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My problem with Downsy is the hyping up of everything all the time. I don't need to be reminded that I am there to see the boys in red, I don't need to be told that the kickoff is coming up next, I don't need to be told that my 'heroes' are in the tunnel and will be out soon, I don't need to be told who we are playing. All of it in an over excited voice. Also, please stop telling us we are special fans in some way. We are not. The replacement on Monday was a lot more measured and a damn sight better for it.

I’ll just leave this here……

A CEO of a football club should largely be someone who is seen but not heard.... Richard Gould is very much someone like that. Just gets on with the job and runs the club as he should whether things are going well or not on the pitch. For the most part, the CEO should go about their business in the background and just get on with working to improve the club, working with the manager and the board to try and ensure everything comes together. I guess a bit like a conductor of an orchestra. You also have to remember that a football club is a completely different business to most - so any role within the structure of the business is probably slightly different to the norm. Mark Ashton on the other hand was someone who loved the attention and the limelight and was happy to take the plaudits, whether he deserved them or not, when things were going well. But when things got tough, was nowhere to be seen. And this behaviour has been repeated at Ipswich. High fiving fans a few months ago as if they had won the league.... but now there is a bit of unrest, he has crawled back under his rock. Mark Ashton, for all his faults (of which there are many!) has one thing going for him... he is a master blagger. He is one of those people who bullshits their way through life, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake but still somehow comes out smelling of roses and lands on his feet no matter what. For that, I have to applaud him - because it takes some special kind of arrogance and belief to do what he does and somehow seem like he is doing a good job to those who employ him. He was on £500k a year at City. Someone signed off on that wage.... just think about that.

Fingers crossed that this leads to his departure from both City and Bears matchdays, the bloke is a self obsessed knob.

If the ***** that worried about his hair then he should go over to Turkey and get a hair transplant like every man and his dog seems to be doing at the moment?!! I’m sure he can afford a few grand as i doubt he is on a bad screw ? All jokes aside yes i do agree with the general sentiment that the bloke comes across as a complete tool. Most of this new Bristol sport setup make me cringe to be honest, its all corporate BS that really doesn’t resonate with the traditional BCFC fanbase.

Nicky Morgan, one of the best when it came to shielding the ball and holding up play, oh to have him playing now..

Am I the only person who thinks it's just really dry humour from Downsy?

Yes I’ve always wished for something similar. Not necessarily to get money back because as you say we don’t sell out anyway. I wish there was a scheme where if I can’t make a game I can donate my ticket to someone who’s maybe struggling to make ends meet but would love to take in a match.

THIS IS ASHTON GATE STADIUM.

Plus, sack whoever played Blackbird after a home win a few games back, just for good measure ?

Oh no it doesn't

Are you sat in the Dolman by any chance?

4 in 7 that season after replacing the injured Super Bob. Sublime footballer, brilliant first touch & decent finisher.

Just think yourselves lucky you don’t have to endure shite like Simba Cam and Raving Fan Cam like we do at the Rugby. I know he’s only doing his job, but fukk me he seems to revel in the bloody stuff.

Yes, I don't remember David Lloyd being so over enthusiastic… I do find Downsy really annoying…and do find myself regularly swearing in his general direction while he is talking. Sorry

@City oz Born in 1943, saw my first league match, taken by my father, much to my eternal shame, at Eastville in Feb 1950. Bristol Rugby in March and City v Aldershot on Good Friday 1950. Cardiff City Easter Monday following. In the summer both Glos and Somerset County cricket. Dad came from Rhondda Valley but his father born in Claverham next to Yatton. When Dad was young he would viisit an uncle who lived on Coronation Road and if City were home, all the males went. Around 1910 to 1914. We'd go to Cardiff about five times a year en route to visit Nana and they were in the First Division. Saw Blackpool with Stan Matthews, Pompey had twice won the league a year or so before. John Atyeo was an amateur at Pompey while the won them before he joined City. Wolves were an awesome team then with England captain Billy Wright. So I got in the habit of watching as much live football, rugby and cricket at a very young age. My memory of those days is clear, it's what I did five minutes ago that are the problem now. Early sixties after I left school and I grabbed the chance to see live football whenever I could. Even at Eastville as a last resort. Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea v Liverpool,West Ham in 1963, Fulham later on with George Best and Bobby Moore Internationals at Wembley and lots of City away games. Also didn't miss a City home game for nearly 25 years from 1960.

