Robin Hood, D.H. Lawrence, Stuart Pearce, Sue Pollard, Dale Winton, Gun Crime, Torvill and Dean, can you hear me Torvill and Dean? Your boys took one hell of a beating!

The win over Forest was the biggest game of the season so far and for City to put in a performance like that was fantastic. The whole of Leicester has been absolutely buzzing this week, with a real belief that the club can get into the play-offs.

That 3-0 victory was probably the most I’ve enjoyed myself at the Walkers Stadium since I came back to Leicester from Spain. The result, the performance and the atmosphere – everything was spot on!

The Forest fans were giving the City players, particularly Wayne Brown, plenty of stick about hoofing the ball up the pitch, but at times City played some great passing football. We looked the better team and completely outplayed them. For half an hour in the second half, Forest didn’t have a kick.

To be fair to the visiting fans, they were very respectful during the minute’s applause for Bobby Smith before the game. You could feel the love from the City fans and it showed the high regard in which they held Bobby.

I drove up to Scotland on Wednesday for Bobby’s funeral in Dalkeith. It was a great send off, an emotional day and a fantastic turnout. The church was jam-packed with people. There were plenty of his former team-mates and other City legends in attendance, including Gary McAllister, Mark Bright, Neil Lennon, Paul Ramsey, Jackie McNamara Senior and Alan Young. Dave Bartram from Showaddywaddy was there too, which was a nice touch.

I was sat next to Alan Young, who was great mates with Bobby. Alan’s just had a knee replacement and was hobbling around on crutches… I thought my knee was bad!

For City to play so well on Saturday was a fitting tribute to Bobby. All of the lads played their part, but I was particularly impressed with Bruno Berner and Jack Hobbs in defence and Paul Gallagher on the right.

Berner goes from strength to strength with every game he plays. You can’t ask for much more from a full-back. He’s solid at the back, strong in the air and makes a regular contribution going forward.

There’s been talk of a recall to the Switzerland squad for this summer’s World Cup and I’d definitely back him for that. I’m sure if Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld visits the Walkers, he’ll be knocked out by Bruno’s displays.

Jack Hobbs was on top form, alongside Wayne Brown, and they absolutely dominated the Forest attack. One of Jack’s challenges in the first-half really stood out. It was perfectly timed and I enjoyed it almost as much as the goals.

In attack, both Paul Gallagher and Martyn Waghorn played their part, with Waggy working his socks off and Gallagher showing Premier League delivery. Gally’s free-kick was a bit of a worldy and the stadium absolutely erupted when it flew into the top corner.

It was pretty much a full house on Saturday and the atmosphere was awesome. As a player, it definitely makes a difference when you’ve got that kind of backing. We’ve got six games left at home this season and it would be great to get the stadium that full for every one of those.

After a win like that, Nottingham-born Nigel Pearson has secured his status as a Leicester legend already! The more I see and hear of Pearson, the more I’m impressed by him. He’s an unbelievable character and we’ve got ourselves a really good manager. Nigel’s the sort of gaffer I would’ve enjoyed playing under. He’s to the point and tells it how it is, and I respect that.

After their effort against Forest, I’m sure the players will have enjoyed a week without a midweek game. February was a pretty hectic month with seven fixtures, but four wins, three draws and 14 goals will do me just fine.

Next up is Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday. The Owls are struggling at the bottom of the table, but I’m sure it’ll still be a tough game as they’re desperate for the points.

The lads will be buzzing going into the match and if they can recapture the tempo and workrate of recent games, I’m sure we won’t come away empty-handed.

Hillsborough’s a great arena for football. It’s usually a big crowd and they can be pretty volatile. I’ve enjoyed some amazing moments and some terrible defeats there. The biggest low was the 7-1 defeat in 1993. Boss Brian Little was absolutely seething after that one and rightly so. The all-time high, and one of the best moments in my career, was lifting the League Cup after beating Middlesbrough in ‘97.

This weekend will be Pearson’s first return to Hillsborough as City manager. After playing for Wednesday for seven years, he’s still thought of as a bit of a legend by Owls fans and I’m sure he’ll get a good reception. I remember playing against some top players up there, including Carlton Palmer, Chris Waddle and David Hirst, who was always a handful.

It was great to see my old mate Tom Meighan from Kasabian at the Forest game. He was there with his dad, who’s also called Tom and they were both buzzing and ecstatic at the result. Tom’s back in Leicester for a while between tours and we’re going to try and meet up for a beer at some point.

Former City defender Colin Hill emailed me this week. He now works for the PFA and is looking to book Kasabian for a special World Cup event being held at Wembley. Franz Beckenbauer and Roberto Carlos will be there, as well as a whole host of other top sportspeople and celebrities. Colin wants the lads to close the event so I’m going to try and sort it.

I missed out on my wager last week as Burnley and Huddersfield both let me down. I had a bit more luck with another a coupon accumulator, though, getting six results right and making a tidy profit. The last one I was waiting on was Bradford City, managed by Tater Peeler.

As it’s only Tater’s third game in charge I thought he hadn’t had enough time to mess things up completely, so I backed them to win. I never like seeing him get a victory, but the cash I won softened the blow. I’ll take it as the first instalment of what he owes me for ending my City career!

This week I’m backing Arsenal, Norwich and Rotherham. Fitzy from Turner & Kendrick will again be donating a £25 bet for Wishes4Kids. If you fancy a flutter, good luck.

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