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According to The Times “Bristol City have enjoyed a strong pre-season: 7-1, 8-0, 4-1, 4-0 and 1-0 wins, plus a draw. Nahki Wells, Samuel Bell and Tommy Conway seem to have begun this season with a spring in their step. Alex Scott, though, is their main man: the box-to-box midfielder is dynamic, not shy of a big tackle and classy on the ball, though he is wanted by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have bid twice for the £25 million-rated midfielder. The reliable, consistent and versatile midfielder Jason Knight, 22, from Derby County is a good signing for Nigel Pearson, 59. Ross McCrorie, the 25-year-old from Aberdeen who can play at centre back or as a No 6, and Rob Dickie, from QPR, at left back, should offer Bristol solidity. Dark horses.”

Thank God there’s only another 6 days to the start of the season.

The first game really can’t come quick enough.

No. The prem bubble will only burst the season we get promoted to it.

I know looking on the bright side is taboo on OTIB, but a lot of kids turned up. Surely that’s a good thing. Perhaps the club was caught out by the turnout?

I don’t think the Mem is fit to receive visiting teams at the moment.

Well I said Bell and Conway would score at least 20 goals this season. Only 14 to go.?

Correction. He’s playing for Swindle.

No. front 3 of Sykes, Conway, Mehmeti

HRH Marina is in attendance. Does she still have Harry’s Roller?

“He now intends to rebuild his life and career as an innocent man." He could always start the rebuild by signing for the Gas.

I always thought there was something sinister about that doll. Remember walking past a Redifusion shop in Broadmead which had a dozen or so TVs showing the Test Card. Always gave me the creeps.

The last time they averaged over 10k was in 1976, and even that was due to the 25k plus crowd when they played us on Good Friday.

Wolves are submitting a £20 million-plus bid for Bristol City midfielder Alex Scott, as Julen Lopetegui makes a major push to capture the highly-rated England under-20 international. Scott is a prime target for Lopetegui this summer and Wolves are ready to make a second improved offer which will be closer to the Championship club’s strict £25 million valuation. Wolves had an opening proposal worth £18 million knocked back earlier this month but a new offer is imminent for one of English football’s brightest young talents, who was named the Championship’s Young Player of the Season. Lopetegui, the Wolves head coach, is completely behind the pursuit of Scott and believes the teenager can have a significant impact in the Premier League. Scott was previously on Wolves’s radar before Lopetegui’s appointment in November, but the Basque coach is understood to have been vastly impressed by his potential since taking a closer look. Wolves do face serious competition, however, with Bournemouth already having a bid rejected last week. Above from today’s Sunday Telegraph.

I’m going Max McCrorie. Dickie Naismith Pring James Knight. Scott Sykes Conway. Bell

His existing contract expired in 2024, the one year extension ties him to the club until June 2025.

Or throw away the correct fitting Allen keys.

Israel have only scored 2 goals in the entire tournament, so hopefully game over.

Farcical last few mins of the 1st half with Israel, despite being 1-0 down, refusing to engage England.

It was, but England should have scored from the open play that led to the pen.

Nearly 4 mins for VAR check. Ridiculous.

That would make it a full house.

How tall is Messi?

So this year’s non league club that knocks the Gas out in the 1st round proper will get £41,000. Handy.

Featuring Bobby Kellard IIRC