I would certainly grow Shirley again but use bigger pots. they are an old variety with good flavour [my taste buds think so anyway] I find many varieties have that hard bit but worth the extra seconds or so for the flavour even the ones from the supermarket.

There wouldn't be any benefits in growing them in small pots; better flavour, etc. would be mostly down to type. Growing in undersized pots just adds risks in terms of leaves wilting & becoming susceptible to diseases

Thanks guys, might give Shirley another chance next year.
And I’ll stick to my usual pots.

I regularly grow Shirley in my greenhouse and find them one of the best varieties. I always get a good crop and they have a good resistance to the usual viruses. I grow them in the ground but if you continue to grow them in pots, then the bigger the better (as SBG says). They need less watering and feeding. Having said, they are a greenhouse variety but this year I grew one in the border and was very pleased this the result.

Nuff said guys thanks - I’m convinced and will definitely be growing them again next year.

I'm really enjoying my crop of Ildi. They're worth a go in containers outdoors. Quite compact plants with tasty, fleshy, yellow fruit.
Definitely go for them next year...

Never heard of Lidi (Ildi ? ) but it’s about time I grew some yellow toms.

ildi ☺ I got the seed in Wilko's

Thanks D, we have a Wilko a couple of miles away.