Carey 6

Apparently the player hasn’t turned up for training today. He released this statement yesterday. This follows Anthony Gordon doing the same thing to leave Everton & move to Newcastle. Gordon, I don’t like it but I can understand it a little because of how toxic it got recently with him and the fans there after that protest last week, and also Everton looking in real trouble of being relegated. Caicedo I really don’t like - Brighton have sold Cucurella, Trossard & Bissouma (another CM) already this season. The 21 year old has 2 & a half years remaining on his contract & whilst £60m is a lot of money, I’m sure Brighton aren’t exactly skint right now & would need a ridiculous bid to let him go & leave themselves looking for a replacement this late into the window. I know it’s always happened where players refuse to play, or train for their club to force a move, but I fear with these two being such high profile recently, this may become even more common practice for players wishing to move clubs.

Pure guesswork but possibly a reason that Bournemouth have managed to get the deal done & Palace haven’t. I wonder if Palace were/are less likely to agree to some add ons we’d like included whereas a team in trouble will be working harder to get the deal done and may be more generous. Here’s hoping for a rather large sell on clause included in the deal & Semenyo bangs in plenty second half of the season!

Gerken & him at Forest, Basso at Leicester the best 3 I’ve seen.

He’s been taking academy training recently. Not sure they’d have fallen out, just not sure the level of decline was to be expected. Didn’t look great whenever he played this year.

Kitson certainly didn't like him. Watched a couple of Undr the Cosh interviews with Clarke Carlisle & Wilbs - they absolutely loved him.

Definitely this man. Quite like Mick McCarthy. Loved it when Ipswich fans hounded him out and then got relegated. Got what they deserved there. Mourinho too, even though he's perhaps not managed to evolve with the times tactically. A lot of what he says at the time gets laughed at, but gets proven to be correct down the line.

Had a testimonial against the Gas didn’t he?

Was expecting the player chasing him to do what Wood did to Semenyo earlier on in the game and drag him down by his shirt - Almost like Chiellini on Saka in the Euros final. Too lightweight at this stage I think!

Reminded me a little of Sam Baldock last night.

Great ball from King for it as well .

Fwiw I don’t even think the south stand corner is a designated standing area. It was previously a designated unreserved area, but they changed that a couple of seasons ago. Think the club just take a relaxed approach towards both of those things happening.

Have any original season card holders in that area actually complained or are people taking offence on behalf of them on here? I haven’t read this thread in its entirety so I could have missed some legitimate complaints, but from the people I know that have season cards in there, they weren’t bothered about it Saturday.

Oh I wasn’t aware of that, just assumed it was 10% I’m not sure we’d need any more than 1000, in fact I’m not sure if we’d need more than 500 currently, I’m not sure we could house many more than 1000 in there, without having to make further changes to the Atyeo stand underneath. I’m not one that moved to E34, but I can see it becoming an issue & I see this as a potentially easy fix.

I think the stand holds 3700 odd. Unsure on how many city fans previously sat in the Atyeo prior to the move to the south stand corner. I’m guessing 800 odd. 2700 as minimum requirement for away allocation, then they always seemed to net off a large amount.

It was in place previously, I don’t really see a big issue with cost. Instead of the stewards in between home fans like they’re going to have next match day as the statement says, they can be next to the netting in the Atyeo. The concourse previously had a split gate in it anyway, I assume this will still be there.

I don’t think it affects anything unless another club adopts a tit for tat approach in how many tickets they choose to give out. Changing the Atyeo back to how it was a few years ago is the easiest fix. Net off the middle, close the concourse off with the gates already in place & have home fans exit with those leaving the Dolman. The club really should be looking at doing this imo.

Put home fans back in the Atyeo. Split it off as they did previously & it sorts this overnight. Offer permanent seat transfers to the area & you won’t get over crowding because people can’t walk around to it.

They'll have stewards down the stand & at the entrance points from the concourse checking tickets on Saturday now. Can't see those who haven't bought, or moved their tickets to that area getting in.

I think he is a lot better. I hope that is the case, because imo O'Leary isn't good enough.

Loaning out our best keeper. Bad business.

Why would they take issue with us though? I can’t see it being purposefully done.

Adds a bit of pressure I guess. I would love to see a super cut of all the penalty claims we’ve had in the last few years. Referees are obviously not against Bristol City, but it is strange to see such bad luck go on for this amount of time. Hopefully it changes soon

I’ve just found it on BBC Sounds with Kammy & Ben Shephard. 42.20 in. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cqqdv1

Swear on a previous interview he said us & Sheffield Wednesday. Seems to have changed his mind on them then I guess.