Betty Swallocks

1 minute ago, CityReds said:

Looked at going to West Brom on the train, 2hrs 40min 3 changes and £75 each. That’s just extortionate

Are you travelling from Bristol?

I’ve just looked, doesn’t look like there are any issues on the trains that day. Direct service to Birmingham New Street with the price being around £40.

3 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

The photos from this week make me wonder if the problem is less unused child season tickets and more people moving to the Lansdown when there’s plenty of space in there.

Yes, it was half term, but most people don’t go away in February - and I would have expected the fact that kids weren’t at school the next day to mean more would have attended than usual.

It’s not just the Lansdown where people move to, there’s a lot of young un’s who get into S82 from elsewhere in the ground. 

2 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

A site that lists "Sam Bellis" as our player and lists Scott Twine, Alex Scott and Tomas Kalas together in the same squad isn't especially impressive.

It also says: "A.Scott signed an annual average salary of €20,000,000 contract with the Bristol City. A.Scott earned £280,655 per week in Bristol City." Really? Who's falling for that?
  

Literally took less than 2 seconds to know that site was a load of bollocks. 
 

Don’t know how anyone could look at that and think, yeah that looks legit 

5 minutes ago, NotRoyal said:

https://m.aiscore.com/salary/team-bristol-city-r8lk2dip3oi3736#:~:text=1.,earning £27%2C500 per week.

There’s some absolute dribble there.

I wouldn’t be taking anything on that page as fact.

According to that, we have some lad up front called Sam Bellis  FFS

15 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Martin-Ball - 68% possession of which 60% of it was in their own third.

Don't ever play like that LM.

 

Wasn‘t it Russell Martin’s Swansea side that went to Forest the other year, had 70% possession yet got pummelled 5-0.

Massive difference between possession and good possession. 

It seems so needless having a subfolder for ex players/employees of the club.

About time it was moved back to the main forum.  

Just now, Kodjias Wrist said:

If they can afford it yes? Really don’t think it’s a difficult point I made but oh well

I think everyone’s just pointing out the appeal that some will have in doing games like Boro.

1 minute ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Nice effort boro just doesn’t appeal to me done Newcastle twice because it was mates birthdays both times we played them recent years. Cracking city but not been to boro.

So you do see the appeal that people have for doing Middlesbrough away, a weekend in Newcastle. 

I think s82 and that corner section in general do a lot to try and get and atmosphere despite being hamstrung by being stuck in that area.

However, I  also think that the crowd should mirror what is happening on the pitch. It’s no good trying to be clever trying to get a chant going that only a handful know the words to when we are chasing a game. There is a time and a place for trialling new songs and in my opinion that’s when we are well in control of the game, much like you’d expect your flair players to do the same.

When we’re behind or if the game is tight, get back to basics, sing the songs that everyone knows even if they are generic. Give everyone the chance to get involved. 
 

6 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

You know this or is it an assumption?

Tanner wouldn't be the worst..or the least bad option..definitely can't put Bell or Mehmeti there.

It’s an educated guess. 

2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

I wouldnt have made the change at that point in time.

James for King is fine.

Not sure about Cornick for Knight.

Roberts would have had to come off on 60 minutes, that would have been agreed with the medical staff before the game had started.

So who you bringing on to keep it a back 4 in place of Roberts?

2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

 

We will have minimum 3 more players all being well available this Saturday.

Then the return to a back 3, sorry a bit self-inflicted.

Who would you have brought on to play at left back on the hour mark? 

1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Then why make the change.

Or why make the change at that point..feels a tad disruptive and needlessly so.

Because this was Robert’s first game back from fitness, maybe? 60 minutes is pretty standard for a first game back. 

Just now, Atlanta_Red said:

I’m sure I heard that VAR wouldn’t be used if it wasn’t available at both venues. Am I right in thinking West Ham didn’t use it because we wouldn’t be able to have it in any replay?

Maybe I’m confused. 

VAR was used at the Olympic Stadium.

1 hour ago, Barrs Court Red said:

Funny thing, there’s a kernel of truth in there - the amount of houses going up in South Glos and expansion is large and will only continue. 
 

Problem for them though, the days of a north/south split are dead.  And with no real way of tapping into that growing population they continue with an aging demographic with an inferior “product” to attract families. 

The new estates in South Glos will most likely end up much like Bradley Stoke, full of City. 

6 minutes ago, WECANDO said:

He showed he was good enough with his appearances as a sub in Pearsons reign. He has natural pace, skilful and is aggressive. When he got on there was a noticeable buzz in the crowd. Some players dont always stand out in training. He's being wasted. We've just signed Dire yet a similar player is now in the U18s. 

Did he? I thought he looked well disciplined when he didn’t have the ball but when in possession, looked a bit like Bambi on ice. 
Still very raw which is natural given his age but he was definitely not ready for first team appearances. 

6 minutes ago, Nomad said:

1.4k what isn't enough for what @Mr Popodopolous

The amount of safe standing capacity that we currently have. 

17 minutes ago, Ian 6920 said:

Think he has 6 goals in 190 app for us if I remember right.

6 goals and ZERO clean sheets as goalkeeper, it’s almost like we’re buying a deep sitting midfielder. 

10 hours ago, Redtucks said:

 

 

 

Wouldn't it be easier, and cheaper, to go on a City coach from Ashton Gate????

 

No one could pay me enough to spend 12 hours of my day sat on a Cats coach. 

7 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

It’s bloody complicated.

Theres EPPP compo for the really young’uns like Maddox and Ampadu (Exeter to Chelsea).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_Player_Performance_Plan

Then as pros, if you’re u23 and moving out of English FA, then FIFA RSTP compo comes in, based on a fixed formula of years at club, category status of club.

If you’re u24 and moving inside English FA, then PFCC compo is used…assuming clubs don’t agree to a fee.  It’s rate for the PFCC committee to sit these days, clubs usually thrash out a deal.

 

I guess leaving things for a committee to sort out can leave a bad taste sometimes and better working relationships can be found when making deals.

3 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Not likely.  Could go to Celtic or Rangers for £300k!  That’s the bitch with compo.  It’s why we did a deal with Burnley for Massengo.

TC is a different ball game, because imho, Celtic or Rangers won’t be able to compete with the kind of clubs interested in him, so the £300k isn’t relevant (prepares dish of rice paper hat for summer 2025).

Does academy status not come into it then? Always thought that’s why we were shafted a bit when Maddox went to Chelsea & Kane went to Liverpool.

2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

The fee intrigues me a bit.

Some Derby fans reckon they would've got £2m at tribunal, I guess we will find out what we paid in the fullness of time in the accounts in a couple of years time.

Plausable. He’s been with them since he was 10, amount of games played plus Derbys category a academy status.

10 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Cus you offer him what he wants, much like why he is signing now

You’re looking at it the wrong way. 
 

Max Bird could have ran his contract down and took a bigger signing on fee in the summer. Instead he’s committed himself to Bristol City.

1 minute ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Ok, minimal fee then…

Do you think we are paying less now than they would get in the summer?

That would depend on the fee. If we have paid around £1.5m then it wouldn’t be much less in the summer. 

1 minute ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Then wait to the summer and pay nothing then given that’s when we will have him anyway?

I don't mean to sound like a broken record but we wouldn’t have been paying nothing in the summer.