Kevin Doyle is interviewed on Absolute Radio’s Rock & Roll Football Show later today – I hope he’s right that the team can repeat last week’s performance but this time get something from the game:

You just look at we’re playing the top team so no one expects us to get anything from them and, you know, if you do it’s a bonus. I enjoy them, I enjoy the games. We should have got something from Chelsea last week, so Man City should be no different for us at home, we should have a good chance of getting something from the game, so be positive and look forward to them.

Mick McCarthy is notoriously entertaining on the sidelines and in post match interviews but is quieter behind closed doors. Kevin explains:

Yeah, you know, people would only see him on the sideline, but he’s not as vocal in the dressing room, whatever he says, you listen, and he’s not in the dressing room screaming or shouting at us. All of the players respect him and want to play for him, and if a manager has that, usually the team do well, and hopefully we can pick up our form this season and repay him.

Doyle also reveals that he doesn’t think much of room-mate Hahnemann’s music, but does like U2. Ergh!

For the full interview and full match commentary, tune into Absolute Radio’s Rock & Roll Football Show: Saturday 30th October only on Absolute Radio extra – on DAB Digital Radio, 1215AM and online in the UK from 1.30pm. It’s actually quite good.

My preview is now written.