So Peter Taylor lives to fight another day? After the last gasp equaliser against Ipswich on Saturday it now looks like Peter Taylor will get at least another game out of City. Unfortunately, that game is against Blackpool in the Worthington Cup and this time, failure would almost certainly mean the end.

Make no mistake about it, if there is a repeat of last years "hiccup" against Crystal Palace tonight at Blackpool then Taylor is almost certainly finished.

In recent years City have won the Worthington Cup (formally the Coca-Cola Cup) twice having been to the finals three times. So last years defeat to Crystal Palace, at home no less, was a bitter pill to swallow and in hind sight it was a sign of things to come.

It's ironic now then that Peter Taylor seems to have come full circle. If the result against Crystal Palace started the slide at City then the game against Blackpool could end it, one way or the other.

City's performance on Saturday against Ipswich, while an improvement over the last two matches, was still nowhere near the standard needed to survive in the Premiership. Ade Akinbiyi again proved why he's worth nowhere near 5 million. James Scowcroft did nothing to suggest to me that he was worth the effort Taylor put in to sign him and the midfield still looks lost in places. All in all it seemed more like a case of plenty of effort but little in the way of skill.

Although there was little of the "Taylor out" chants that have flowed the City boss over recent weeks last weekend, Peter knows that his time is running out and the only thing that will save him is wins and goals. That is why tonight is so very important to the whole side.

If City can go to Blackpool and score some serious goals then Taylor may get another game. But even a draw against the 2nd division outfit would not appease the many loyal fans who are expected to make the journey to be beside the seaside.

But enough about City, what about Blackpool? Well we already know that they are in Division two. They are currently 18th in the league, 4 places above relegation, having just lost 2-1 to Oldham Athletic. The loss almost mirrored City's game against Ipswich as they too had a man sent off and missed a penalty. Their record so far this season is W2 D1 L3.

Probably the most interesting piece of new about Blackpool is that former fox Graham Fenton has recently signed for them, although it doesn't look like he is playing at the minute.

City look like they will probably run out against Blackpool with the same team that got the draw against Ipswich. Blackpool also look relatively injury free.