On this day (16th April) in 2011 the Sky Blues had been battling within the Championship and had seen ‘gaffer’ Aidy Boothroyd leave in mid Walk after a ghastly run of one alliance win in sixteen from mid December. Comes about beneath caretaker chief Andy Thistle (presently a CCFPA part) had at first appeared comparable but since a 2-0 domestic win against Watford and a 2-2 draw at Derby District things seemed to be making strides which proceeded with an energizing 3-0 evening win four day’s already at Portsmouth. That triumph over mid-table Pompey cleared out the Sky Blues five places over the drop zone – a dozen focuses ahead of third-from-bottom Scunthorpe Joined together.
The City fans among the 16,354 fans within the Ricoh were trying to find more of the same against Millwall nowadays. There was a sizeable unexpected (1,109) of fans from London trusting for an absent win but their trusts were dashed as the Sky Blues ran out victors by the odd goal in three to solidify sixteenth put. The guests had to supplant captain Paul Robinson fair some time recently kick-off and Darren Handbag assigned within the Lions’ resistance.
It was not all plain cruising for City but a brace from our striker (and presently CCFPA part) Marlon Ruler, a objective in each half, was sufficient to deliver the Sky Blues the focuses. It was indeed steven at half time, in any case as the Lions’ Andros Townsend invalidated Marlon’s seventh diminutive opener (poaching on a terrible backpass) on the stroke of half-time with a long extend exertion. Maybe the turning point was the ruddy carding of Neil Harris, the Lions’ moment half substitute who had fair come on, for rough play fair two minutes into the moment period. Marlon’s moment six minutes from time, another poacher’s objective, fixed the bargain for City
