Ade Akinbiyi scored his first goal since April to help ease some of the pressure on his struggling boss Peter Taylor as City just managed to edge past Blackpool in the Second Round of the Worthington Cup.

Unfortunately there was precious little to write home about in this nervously fought encounter where it was obvious that the team came to do only one thing, make sure they didn't get Peter Taylor the sack. To that end they succeeded when Robbie Savage's cross inside the far post was met by Ade Akinbiyi's head in the 21st minute

Unfortunately the price the fans paid for this show of security for Peter Taylor was to have to endure 90 minutes of total and utter shite.

City had precious few opportunities against a hardworking Blackpool side and were put under pressure for much of the second-half. You could not only hear the groans of the crowd when an extra 5 minutes of time was added but also the players aswell.

New 'keeper Ian Walker, playing only his second full game for City, had to be rescued early on by Callum Davidson when he misread a simple catch and Davidson had to clear up for him.

Fortunately Walker continued the game with much more skill and saved City's blushes on many occasions with one of the most notable saves when Richard Wellens skipped past three defenders, only to see his hard effort finish up for nought when Brett Ormerod's header was tipped wide.

When Akinbiyi scored in the 21st minute though you would have expected City to capitalise? Unfortunately this wasn't the case and City ended up playing out the rest of the match in the most nervous fashion you could have imagined.

So as City hold on to their place in the Third Round Taylor's job may be safe............ for now.

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