Interesting reading and difficult to argue with the City comments. Interesting comments in the Ipswich section! http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/...dec/21/championship-bloggers-half-term-report Hull City How's it going? Nick Barmby's Tigers are quite different from Nigel Pearson's Tigers, but both versions of City look like play-off contenders. Our former manager's emphasis was on a stingy defence, so wins under Pearson were often of the 1-0 variety and there were enough of them to establish us as a top-six side before he defected to Leicester. We remain so under local hero Barmby, but the coaching philosophy is different. Barmby's style is less catenaccio and more tiki-taka; while we're conceding more we're also scoring more. Increased entertainment has Tiger nationals content at the halfway point. Who's been the star? Robert Koren has been coruscatingly brilliant of late. Unshackled from the restraints of a cautious approach by Barmby, he's developed a habit of scoring spectacular (and often late) winning goals. Biggest disappointment? Nigel Pearson feigned indignation at being linked to and asked about the vacant Leicester job, then promptly traded the KC Stadium for the Kung Pao Bowl or whatever Leicester's home is called. Poor show Mr Pearson, but many thanks for assembling a talented, competitive squad. Grade B+ Ipswich Town Biggest disappointment? Jimmy Bullard is yet to live up to last season's excellent loan spell. Aside from the September/October run of form, the midfielder has looked well off the pace, perhaps still feeling the effects of his interrupted pre-season at Hull City
Interesting to see other fan's ratings of their teams too - not over generous, most of them. I would have gone to an A- for us I think.
Coruscatingly?? Great word for scrabble but dont know what it means. Written by a City supporter probably someone like Theo. But no arguments with it. Nicely sums it up. Any reports on the reserve game anywhere?
