Gazred Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Won't be our biggest attendance of the season but you lot at AG helped bring that one home. Sounded amazing on the radio. What a hard fought and satisfying win. Well done lads! 9 Quote Link to comment
Ivorguy Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Great result. Great spirit and guts shown. Well done the youngsters, well done Nige Ctid 1 Quote Link to comment
Dan Robin Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Superb win: good job, lads! Some positive results on the other pitches too. Quote Link to comment
RedRock Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Yesssssssss. Ha ….. lovely stuff….. be able to face up to my neighbour tomorrow morning after all. Brilliant. You reds. Quote Link to comment
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 A real battling performance. Everybody put their body on the line tonight but given the differing experience of the midfields 'the kids are alright'. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ska Junkie Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Thank you to the supporters at the game, sang us home, again. 2 Quote Link to comment
RUSSEL85 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Deserved win for me. Get in!! Quote Link to comment
cityexile Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 7 points last three home games. AG a fortress! Aged several years in the IT there, but fought right to the end. Maybe on balance a draw would have been fair enough, but looked so much better last two matches. In the context of our season, and my nerves, a huge result. Get in!! Absolutely delighted with that. And a clean sheet! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Banjo Red Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Great win battling performance bodies on the line love it. 1 Quote Link to comment
MarcusX Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Super said: Great effort by fans as well. Top effort from all. Yes this, that was impressive too. Well done to all of you there Quote Link to comment
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Eight off the playoffs, eight off the bottom three. Feels a lot more comfortable somehow 2 1 Quote Link to comment
red colin Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, And Its Smith said: Benarous. What a player Scott. What a player Both looked like seniors not newbies best 2 on pitch oh was Weimann playing disappeared again. Quote Link to comment
Red Exile Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 That's a great result. The first match in an age that I've not followed minute by minute. Maybe I need to make a habit of that? COYR Quote Link to comment
ZiderEyed Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Hard running from Martin and Weimann cannot go unnoticed. That quick to the ball, intense City, backed up by noisy fans at AG is a hell of a combination. UTFC 4 Quote Link to comment
mozo Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 It's weird because Stoke had loads of chances but I feel like this City team were so committed and intelligent on and off the ball that we thoroughly deserved the win. 7/9 points at home. Forget that hoodoo. Clean sheet. A team filled with youth. Ty and COD both being applauded off. So much to be pleased with. 7 Quote Link to comment
cidercity1987 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 We are bloody shite with no structure but in amongst that it's great to see the likes of Scott and Benarous building their experience 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Gakoe Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Bloody hell, listening to that was wreaking my nerves! Great win, bit lucky by the sound of it but who cares. 12th man sounded immense on the radio. Love it. Quote Link to comment
Red7 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Get in! Good game management. And fantastic from the fans. Quote Link to comment
redsquirrel Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 sham 69, if the kids are united 1 minute ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: A real battling performance. Everybody put their body on the line tonight but given the differing experience of the midfields 'the kids are alright'. 1 Quote Link to comment
TonyTonyTony Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Grew in confidence in the game for me. Bloody cold in AG and 9 minutes ET was ridiculous Happy days and the young boys were the stars 1 Quote Link to comment
Numero Uno Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Back three far more composed second half tonight. Saw the game out nicely. 2 Quote Link to comment
Mihai Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Great supporters chants. Loved it. A game of discipline and desire more than about quality football but I liked it. We need to get more wins and have a safe season. Good night to all ! 3 Quote Link to comment
