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Bristol World reporting a fee of 250000 Euros agreed.

2 hours ago, Tangle Foot said:

Manning also says ‘terrific’ a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, who really cares?

Here’s to a great 2024 for our reds!

And to whomever may read this, I’d like to wish you a happy new year!

COYR.

Oh NO!!! I hope he doesn't turn out to be a son of PULIS! 

Just now, redkev said:

They say that about Bell , but no slouch but wouldn’t say he’s rapid 

Ivan sproule now that’s rapid 

From what little I have seen, he is faster than Bell but maybe not quite as fast as Ivan.  Very quick though. I hope that I am not doing him a disservice.

1 minute ago, westonred said:

Who's Nelson ?

Young academy lad - very very quick!

I, for one ,was entertained. The record will show that we scored all the goals and they scored none.  On to the next triumph!

Bak looks promising and Nelson super quick!

Brian was a great player for us and has proved to be a great recruiter and developer of young players. It made perfect sense to promote him because there must be succession in the club and those under him can benefit from his great experience. The analysts who come up with potential names for recruits for the first team squad can also benefit from his experience and judgement.  I very much doubt if it was Brian who was responsible for us losing Nige and his team. Some of the comments on here are maybe a trifle unfair. I would wager a few bob on the culprits being JL and the bean counter, who may have come up with a great wheeze to sack expensive staff and to replace them with cheaper options.  Never mind the quality, just feel the reduction in width!

12 hours ago, CHAZ MICHAELS said:

Mehmeti often looks dangerous but then nothing actually ever happens.

A highly skilled player let down by lack of pace.

The vital spark in most organisation comes from "big characters". We had this in NP and CF - but now we seem totally bland and I worry that there is not enough character in the leadership and staff to fix what they have broken. City is a huge part of life for most of us and we need to see the vital spark. A lacklustre chairman, a bean counter and a dull manage who appears to lack confidence is not what we need right now. How I miss Nige and Curtis.

Every style of play has a place but to play without much ambition in the second half was unforgivable.  the time wasted passing along the back line, partly due to the lack of movement from our players further up the pitch, was just awful. With the clock ticking down we must surely expect our team to throw the kitchen sink at a poor and teetering opposition team. I was very disappointed and surprised to see that LM was not fuming at his players.  Maybe they are carrying out his instructions to the letter.  If so, may the Lord of Hosts be with us. We will need him.

No ambition! No penetration. How I miss Nigel.

4 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

Am I only the one who keeps seeing the title and imagining Manning doing a set of contemporary rock and pop covers on an acoustic guitar?

Yes. You probably are the only one!

Ayman strikes me as an intelligent and highly motivated chap. Maybe it would be sensible if the club helped him to study for coaching badges whilst he is laid up. Although very young, it would add depth to his understanding of the game if he eventually returns to action and it would be insurance for him if his career was curtailed in any way.  I really hope that he recovers well because he would be a great addition to the matchday squad.

We never properly replaced the late, great Buster Footman.

51 minutes ago, italian dave said:

So, slight tangent - but it’s an international break.

Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Portsmouth, Mansfield - all memorable because of what we achieved.

How about games that were memorable despite us not achieving a result?

I’d go for the two League Cup semi finals, at Man City and at Forest. 

More than 50 years ago Gary Sprake decked Chris Garland as we lost 0-2 to Leeds. IIRC we went on a special train and were escorted by police to the ground.  I thought we played quite well.

On 13/11/2023 at 10:28, ashton_fan said:

I have managed to download this newspaper clip from February 20th 1909 previewing Norwich's big cup tie at Bristol City, this would have been in the run to the final against Man Utd. Norwich were in the South Eastern league at the time so it would have been a big upset to beat Bristol City. The article is headlined "Football" in the column at the top of the page just right of the photos. I note from the league tables that the Gas and Swindle both played in the Southern League at the time:

I expect that Harry and Italian Dave were there!

25 minutes ago, italian dave said:

No-one mentioned Mansfield yet?!!

A great match  - victory snatched from the jaws of defeat! Priceless.

14 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

Always forget going to Rushden. My only memories are parking on a grass verge in the country and Lee Miller scoring an equaliser?

IIRC Lee Tomlin started there. Or maybe my senile memory has failed me.  I think the boot company sponsor was Dr Martens.

Also Rushden and Diamonds - sponsored by a boot company with an owl on each corner IIRC - whatever happened to them?

49 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

Kettering, when was that ?

I believe it was a pre-season friendly. I guess 25 to 30 years ago.

In the 80ish mark for me plus a few more if you count the replacement stadiums e.g. Man City. Soton, Colchester, Derby etc etc. Heybridge Swifts and Kettering with City was one of many non league grounds, and because my son supported Barnet and I had to take him to all sorts of odd grounds over the years. The pies at Sheffield United stick in the memory although we were relegated!

Like a slim version of me in my youth.

In his post match interview he spent most of the time looking down and not looking at the interviewer.  To my mind that looks a bit "shifty".  Maybe he is just not very confident - not ideal for someone in his position. Early days and he will have to spend the next two weeks of the international break without his international players - hard to coach his new ideas when so many senior players are absent.  This may be a long, hard winter. 

9 minutes ago, Ian Hall said:

comparison of tier 2 league position under Alan Dicks and Pearson:
1st Part Season: AD 19. NP 19
2nd Season: AD 16. NP 17
3rd Season: AD 14. NP 14
4th Season: AD 19. NP 11 *
5th Season: AD 8
6th Season: AD 5
7th Season: AD 16
8th Season: AD 5
9th Season: AD 2

* current position of BCFC

AD was a superb young manager at the start of his career. Nigel has already been round the block several times.  AD had just been appointed when I started watching City and will always be very highly rated in my biased eyes. Nigel was just what we needed at the time and I believe he would have taken us further, but that is the past and LM is the future. Let's hope for all our sakes that he has a brilliant City career.

"Yes no" when being interviewed.