Last I checked Semenyo, Weimann and Martin are part of our team. Therefore if they are good, part of our team is good. Thus the exclusion of their excellence cannot be used to support an argument that our team is the worst, or even one of the worst, in the league.

Thanks for the 6 points Stoke who couldn’t score against us. Cry more you salty ball bag

This gets trotted out a lot, there are 5 sides below us once points deductions get taken into account. Reading would still be below us. There is a reason why they got them, they cheated, for those who think Derby are unlucky, well they only stayed up last season because another side (Sheffield Wednesday) got one.

I, for one, look forward to FGR's progress: Condemning, as it does, the Gas to being the third best team in Gloucestershire. (For carnivores mysteriously annoyed by the presence of vegetarians in the world, you can eat elsewhere you know. Buying a pie at football isn't compulsory. I've never eaten at the Gate)

Wish City would do something like this, but I guess without filling AG this isn’t necessary.

The two sides of human nature neatly juxtaposed..

Send it to your personal account manager. Im sure theyll be able to refund with the added compensation of food vouchers.

Will they be playing? ?

Can you just not hold a piece of paper and pretend?

Weston to Huddersfield for the match day coming up as £126 a ticket and a 5 hour trip each way. Why on earth would anyone with access to a car choose that? Public Transport in this country needs a serious look at pricing and convenience to tempt people off the roads.

Southern Premier League fan base. 7,000 is Premier League eh? What is he talking about? Wimbledon at Plough Lane maybe? They’ve certainly been in the Premier League when it comes to football bans! Where are they all then? At home watching Jeff Stelling whilst 6 knuckling over City’s latest defeat?

The job that Downsy does is not as easy as it looks and it is easy but, in my view, a little unfair, not to give him a bit of respect.

I don’t think it is. He seems to take things incredibly seriously.

The age old scenario when those who admire good football from teams other than their "own" club are derided by others. I've supported City all my life and have only followed a couple of other sides because I lived in those towns for a while; Shrewsbury and Livingston. But I've also been fortunate to see live games of some of the best teams in the world at the time. Portsmouth, First Division champions twice in late 1940's. Wolves in the early 50's. Spurs, league and FA Cup winners in 1961, Brazil at Wembley in 1963 but without Pele. The Busby Babes at Eastville before Munich. Real Madrid's Di Stefano and Puskas, Portugal's Eusebio at Wembley in international games Liverpool, Forest in 1970's at Ashton Gate.I hated losing to them but had a real thrill to see such quality football. Now we are flooded on TV with top class football every week, yet while I still admire the class football from them, I still get a bigger buzz going to City. They are my club, for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, til death do us part!

That's spot on. Foresight from the Bristol City manager. Personally, I think next season will be better as we'll have less dead wood and a much clearer idea of what we're doing from CEO, to manager, coaches, 1st team players and young players. For example, I was impressed by Benarous on Monday. Had a confident look about him. Not over awed and knows what's expected of him. At least one of Conway, Benarous, Bell , Towler etc will properly break into the team next season.

The club should go all out to get Floyd Mayweather in the scrumpy suit next time round and give him the instruction to steal the hat repeatedly.

What makes you say that? If my mate reacted like that I’d laugh. Doesn’t mean I don’t like him.

That’s fair enough. You’ve always been fair on this forum and elsewhere so credit where it’s due. In the Net, Bert Tann and Fordingbridge Pirate are also very good posters. That’s enough pleasantries from me. ? Come on FGR!

No one is suggesting that it’s Rovers fault that we found ourselves in that position in the first place but there’s also not much ‘re-writing of history’ either. BRFC did things at the time that certainly didn’t help and also tried to aquire AG at a rock bottom price, something that I’m not sure we would’ve recovered from. Undoubtedly the AG 8 we’re treated badly at the time, I’m not sure I’ve ever noticed this being covered up by the club or supporters? If Rovers, or any other club, were on the verge of disappearing forever the exact same things would happen. Fans don’t usually want to see their club die….not condoning it, just being realistic. In an ideal world anyone who suffered in 82 would be given a mountain of cash by City but that’s easy to say when it’s not my money. Football finances the way they are there are many clubs up and down the country that have let the locals down financially at some stage or another.

