Tin Soldier

I was in the Dolman B Block as a kid that day, my dad bought us season tickets. The video shows the ball was still rising as it hit the back of the net. What a goal.

Well played City and Nige P. Great win for the Ashton 8 today.

@Davefevs Agreed, Well said Sir Geoff. What a legend. People need to remember what Bristol City is all about to most of us. There was a double page on the AG8 in the WDP last weekend. For those that don’t remember those dark days, worth reading the digital copy if you haven’t already. The way they were treated at the time was nothing short of scandalous. The club was so badly run at the time. Seems to be an ever reoccurring problem at AG.

Post of the day for me. Absolutely correct.

Agreed, would not be surprised if the Lansdownes will be gone in next 2 years. Obviously lost interest in the football club. It will all be about recouping there investment from now on.

Agreed. Just read it. What I have really enjoyed this season is NPs honesty with the fans. It has exposed what a fair few on here suspected. We might not like what he says sometimes but NP wears his heart on his sleeve. Most City fans will like this and if NP was to leave/get pushed out by the Lansdownes (another manager goes again), I suspect they would have a high % of City fans kicking off about the way the club has been run. The biz model the Lansdownes were/are still using just ain’t fit for purpose and the chaos NP refers to, clearly exposes the constraints he now has to work within. For Jon Lansdown to then question the performance of the Team after they have been selling off all the best bits in recent years is laughable. Quite frankly, Jonboy should not be allowed anywhere near the football club IMO. I know it is a gamble, but hopefully a fresh pair of eyes and new ownership/leadership will come along as I’ve had enough of the mistakes SL makes with the running of the club. Shambolic.

FACT The Lansdownes have not got a clue on how to run a football club. Which is why BCFC is part of this Bristol Sport. There is no identity, no association, no direction, when Bristol City FC is part of this bloody Bristol Sport ideaoligy. And where is the success model/plan to just keep selling your best players every year and replace with monkeys. Shambles, and has been for years. No manager can produce a successful team with that policy. Nige P is just exposing the frailties when asked at interviews. The Lansdownes will hate the fact that Nige P is not a Yes man and will talk honestly to the Press. As for Jon Lansdown, what a joke!!

Jon Lansdown doing an interview is a bit like the Queens son Andrew doing an interview. Dangerous.

Have to ignore the Jordan/Lansdown fallout. But for me, keeping more of the “family silver, buying less monkeys” would have meant Premiership football by now IMO. Real shame how one prat led Lansdown astray. SL took his eye of the ball. Fatal in biz.

In recent years, the hard core City fan home and away, has been replaced by the Happy Clapper City fan.

Agreed, a good few of the old skool City drank in there and you are gonna need a few to take that pub on. Seen a few try and it usually ended badly for them (allegedly).

That would be brilliant news if it reopens. Best place for a few ciders pre/post match. Always enjoyed the pub.

That’s him gone in the summer!

Another picture from Reading away in the 80s. RIP to my old mate in that picture, well known down AG. Great days.

Didn’t you just love football in the 80s compared to the watered down shite you get today. Watching City was always fun (highs and lows) but we did have a laugh back then. That picture just sums it up. Just look at the City fans faces.

He has been very quiet lately for some reason.

He will be writing a book on “Man Management Skills”

Disappointing for Cameron, but not as disappointing as the 5K+ Sunderland fans at Bolton today. They deserve better than Johnson.

Can’t remember which game but went to Deepdale one season. Car load of us decided to go. Good 4 hour drive up the M6 to get to Preston. Got there early doors, found a pub fairly close to the ground. Drinks sorted, sat down having a chat thinking not many City arrived yet. Then all of a sudden 20/30 odd geezers stroll in. Thinking to myself “don’t know any of those faces”. It was apparent they were Preston. There were 5 of us. Preston were known to have an active mob in those days. Think probably the only time where I was glad to get out of a pub before a football match. There were quite a few City there that game so may have been the promo game, but my memory is fooked nowadays. We just landed at the wrong pub. Following City away was never boring back in those days.

Never liked Cardiff. For those old enough to remember when England v Wales derbies at AG were really passionate.

Bakinson’s attitude will kill off any skills. Football is a team game and you play as a team. His lazy attitude to being played in a role he does not like ain’t on. Well done Nige. Get rid of the dead wood and players with attitude.

Agreed, Bakinson is a lazy tnuc, get rid Nige.

I would have disagreed with you a few years ago, BUT the last few seasons at AG/Bristol Sport/Derby County & others and you realise that a lot of what you say is true. IMO Football in the Championship is most likely going to implode very soon. The Premiership is great with the £130million you get but you then have a “feast or famine” scenario where players wages are completely out of control in the Champ versus what income the club gets, so they then treat fans as punters etc. Parashute payments when relegated are causing this to snowball also, and players agents know this. I have started watching local sport on a Saturday rather than go down AG and get ripped of by Bristol Sport every home game. Not really missing it much at the moment which is what has surprised me. Just decided to give it a bit of a rest this season. Quite a few others I know are doing the same.

Just another example of how out of touch the owner has been with true fans. I can hear Cardiff already “It’s like a library”. Used to be the best derby match for me. Nowadays I dread them as has been so quiet during games at AG.

Yeh, meant the 40th anniversary, sorry. Good that the club are acknowledging also.