Great article SF. The fact that we've effectively coped with injury crises without having to resort to loans speaks volumes for the management. There are goals throughout the side too so we're not having to rely on just one or two players. I'm not getting carried away but I think there's a lot more to come from this squad. We certainly have earned the respect of other sides in the division.

I was beginning to worry about you all on this site!
It does look hopeful tho'. I was worried about our strike force at the start, but that seems to have been sorted. But, worrier I am, so now it is the CDs. If one of those two get injured or suspended.....?
However, seeing that we have scorers all through the side, if the worst happens, they will have to score more than we let in. When there was a bookies at the CG, run by little Lou, I always used to put a quid on a 4-2 win. Odds usually 100-1. I never won, came close when we beat someone 5-2, that was the only goal that I didn't celebrate - came in the last few minutes!
But the side is set up for that sort of result, so I might just start doing it again.

Two home games coming up. I know we have a good home record but these aren't going to be easy and we certainly can't take the points for granted. Notts County seem to have got over their awful start and have won two of their last three. Walsall are a decent side. We'll need to put the Rotherham result behind us, play well and not expect it just to happen for us. It looks like Mason will be on the bench so that's a plus. Following that then it's Oldham away where we should have a good chance. Six points from the nine would be good, anything more a real bonus .

Well Chaps its Notts Co tonight, and a very balanced and informative over view from Cooper in the Adver today. Indeed, he seems to know some of their players quite well and gives one or two a lot of respect, perhaps these are the guys who have settled in now to give them some decent results at last . Mr Cooper is very balanced and measured in his interviews and has impressed me quite a bit with his knowledge of the better players at this level, and is far from the Numpty many would have had us believe some months ago. Its rather refreshing to listen to a knowledgeable guy but one who speaks at our level, he continues to impress. I think we should be ok for that win tonight with Mason probably on for most of the second half if he starts on the bench. Rangers court case is next week so he may well get rested to the bench with Dany N'G starting in his place, and he seems to have plenty of goals within. There is a warm feeling at CG right now and rightly so, but I have also noticed that Bradford are maintaining their progress too RED, and apart from their games against us, I wish them well. A win for us this evening will see us sat just in behind them deposing Preston in 5th place.

I listened to the game on my computer. Went to bed a happy man But what is this about Bradford? When I lived there at first, I rented a hovel at the other end of Park Avenue to the ground. Valley Parade was at the other side of the city, 2 bus trips. So my favoured club was always PA. They were still in Div 4 when I got there. That didn't last long & NPL arrived.But they used to play a lot of games on Monday nights. It was cheaper for me to walk down & watch a game than heat the flat. I met a lot of good guys there, easy to recognise people in crowds that small. Monday night games were great - the pubs were open after the game, unlike Saturdays. So we used to walk back past my abode to a local & have pie & peas & a couple of beers, generally lamenting another defeat. I was just a student then so didn't have much money. I don't think that I ever had to pay for a round. As we passed my place I always asked them in for coffee. But always the same answer. " T' pub shuts in an hour & yourn coming with us" I played sunday football with some of them later & made a lot of good mates. One of the best has unfortunately passed away, but such was his hatred of City that when PA were playing there, he wouldn't go & allow his gate money to help them. I did go to watch City every other week but never felt the same empathy for them. Then I became mates with some of their supporters, but only through the course of work. Hooky being one.
A small city with 2 clubs in those days, but you cannot imagine the rivalry. Town & Oxford have nothing in comparison.

A tough game in store tonight. Walsall are a good side and Dean Smith will have done his homework after watching us on Friday. I think we may have to settle for a point, I'm going for 1-1.