It’s now a level playing field. Unlike Forest Green Rovers pitch.

So there we are, that game in hand played and just the point to show for it. Even then it took a last gasp Akinde strike to get that.

Games in hand are a mixed blessing. When you’re doing well you tend to assume it’s three points but you don’t add up the fixtures at the start of the season and times by three and say that’s what we’re going to get do you?

So FGR, what do we expect? Lets start with what we know. City are better away at the moment. I don’t know why. The support at home is good. Is’t it? Well where I sit, in the Selenity it is. Perhaps not as loud as the other side but uncritical and a certain large striker is not singled out for criticism. Is that the same over the way? From what I read maybe not. I can’t see the point in subjecting our own players to such scrutiny. Sure in this blog I’ll say so and so perhaps didn’t have a good game. That’s not abuse and usually it’s set against a background of previously great form so more an acceptance of human frailty than anything else.

We now know that Freck is struggling with injury and is to be given a rest. If you believe the old adage form is temporary, class is permanent then you have you explanation if you believe that players performances haven’t been up to the usual standard latterly.

Anyway, back to the point, what do we know about FGR, well more what do we know about the manager Mark Cooper and what I think I know is that’s he can’t change his tactics, unlike Danny Cowley. When we played them at home I thought we looked terrible, back to biff bang football but we won. FGR, I thought, looked a really classy side. But null points. Who’s right? I’d say the team with three points.

We know FGR’s pitch is not condusive to silky football and Rovers have been a little more direct. Can a leopard change his spots? We’ll see.

City have Harry Anderson back, Rovers have Christian Doidge . It’s never been anything but interesting between these sides.