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Sorry @Hampshire Red but you must live on another planet. We've had bumbling managers and senior staff members and players who weren't very good but, to the best of my knowledge, only two who apparently have knowingly misbehaved for their own benefit. One was Tony Dance and the other is the mist inaptly named MA. I doubt that SL will ever publicly admit how much he was "taken for a ride". Fortunately it may take us a while to recover but I and many others have faith in Pearson, even if he's grumpy sometimes with media people, Gould and Dave Rennie.

NO. More likely to sing Drink up thy zider or Blackbird but only after the game. The Chant of Bristol, Bristol again and again can get quite atmospheric at times. Even at Bears games, there are too many there just for the "Afternoon/evening" out and lots of beer.

Because that is the way it usually happens at City. Even in Cotterills champions season, we lost at home to Preston and Sheffield United! The two games we needed and wanted to win and we blew them. Just like the Wolves match just after Christmas. 1-0 up against ten men and we fxxxxd up. Our goalie got sent off, Pack didn't put the ball in Row ZZ and we lose with last kick. I've seen it all before and since. 1960 fighting relegation, Atyeo put City 2-1 up with one minute to go. Final score City 2 Huddersfield 3. Two weeks later we are down. 1989-90 we are strolling to the Third Division championship only to blow up and give it to the renters in Bath. We are a medium to large club in waiting. Always overtaken by the rest like Burnley, Leicester, Stoke, Southampton, Fulham, QPR, now Brentford and would anyone bet on Ipswich making it back to the Prem before us?

This post is not a moan about Pearson and the current squad. Atmosphere only comes when there is something to trigger it. We've had three seasons before Pearson arrived, of the most boring, negative football that I can remember seeing at Ashton Gate. Even seven relegations in my time were hard to swallow but at least those players were trying to win. So as the entertainment sank, so did our vocal involvement. While the quality of football has been better this season, we have only scored one home goal and haven't won since January or was it February. I and many others are hopeful that it will get better and we get wins and entertainment in home games. But it remains hope and until we get used to winning again, the crowd will thinking "What can go wrong today". By the way, I will be at the game tomorrow, the first one since January 2020. With my luck, I'll probably see a defeat and catch the bloody Covid. COYREDS!

0-0 so mid table on 4 points.

I think I remember seeing on net that it was Pearson who approached Lansdown direct. Don't know if my memory is correct but if so his coming did not involve the unmentionable.

Me too. Thanks @downendcity. And brilliant win for Emma.

I have not seen City play live since January 2020. In the two years before then, I, and many others, could see that there was a problem. Negative tactics, lots of long term injuries were papered over by wins scraped more by luck than judgment. Even the recruitment of a top quality manager, NP, was not enough to bring a quick recovery. We survived being relegated by a whisker and Pearson had openly admitted this. So I find it amazing that some City fans are so critical about the performances and results this season to date. A home draw against PNE is a disappointing result? For the last ten years, Preston have always won or drawn our matches with them. So is a no score draw today, the disastrous result that some are saying? Definitely not, I would say. No goals conceded and a draw that gives us two very close defeats, two draws and two away wins. To have lost only 33% of our games so far is an achievement. We are improving, not as quickly as some would like, but we are doing OK in our attempt to consolidate our place in this league. Well done squad. Keep fighting.

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@PHILINFRANCE To best of my knowledge I don't think so. Rob Fricker was a Bemmy boy who grew up in a street off East Street. He was the Steward of the Supporters Club for many years. I worked in same company, Colodense in West Street with Len Fricker. He refereed a Glos Cup Final at Ashton Gate in late 60's or early 70's and we gave him some strong verbals the next day because he seemed to have favoured the Gas who won. How different then to now. I stood in the Covered End with a Gas work colleague.

Not related but they both originated from the same back passage!

