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I did see Weimann was 35/1 to be top goalscorer, which i thought was generous considering last years total

I know we are in discussions for one player who is OOC next summer and been told, "talks going well"

Why would HNM sign a contract just so the club who currently employ him get a fee, and thus stop his own chances of a decent sign on fee at another club if he decides to leave - would you do the same for your employer??

I dont want to get pulled into the HNM argument regarding stats, but its clear to see there's a talented footballer there - personally im still not sure what his favoured position/role is. The point i wanted to make on this thread, was why is there such fuss made over a player who's not really a guaranteed starter, whereas nothing is being asked about Bentley, Kalas and JD who (in my opinion) are more important to the squad, and their contracts are also up next summer too. @Davefevs I did try finding your document about player contracts, but could you confirm if this is the case and Bentley/Kalas/JD are also OOC next summer.

1) What will be City's final league position? 11th 2) How many points will City get this season? 66 3) Will City score 60 (or more) League goals this season? Yes 4) Will City concede 60 (or more) League goals this season? No 5) Who will finish as City's top scorer? Semenyo 6) How many League goals will City's top scorer (whether the player named in Q5 or ano.) get? 16 7) Who will finish as City's 2nd top scorer? Weimann How many League goals will City's 2nd top scorer (whether the player named in Q7 or ano.) get? 12 9.) How many academy graduates will make their City debuts this season in League or Cup competitions? 4 10) Will Duncan Idehen make 15 (or more) League appearances for City this season? No 11) Will Joe Williams make 25 (or more) League appearances for City this season? Yes 12) Will Stefan Bajic make 10 (or more) League appearances for City this season? No 13) Will Antoine Semenyo still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes 14 Will Han Noah Massengo still be a City player on the last day of the season? No 15) Will Tomas Kalas still be a City player on the last day of the season? No 16) Will Nahki Wells still be a City player on the last day of the season? No 17) Which month will Antoine Semenyo make his first on-field appearance for City this season? September 18) Which month will Ayman Benarous make his first on-field appearance for City this season? Feb 19) Will City sign a striker either before the end of this window, or in the January window? No 20) Who will be City's player of the season? Atkinson 21) What will the Official attendance be for the first home game against Sunderland to the nearest thousand? 24,000 22) What will City's Official average League attendance be this season to the nearest thousand? 21,000 23) In which round will City be knocked out of the F.A. Cup? 4th 24) In which round will City be knocked out of the Carabou Cup? 3rd 25) How many City players will be sent off in all competitions this season? 3 26) Who will be the first City player to be sent off this season? Williams 27) How many penalties, in all competitions, will City be awarded this season? 5 28) How many penalties will City score? 4 29) Will any City player score a first-team hat-trick this season? Yes 30) Will Nigel Pearson still be City's manager on the last day of the season? Yes Young City players: Bell, Conway, Towler, Kadji, Owers, Palmer-Holden, 1) Which of these 6 will make the most appearances for City, in all competitions, this season? Conway 2) Which of these 6 will score the most goals for City in all competitions? Conway Gas: 1) Final League position? 19th 2) Average League attendance, to the nearest thousand? 8,000 3) Will Matty Taylor score against Rovers this season? Yes 4) Will Marlon Pack score against Rovers this season? Yes 5) Will Tyreeq Bakinson score against Rovers this season? No 6) Will Joey Barton still be Rovers' manager on the last day of the season? No Welsh Rivals, Cardiff & Swansea 1) Will O'Dowda score for Cardiff against City? No 2) Who will finish higher, Cardiff or City? City 3) How many points will City get against Cardiff 0,1,2,3,4 or 6 ? 4 4) Who will finish higher, Swansea or City? City 5) How many points will City get against Swansea, 0,1,2,3,4 or 6? 3 Lee Johnson's Hibs 1) What position will Hibernian finish in the SPL this season? 6th 2) Will Lee Johnson still be Hibernian manager on the last day of the season? Yes Ashton's Ipswich 1) Will Ipswich be promoted this season either automatically or through the play-offs? No 2) Will Mark Ashton still be there at the end of the season. Yes Steve Cotterill 1) Will Cotts lead Shrewsbury to promotion? No 2) How many points will Cotts' Shrewsbury take off Rovers 0,1,2,3,4,or 6? 4 3) Which club will finish higher, Shrewsbury or Rovers? Shrewsbury Old Boys 1) Will Bobby Reid score 7 (or more) PL goals for Fulham? No 2) Will Josh Brownhill score for Burnley against City this season? No 3) Will Aden Flint score for Stoke against City this season? Yes 4) Will Kasey Palmer score for Coventry against City this season? No Championship 1) Which club will finish top of the Championship? Norwich 2) Which club will finish bottom of the Championship? Rotherham

