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Janneh? Under 23 striker.

I'm not one to keep my head below the parapet. What a difference a (four) day(s) make(s). Apologies to everyone for my miseries last week. Let's hope this is not another false dawn.

Frankly a manager as hardened, wily and determined as To would take us to the places we don't normally play. Not him of course but one like him.

Now over 20,000 sold for this game, including Season Tickets. Sell out before matchday?

We had only one remnant of last season's back five but still cannot defend any better than a team of eight year old. According to commentary, best defender was Kelly who will probably lose his place Dasilva. 3/10. Must do better.

Patterson hasn't scored a goal in 2018. Striker or on strike? Has now?!!!!!?

Very average start to the season. Can we improve on that? Hope so otherwise.........

You can call my post rubbish but how many more times is a Lee Johnson City side going to squander healthy leads late in the game. Has he learnt nothing in his four years as a manager?

Absolutely pathetic. A decent manager would get us promoted!

Get rid of him now.

I expected the worst so I'm, that's a very good result. Oh me of little faith. What I'm more surprised at is the amount of vitriol against some of our players. It's a team game and away at in form second in the table, that is a very creditable draw. Another point, the losing run halted, and still in the hunt.

My comment was not meant as a criticism of your post which I agree with wholeheartedly. Just an additional comment about one of our subs who had barely ten minutes on the pitch who made two important defensive contributions with two tackles near their penalty area and the half way line.

Ref Esmond Million's match markings above. I would give Eliasson an 8 solely for his tackle on Christie to snuff out another marauding run late in the game by probably the best right back in this league. For someone who our Swedish colleagues said couldn't defend, he's learning fast. It's the little things like this which are making it such a good season so far.

And Vyner should get a game or two as well. How else do we get progress for the younger members of our squad?

I once heard that when William the Conqueror dished out all the land that he didn't want, it went to about 150 of his most trusted knights. It is reputed that these 150 families are still among the richest and most influential people in Britain. Wars and financial depressions hardly seem to adversely affect them. When I lived in Portugal, some middle class locals were adamant that there was an elite that ran the government, the legal system and the communications especially newspapers. It's probably the same in most West European countries and also the US. Me, I was born with nothing and will be the same when I die.

Normally an away point at Wednesday is gratefully received. However, we denied them any shots on target but our Achilles heel denied us another three points. What is our Achilles heel? Our lack of clinical finishing which will be the reason why we won't be challenging for automatic promotion. I'm not complaining or criticising as we've done a good job and are still maintaining improved form on last season. Perhaps my disappointment shows how far we've come.

Absolutely superb Havanatopia. I went on a school trip aged 12 to see a Bessemer converter at a steel works in Cardiff. One of the most awesome sights I've ever seen. The heat was overpowering. Just like I hope City can be this afternoon.

A gutsy performance to get another three points and with another formation. My only problem was that we didn't "manage" the game well enough in the last twenty minutes. The game was for too open and we allowed Cardiff too many opportunities to get the ball into our box. An unlucky ricochet could have turned a good win into a disappointing draw. But let me not be too critical as three wins on the bounce is a very good return from the last week before the international break. Well on course to stay up!

Good Friday April 7th 1950 v Aldershot Town. Won 2-0 Have I suffered since!

My first visit there was in 1957-58. Yet another season of struggle and change of Manager with Peter Doherty replacing Pat Beasley. April 7th we beat Cardiff 2-0, then April 12th beat Barnsley 5-0 with Bert Tindill scoring a hat-trick, both home games. 19 April at Fulham, Tindill scored another three and we won 4-3. They were missing three players on international duty for Scotland and England. Johnny Haynes was one. When was the last time a City striker scored hat-tricks in two consecutive league games? PS. While checking league tables for that season, I spotted that Scunthorpe & Lindsey United finished as champions of Division Three (North). They dropped "& Lindsey" during that summer.

Great result even if not a flowing performance. And it gets us off 21 points so no repetition of last season. We are a totally different squad this year and, unless we get more long term injuries, should be able to finish above tenth which will be tremendous.

I lived there for 11 years. My second favourite club.

You must be just a youngster as I remember the FA Cup Final team very well. We were very unfortunate to lose to the Ragamuffins of that little cotton town in Lancashire. Our Billy Wedlock was the best player on the pitch.

You are correct in your statement BUT this season we are miles ahead as a team/squad to the same period last year. There is a helluva difference to what you referred to. Dare we all begin to dream just a little that we'll not be involved in anything nasty at the lower end of the league and instead may be buzzing around in other parts of the table.

As one of last season's doubters, I am so thrilled at the way we are playing this season. If I'm correct, if not someone will soon tell me, but aren't we going into the break with a very similar points tally to last year - I seem to remember 21 pts from 11 games. Now 20 pts from 11. However, there is a massive difference in the way we have performed compared with last season. I can only congratulate Lee Johnson and his coaching team and of course all the playing squad who are showing signs of being a very good one indeed. I won't get carried away. This is still a year of building the club and while I wouldn't turn down promotion, I believe that it would be a step too far too soon. But hey ho, let's enjoy what's happening now.