'For some, end of the season cannot come soon enough'

Bristol City's miserable league form continued as they lost at home to Championship leaders Coventry City.

That was their eighth home reverse and they have now lost more games at Ashton Gate than they did over the whole of last season.

At least they put in a half decent performance after the disappointment of their FA Cup exit to Port Vale, but defensive lapses cost them dear.

Former City defender Jay Dasilva created the first goal for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to head home 10 minutes before the break.

The Robins were matching their opponents and their position looked even stronger when the visitors were reduced to 10 men after defender Joel Latibeaudiere received a straight red card for hacking down Emil Riis when he had a clear, albeit lengthy, run at goal.

Referee Matt Donohue added on five minutes of time to the first period, much of it due to Victor Torp requiring lengthy treatment after a block tackle with City's Adam Randell who received a yellow card.

With that time spent and some of the crowd already making their way to the exits to get a half-time cup of tea, Sakamoto turned provider with Haji Wright scoring the crucial second goal but City defenders Cameron Pring and Neto Borges should have done better.

City started the second half in search of an early goal and to press home their numerical advantage but within 10 minutes Randell received a second yellow card for a badly-timed high challenge on Josh Eccles.

That effectively ended City's chances of winning the game and fans vented their frustration towards head coach Gerhard Struber by loudly booing when, in a triple substitution on the hour, the impressive Tomi Horvat was withdrawn with the Austrian saying the decision was all about "managing minutes to avoid overload".

With just 10 games remaining City's season is over, indeed for some the end cannot come soon enough.

Thankfully, they have no worries about getting sucked into a battle to avoid the drop, because of a start to the season that yielded 22 points from the first 12 games.

That being said, their current form is relegation standard, the past seven league games have produced just seven points.

That run started with the 5-0 home defeat against Derby which followed Steve Lansdown's interview on BBC Radio Bristol.

Large sections of the fanbase were piqued by two of his remarks, namely that the club had a recruitment department that is "second to none" and, more scathingly, "fans ruin football clubs".

Lansdown has pumped millions into the club and there is a feeling he is suffering investor fatigue.

What the fans see is lack of ambition with most of the top seven in the division not in receipt of the unfair parachute payments.

You can hear more from David Pottier on the Forever Bristol City podcast., external