City not at their best but, what’s this? Three points!

 

The best thing about last nights win was that I didn’t watch it. Instead I went all traditional and listened to BBC Radio Lincolnshire where, in the absence of Thommo, Michael Hortin was commentating with Rob Makepeace telling the jokes. I mean doing the punditry. I found it all rather amusing. I always assume Hortin is Makepeace’s boss but he was doing a fair job of punting for the top job by failing to rise to Michael Hortin’s attempts to bring him into the game and provide the filler a la Thommo. Personally I didn’t really miss the references to when I was at Sheffield United/ Charlton/Boston United and we surely should be grateful we have such quality coverage of the game. I can’t believe it when I hear criticism of our local station and I wonder if some of the critics have heard other local radio coverage?

Talking of superior coverage I don’t believe I’ve mentioned Matchday Live on here before but, like you I’m sure I’m an avid fan of the build up show and I think that we’re so lucky having two such accomplished presenters as Sam Ashoo and Gary Hutchinson giving us such a watchable programme to start our viewing.

Anyway, City return to third spot in what is continuing to be a very acceptable season indeed and the only worry is will we get to see these marvellous young players before they are snatched away to pastures new? There does seem to be some light at the end of the tunnel particularly with news of the various vaccines now starting to become available for testing.

From what I heard there were many good performances last night  and no more so than Lewis Montsma. Will he be the first out the door? Lets hope not, before we’ve all seen him anyway but we are, even more than we were, a selling club.

There must surely be some clubs really hanging on by the skin of their teeth and I hope were not in that category and our best players can be clung to in order to have a little more success either by way of further promotion (I can’t believe I’m hinting at the championship but I’m sure it’s a possibility) or cup success. We’ll soon find out about that.

My one and only visit to Swindon, for football, I’ve been there lots of other times, was a dispiriting experience. There are many really pleasant places in the area, Oxford, Cheltenham and the Cotswolds to name three but Swindon is the exception and, if the signs around the place are to be believed a hostile place for away fans. Maybe it’s because we keep returning from there with the points.

Come to think of it, it’s not all that far from Forest Green Rovers is it? Must be something in the air that suits us Impish types.