FNQ Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 15 hours ago, Jerseybean said: Good day fellow-Reds. Stoke City under the Bristol sky tonight at 745 pm and it’s the main match on Sky so is not on Robins TV. If you want to get to the Gate and cheer on the boys: https://tickets.bristol-sport.co.uk/categories/bristolcityfchome? The first visit to Ashton Gate for Dean Holden since his departure, I’m sure he will be given a decent reception. As Michael O’Neil pointed out in his presser ‘We know their squad quite well. Obviously Dean Holden was there last season so we have good knowledge on the players.’ Who remembers Stoke City 2 Bristol City 1, April 19th, 2008? For those who don’t take a look here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7344104.stm Stoke subsequently secured promotion by finishing in second place (behind WBA) and Gary Johnson said after the game that ‘Some people are naturally disappointed because it looks as though automatic promotion is unlikely. What we must do now is make sure we are in the play-offs and then give it our best shot if that is the case.’ The Britannia was rocking that day and the City faithful never once dropped their voices below an audibly magnificent level. As they say, the rest is history, for any young uns who don’t know what I’m talking about read this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7416502.stm Here are the final league places at the end of the 2007/08 season: 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 Stoke City (P) 3 Hull City 4 Bristol City 5 Crystal Palace 6 Watford My Australian mate Bill is a big Stoke fan, his pre-match comments follow: ‘Be afraid, be very afraid. Your home record is the worst in the four English leagues, possibly every league and our last two alway games were wins and against teams with good home records, Luton and Blackpool. Plus we have our star striker Tyrese Campbell back from long-term injury and in Jacob Brown we have a young, in-form striker who has just won his first Scottish cap. I also have the delightful memory of a few seasons back (2018) when we thrashed you 1-0 at Ashton Gate thanks to the last ever league goal from Darren Fletcher! You could of course garner some hope from two critical injuries to Harry Souttar our highly rated centre half and a broken leg for Powell our truly inspirational number 10. But don’t hope too much we have excellent replacements and you can’t even beat average sides with 10 men. So I think it’s going to be another 1-0 thrashing!! Oh and it’s been 10 years since Stoke won four games in a row.’ Mention of Bill provides an opportunity to promote his excellent new book, which I highly recommend to anybody interested in mental health. His compelling book is provocative, humorous, touching and based on his extensive experience of clinical psychology. It’s called ‘What Happened?: What mental health is really about’ By Dr Bill Saunders and is available now from Amazon. Our record against them isn’t great we’ve lost 26, won 17 and drawn 15. Last season they finished in 14th place and against them we lost 0-2 (at home) and won 0-2 (away.) They faced Peterborough in their last a game and won 2-0 (with the second goal coming in the 96th minute) Surridge's late red card means he won’t feature tonight, they currently occupy fifth place in the table. Tonight’s encounter will be a tough one particularly given our home form. Form over last six matches, Bristol City: LLWLLD Stoke Cityk: LLDWWW and Stoke haven’t conceded in their last three games. Stoke are one of the oldest English football teams and were one of the founding members of the Football League. They began as Stoke Ramblers, but have been known as Stoke City since 1925. One of the best periods for the club was between 1933 and1953, they played in the top division and managed to reach the fourth place twice. They also have a Football League Cup victory from 1972 and would reach the FA Cup final for the first time in 2011. Some of the most famous players in the club's history are Stanley Matthews, Neil Franklin, Gordon Banks, Peter Shilton, Peter Dobing, George Eastham, Peter McIlroy, Denis Smith, Harry Burrows who at the time had the most powerful left foot in football, the mercurial Alan Hudson, John Ritchie and the best player never to be capped by England, Jimmy Greenhoff. Mention of Gordon Banks reminds me of one of many of Bill’s claims - that he was once substituted by Gordon Banks. Allegedly at the time of his removal Bill’s team were winning 4-1 and by the end it was 4-4. Bill clings on to the notion that he was a better goalie than Gordon! Another of his claims is that funnily enough he once played five a side against George Eastham, his job was to mark him, Bill’s team lost 6-0, George scored a couple and made the rest. Unsurprisingly Bill never once got the ball from him! Michael O’Neil, who was appointed in November 2019 when they were bottom of the league, has been rebuilding and getting rid of lots of players in the process. Does that sound familiar? At the end of last season they said goodbye a few times as they cleared the decks for squad rebuilding. Among the former Potters are Jack Butland, Mame Diouf, Mo Sankoh and Julien Ngoy. O’Neil’s philosophy also rings a bell, he has said: ‘Having more people out of the team than in it is what really challenges your culture. More players have left than have come in and we put a real focus on the types of people we want, not just what they are as players.’ When he arrived he was hamstrung by the players bought in by previous managers and administrators, many of their fans have pointed out that the club has been mismanaged for quite a while. As one noted ‘Hughes's first couple of seasons were OK until he ripped the heart and soul out of the team, since then it's been a comedy of errors with expensive garbage coming through the door along with idealistic managers with an open cheque book. O’Neil has come in and has been shackled by FFP. He is giving youth a go (Josh Tymon especially) and with the likes of Fletcher, Vranic and Allen the old heads are providing experience. Stoke snippets Stoke once had a vicar patrolling midfield. Father Elijah Smith took off his cassock to play for the Potters in the 1880s. The half-back, who was in charge of a church in Stoke, starred in the club's first ever league win, over Notts County. The Potters finished bottom of Football League in its inaugural season, and again the following year before they failed to be re-elected in 1890. Stoke are responsible for the penalty kick. The Potters had reason to gripe when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Notts County in 1891. They were piling on the pressure in search of an equaliser when Notts defender Jack Hendry punched away a goal-bound shot. Stoke were given a free-kick but the opponents stacked 11 men on their own line and blocked any shot. Referee John Lewis thought this wasn't fair so campaigned to introduce the penalty kick when he became a football legislator. The most capped player to have played for the club is goalkeeper Gordon Banks – with 73 caps for England. Sir Stanley Matthews holds the record for the oldest ever player to feature in England’s top division. His appearance for Stoke City against Fulham in February 1965 came shortly after his 50th birthday. The club’s only major trophy to date was the League Cup, which they won in 1972 after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the final. They also lifted the Football League Trophy in 1992 and 2000. The Oatcake was their fanzine, which was named after a local delicacy. It ran for over 30 years before publishing its 653rd and final issue for the opening Championship game against QPR in August 2019. Hot on the heels of an improved home performance on Saturday, especially in the first half, it will be interesting to see if tonight we can start to build a bit of concentration, confidence and consistency. I lost count of how many times Curtis Fleming used the word ‘consistency’ in his press-match presser. In fact I reckon when NP asked him to do the presser he added see if you can make a point about a decent 45 minutes being just that and stress it is something we need to build on. Curtis then contrived to communicate by continually and consistently chatting about being consistent! Matty James, George Tanner and Andy King are all unavailable so the squad is likely to be unchanged, although NP may make some tweaks to the starting line-up. Hey JB, tell your Aussie mate to ave it! We hammered em 1-0 COYR’s. 1 Quote Link to comment
WolfOfWestStreet Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Shove that up your arse goodman 5 2 Quote Link to comment
Ska Junkie Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, redsquirrel said: sham 69, if the kids are united Was thinking the same. 2 Quote Link to comment
LondonBristolian Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Although we're still 18th, we're now as many points to the play-offs as we are away from the relegation zone... 1 Quote Link to comment
Ecko Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 How the **** has Bakinson won motm Quote Link to comment
keflav Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Bloody hell just took my blood pressure and it's not been that high since I was in hospital with hypertension, that's what 45 years of supporting city has done to me.. too be fair a great battling performance and just what we all want to see from now on win lose or draw... 1 Quote Link to comment
Super Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, TonyTonyTony said: Grew in confidence in the game for me. Bloody cold in AG and 9 minutes ET was ridiculous Happy days and the young boys were the stars Luckily didn't play the full 9. Quote Link to comment
Malago Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Mom the match all the players and the crowd combined. From a psychological point of view a huge 3 points. Amazing what you can achieve if the club, the players and the fans all pull in the same direction. COYR 3 Quote Link to comment
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