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I haven't read all of this thread so forgive me if this has been mentioned before. However what I have digested from this is that Bryan will have to take a cut in his wages to come here. But surely the point is he will no doubt be taking a cut in his wages wherever he ended up. Fulham are not extending his contract so no longer wish to pay him what he was on and the fact he was farmed out to Ligue 1 conveys the impression that they rather wish they hadn't been paying him what he was on for the whole of his last season too. Bryan is 29, he is no longer at his peak in terms of earning potential. He had that at Fulham and now that time has elapsed. Don't get me wrong he would be a great acquisition at our level especially with the extra big match experience he has gained since he left us. And I can imagine there would be clubs at Championship level willing to pay more than our ceiling would be in terms of his wages. But I don't think it would be too much more. So I reckon it is very much a possibility that Joe Bryan will be a Bristol City player next season.

Yes I believe he was interviewed along with Chris Hughton when the job was given to Dean Holden.

I have got the ONeills shirt and am very pleased with it. I reckon it looks good. Furthermore, I like the Flying Robin badge on the away kit. I know this seems to as it were fly in the face of the prevailing wind on here, but that's my take on it. Hummel let Bristol City and the supporters down. Yet they are looked upon with reverence on OTIB. If a player let us down the fan base wouldn't be so forgiving. A big thumbs up to O'Neills from me. Kits are being supplied and any supporter who wants one can get one. They are literally delivering the goods. Hummel were the equivalent of Tony Dinning.

In a similar vein to this another mistake but this time on the BBC News online site. It's regarding Lucy Edwards the blind presenter who is doing a podcast about the Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, the journalist who has written the article mentions that Lucy Edwards hasn't watched any of this year's contest so far. I would've thought it would be more appropriate to have written that she hasn't listened to any thus far.

It is definitely the oldest map of Ashton Gate. It was knocked up by Nostradamus in a geography lesson in 1516.

I've been watching City since 1970. I agree with all the names thus far put forward but will add a couple to the mix that haven't yet been mentioned: Clive Whitehead. As a winger particularly during the promotion season and the first season in the top flight he was exceptional and to my, perhaps biased, mind the best winger in England. He would mesmerize defenders when he had the ball as he went past them and his crossing was superb. Just watch the highlights of City's first match v Arsenal at Highbury 1976. Kevin Mabbutt. Skillful young striker. Not many forwards can boast of a hat-trick at Old Trafford. Joe Royle. His all round forward play in the top flight was a masterclass. Had played for England, iirc, just a few months before joining us.

A few years ago I was leaving Mangotsfield United's ground and put Radio Bristol on. Geoff Twentyman was talking to a young Rovers fan called iirc Ollie. He seemed to be on rather a lot at the time offering his observations on the Gas. They had beaten Swindon one-nil in an early kick off and Ollie was waxing lyrical about the match and how well Rovers had played. 'And what did you think of the goal?' Twentyman asked, realising there was no explanation of this event. 'Oh, I didn't see that, Geoff,' he replied. 'I was queuing to get a pie.' I couldn't believe it. I was literally shouting at the radio as I was driving and shaking my head and saying that one can go to Gregg's any day of the week and get a bloody pie!

One of the greatest Hollywood stars of all time used to watch us play.... Cary Grant. But we didn't make a song and dance about it like these other clubs. Joe Jordan said that the reason he continued to live in Bristol is because when he is out people don't bother him, they acknowledge him but then leave him be. I like to think that's what makes us appeal to Hollywood stars and Bollywood ones for that matter. That they can come to Ashton Gate and enjoy the game and atmosphere in a relaxed fashion and not be bothered by the demands of fans. We can simply give them a nod and a smile of appreciation and concentrate on the match and not act any differently than if we were sat next to Joe Bloggs from Bemmy. * *Obviously, though, if one of our players nears goal it's best not to shout 'shoot!' if Alec Baldwin is the star sitting next to one.

I wouldn't have thought O'Neills would want to jeopardize the contract they have with us by pulling a trick like that.

Awful from Scott

Billy's rider that famous day, PC George Scorey was born in Bristol in 1882.

PC Scorey

Jesus wept, is that a real horse? Either that or Gulliver wasn't alone when he ended up in Lilliput.

I suppose it was apt that The Trotters won the cup.

Doubt this will be of interest to many, but it was 100 years ago today that a white horse called Billy (iirc) wrote himself into football folklore at the first Wembley FA Cup Final.

And Downsy wasn't even born yet so there was no pre-match or halftime entertainment

Also there were no replays on the big screens when we scored

I agree but it was in black and white so not so good.

When I did my FA badge I was told that if the birthdays of those in the academies was analysed the majority are born between September to December. It's a bit like academic education too where those who are a bit older in the intake, born in the first third of the eligible period, have the advantage over those born in the last third. However, and this is the interesting thing, those who make it in the pro game are more likely to be born in the last third of any intake, May to August. So that last third are less likely to make it into an academy but when they do they're more likely to make it into the pro game. Had a quick look at the Bristol City squad and 13 players have birthdays between May to August out of about 28.

On Radio 5 on the morning of the Bristol City v Manchester City a Bristol City fan was interviewed and asked by Rick Edwards 'Do you think City will be putting out a full strength team?' He meant Manchester City, but good on the Bristol City fan she answered the question as meaning Bristol City and talked about Andi Weimann possibly not being fit etc. It's lazy journalism and simple arrogance to think that everyone in Bristol, Birmingham, Bradford, Stoke, Norwich, etc think of Manchester City rather than their own City club when they are asked a question about City.

I have noticed that the United meaning Man Utd and City meaning Manchester City has crept in far more since the BBC moved to Manchester.

I think I seen highlights of the match on Sportsnight With Coleman. But I could be wrong.

Hopefully if he can continue to score goals he can buy a bigger house for himself.

It's very difficult to evaluate what that £50 in 1905 would be worth today. 5k and 7.5k have been mentioned and are probably close to the mark. However, the average new house cost about £250 to £300 in 1905 so that £50 bought one fifth of a new house back then. Nowadays one fifth of a modest new house would be in excess of 50k. Also Alf Common became the first £1000 footballer in 1905. £50 would be 5% of that. A modern day large transfer of £100M, five percent of that would be five million quid.

Yes, correct. There were effectively two Football Leagues then although the Southern League was considered to be not as strong as the northern based Football League. It wasn't until after the Great War that the Southern League became severely weakened by its best teams joining the Football League which then expanded from its two pre- war divisions. So when Tottenham Hotspur won the cup in 1901 as a Southern League side they weren't really a non-league side as we consider it today. But the fact is used as a quiz question regarding which was the only non league side to win the FA Cup since the Football League's inception in 1888.