Blue Army column by Chris Finn: Leicester City fans lap up late drama
David Clarkson had given the home side a startling lead in the 90th minute.
City, however, never say die, or should that be Dyer, as lethal Lloyd swooped to earn a vital point in time added-on.
It completed the first of three successive away games in eight days.
Finishes like this and the travelling fans will do well to survive to even make the trip to Doncaster.
But, first up, it was the West Country. Ashton Gate has been Bristol City FC's home ground since 1904. It is easy to find and nestles next to another famous FC, namely KFC.
Not for much longer, though, because the club are planning to move to a plush new 30,000-seater stadium less than a mile away in the next two years. Bristol will be a venue for the 2018 World Cup, should England get the vote, and the venue, Ashton Vale, will be at its heart.
The architects chosen for the project designed Wembley, so it is probably a good thing there is the best part of eight years to get it finished!
Quite why Leicester's World Cup bid failed is still much of a mystery.
Suffice to say, there is a decent-sized stadium already built and the traffic around the city centre can be nowhere near as bad as Bristol's.
Considering this is the first of three quick-fire away games, a healthy number of City fans made it through the congestion to cheer on their team.
Some were taking the opportunity to do a mini-tour of the West Country by travelling on to Plymouth for Saturday's game. And one I know is heading back from there to take in the sights and sounds of Doncaster on Tuesday.
Few will forget their last trip to Ashton Gate on November 24, 2007. That was Ian Holloway's first game and City won 2-0 courtesy of Richard Stearman and Matty Fryatt.
How things change in such a short space of time. The only current City players on show that day were Fryatt, Stephen Clemence and Andy King.
The fans had plenty to cheer early on when Martyn Waghorn almost scored.
There were jeers on 12 minutes when Bruno Berner was yellow-carded, but he was never going to get away with a late challenge in front of referee Simon Hooper who, in his previous 10 games had booked 42 players and sent off seven.
Saturday's hero Paul Gallagher had a great chance on 35 minutes but failed to take advantage with a free header, prompting one fan to suggest that, if Lee Jobber decided not to shave until Gallagher scored another hat-trick, he would grow enough hair to stuff 1,000 cushions.
Bristol have not been having the best of things lately with two draws and four defeats from the last six.
They had a fabulous chance at the start of the second half but Danny Haynes shot into the side-netting when clean through.
Being a Championship manager is a precarious business.
On average, they last one-and-a-half seasons in the job. Bristol's Gary Johnson has done well so far and is the ninth longest-serving manager in the whole football league, having been appointed in September 2005.
Watching his team create but fail to take their chances suggest he, too, could soon become another statistic. The eight current-longest serving bods are named at the end of this article. Oh, and Nigel Pearson comes in at No.32.
Then came a moment that Johnson must have almost been dreading.
Matt Oakley burst through, struck a post, but the ball bounced straight back into the keeper's arms. So unlucky, best chance so far.
The late pressure, however, came from Bristol and Clarkson thought he had given his manager something to smile about in the 90th minute. But then Dyer popped up moments later to turn the home side's cheers to tears.
Eight longest-serving managers: Sir Alex, Arsene, John Coleman (Accrington), David Moyes, Steve Tilson (Southend), John Still (Dagenham & Redbridge), Rafa Benitez and Dave Jones (Cardiff).
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS: Blackpool 2 Middlesbrough 0; Cardiff 1 West Brom 1; Derby 5 Preston 3; Nottm Forest 1 Sheff Utd 0; Peterborough 3 Ipswich 1; Plymouth 1 Swansea 1; QPR P Watford P; Scunthorpe 2 Barnsley 1; Sheff Wed 0 Doncaster 2.
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