That game perfectly captured why I have been saying since before the season started that I believe City will make the playoffs. McCarthy's men have to do nothing more than keep lobbing the ball into the box to win points.

City produced just one bit of genuine quality in 90 minutes, but that was enough to take all three points from a desperately weak, powder puff Forest side. Most of the teams in this division this season just aren't set up to cope with an aerial bombardment from the likes of Moore, Flint and Morrison, and they're not strong enough to out-battle them in midfield either. This time around it really is as simple as that.

The quality of the football in the Championship this season is utterly abysmal. I'll be absolutely amazed if a side that is set up like City's can't claim a play-off spot.