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Kings Of The Western World - Deacon Blue

Gutted to lose so late on, especially after being 2-1 up and the. The penalty save. But at least by the sounds of it we out in a much better performance. We desperately need to start picking points up, though.

Definitely not. I never want us to lose. I’d particularly love three points tonight to allay those creeping fears of being pulled into a relegation battle.

I can’t see us getting anything out of tonight’s game. I hope I’m wrong. Safe journey to City fans making the journey. I’ve been there a few times and it’s always a good away trip (despite City being terrible in the games I’ve seen there).

Can You Dig It? - The Mock Turtles

Wingers aside, one thing we’ve been desperately missing since Scott left is a player who can dribble with the ball and take it past opponents. Mehmeti maybe, but he is so inconsistent. We try to pass around teams instead (with our players very static, but that’s another story) and no-one goes on a run with the ball to draw the opposition and create space for others.

I’ll always renew as long as I can afford it and am able to get to games. But I fully understand why many fans are not sure. The football is so very dire and it’s difficult to be optimistic that things will improve with LM in charge and the way the club is being run.

Absolutely. Yesterday Cardiff (same as the QPR game) didn’t really have to work hard to beat us. They just pressed us into losing the ball, which we did frequently because we don’t have the quality or movement to retain possession, and waited for set piece opportunities. The outcome was so predictable.

The tipping point was reached for me today. I’ve always found it difficult to warm to him, and I’ve seen no real signs that he will improve us. Good performances like v Southampton are a blip. Our playing style is a mess. And after the dreadful QPR and Sheff Wed performances we were equally dreadful today when the least I was hoping for was some attritional determination. We were as weak as water.

An inexcusably poor performance yet again. Cardiff were very average but were in control of the game the whole time - we didn’t impose ourselves on them at all. The only positive for me was that Conway looked bright when he came on.

I actually don’t like it when my son’s team play on Astro pitches. As @mattjb has said, the ball bounces too high and runs too fast. He’s also got injured the last two times he has played on them. Maybe it’s just that it’s low quality pitches. Games on grass in my opinion are usually better (I absolutely love muddy pitches), my son thinks so too, although it is a pain when so many matches are called off.

Really hope we beat them tomorrow, but I’m dreading another insipid performance.

For me it’s just: Cardiff Swansea Rotherham Rushden & Diamonds Oxford Brentford Chesterfield Colchester

The Next Day - David Bowie

Glad that he’s back in training. With the seriousness of his injuries I’ve always doubted that we’ll see him play again, but fingers crossed he’ll be back to his best.

Antidote - The Hives

Poor result and (judging from the radio commentary) performace. What a depressing week after the high of the Southampton game.

Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins

Today surely has to be a better performance from City than in the QPR game, where we got so many basics wrong.

Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis

Shocked to hear this. He was an excellent player synonymous with that era. RIP.

Like others, I am baffled as to why Twine didn’t come on yesterday. We desperately needed someone to spark some creativity and, being on the bench, he was surely there to be used.

Pathetic performance from City today. Painful to watch. Not sure how we were so collectively and individually bad after so many positives on Tuesday, with none of the tenacity we showed in that game.

I haven’t read the whole of this thread so this has probably already been mentioned, but one of the problems is the cumbersome system for transferring a ticket. Every now and then my daughter can’t make games. In the past I’d give my daughter’s season card to my step-daughter to use, but now with it being a pain in the backside to transfer the ticket the seat is just left empty instead.

Best wishes to him. I’ve always liked him, he comes across as a decent guy.