This is one which, at the start of the season, we’d have expected to win.  But you can’t really play as badly as City did in the first half, concede 2 goals in 20 minutes, and still feel confident.  At that point, we’d have been delighted to know that we would end up with half the points, and a second half renaissance, with excellent goals from new-boy Akinde and old stager David Noble, sent us home with smiles on our faces, and “You f*cked it up two nil” ringing in our ears.

Sir Gary seemed pretty pissy with the fans at the end, though, applauding the East End singers, but pointedly shaking his head as he turned his back on the Dolman – presumably he felt that the support during the first half was rather poor.  But really Gary, even I, the happiest clapper of them all, was beginning to despair – it really was a woeful performance. Let’s just put it behind us, remember the last half hour, and rejoice that we have players like Trundle, Nobes and Akinde to come on to change the game as dramatically as they did. And, dear Gary, you turn on your own fans at your peril.