Bristol City on the March Peter Beagrie looks at the Football League and Bristol City's march to the title... please log in to view this image Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill. Bristol City have put themselves in an incredible position to guarantee promotion, navigating three tricky fixtures against Doncaster, Rochdale and Leyton Orient and taking maximum points. A 10-point lead over second-placed Preston is significant and I fully expect City, with Aaron Wilbraham now fit and firing again and Kieran Agard also off the treatment table and on the pitch, to garner enough points in the next four league games in March to secure the title. Steve Cotterill’s charges face Crawley, Yeovil, Gillingham and Crewe – fixtures they took nine points from in the corresponding matches in December. The same haul again would be anticipated and would set the scene for a well-earned day out at Wembley in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final for the City faithful. City’s quality has shone through this term, Cotterill’s 3-5-2 and his recruitment for that system has been brilliant. They have the stellar squad to cope with any further injuries and a bench now being warmed by Matt Smith, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Wade Elliott and James Tavernier to name but a few. City’s two opportunities to lift silverware, ironically, could be witnessed or scuppered by the same opponents: Dean Smith’s Walsall. Tune in on March 22, live on Sky, to see how the first part of Bristol City’s double attempt goes, with Walsall also their opponents on the last day of the season.
Matt Smith must have left his hot water bottle behind. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that being 10 points clear puts us in a good position.
