Avoiding being one of the Carling Cup shocks was one of Micky Adams priorities for the game Rushden last night.
The City boss said: "We did a professional job, exemplified by captain Micky Doyle's performance as captain which represented everything that's good about this club.
"We were helped by last night's results to focus our attention on this game - and in our team meeting I stressed the importance of getting our attitude right."