It?s been quite the week in our now-lovely little Canary bubble.

The win against Derby was one of those in which we rode our luck a bit but also rolled with the punches as they came raining in (mainly metaphorical ones from Derby fans on Twitter).

Luckily it was more Cov (a) than Swansea (a), which was just as well because the Rams were looking to make it ten home wins on the spin.

That we were able to emerge with three points, regardless of how ?underserved? they apparently were, was notable in its own right but was also confirmation that Hoff-ball is starting to yield points along with the pretty pictures it paints.

Against Red Bull Leeds there was less beauty on show, but they didn?t half put in a shift without the ball while looking still dangerous with it. It was a tough old night against a Leeds team that, even with a few key injuries, has all the tools needed to do a Burnley in this division.
It was Los Blancos who were painting the pretty patterns on Tuesday night in a Farke-style and for quite long spells City were forced back into their own half in a 4-5-1 to just soak it up. And they did ? very well.

It was a side of this JHT team we?ve rarely seen this season ? and hopefully won?t too often ? but it was heartening to see them dig in, stay composed and in shape, and repel attack after attack from the most potent forward line in the division.

And but for a brief lapse in concentration from Kenny McLean they would have somehow conjured up a cle...