Nogbad the Bad

Emmanuel -Thomas will have a jet.

Cuthbert booked for foul on Cunningham.

Come on Jet, fire in a blockbuster to test this jittery keeper.

We have to start the second half exactly as we started the first. Really get into them from the off, and put early pressure on their dodgy keeper. We need that 3rd goal and we need to score it next. If they make it 2-2 I think we all know the outcome.

Wow, that's worse than Kelly, they must be absolutely delighted he's back at last. Where did this 3 minutes come from?

Orient keeper going through the full gamut of emotions

Orient goalkeeper a bag of nerves. Keep the pressure on him City.

Barnett. 2-0 We are Red, we are White, we are......................

You'll need to be louder than that Tommy. COME ON YOU REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Wide right, a bit like when he hit the post last week. EDIT:And he's just scored from there!!

I'm hoping for two convincing CIty wins samo, anyway time to brave the rain and leg it down the Gate. COME ON CITY, STUFF COVENTRY

City u.18's 1-0 down after 4 minutes at Accrington in the F.A. Youth Cup.

Yep, as long as they haven't had several pints, and comment on incidents they are seeing ( this is indeed helpful to those reliant on the radio) rather than forcing their opinion of the manager down people's throats at the first opportunity. And as long as they give their posts balance by later giving credit to the players and manager when they strive, and succeed, to put things right. I was at the game and I watch matches cold stone sober these days. We were awful first half, no doubt about that, but no doubt also the dreadful swirly conditions played a part, and no doubt too that it was a commendable effort by the players, and manager, to make the changes and up their game to grab the points in the second half when that scenario looked very unlikely at h/t. A bit of balance is definitely required when someone is appointing themselves the on the spot match reporter because it is clear from the responses to Rich's posts just how easily the rabble can be roused by someone who clearly starts from a position of either not liking, or not rating, the manager. He's entitled to his opinion of course, even if his pre match drinking may make his posts a little more dramatic and opinionated than necessary, but if you're going to damn the manager on the evidence of first half hour at least have the grace to keep posting at the same rate and give some credit for the second half. Even if it's between gritted teeth.

Funny that, you're not averse to giving a strong, even abusive opinion on City managers yourself, in fact it only took you 34 minutes of today's game - post 86 on this thread - to call Cotterill a 'useless cretin of a manager'. Or 2 minutes later, 'the idiot has now pulled out a piece of paper wondering why we are 1 down' Pretty personal stuff, not sure I remember EMB ever resorting to calling SO'D similar, and certainly not less than 2 months in to his City managerial career. Funnily enough your frequent comments and 'on the spot' digs at Cotterill went very quiet on the match thread once City had scored.

Just read the match thread. Notable for you making embarrassing critical comments throughout in your self appointed position as on the spot match reporter. And by the look of the responses how easily the rabble are roused.... Yes, City were poor in the first half, but the right substitutions were made at half time and the team fought themselves back into the game from a very difficult h/t situation. Now you can't even eat humble pie and give a bit of credit for a great comeback by City under extremely difficult swirling conditions. Well done Marv. and Wes, and well done SC for having the balls to make the early subs., the sort of positive change we wouldn't have seen under SO'D. And in the end the Carlisle fans won't 'feel robbed' at all, City's 2nd half performance deserved the points.

If we start like we did against MK, and are more clinical with the chances created, there's no reason why we can't be well in front by h/t. Good to see Wagstaff back and the inclusion of Moore and Wade Elliot should be a boost to the team. 3-0 to City. Jet, Flint, Elliot(W)

I don't know, but bluff and bluster may just be enough to inspire the players to fight for this club whereas someone sniffing miserably and bigging up our opponents looked very unlikely too. Suggest we revisit this ' lack of personality' business you've picked up on at the end of the season, because he'll certainly have to display one to the players to keep this City side up. As a fan, and for what it's worth my observation is he seems to have 10x the positivity, and personality of his predecessor.

I think SO'D spoke a good game tiz, but not too much evidence on the pitch. In the final analysis he was damned by the team's appalling record under his management. Imo he didn't have alot going for him from what we saw, however tactically astute he may have appeared from his programme notes etc, he was clearly incapable of putting it into practice at AG - similar to the brick wall he hit at Doncaster.

Not all 'anti Sodites', as you call them, are confirmed 'Cotterettes', as you (somewhat strangely) call them, many of us are keeping our powder dry and watching his progress closely, hoping to be persuaded he is the right man. Seeing the team showing heart, fight and real passion is what many of us will need to see to become 'Cotterettes', and if he gets that response regularly we'll hopefully be - just about - alright. If we go down again with a similar lack of fight to that displayed by SO'D's team I doubt you'l find one poster on here defendiing Cotterill.

In an ideal world maybe that could've worked, even though it must be said we really didn't see much evidence of SO'D's coaching talents on the pitch. If you read SL's comments after SO'D's departure though it seems clear he couldn't remain at the club in any capacity. I didn't expect anything from these two games so I'm no more pessimistic about our chances than I was on Friday.

It wasn't just this season with SO'D. The club was dying on his feet with him as manager, twenty five hundred STH's had given up the ghost and stopped attending. As well as all those who hadn't renewed due to the disgraceful lack of fight shown by his players in the act of ignominious relegation. He absolutely HAD to go, his negativity was strangling the club, and a downward spiral seemed certain to continue. Whether we've got the right replacement is another matter which only time will prove one way or another.

'Adam' is not the commentator but he was particularly lacklustre and monotone tonight.

Thankfully we're being spared the screecher tonight.

Corner to City after Wiliams run.

Gillett booked for foul on Logan.