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I think he'd run out of midfielders because he was playing them at centre back... ?

So, in an idle moment I got to thinking that the next couple of weeks could be the biggest games of their lives for some players. But how does that compare with playing at Ashton Gate. Incomparable I suspect! Which players that have played at the current World Cup have appeared at Ashton Gate? To my shame, my first thought was Grealish and De Bruyne. I was looking forward to seeing one player and disappointed, and think the other person is the best player I've seen at Ashton Gate. My shame? I next thought of Fammy and Semenyo (same reasons as above). After that, and I'm quite pleased with this one, I thought of Suarez. Then Rashford, Schmeichel (I think) ... I'm sure there are many more not least from the ManU and Man City games but I can't recall. So, without looking it up, who have you seen playing at Ashton Gate who has minutes in this World Cup?

And to think people ridiculed Johnson when he said we'd be playing in Europe in 5 years time. We're playing in Qatar!

I appreciate these clarifications. Must be hard on the refs, who presumably know the rules, hearing the crowd baying who likely don't. Having said that, could this be an opportunity to influence refs? When Wells is kicked, the club puts the relevant laws on the screen whilst the announcer says "<cough>on the screen ref. </cough>"

By a country mile, Bentley is a better goalkeeper than O'Leary.

I'm of the old-fashioned opinion that the manager should pick his best team. Do you not recall the last time Pearson kept picking O'Leary until he went back to Bentley? Embarrassing. I've certainly decided that Pearson should go, like many Bristol City fans who don't wear rose-tinted glasses. The rest of your post is unfair and unfounded. If he picks Bentley Vyner Klose Atkinson Semenyo Massengo Scott Pring Weimann Conway Wells then I will not criticise him even if we lose 0-4.

I'm expecting Pearson to pick King "I'm slower than Chris Martin me" at centre back. O'Leary will be back. I hope and expect AW behind Conway and Wells, which is good. Pearson should be picking Bentley and Massengo but won't of course. We will get one of Jilliking (I literally can't distinguish between the three midfielders "Big Nige" brought in). To be honest, I don't mind which team we play as long as Pearson hasn't picked them.

Where has this myth that Naismith gave us an "extra attacking threat" come from? He doesn't come forward like Atkinson and his long passing is just average. He can pass short (though tends to prefer a Cruyff turn on the edge of the penalty box giving away goals) just like Klose....

I had a real tenner pretending to be a fake one as I couldn't get the pretend ones. So realistic, I even conned the bloke next to me when we swapped fake tenners! ?

Umm, right , really? When? Klose is the far better centre back despite today's mistake.

Can someone who was there tell me if we were really that good at WBA? Or was it the Pearson fanboys who were overselling it? The only thing is, I watched Millwall (live) and now Reading (online) and we were beyond awful in both. The problem is not the players who, early season, were playing some great football. Now, we seem to think bringing on Martin (and hence per-force having to entirely change the way we play) is the answer...which rather shows how poor Pearson is.

? Bless.

I'm really trying to process this. Especially the second sentence. Or is "drive her into the City Centre" an euphemism that I don't know? ?

That much is true.

Job for Naismith?

Am I the only one who will be disappointed when we next get a penalty?

Not bothered* *Come on, someone had to do it. It was an open goal that even Savage couldn't miss....

Was the Preston manager sent off today? Does that mean he has to be in the stand for our game? Might not matter as some managers prefer to be in stands anyway...but is he allowed to communicate with his associates? Not sure what it means when managers are sent off.

Announce Holden. In. Six. Weeks. Time.

@grifty meet @SecretSam. @SecretSam meet @grifty. Real fans together. ?

And to congratulate their right back for that excellent save with his right hand off the line...

I absolutely do agree with you. Unfortunately, Colin won't agree with us...

Yeah, I think this is my point. I can understand* if you get a concussion injury after your 5 subs then you get another sub. If it happens with subs still available, then it's just another substitution? *Actually, I don't agree with this as the trainer should be getting you off if you are concussed but I see why some would agree.

No idea who/what IFAB is. Why haven't managers said to players late in the game "Run into their big lump and fall over. When you get up, claim you are seeing double and love the little tweetie pies flying around"?

I do. Obviously, concussion, or worse, could be fatal and needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. However, I can't see the difference with respect to substitutions with, for example, someone breaking their leg. Why doesn't that justify an additional substitution?