Redtrojan Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 This year I don’t think we anticipated any great shakes.But despite not playing great football ,we are nearly at the halfway point of the season and 3 points off the playoffs and 6 off automatic.A bit of luck in the transfer market and injuries coming back and you never know. Watching the Leeds v Burnley game with 3 of our old boys playing.Then the camera panned to a close up of Sean Dyche and took me back to the 1998 season and the reason for the title of the thread. Scott Davidson was our flash chairman and we recruited like never before.2x million pound strikers (akinbiye and Thorpe),younger players Carey ,bell ,Tommy doc ,Scotty Murray and many other tidy players all on the staff,Soren Anderson as well . Well I remember thinking,this is the year ,even the bookies had us in the top 6. Well those of us who were there remember how it turned out ,our defence (Dyche until he was dropped after 17games?) and Watt were hopeless and we shipped goals all season 1-6 to wolves at home being a memorable low(was that the Wolfie mascot fight game?).Lennartsson bused in Ward bused out. We finished bottom-unbelievable. Except we are Bristol City and nothing for us is unbelievable-even sneaking up this season.:laugh:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Soren Anderson too was added up front for that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 What the Dickens is this thread about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Bazooka Joe said: What the Dickens is this thread about? Redtrojan's Little Dorrit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 - 1. Result - Brilliant! 1 - 2. Result - Disaster! (Thank you Mr Micawber! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 I remember that season. Promotion contenders on paper, rubbish on grass. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alandicks Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Tale of two cities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 More like a Bleak house, now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champion Dung Spreader Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Silvio Dante said: I remember that season. Promotion contenders on paper, rubbish on grass. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. ...It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was was the Spring of hope, it was the Winter of despair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtrojan Posted December 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 I can see Uriah heeping on the Dickens references here , well I refuse to join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 And now we have the ghost of Jacob Marley (Watkins) back too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Please, Sir. Can I have some Taylor Moore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollydog Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Great Dickens knowledge chaps’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 We are going through Hard Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 I read it once....not as good as I thought it'd be.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, Steve Watts said: I read it once....not as good as I thought it'd be.... Shame on you. Dickens’s most poetic novel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Does anyone know if the Bristol City Old Curiosity Shop is open this week ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Bazooka Joe said: What the Dickens is this thread about? You pipped me to the post . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 14 hours ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Shame on you. Dickens’s most poetic novel... Please tell me it's me having the whoosh moment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 22 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: I remember that season. Promotion contenders on paper, rubbish on grass. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. I remember because we ran Watford for close for the title (eventually getting promoted as runners up) the season before. We arguably out played them in our head to heads and finished (i think) just 3 points behind them. We spent a crazy amount compared to them that summer and we got relegated back to the old Division 2 and they were promoted to the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 27/12/2020 at 13:46, Redtrojan said: This year I don’t think we anticipated any great shakes. Then we won the first four league games and it became "Wow; is this the year"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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