It's a good time, as any can be, to reflect on Sergej against Walter, last season and how our Bosnian manager has found fire, passion and no little of fight in a side which 12 months earlier, felt the complete opposite. This time last year, Tim Walter was heading into his final week as our manager, November 27 his final day. What a turn around.

A year ago, under Walter, we would be in the midst of a 9 game winless streak. The German at final counting had 3 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses. At two games less however, we proudly sit within the top six in one of the league's most competitive seasons for years. 7 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses - and an unerring ability to score against anyone.

Were you to create a word cloud of Sergejs post match comments, ‘psychology’ would stand out - he relentlessly talks about the psychology of his players, how they need to think, feel and react. It's a long way away from the automatons Walter and indeed Selles craved to output their instructions according to a labyrinthine manual. The individuality and personality of the players was a coding error to be corrected - with Sergej, it's a key part of the craft.

The faith our gaffer has shown in his players to create their own solutions has paid dividends. November last year we had managed 16 goals, conceding 23 - now we have 26 to 24 conceded. More home wins under our belt than the entirety of last season, and a connection from fans to players which, if we wanted to be honest with ourselves, hadn't felt as strong as seasons past. It has taken over 3 years, but our owner Acuns promise for attacking football and a team we can be proud of, seems to be coming true. This is the most competitive the championship has looked in a good few seasons, and City are able to play as hard as anyone. Long may it continue.