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Anybody who wants to know and see what kind of characters and squad we have needs to watch the Kane Wilson interview from last night, have to say that did excite me!

Something does feel different this time, the real tests are yet to come and as others have mentioned there will be lows that need reacting to and that will either bring us back down to Earth or raise the enthusiasm!

Do I think we will get promoted this year? No.

Do I think we could have a Team and group of individuals to get behind, get excited by and feel proud? Absolutely!

10 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I watched him versus Hull in EFL Cup and thought he looked decent, decent touch, good movement, agressive in the press.

Yeah I can remember watching that and thinking we had a real player there, IIRC Taylor Moore also played really well against prem opposition that night next to Flint.

Can remember coming away really positive after that game, think Tomlin dropped an incredible 20 minute cameo too.

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

 

For once, I actually think this clarifies the position.  It’ll never be black and white, but trying to block a pass or tackle an opponent and inadvertently deflecting it to a player in an offside position, should still be offside, even though the article above confuses itself with the scenarios used.

How does this work for goalkeepers?

Having scanned the above there is no mention of them at all, assuming it will still be offside if somebody shoots, keeper saves and rebounds to somebody who was offside when the initial shot was hit?

But in that same scenario, if it hits a defender and not the keeper e.g. goal line clearance it would then become onside...?

1 hour ago, Puckle_red said:

The ticket website is down for me, is this the same for anybody else? 

@JerrySLO FYI

Was fine for me when I purchased my son a ticket about an hour ago and can still log in now as an FYI so hopefully it was a temporary thing and is working for you now

Bristol City F.C.

1) What will be City's final league position?  14th

2) How many points will City get this season? 61

3) Will City score 60 (or more) League goals this season? No

4) Will City concede 60 (or more) League goals this season? Yes

5) Who will finish as City's top scorer? Andi Weimann

6) How many League goals will City's top scorer (whether the player named in Q5 or ano.) get? 14

7) Who will finish as City's 2nd top scorer? Chris Martin

How many League goals will City's 2nd top scorer (whether the player named in Q7 or ano.) get? 11

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? Yes

16) Will Nahki Wells still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes

17) Which month will Antoine Semenyo make his first on-field appearance for City this season? August

18) Which month will Ayman Benarous make his first on-field appearance for City this season? March

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? Joe Williams

21) What will the Official attendance be for the first home game against Sunderland to the nearest thousand? 22k

22) What will City's Official average League attendance be this season to the nearest thousand? 20k

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? 1st

25) How many City players will be sent off in all competitions this season? 2

26) Who will be the first City player to be sent off this season? Timm Klose

27) How many penalties, in all competitions, will City be awarded this season? 3

28) How many penalties will City score? 2

29)  Will any City player score a first team hat trick this season? No

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? 17th

2) Average League attendance, to the nearest thousand? 9k

3) Will Matty Taylor score against Rovers this season? No

4) Will Marlon Pack score against Rovers this season? No

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? Yes

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 ? 3

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? 8th

2) Will Lee Johnson still be Hibernian manager on the last day of the season? No

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? 3

3) Which club will finish higher, Shrewsbury or Rovers? Shrews.
 

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? No

4) Will Kasey Palmer score for Coventry against City this season? No

Championship

1) Which club will finish top of the Championship? Middlesborough

2) Which club will finish bottom of the Championship? Preston

6 minutes ago, Mendip City said:

All depends on how desperate we are for money…. £12-15m with another £5m+ if they get promoted starts to get close….

 

By the way, I hope he stays as I think he’s our most important player - but who knows how much cash we need (zero fees so far this summer) or how keen he might be to get to the prem with a team who are more likely to knock on the door than we are? 

I agree with this, I don't want to lose him but is actually a move I could see happening

Have no idea if the player would be interested at all but think this is much more likely than other teams linked such as West Ham

25 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

I disagree.

Moore was 20 when we signed him, had already featured for Lens in Ligue 1 & was an England U20 player.

It hasn’t worked out but he seemed exactly the right “type” & unlike many we have signed I can completely understand why we did so.

Sounds a lot like hindsight to me.

I understand why we made the transfer but a club in the position we are in should only be spending that kind of money on players who are going to improve us straightaway and a handful of appearances for Lens doesn't prove that. FWIW I also believe the same regarding HNM and that's another transfer we are only really able to judge depending on when/how he leaves the club. (Unless he signs a new deal.)

Obviously it's going to be hindsight because we are evaluating a transfer several years after it concluded, regardless as to whether or not we agreed/not agreed with the initial decision I think it's hard to argue against the fact it's been a poor transfer for a number of reasons.

