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Kodjia scores more with Wilbs there

LJ can't be blamed for the keeper coming out and missing a cross, we should have had a point today

I thought we'd cracked our home form after the 2 games Pembo was in charge (Boro and Brum) where we didn't concede but still looked dangerous going forward with plenty of movement. Now we look like conceding again and little movement up front. Also under Cotts he said max 2 touches before passing and now players are holding onto the ball too long.

I've got a feeling we might win by a couple of goals today, LJ's setting them up to attack, let's hope it doesn't backfire.

You have to remember they are involved in running a Jordanian bank so have an easy line of credit. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a Glazier-type situation where they pay of Higgs with a loan from their bank so Rovers are still in debt but to the Bank rather than Higgs. Since they run the bank they can appoint themselves to run the club and take out salary/bonus/dividends whenever they like, it would all be completely legit and it's the way Man Utd are run, they acquire the club without having to use their own money. Having seen their interview I don't think they're going to go on a spending spree, more like cut costs so the club is profitable for them. We'll only find out the truth when the first set of accounts are published (assuming they are). Higgs has raised expectations on their intentions so he can't be blamed for selling out the club.

Having listened to the interview with the new owners sounds like they aren't going to splash the cash other than pay off the outstanding debts, more interested in developing from the academy. I'm not sure they're as wealthy as some think or they'd be after a bigger club than the Gas. http://www.itv.com/news/west/2016-02-19/jordanian-billionaire-why-i-bought-bristol-rovers/

Pompey thought they had a rich Arab take them over but it turned out he was skint and just wanted their assets.

Their new Chairman has been a FIFA Vice-President: http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Wael-Al%20Qadi/1134225688

One for the oldies here, us playing Charlton at Ashton Gate in 1970. Funnily enough Charlton were bottom of Div 2, as usual we made hard work of getting a draw (Charlton have been a bit of a bogey team over the years). Includes extensive analysis of a Gerry Sharpe penalty by Jimmy Hill https://goblinrefuge.com/mediagoblin/u/bcfcarchive/m/bristol-city-2-charlton-2-1970/

I was there, although didn't get a brilliant view, what an atmosphere though and thousands locked out (all pay on the day then). I remember our coach being stuck in traffic outside the stadium and Leeds fans lobbing bottles down onto the roof! Low-scoring draw today I reckon although either team could win by the odd goal. I'm more confident about the defence in the new formation but think we might struggle to score.

We need to get off to a good start with all guns blazing, if we let them score first it could be a torrid afternoon. Weather conditions won't be conducive to passing football, will be a tricky fixture.

Hoping for a win but they've only lost at home once this season so a draw must be favourite

For anyone who has SportsDevil I see our match is listed for tonight on Streamsports.me, hopefully will work (not all Championship games listed)

I didn't realise until I watched the Sky recording of our Wembley win that Williams pulled up in pain in the 2nd half due to hamstring problem. He managed to run it off but was replaced by Cunningham not long after. He's probably the one Cotts was referring to.

We have in fact played them once in the FA Cup in 1968/69 losing 2-3 at the Boleyn Ground in round 3 (our scorers were Skirton and Galley).

Looking back at the records we've never played them in the FA Cup but have had 3 League Cup ties against them in 71/72, 75/76 and 84/85 unfortunately losing all of them (the 75/76 match after a replay)

That's why there are FA Cup upsets, non-league sides can play out of their skins for one game and the league side is in cruise mode. City did better than other sides in the same situation, Cheltenham lost to Dover and Barnsley failed to beat Chester, the result's all that matters. The changes we made upset the midfield balance but it was a difficult game for the fringe players to come into, if they'd played well it wouldn't have meant much due to the standard of opposition, and if they played badly they're no better than non-league as one or two are saying here.

They had 1000 tickets and just about sold out. 3-1 I reckon as we'll ease of if we get a couple ahead with two other games this week, they might get one from a set play.

I think Swindon will raise their game today and it will end in a draw, probably 1-1

We should never have sacked SO'D but that's done and dusted now, I'm not particularly enthralled with SC but we need to give a manager a decent run in the job to have a chance of turning things around. This club has damaged many managers who have then gone to be successful at other clubs. Looking back, we'd probably been better off keeping either Millen or McInnes, things couldn't have been as bad as they are now. The problem is that the players are shell-shocked. Some of them have played under six different managers here in a relatively short period of time, each one coaching differently and acquiring players to suit their style of play. The result is we've got a group of players rather than a team. The Board must allow things to stabilise even if they get worse in the short term.

Spot on - those chances he missed might never have happened if he wasn't playing, who else makes the runs like he does?

Sounds like he's had a torrid time at Peterboro what with injuries and a disciplinary incident, must be a bit of a gamble but we don't have a good record when it comes to loan players and injuries!

Always worth seeing again: http://youtu.be/8wVOholx-N8