Dunc

Frankie and Freeman rightly getting plaudits as both were top drawer. Also want to mention how good Pack was in the air last night. Might seem like the basics but don't think he lost a header and it helped keep us on the front foot. A couple of nervy moments at the end when we switched off a bit. Would have liked to have seen subs a little earlier but overall class performance and atmosphere!

Great signing. Finally a leader with a bit of bite. Harsh on whoever gets left out of the back 3, but 4 quality CBs between 3 spots is a good problem to have. Very much reduces the chances of seeing Fonts or Louis in a city shirt again. I'm not one for captain worship but it's been years since we've had a regular first teamer who could be called captain material. Now we've got a championship one in his prime for less than 100k (apparently) with nothing but glowing reports. Anyone piping up about pillars kindly take a cold shower...

yep, a few years ago!

Not happy at all. I'd be amazed if we could get someone with the same pedigree. He inherited a poor squad with no confidence and massive budget issues. SOD might not have done as well as we all hoped but his record shows he is a long-term, not short-term fix. Pity our board didn't have the patience to allow him time on an unenviable task