Ultimately, for the fee we paid (which wasn't his fault!) an absolutely horrendous signing

Constantly showed promise and then repeatedly blew his opportunities when they came.

I don't think it's all his fault as some of his management whilst here has also been questionable, didn't LJ publicly rip him a new one after an away game at Ipswich then he disappeared for months?

I'm glad our 'punts' as signings are now freebies/cheap like Tanner as opposed to £1m + as was the case of Moore.

15 hours ago, Barrs Court Red said:

Well that was an afternoon’s entertainment you’d struggle to beat. 

I was out all day, normally I would just check my phone and see who won and watch the highlights on Channel 4 if I wasn't at home.

For some reason yesterday decided to record the whole race instead and watch it stupidly late at night, do not regret that decision at all this morning!

Great race and great to have for large portions of the race multiple drivers in a position to win! 

                Bentley

     Kalas    Klose    Naismith

Wilson                                 DaSilva

               Williams    James

                        Weimann

             Wells     Martin

 

Harsh on Atkinson but believe they are our best 3 CBs so they have to start.  Weimann scored 20 goals last season playing in that position so for me had to start there and I'll be honest, I think Scott will take a few weeks getting up to speed following the Euros. When Scott is fully fit you have the option to swap him for Wells (and move AW up) or one of James/Williams.

Depending on any outgoings, think we are a Right footed CB and CM away from a decent squad with some flexibility. Think the concern at the moment for me is still right back, not sure I'd trust any of our options in a Back 4 and wouldn't want to take Kalas from CB... As we have no wingers however, I don't think we can play 4 at the back as would be very narrow and predicatble

10 hours ago, chinapig said:

Great insight Dave thanks.

I'd add his great appreciation of angles. Passing angles certainly but particularly the angle at which to receive the ball, including body position.

It's these kinds of skills that make it better to play him as an 8 than as a 10 imo.

He's only going to get better so I hope we get to see another year or two here before he moves onwards and upwards.

Agree with this and the quoted post.

Very very good at finding pockets of space and angles to receive the ball. Whilst long term he may end up playing as a '10' would br interested in seeing him play a bit deeper and link the play. Despite not playing much its something Nagy was very good at for us, receiving deep and snspping off forward passes. I know Afobe gets a lot of credit for Palmers initial form but actually think Nagy made just as big a contribution in those few games before his injury.

Scott next to Williams/James would be interesting to see albeit they would both have lots of defensive work to do. But if we can get the ball forward through the midfield quicker will make us a far better side

56 minutes ago, tin said:

I’ve got a feeling this one will bite us on the arse. He developed nicely in the second half of last season and it’s no coincidence we looked a lot more solid with him alongside Klose and Atkinson. 

Good luck to him but I’d rather it was Vyner or Moore who went to Barnsley than Cundy. 

I don't think it's coincidence we looked more solid at the end of the season but also don't think it was because of Cundy over Kalas

Just think it was a combination of having 'the spine' of the team fully fit and playing consistently together, as NP alluded to in his interview earlier it also felt like we maybe 'found the formula'. I think you take out Cundy and add in Kalas at the end of last season I think we would have been even more solid and a better side

Certainly nothing against Cundy, did a decent job and can see why we offered a deal, can also see why he's chosen to gone elsewhere. 

Wish him well and certainly has potential to bite us as whilst he isn't 'young' he's still relatively new to senior first team football so has scope to improve. Feel that right now League 1 is his level though

5 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

That was a direct reference to Klose.

By far the most interesting bit for me was him pretty much confirming we would continue with 3 at the back (& wing backs) when he said we wouldn’t be changing much from last season.

Makes the recruitment of Kane Wilson much more logical.

Yep some really interesting bits in there.

Love these interviews and despite being guarded and closed feel he actually reveals a lot more than previous managers as less clichés and soundbites.

Certainly got me excited for the season whilst delivering messages in a calm and measured manner, I've never once doubted he was the right man for the job and these interviews reinforce that for me. Hoping we start the season well and keep a lot of critics quiet early. Very much aware that as much as I like Nige, football is based on results and always a concern a poor start will turn AG toxic and that'll be a tough thing to come back from.

19 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

Nice positive chat with Nige. Surprisingly, no questions about further incomings though. No doubt we wouldn't have learned much, if anything, but surprised it wasn't asked.

Interesting he did quote 4 new signings though and not 3. I'm assuming he includes Klose in that but part of me hopes he isn't factored in and we get some more announcements soon

Think I've read before that work permit decisions can take up to two weeks? Given this one looks a lot closer, albeit it should be fine, than our previous foreign signings (given criteria at the time) feels like we could be waiting for everything to be finalised.

