so far, but its been three weeks! And besides, who ever keeps Jack out of the match day squad gets a +2 Bonus, so his ratings are a little warped!

Man, these little buggers have caused us so much shit over the years. Can think of some massive games where they showed up and ruined the party. Please lets exercise the demons this weekend. Show us things have changed. As for Dom. Yeah, we know we fucked up letting him go. After the weekend I will be wishing him all the best. He's a good lad.

A result that shows Tonda is learning. Hopefully the game at Lincoln becomes the reminder, and rather than points dropped it becomes a blue print going forward. Take nothing for granted. Fight for everything. And play the game in front of you, not the one in four days. Back on track. Over to you FA........

Need to get a tune out of Fellows tonight. Can't afford the brain farts against this lot.

Hey Tonda, Don't worry about resting players, don't worry about the hour mark protection, go strongest from the offset and don't give them an inch. We have three games in 11 days then a massive unwanted international break. Minimum of seven points or you need to adjust expectations. Get to work. The grace period is over.

Annoying that Bristol City have the whole week off.

He might not survive this. And that seems a crazy thing to say. Natives are fuming. You'd have to be brave to turn up again tomorrow.