Nogbad the Bad

He's on one hell of a new contract, he needs to earn it now, not regress.

I think many of them were upset by Nige getting booted out and are missing him just as much as the majority of fans.

As supporters we can't do much about which division City are in. What we remember are great games, outstanding goals, players who got us off our seats, and in that respect the division we're in is of secondary importance.

And Living for the City at no.19 too!

Yep, I was at Corinthian Casuals in '83 when Millwall turned up. Was this the start of the long running feud you talk of? There had always been an air of trouble when City played Millwall, I remember it in the 70's and I've heard stories going right back to the mid 60's, but this was on match days and Millwall's yob element had stronger rivalries with other clubs, so why did it become a long running feud with City in particular? At the time of the Corinthian Casuals match we'd only played Millwall in 1 season - 81/82 - since '75, so did something notable happen at one of those games in 81/82 to start it off?

I've given up watching most sports, even football apart from City. I find the PL and international football really boring these days. Maybe an age thing - the passion of youth probably helped to keep me going to AG throughout our descent down the divisions, but that was a long time ago and these days, while some success would be obviously be welcome, getting to the play offs is not the be all and end all for me, or even 'season ending' because we accept we're not getting there - enjoying going to AG because the football on offer at least has some entertainment value is much more important. Let's start by thrashing Cardiff and Swansea please LM!

Dave gets his enjoyment from watching football (studying it in his case) in a different way to me which is fair enough. I think the average fan sees it in a much less analytical way and craves excitement but I am also largely happy as long as we win - at least we must have had a goal to celebrate, and have succeeded in defending a lead. Agree about GJ, not that many goals in that play off season but he got the most out of committed team, lots of excitement and a very enjoyable time to be a fan.

Over 25 arrests at that game, always stuck in my mind because the atmosphere and amount of trouble was completely unexpected. Millwall, and apparently others turned up, but no idea why this game was chosen, it's not exactly a common event for fans of different clubs to mix like that, especially with Charlton and Millwall being less than 5 miles apart and rivals themselves presumably. Remember watching the replay from the East End on a big screen, another grim evening at the Gate.

It's a very well written article but I'm afraid I don't share Dave's fascination with tactical aspects of the modern game. High block, transition, possession percentages, passes per sequence etc etc leave me cold. I just want to see City set out to play attacking football at AG with as much goalmouth action as possible. In other words to be entertained. Modern coaches like LM should remember football is a spectator sport and if their cagey approach doesn't at least yield the 3 points - the one consolation for a dull match - it can more often than not be a frustrating bore for the average fan who's gone down there to see some action, let off some steam, and be entertained.

Not bothered about QPR but would welcome a break from Millwall, let Rovers enjoy their company for a year or two. Ideally, however unlikely, Stoke or Swansea to join them, with QPR and Wednesday staying up.

Hammy causing problems again - sounds like another exciting episode of Tales of the Riverbank!

Looks to me that we're right near the top with 4 long term injuries (Atkinson & Bell expected return dates need updating)

Each to their own, I enjoy the pod. No one's putting them on a pedestal or thinks they're special, they're ordinary knowledgeable City fans with strong opinions. I would also class myself as having strong opinions and knowledgeable when it comes to City - after 50+ years, so I should be. The difference is they've got the gift of the gab and could talk about City on a pod all day and that certainly doesn't apply to all of us. The pod seems to get good listening figures, ever rising last I heard, so they're obviously doing something right that appeals to a fair number of City fans. That much of it is 'the sort of conversation you'd have with mates down the pub' is surely a good thing? Anyway, very easy to knock it but a lot of time and effort clearly goes in to it which it's appreciated by many fans, and luckily for you watching, listening, or even commenting on it is not compulsory.

Indeed, but what about the points I raised, i.e, ridiculously OTT introduction on official site leading to completely unrealistic expectations, and looks like a last minute deadline day punt when all other signing options exhausted, just to announce a forward?

Didn't help that he was introduced on the official site with a great fanfare as an exciting potential season changer. Looks like he may have been just a last minute deadline day punt, with City determined to get a forward in, and all other options exhausted. Very concerning display yesterday, but if he does prove to be completely out of his depth the fault lies squarely with the club, not Mebude.

If he really wanted to look cool and hard surely he'd grow his hair like a girl, wear flares and a denim jacket, and tie a silk City scarf around each wrist? Pretty sure it worked for me at about his age.

Extremely unlikely, only a tiny percentage in Britain are vegan, and the percentage decreases as you go up the age groups.

'4 free spaces available in hospitality tomorrow for deserving fans' more likely to catch the eye I'd have thought. @Dollymarie?

It's very likely that Pring and Vyner were nowhere near as good as Roberts - who has been capped 19 times at England youth level - at this age. As long as Roberts follows up his confident attitude with similarly assured appearances on the pitch it's all good afaic. It does very much appear as if he sees City as a stepping stone but he'll have to perform consistently very well to get a move to a higher club, so we're all winners in that scenario.

Not so sure about that, Roberts seems he think of himself as an all round footballer and while he's content to develop as a left back at City he sees himself at least equally at home at CB or midfield where he played the majority of games at youth level before going to Derby.

Pity you don't remember it, you could hardly have had a better match to have as your first game. 'in the Millwall slums'.

I can only think those QPR, Leeds and Forest fans aren't old enough to have been taking an interest in football in 1974.

Getting in to the play offs is only really a positive if you go on to win them. Otherwise it's just disappointment, an extended season (and shorter close season) for the players, the real possibility of a negative hangover in August, and the club having to delay transfer activity while they wait to see which division we'll be in. No one who has lived through all City's previous play off failures will welcome the prospect of another valiant defeat - or, even worse, a complete no show when it really matters. 7th -10th will do very well this season while we continue to build - this club really needs to go up automatically.

You really need to learn up on your City history, it could hardly have been more dramatic, and one of the best days supporting City, ever.

No, after beating Swindon 1-0 in front of almost 13k we still had to beat Chester. Trevor Morgan put us 1-0 up in front of 3k travelling fans but Zelem equalised in the 81st minute. Morgan then scored the winner on 87 minutes to clinch promotion, followed by a mass pitch invasion and Terry Cooper conducting the chanting fans from the stand. An absolutely fantastic day after all we'd been through as a club and fans. As the EP said the next day: 'All the financial problems, internal wrangles, and disappointing results of the past 5 seasons were forgotten as success starved fans mobbed their heroes at the final whistle. Alan Crawford lost his shirt in the battle to reach the players' tunnel, Glyn Riley was raised shoulder high and Tom Ritchie found himself buried in a heap of bodies offering congratulations. The volume of noise seemed to shake the ground to it's foundations, especially when the irrepressible Cooper appeared in the stand with his victorious team to lead the singing. It matched the night in 1976 when City were promoted to the First Division. The achievement may not be comparable but the emotion felt by fans who 2 years ago feared they may no longer have a club to support created scenes to remember'.