Sunderland Up Next

Gillingham came and went. City won but are still in the same position – one place above relegation and three points adrift of Brighton.

Akin to a Gareth Gates concert, City stuttered their way through 90 minutes of dross yet still managed to please the 10,000 weary souls who bothered to turn up.

Not a single chant of ‘We Want Lennie Out’ was uttered at Ninian Park as Cameron Jerome and a brace from Peter Thorne City sealed a 3-1 victory over Gillingham.

City have registered home victories against two of their biggest survival rivals which will certainly help the cause but they need to start beating other teams if they want to avoid the drop.

Starting with Sunderland this Saturday.

Last season the Bluebirds turned the tables and had the Black Cats for an afternoon snack, smashing in four goals and prompting the Bob Bank to chant of “Newcastle, you’ll never play them again.”

And then there’s Nottingham Forest on January 3.

This match is massive since Joe Kinnear’s team are breathing down our necks faster than a lag fresh from a 10-stretch on a visit to the Ambassador.

Bluebirds.tv cannot see Forest being relegated from this division, so it is difficult to predict who will join Rotherham in League One next May, since Gillingham may experience an upturn in results with the arrival of gritty manager Stan Ternant.

These are uncertain times but three points against Sunderland would kick start City’s Christmas.