Bristol City trio guide Reds through unfamiliar territory but next step clear after Ipswich draw View 2 Images

Faced with the task of taking on one of the favourites to claim the Championship title in the shape of Ipswich Town, without several key players under the Ashton Gate lights, Bristol City supporters would have been forgiven for making the trip to BS3 with an air of trepidation in their step on Tuesday night.

However, when the full-time whistle was blown after 90 minutes of close-fought second-tier football, the bulk of which was played on a knife-edge, that feeling of trepidation had been replaced by a level of pride and an undercurrent of frustration - not with Gerhard Struber or his players, but the officials.

After an open first quarter of an hour, the Robins found the

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