@Fiale Leopards are reputed to be unable to change their spots. Therefore it isn't possible to change the name Ashton or to change an Ashton's behaviour. He will therefore be a shxxhole for the rest of his life! We had a relative of his at City back in 1977-80 and the likeness between the two is uncanny. Tony Rance managed to achieve what the recently departed one failed to do. Be in charge when City were relegated and quite possibly one of the architects of our financial disaster a couple of years later. It's a shame that our late Mr Ashton didn't go to Kabul Town after us. They know how to sort out problems.

FFP in League One is different to Championship. Lge One limit is 60% of turnover on players wages. No limit on transfer fees loss. Totally different rules to what we are bound by. @Silvio Dante

@littlered The wonderful thing that following a football, or rugby, team is that everyone at the game is a potential friend. My father always told me while I was young that "He/Her that travels alone, travels fastest". In other words, don't wait for someone to go with you as while you travel, you meet people. My best example with reference to City goes back to August 1959. I was 16 and went on my own by train to Sheffield leaving Temple Meads at 1 am in night. To change trains for Scunthorpe meant a ten minute walk to a different station and in that ten minutes, I met a lifelong friend. His name Bob Fricker. His friendship introduced me to many other young City fans who lived in South Bristol, I lived in Filton, including a very young Chris Garland. Inevitability, like ships in the night, you may lose them as close friends, but with a football club, you keep them and add others. So don't be afraid to go on your own. The Liverpool anthem says it all. "You'll never walk alone". PS. Did you enjoy the win ?

Because the two work together for each others and the team's benefit.

I wonder how long he has been ready for it? We went "loan em out" mad and for that reason we haven't had enough through from the Academy. Good performance by all but I'd like to mention our most recent Whipping Boy, Zak Vyner, who did has work quietly and efficiently today.

Sensible team selection by playing the taller players. It's not necessarily being afraid of all the high balls but just being sensible. COYREDS

Bartley's debut was on 28 December 1966, under the new four pylon floodlights and he played several games with Atyeo during the rest of that season. We of course lost to Wolves! Savino played three or four with Crowd at end of 1966/7 and start of 1967/8 McImoyle arrived end of March 1967 and played his last match for us 16 Sept same year. Galley arrived 16 December same year. Chris Garland made his debut in first match after McImoyle's last.

Yet the first thirty years of watching City there were only four. Pat Beasley, Doherty, Ford and Dicks

I was there and the sound as he collided with the ringside seats was horrible. He had been trying all night to send Crowe half way up the Enclosure terracing. Bad injury, would not normally wish it on anyone but in this case, the "biter got well and truly bitten".

Not quite true about sectarianism, as far as I know, although it may have had a bearing. In those days players only had a one year contract with summer wages a £ or two lower than in season. But any City player from 1955 promotion team, hadbeen promised no wages reduction in summer. Doherty tried to change this but John Atyeo led a players delegation to Harry D and Harry instructed Doherty to fulfil his promise. That was the major cause of the dressing room split which ended with relegation in 1960

Fred Ford was a very good manager and a very good person. Once lent me 5 shillings at Walsall as I'd lost my cash. Travelled on trains to away matches a few times with him and he was always willing to chat with us boys. First time all night from TM (not Parson St) to Manchester and he told us to go to Old Trafford and Maine Road before we went on to Bury where City were playing. We got a good welcome at both and he also got comps for the ten of us at Bury. Lost 1-0 but really memorable day out. Then on train to London going on to Southend on a Monday night. I had a weeks holiday and he said go to Spurs and get a ticket for European Cup tie against Gornik of Poland on the Wednesday. Got to ticket office, wearing my red and white scarf, only to be told that it was a sell out. Guy in the office asked why Red/White and I explained who I supported and who told me to buy a ticket. Instantly a complimentary ticket appeared and I was told to deliver it to Ford but if I didn't see him, I could use it. Spurs first home match in European Cup and they won 8-1. Absolutely brilliant football. We lost 1-0 at Southend!

You got the wrong one. Peter was an Irish international and came from Doncaster Rovers. Tommy was a Jock.

Thanks for posting my thoughts for me.

Is Paul Cook still manager?