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How do you remove the splinters from your buttocks?

Wow @shahanshahan You are one hell of a City supporter. You may be comfortable financially to do all the travelling you do for the both genders of BCFC. But all the travelling and time you devote to City is superb. Safe travelling!

MacAnthony is a wily expert in the selling market and he is very correct in his assessment of Scott and his transfer to a Premier League club. As long as we treat him fairly on the salary and team selection part of his time here, that is all we can do.

For the first time in a long time, we have almost a squad where we mostly have two fairly equal members for each position and even a few who can also cover other positions. In fact, I cannot remember such a situation before in my time and that includes promotion sides in 1955, 1965, 1975, 1990 and 2015. I smell that a very good season is coming. This is where Nigel will really earn his pay cheque by keeping all squad members happy and doing their best to be first choice.

Tam.

I guess that we'll not see him in u21's until early/mid Sept at earliest. Plenty of time for him to gain full fitness.

Thanks very much for the facts about his "time" at City as I had always understood that he was with us as a schoolboy for some time. Trevor Francis. I admired him and detested him at the same time. An extremely good footballer, goalscorer and as others have said, a very decent person. As for detesting him, we always seemed to get Birmingham away every Boxing Day it seemed. Latchford loved scoring against us and when Francis got all four one year, a West Country boy, I didn't like him! My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Meet me at the gates when it's my time, and you can buy the beers to make up for all those goals against City!

Just one person's opinion of which clubs will do what when it starts for real. Perhaps it's better for us to be one of the dark horses!

I agree.

10 from 16 eh? That gives any club without parachute around 33% chance. If it was only one in sixteen, I'd agree with you but at those odds Pearson will be itching to get that one in three chance for us.

I suspect that he doesn't want to be the star of the team who expects everyone to cow tow to him. The way back for him as a player and a person is just to become one of the group, who will help him by not expecting him to be a miracle worker but just one of the lads.

So as soon as he breaks into our first team, AC, Inter or Juventus will be clamouring to sign him. Seeing him in little bits of last season's under 21's, he looked very useful.

If you're only a youngster, then I'm only in late middle age at a week away from eighty!

Good post. The recent discussions come down to two clear pathways. Do we sell Scott now, bring in two or three to give us at least two per position, who are better than existing squad in the key positions. This costing more to recruit, probably higher wages and may or may not, dilute the team spirit? If we don't sell Scott until next summer, we may not get as much for him then and lose the chance to build a better all round squad. That could actually delay our chances of promotion this season? My opinion is that I believe Pearson would prefer to move Scott on now, add a couple more and improve our chances this year. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't if we don't get into the top six/two after 46 games.

A new one on me.

We appear to play this warm up fixture prior to every season. Is there one planned for the next few weeks? Also anything at Weston SM? Thanks.

I keep thinking that Guardiola had the best view of him in a serious match . To judge how good someone is, it is a huge bonus to have seen Scott playing against a considerable number of his first teamers and he was seriously impressed.

You are correct that the spine of any club that wants to be challenging at the top end, is of prime importance. Every promotion team that I've seen had a core of solid keeper, central defender(s), midfield supremo and a recognised and regular goal scorer. I am of the opinion that we will be playing our football in the other(upper) half of the Championship than the last three years. Whether we get to the top six or top two remains to be seen. PS. Personally I believe that we are going to surprise and upset quite a few clubs this season.

I saw that team twice. At Cardiff City in 1952 and in the first floodlit game at City in 1953. They were a very good side with England's captain Billy Wright and a host of top quality in the side.

I didn't know him personally but when one of us passes on we're all sad. When there is a relatively young family, it makes it such a hard time for them. I hope they realise that he would have wanted them to battle on and not to give up. We all have to go sometime and life isn't always fair. RIP Ady.

No, no and thrice no. It was the clown who was our manager! I know it's an old saying but that clown couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery.

He was also at Bournemouth as a schoolboy. Didn't get on very well there. Surprised if he agrees to go there.

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In any other league and sport, if a club's stadium does not meet the requirements at the time of qualifying for promotion, then promotion would not be a granted.

As one who has supported both City and Bris for a lot of decades. So long that there are only the six City 50 Goals that I didn't see play. Likewise, I have good memories of the amateur days when so many Bristol players were chosen for England Rugby. Bristol's history has been more notable than City. Thus it appears that there is a bias toward them but it's probably more noticeable because of City's lack of trophies and international caps. May be that will change in the near future?