[madsteve]

There is no reason why our first team should have their confidence shot by losing to Man City!!  They will not be expecting to win anyway and they should be told to go out and give it their best!!  If any of them are crushed a second time around then they need to get their heads out of the clouds and realize they are playing at the level they are good enough for!!

Before the first Man City match, I didn't think defeat would affect us but I (& most others on here) were wrong. Our performances dipped and results have only just picked up. If we had matched our results before the first Man City match & over the last six matches during the ten shell shocked matches after the last Man City game then we would now be sat 4th in the table with the Playoffs looking likely & automatic promotion possible.

All SG has to do is say that he is giving the first team players a ten day break because he believes we are good enough to get promoted.