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Absolutely first class. City went behind to a freak Andrew Jordan own goal after only 8 minutes but from there on never looked back. Kevin Evans levelled for City soon after and the game went to half time all square.

Then step up young Mr Earnshaw. Earnie grabbed himself a  hattrick and wowed the watching world with his cool finishing and acrobatic celebrations. First class. Leo Fortune West also got on the score sheet with a headed goal.

Again the stats hold up. City had 11 attempts on goal, 8 on target. Thats how clinical we were. We scored from 5 of them. Rovers managed only 3 efforts, the only one on target came courtesy of Andrew Jordan who more than made up for that mistake with a very solid display alongside the equally competant Scott Young.

Make no mistake this team are going places. 13 goals in the last 4 home games, only one conceeded and that was an own goal. But today was all about the desire to win and first class finishing. Rovers made a wasted journey to Ninian Park last may when a 1 - 0 City win stopped the Pirates from making the play offs. After todays game they will never want to come here again. Its one thing going down in a game but to be humiliated at a live TV game must be so hard to take. I love it.

Legg's arm broken?

Everyone did well today but I would pick out three players.
Andy Legg. Andy its reported has broken his arm. He was fantastic again today, nothing got past him and he played on despite his injury.
Josh Low. I feel guilty now as I thought he should be left out today. But he was brilliant. Won the sponsors man of the match at the game and ripped the Bristol left side to pieces.
Rob Earnshaw. What can you say, the first City player to get a hat trick in 3 or more years and every goal finished to the highest order. I've watched his golas on TV tonight and his timing was incredible, he played the offside trap to within inches. And that celebration. It looks great and we got to see it three times today. Rob took home the match ball and the champagne from Sky as their man of the match.

Now we play CheltenhamTown on the w/e of Dec 9th. The game at Ninian Park will see City as firm favoutites to progress to Rd 3. City then play Cheltenham the following Saturday in the league.

Today was pure theatre, celebrations to remember for a long time, but in the next 6 days we have two league games at Ninian. 6 points is the target and who would bet against it after the last 4 games produced the following score line. City 2 - 0 Mansfield, City 2 - 0 Darlington, City 4 - 0 York, City 5 - 1 Rovers.

Well done to Alan Cork, he has instilled a faith into the players and they are playing out of their skins. I could go into a tearful Gwyneth Paltrow type rant but I won't. Finally. Oh lord Sam Hammam.