The Smiles Return to the Faces of Everyone at Ashton Gate ; Bristol City V Southampton | Ashton Gate, Saturday, November 26

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Bristol City 2 Southampton 0 THE manner in which Bristol City went about the business of dismantling Championship leaders Southampton epitomised what new manager Derek McInnes is all about. Victorious in their last four outings, five points clear of West Ham United at the top of the table and backed by a travelling contingent of 2,500 vocal fans who sense a second-successive promotion, Nigel Adkins' Saints have established themselves as the yardstick by which alS l other teams currently measure themselves in the English second tier. Three places off the foot of the table and still mired in a fight against relegation, City's players could have been excused had they approached this particular fixture with a degree of trepidation.

Yet such is the revolution in attitude instigated by McInnes, the home side refused even to consider the possibility of defeat at the hands of opponents who had scored in all 17 of their previous Championship outings this term.

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The Smiles Return to the Faces of Everyone at Ashton Gate ; Bristol City V Southampton | Ashton Gate, Saturday, November 26

How else are we to explain the McInnes factor? Yes, he has tinkered with personnel, formation and tactics, and he has even fallen back on the transfer market to recruit Stephen Pearson on loan from Derby County. But these cosmetic changes account only in part for a revival in fortunes that has seen City claim 13 points from the last five gam...

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