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Right up there with United at home for the best City nights I’ve ever witnessed. Made a last minute decision to go at around 3:30pm after managing to finish work a little earlier that day!

The best decision I’ve ever made. What a night, what a season, what a team and gaffer to be proud of. 

4 hours ago, trickytimes said:

It maybe my ageing eyesight but that save looks like a goal to me!

I thought that. 
 

Fair play Man City. Played a different game tonight and stuck it to them when required.

Simeone is a ****

3 minutes ago, TonyTonyTony said:

I really dislike Madrid. Entitled *******. Hope Man City humiliate them

Same. The whole club, fans, players think they are gods gift.

Arrogance to the extreme.

16 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Strangest club in the country maybe even europe

Massive underperformance compared to the power of the city.

Ashton Gate is also a weird place, much weirder since the renovation like it doesn't know what it is

Interesting comment. 

4 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

I think the reason we’re viewed as a “strange club” is that inherently there is a heck of a lot of potential which just doesn’t seem to be realised, so people look for an underlying reason.

The catchment area for City is huge. There aren’t competitors in the south west of any comparable size. So, you’re outside looking in - you say why are this team, which is significantly bigger than anyone else around them and has clear potential to be in the premier league, not kicking that door down?

Previously you could have said Stadium - now you can’t 

Previously you could have said fan base - now you can’t

Previously you could have said financial backing - now you can’t

Previously you could have said lack of appeal to players - now you can’t 

So, outside looking in - everything is geared to the top level. Pre our FFP hiccup, you had a well funded squad playing in a new stadium with capacity in line with small prem, an owner who’d write off debt and 20k turning up each week.

The only reason, outside looking in, that people think we aren’t kicking on is - why don’t they want it enough? And that means we are “strange”…

 

Good post. 

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I’m sure someone will correct me with the facts if I’m wrong, but…

KD / JL in place

KD appoints Cotts (Keith Burt already in place from SOD days)

KD’s health suffering, so..

KB promoted to DoF (playing budget and recruitment under his control)

MA in unofficially

Cotts sacked

MA gets rid of KB (gradually removes scouting network too

KD steps away (end of 18/19 season - our best finish)

JL left alone with MA

The Shitas touch begins!

 

 

What a sorry state that is.

I don’t think I’ll ever get over the fact that we missed a massive opportunity in the 15/16 season. We had the right football men on board, the right players and we royally effed it.

All that momentum from the promotion wasted.

17 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

Watched some highlights of us in 2018/19 the other day

Night and day better than any of the shit served up since he left

 

It’s wonderful what a bucketload of money gets you.

Magically the amount of turds he threw, a couple of them stuck. 

You only have to look at Jon and Steve Lansdown to see why we come across as ‘passive’ to NP. You could probably blow Jon Lansdown over, he’s so weak it’s untrue.

Steve bless him just doesn’t come across as a man with authority. All that together and you have a club like ours… Mentally weak, passive, after you etc

And it’s showing on the pitch and has done for years. Just look at the way we capitulated in that cup run season…

Bristol City have always been the same under the Lansdown’s.

Jantzen Derrick interview….

Scunthorpe…

Nah we’ll leave it there.

2 hours ago, Waconda said:

You forgot to mention Webster, Brownhill, Kelly, Bryan, Reid, Kodjia .

Let’s be honest, the only two hits LJ had out of 942 players was Brownhill and Webster.

2 minutes ago, The Bard said:

Liverpool' are miles more entertaining 

100%
 

I’m not a ‘fan’ of course. But give me Liverpool every single day over Man City.

I watch football to be entertained, not put to sleep.

Man City bore me to tears.

2 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

I agree.

I know it sounds very much like Del Boy's 'This time next year', but if Atkinson continues as he seems to be doing now; Tanner recovers his fitness and pre-injury form; Matt James and Joe Williams get themselves physically and match fit and we hold on to the three young amigos, next year does seem very promising. 

I’m still not sold on Matty James unfortunately.

Just not doing it for me.

He’s doing okay but I’m still not sure what his ceiling is?

Probably worth a gamble IMO.

Not sure why but I just get the feeling he’s not going to be here next season…

Just now, old_eastender said:

Conway on for Cundy, who has been good, make sense of that!

That alone just shows how far away we are. 
 

That sub wouldn’t look out of place at the bottom of League 1. I’m not sure what else Nige or anybody else can do with this squad.

1 minute ago, And Its Smith said:

I’ve not seen how Reading and Derby managed it away to Bournemouth but if other teams can do it then I don’t know why we can’t.  I’m not expecting the 52% they had but 28% is a joke with a 62% pass success rate. 

We don’t have players confident or capable on the ball, apart from Scott.

The majority of our players are more runners, than footballers. This all comes back down to recruitment….

8 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Yes they are better than us. In football, one team is usually better than the other but I would expect better than this.  Why can other teams go there and play well and keep the ball? We can’t even make 4 consecutive passes. It’s that which annoys me. I don’t mind losing to Bournemouth away but I mind how we lose!

Fair point. 
 

But if one team is so much better than the other, it’s difficult to keep the ball no?

I’m flabbergasted we’re still in the game to be fair.

Let’s just get this over and done with.

I take it Sky are experimenting when it comes to studio punditry, seeing as it’s a friendly.

But it’s been awful

59 minutes ago, Gazred said:

Who's in charge? Mancini? Or the menacing evil looking guy with the black glove? I'd have no problem sacking one of them.

New Bond villain?