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Another goal kick to City

Bobby Reid limping

Throw in to Watford

Goal kick to City

Baldock heads over from Flints header across goal

Dangerous free kick cleared by Watford

Is that Nigella playing for Watford ?

Yes.  Total silence.

Me too

Meanwhile James Wilson has just tweeted that he's just eaten shepherds pie.

Here is my match preview of today's FA Cup game against Watford:

 

http://bristolsportsblogger.com/2014/01/14/watford-vs-bristol-city-preview/

 

All comments, thoughts and predictions are welcome!

 

COYR!

The only thing I would say is that we are the visitors !

A prediction, Marv to score and JET to have a massive influence on the game, Watford 0 City 2

Just my opinion, but however bad this tour has been it doesn't out do all the good Flower has done for the England team. Give him the summer to see if he can get England back to winning ways.

I've said for a while but some of the squad has to go and start a rebuilding process, KP to go, Carberry to go, Prior too and maybe Bell although i'm not sure there.

 

Bring in the likes of James Taylor, I'd give Gary Ballance another chance, give Root a number and stick to it! If he opens new middle order guy (maybe Taylor) if he's 5/6 then either Compton for a year or 2 (like before Carberry needs to go, Compton was more impressive in his spell as opener imo, he was playing for a place in the side and throwing the bat as an opener) before someone like Sam Robson, or go for a Varun Chopra/Alex Hales, records not as impressive but hope they can make the step up.

Bit harsh on Carb's he was by no means our worst batter & deserves a chance against SL & India, not a lot older than Compo.

I think Bell has to stay and agree about Prior and KP. Will be interesting to see if Trott's illness is reserved for away trips only or is similar to Tresco's, if he recovers then will hold down no.3 spot with Bell 4 Root 5 Buttler 6 Stokes 7 Broad 8 Finn 9 Anderson 10 & Monty 11

He could drop Wes.... that's what SOD would do, and wouldn't think twice about it either.

The Least agro decision is drop Wes and keep Taylor on the bench ..... job done.... of course i hope that doesn't happen

 another interesting decision needs to be made re the fact that Fontaine is in the 18 man squad now, again would you drop Carey ?

if you try and name an 18 man squad for Saturday, then you will see what i mean about some tough decisions over the next few weeks.

two will miss out plus Brundle

Will it be Wes and Louis ? i really hope not

To be fair to SOD he did play Wes quite a bit last season, just saying...

Crazy decision to play two ashes tours so close together, R5 was reporting last night that England have played more tests recently than any other nation. Still poor to fold that easily, but ashes series 3 months apart!!

And we're playing them again in 2015, bit  of an overkill ?

As for the goal it was a great team goal n'est pas ?

Could it be our lower order will emulate the Aussies ?

Passes leading to Waggy's cross for Greg's goal v Stevenage. What a wonderful goal, virtually all the team involved.

And Tom Graveney.

And David

Fair enough if that is what you believe, but he is out with the England Performance Squad in Aus atm and has scored a couple of 100's in games.

Never really liked it going back to Allan Lamb/Chris & Robin Smith days, makes a mockery of playing for your country. Imo of course

Sounds like he's a fair dinkum Aussie (played for their U 19's) so he should play for them if good enough.

We have enough imports with KP, Trott, Ballance, Prior, Stokes (ish)

Anderson will still play when in England as no one swings a ball like him in England, when touring it may be a different story.

 

Agree KP gone, Panesar won't stay nor will Prior I don't think. Bresnan won't stay in.

 

I'd like to see something like: Cook, Root, Taylor, Bell, Ballance, Stokes, Bairstow/Buttler/Kieswetter, Broad, Borthwick, Anderson, Finn.

 

Also one awful series, I don't think Flower should be kicked. Lets see if it acts as a reality check and how they do next summer. Flower has done an incredible amount for the England side.

I really don't think Joe Root is an opener, trouble is Carbs & Compo haven't really impressed and are both getting on a bit, is there anyone else on the circuit ?

Swann now retired apparently, really one of the most disastrous tours down under ever !

He was hapless against Rotherham and dropped a bollock today.

Cotterill needs time to get to know the players, and time could shortly be called on our Marv.

Sounds like he was the fall guy today ref just looking to even things up, have to watch on telly tonight for evidence.

My whole life, I never expect relegation and always refused to believe it mathematically possible.

Until now.

Now I expect it. I do not wish for it, I just do not see any other outcome.

Just need to turn some of these away draws into W's, also our home form has got to improve so, although not complacent, I think we'll be OK.

Yep SOD would NEVER have done that would he?

You sadly missed Harry's subtle point

Why are people acting all aggrieved and saying we "bossed the game"

 

We really didn't.  The ref did us a couple of favours in the first half.  County would have been hard done by to not get a point

I think it's because it sounds like we missed three one on one's