City inquest after shock cup exit

27 August 2009 09:17
Second-half goals from Scott Dobie and substitute Gary Madine gave the League One side a richly-deserved victory.[LNB]The Bristol soul-searching continued, however, as Johnson then took his players out onto the Ashton Gate pitch for a second inquest.[LNB]He sent his assistant Terry Miller to face the press, and he admitted: "It's the longest inquest after a game I've ever known. We told them what he thought of them and they didn't say a lot.[LNB]"We didn't produce the effort and commitment to win in the way Carlisle did.[LNB]"I can't think of a worse performance and all I can say is that on the night Carlisle wanted to win more than us and the fans had every right to boo us off."[LNB]Cumbrians manager Gregg Abbott hopes his side will draw a "big club" in the third round.[LNB]With the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool joining the tournament for the next round, Abbott is hoping his players are rewarded with big-name opposition when the draw is conducted on Saturday.[LNB]"Bring on the draw and bring on a big club - Sunderland, Manchester United or just below them Liverpool - the lads deserve that after this win," he said.[LNB]"It was a big result and a big performance.[LNB]"We have been working on getting balls in early for our two strikers and it worked perfectly as they both scored and made a long round trip of 550 miles well worth it.[LNB]"We broke up Bristol's play and set out to keep them away from our goalkeeper. Our defenders were fantastic and Bristol who are a good side got in only one real shot."[LNB][LNB]

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