Steve Bruce, the Aston Villa manager, has been around long enough to recognise a tricky question when he’s asked one.
So after a late header from Robert Snodgrass ended a five-game winless run, when he was asked whether John Terry will struggle to win back his place in the team side, Bruce replied: ‘I’ve been asked some stupid questions in my time, but I’ve never heard anything like that. I was going to swear, but there are ladies in the room.’
Monday's visit to Villa Park by promotion rivals Bristol City comes just too soon for Terry to make his comeback after two months out with a broken metatarsal.