Cody would push envelope

By the dawn of spring, Mario would either be long gone or be breaking his back foraging for ball out around wing-forward

Wednesday evening brought the go-ahead to root out our heavy jumpers from the back of the press. The first reliable portent of encroaching winter; Manchester. Champions League. A laboured home draw. Something fundamentally wrong. Dunphy.

Only this year, the long-running pantomime offered a twist. City.