I guess another factor is if Compensation is due, we could be trying to negotiate before going tribunal?

Highly thought of coach Rosenior, regardless of how it ended here would like to see him do well as a Manager, always thinks he comes across really well

If we were to land Sykes, Davies and Wilson (the three who have been heaviest linked) nice and early then that's 3 of our biggest problems solved straight away. Can't imagine any of them asking for extravagant wages so also ticks a lot of boxes from a FFP/Budget point of view.

From limited clips I've seen Sykes looks very versatile and can play anywhere behind the front three, we've desperately lacked width that isn't wing backs so this signing ticks a lot of boxes I think. Slightly concerned by some of the comments from people who have seen more of him but hopefully the step up with better players makes a difference and actually brings another level to him as well.

Very very early days but encouraged by the types of player we are being linked with so far, if we can land a few we'll be in a stronger spot than at the start of last season. Not expecting miracles next season but if we can avoid a relegation battle  then its a massive step forward!

Atkinson was my Man of The Match yesterday, hoping he can stay fit and in form next season!

One thing I would have liked (in the circumstances, wouldn't ever normally advocate it!) was when JD went off shift him to LWB... He's deceptively quick when running straight and seems to carry the ball quite well. Think he would have caused more problems for Sheff Utd than Benarous who looks lost out there  and been better defensively. Would have been a good out ball for Scott to switch play with Weimann and Wells sniffing out second balls. Brighton did it with Dan Burn a few times and was actually quite effective, would have also allowed Idehen to have a chance off the bench.

This thread (and others) have done my absolute head in this season  as I'm unsure what people were expecting? Surely at the start of the season most people would have taken where we are  right now in the table? The football hasn't been great at times but I've also seen more at times from these players than I have the last couple of years.

We are in a complete financial mess going into the summer but what we do have now largely  thanks to Pearson and the coaching  development is 2 or 3 players who can either be sold or be better next year. Think we will just have enough room to bring in a couple of cheap deals and should have enough to stay up again. (Other teams are in the shit too)

Hopefully then the books are a bit more balanced and the structure behind the scenes then allows us to start looking forward. For me personally if we are safe again this time next year then once again Pearson has done his job. Not sure people understand how much of a mess this club was in and what a long journey it still is to get out of it. 

As somebody else alluded to, don't think there is anybody else realistically I would want in charge right now.

Not sure what it was but just couldn't get into yesterday's race, found the bigger cars looked slower and didn't seem as enjoyable as the last few years, felt like I was watching an IndyCar race at times.

Which is weird because the actual Race itself should have been really good, Leclerc and Verstappen's battle was good throughout and seems like cars are able to follow better which is promising.

Hopefully just a one week thing and once adjusted can get back to enjoying it for the rest of the season, thought  Mclaren would be off the pace yesterday but wasn't expecting that at all!

Does feel great now that I can want Haas to do well again!

5 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Get it sorted ?

Nope was exactly as you said haha!

As a pretty novice gambler when it comes to horses I must say I'd never heard of it previously!

 

Won a Treble on Bet365 which was supposed to pay out £302.

Sadly they've only decided to pay out £230 and are refusing to acknowledge that it should have been more, glad I had screenshots which I've provided, ball is in their court now! 

Good to know that the methodology of 'pick the first one you see or a name you like' still works for Cheltenham though!

Shame the statement says we have them on the front of the shirt until the end of the season, not anti gambling just don't like the logo... Guessing we can't do it because of contract reasons, but would love to see the club offer shirt sponsorship up between now and the end of the season to local companies.

Would have been a nice touch and potentially achieved a lot of good for local businesses

Think Simpson gets a rough ride because of his past.

Taking that completely out the equation (think it's a separate debate as to whether it should and probably not the time/place for that discussion) I saw the logic/merits of this deal in the summer. Felt like NP was settled on Vyner as first choice and obviously bought in Tanner for development with DS as replacement/mentor. Don't believe Simpson's wages would be a game changer with FFP and don't think he was bought in to play as much as King for example.  

Obviously since that point Vyners form has fallen off a cliff and after a promising start Tanner has got injured, we've spent a large amount of time playing a back 5 which definitely doesn't suit Simpson and therefore hasn't really been able to get match sharpness. At his age I imagine it's harder to get match fitness without actually playing so not surprised he's not featured much even with the injuries/form of people in that position. 

So in my opinion a low risk, logical deal that just hasn't worked out, certainly not the disaster it's being made out to be