Rovers acted disgracefully? Yeh okay, you don't think the board at the time might have been ever so slightly guilty of running the club into the ground and shitting on their own players? City have done a great PR job lately of promoting the Ashton Gate 8 as heroes, when in reality they were treated like shite - and feel free to ask any of those 8 how a fair few City fans turned on them. Not many people come out of the 1982 debacle with much credit, but this rewriting of history painting Rovers as the bad guys is utter nonsense. You say I'm lucky to post on here? You have said that a few times before. Why should anyone be lucky to be 'allowed' to post on a public forum? If the Rovers forum bans City fans who post sensibly, I agree that's pretty petty minded, but if it's as bad a forum as you say it is (I don't use it) why would you want to go on there anyway? I'm a pretty fair minded bloke and In The Net seems similar, . The moment either of us come on here consistently crowing after a Rovers win or City defeat, then we would probably deserve a ban, but as for being lucky in being 'allowed' to express an opinion, no, I don't agree.

Sorry , but simply Awful post IMO Who do you propose to deal with all the kit then ? The Fairies ? What evidence is there that he is on ‘more money’ You have also overlooked the fantastic PR he continually does for the Club , he has time for anyone and everyone and is a real diamond in the club amongst some gravel There may be many many things wrong with the Club but Scott Murray is one of the real positives

Surely losing twice to the alleged "worst side in the league" makes Stoke City officially the worst side in the league.

Ryley Towler cracks me up .

Chisora thinks Fury will get knocked out. Can't see anything but an easy night for Fury, Whyte is levels below him.

Think you’re definitely overthinking things way to far. Something light-hearted when the season is petering out, I’m all for it.

A farer way would be the relegated clubs having access to the parachute money for their Premier League players' contracts only. Any player signed whilst in the Championship has to be done under the auspices of FFP based on a projected three year income just as any other club in the league has to. In other words, abide by the rules. Happy to be corrected but that seems a farer system.

I’d argue it had turned out better than that. It really makes no difference if we had finished 8th or 19th, we are now putting a side on the pitch (minus Kalas, Wells, O’Dowda & Palmer) that I reckon is nearer the amount we can afford & stay within FFP. Trick of course is selling those above who are not OoC this summer & then making the overall squad no weaker with their cheaper replacements. The strategy of not borrowing players (who are never free) also has enabled Scott to play an incredible number of games, no one seriously thought he’d play nearly 40, plus Pring, Tanner, Benarous, Cundy & Atkinson have made their first appearances at Championship level whilst Bell, Conway & Towler have had games too. I do think next season will be equally as tough but also that the ground work put in this year will help.

Nor does anyone speculate how Derby might’ve done in their “cheating” seasons had they not cheated. Had they complied they might not have got Rooney as manager (player- manager initially), they might’ve not been able to sign Lawrence, or Bielik, or whoever else. They might’ve had to sell Bird or Buchanan or whoever. In any of those scenarios they might’ve got relegated last season. They cheated, they lost the points this season instead of previous seasons. The real league table is the current one published with points deductions. We might struggle next season, we might do ok. Who’s to say someone like Stoke might also get points deductions next season, maybe Boro and Forest are forced into sales if they don’t go up. Its all an unknown.

I agree that if Rovers had found themselves in City's position in 82 they would probably act the same. By the same token, City would probably have acted in the same way Rovers did. What I find frustrating is when a club is labelled as 'scum' or 'vile' by another set of supporters because of actions taken by a few people years ago. I'm not talking specifically about 82 here either or about Rovers and City. I like rivalry, it can be fun, I really do want City to lose every game , but you will never hear me saying City fans are scum or whatever, because that's patently nonsense. Some Rovers fans are dicks, so are some City fans, so are some Rangers fans, so are some Celtic fans, so are some Borehamwood fans etc etc, Like I said, rivalry can be fun, vitriol and hatred is depressing and pathetic.

Exactly, it's like saying Liverpool wouldn't be that good if they didn't have Salah, Mane and Jota. But they have so what's your point. Bizarre argument.