Don’t forget Taylor Moore too who has effectively left (year loan) and had some of his wages paid so that’s another off the books

It’s good that he’s out of the squad (even thou he dosnt officially have a number) but in reality his departure dosnt mean much, as his low wages/received fee will have no impact on FFP and him leaving won’t mean we are now in position to sign someone else.

Making it big in the world now Dave, getting invites to the HPC - I always knew you were destined for the top ?

Vyner lost man back stick - and thats why he wont be used much. There's always a mistake...... 3-1

Atkinson playing as he finished last year, could be a big player for us

This. Nail on head. Let’s not forget Dasilva who is also on final year of contract. Things are happening behind the scenes thou, you don’t hear everything in the press…..

I phoned up City on Tuesday asking this very question, as iv been waiting to buy 2 home tops until getting rewards discount. Was told the Loyalty Scheme was still being finalised but would be announced before first home game - either the club are very unprofessional not having this confirmed when the season tickets started selling, or very 'business minded' leaving the announcement until first game, as by that point the majority would have already bought their tops (and other merchandise) at full price, thus the club making 10% extra on all sales.

Did i read somewhere there's an additional 20min being played today? I know its only 2 friendlies so far, but from what iv seen we are much fitter team than before, wing backs will be a hugely important position for us, and we will be much more solid/hard to beat

I see Bayerns new away kit is very similar to the leaked pic I saw, everyone wants to be like little Bristol City ?

I spoke to someone yesterday who was lucky enough to watch the game, and said Naismith was extremely vocal at the back, constantly talking to James and Atkinson about players. Plus he seemed quite confident if he was 1v1 with opposition player as last man. Perhaps it was deemed that Klose was more comfortable on his right foot than Naismith, and hence being put on the right hand side of a 3 (with Kalas being out) but definitely no denying City have signed another "leader" at the back, and a confident ball playing one at that.

I was doing a Del Boy ?

Is it a 433 now - Tanner Towler Idehen Pring Massengo Vyner King Conway Weimann Bell

Bear in mind just because Scott and Semenyo have been given better squad numbers (in an old fashioned sense), it has no relevance as to whether they stay or not - City has a price for each player, and if that's met then you can say "Bonjour" ?

I asked this question a little while ago, then upon some digging found the email had been sent yesterday and was in my junk mail - hope this helps!

Speaking of season tickets, i see City have tweeted saying codes have been sent out to watch todays friendly - anyone received theirs yet?

Mine and my sons came in the post on Friday, the key ring sits proudly on my car keys! Question - Do we still get 10% off store items, and can we do this online or does it have to be at the store itself at the Stadium?

Transfermarket obviously don’t believe Scott and Semenyo are worth £20 million ?

Regardless of FFP il be amazed if one of the ‘bigger’ players (HNM, Bents, Kalas, Scott, Semenyo) dosnt leave this summer as all have diff reasons for leaving with no shortage of suitors. This would solve any potential issues.

Essentially he’s retiring but City are continuing to pay his contract instead of coming to an agreement. All the best Bakes

I was resigned to losing Semenyo this summer, and it was the best time to sell as he would have 2 years left on contact (once they activate 1yr add on) - but now either we potentially sell in Jan window, which is a notoriously bad window to replace him with, or he’s sold next summer when he has 1yr contract left and he sold for much less than he could have been sold this summer. All in all not the best preparation for us either way