Well, that's that then. The obligatory photo-with-a-new-shirt-that-doesn't-really-seem-right has been released. Gunnar (or Gunny, as he's known by this blog - cheers Peep Show) has finally made his mind up and naffed off to Cardiff.

(Photo pinched taken from Official Cardiff City Website - please don't get cross).

He's got the physique, he's got the talent, he's got the mullet, he's got the bird. In fact, on the face of it, he's got a lot going for him has Gunny. I'm not going to sit here and let resentment cast a shadow over how much potential I think he's got. Physically and technically, he's quite a specimen.

The only thing that is going to stop Aron Gunnarsson fulfilling his potential is that supersized, all-too-aware, desperate to look good, head of his.

Ask any Coventry fan and they'll tell you that if he plays at full tilt, he's the best player on the pitch. When he knocks it and runs past a player, not many in the Championship can deal with that stride of his. You won't knock him off the ball without a fight.

Concentration and focus is where he comes unstuck though. His game at the moment shows an undeniably naturally gifted player, demonstrating this in a completely unnatural way. Gawping around, checking the scenery, dragged-out delays for treatment, exagerrated movement, desperate to look like he's making an effort. He's guilty of all these.

I once read Roy Keane say of Peter Schmeichel that he was a show off, exagerrating everything he did. I always think back to this when I watch Gunnarsson. Of course, the fans love the bravado, and I've no doubt he'll be diving into tackles and put everything into becoming the darling of the Cardiff supporters.

It's all too conscious though. If he's ever going to grow into the player his talent suggests he should become, he has to stop thinking about how he looks to the people watching him, stop trying to look like a footballer, and just grab each game by the scruff of the neck. He's good enough.

It's quite an obscure observation I know. Most Coventry fans should have an idea what I'm getting at though; Cardiff fans - have a look next year.

He's a talented guy, and (wally-brain aside) I'm sad to see him go. Coventry player or not, I just hope he can start to do himself justice.

Away wins against teams we never beat, fightbacks to snatch points we'd usually surrender without a fight, wins when we're playing bloody awful, and now the latest hoodoo defied; not bottling a game to move ourselves into the top 6.

Hugely premature, but something different seems to be happening with the Sky Blues this season. I can't put my finger on it just yet, because in all honesty, we're still playing some really sloppy football. Confusing, but nevertheless, we've already won some games that in previous seasons, we'd have been punished badly for. Luck, or can we attribute it to something else?

Influenced in no small part by Roy Keane's autobiography, you probably recall I spent the majority of my time last season ranting on about the importance of attitude and ambition. After each game we heard Christopher tell us that we're not a good team and the aim was to improve on the previous year's nonsense. And game after game I went mental because it appeared obvious to me that there was no pressure on the players to achieve above mid-table, resulting in us not achieving above mid-table. Pretty simple Coventry City logic, there. 

At the beginning of last week however, I looked at the fixtures and for the first time in ages, managed to predict how things might pan out. In my mind, Cardiff are the best team in the league. So when you play the best team in the league, it's always going to be difficult. I looked at the table, looked at the 2 home games we had coming up, and after all that looking, realised that 3 points from the 2 home games would see us into the top 6. That'd do us.

Don't get me wrong, I still thought we could beat Cardiff, and as it transpires, we missed a real opportunity to get one over on them. While they have the attacking players and the strength in depth, they don't seem particularly organised at the back and allowed things to open up for us right loads. If we had more confidence and purpose about our play when going forward, we'd have beaten them that night. 

Instead, we were sloppy in attacking positions, and let them off every time they messed up. Cardiff didn't deserve the win, but the positive for me was that the best team in the league was shown to be more than beatable. Shame we couldn't manage that, but looking at the bigger picture, and the attitude going into that game, it showed how far we've come in such a short period. .

By not beating Cardiff, this heaped the pressure on us to beat Barnsley and finally enter the top 6. Too often we've had these opportunities, and thrown them away. Our form this season would suggest that we may not be able to assume as much about these 'predictable' fixtures any more, though. We're still nowhere near playing to our potential, but that doesn't seem to be affecting the results we're getting. This intrigues/excites me.

Barnsley was relatively straight-forward, in that I always felt we'd win the game. In seasons gone by, 80 minutes of missing chances would have resulted in us eventually getting punished (mainly because we'd be lining up on our own line and refusing to do anything other than hold on).

This year, yet again, things went differently (you may notice a pattern emerging). Our manager wasn't scared to make changes, and our players weren't scared to move beyond the half-way line and kill the game off. We left it late, but Baker and Clarke's goals were worth it.

I know, we've been here before, but what I think's different this year is that when we have lost a game, we've had the toughness to make sure we don't lose the one after that. That's a massive step forward in our book and gives me genuine hope.

It also helps when you've got a manager who is demanding of his team, and not content with second best. (#justsaying... to pinch an annoying hashtag from Twitter.)

So, Sheffield Utd next, who are having a right poor time of it under Speed. Only one thing we need to concern ourselves with - let's go there and do 'em.

Can't be bothered.

There's no analysis for this game. No judgements. No radical statements (new ones). What would be the point? It's all been said a thousand times before.

The game tonight pretty much summed up our inability to have any sort of impact on the league. All the signs are pointing to yet another nothingness of a season. At best.

Although, I do have a suggestion for our starting lineup on Saturday:-

GK - Stephen Wright
LB - Stephen Wright
CB - Stephen Wright
CB - Stephen Wright
RB - Stephen Wright
LM - Stephen Wright
CM - Stephen Wright
CM - Stephen Wright
RM - Stephen Wright
ST - Stephen Wright
ST - Stephen Wright

Mascot - Stephen Wright

Yeah, that'd definitely be brilliant.

The only silver lining is that it could be worse - I could support Ipswich. Christ they're having some luck.