Jerseybean

Player ratings…https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-city-player-ratings-sunderland-8163661

NP post match https://twitter.com/BristolCity/status/1627009301477830657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1627009301477830657%7Ctwgr%5E5033b8a44b65de62e91c58f71828f92dde85ffdc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bcfc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwe-deserved-that-penalty-after-469-days-pearson%2F

I need to go for a lay down, before I do…… a great team performance, which was certainly worth at least a point, Clarke’s goal was well taken but we restricted them throughout, at last a penalty and Wells despatched it confidently. Thank you BCFC for a very well deserved point. ESPECIAL HUGE APPLAUSE FOR THE 1200 CITY FANS IN ATTENDANCE, YOU WERE LOAD AND PROUD ALL GAME, WELL DONE ONE AND ALL, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND A SAFE JOURNEY BACK. NPs 100th game in charge marked with a very spirited and confident City performance which largely nullified SAFC. Could take me several hours to recover. YOU REDS!

Solid half from us, restricted them and created a couple of chances ourselves AM really unlucky thought it was going in off the post. Expect Sunderland to come out fired up. Hope Atkinson hasn’t done long term damage it looked innocent enough but he was clearly in pain.

Some game that, finished Millwall 3 Sheffield United 2, Bradshaw with a hat-trick. That’s two consecutive defeats for the Blades. To add to the fun one of my neighbours supports Millwall and the other neighbour Sheffield United ? You have just gotta love the Championship!

Their match preview…https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2023/2/18/23604736/match-preview-sunderland-v-bristol-city-all-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-kick-off

Good piece……https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2023/2/18/23596559/fan-focus-what-can-sunderland-expect-today-from-bristol-city-robins-fan-patrick-reveals-all

Very sad indeed. Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. The Ghana international, 31, had spells with Premier League sides Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64687384

If Cardiff had been playing Sawyers then I agree ?

Sawyers 1-0 Cardiff

As per the title Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar's biggest banks, has confirmed a bid to buy Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64684703

Match preview from the OS https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/match-preview-sunderland-a/

Yep, sounds like a top pub

Our longest trip of the season at circa 295 miles each way from BS3. Huge shout out to the traveling Cider Army. Remember you cannot take any coins in with you, you will be searched, coins removed and given to charity. Will be a noisy afternoon Sunderland have a league-leading average home attendance of 38,614. We last met them back in August for our first home game of the season, which they won 3-2: Our record over the seasons - won 17, lost 16 and drawn 14. Over the years there have often been a fair few goals when we’ve played each other. In both the FA cup in 1964 and the League cup in 1990 they beat us 6-1 and more recently (2018) we were 3-0 up at half time at Ashton Gate and it finished 3-3 (we scored two ogs that day) and that was only thanks to Fielding pulling off a worldie to deny them a fourth! On Tuesday they won 3-0 away to QPR. They are eight points better off than us. Edouard Michu will be available for them with Tony Mowbray leaving the French midfielder out of the squad entirely for the QPR match because he wanted him to have an opportunity to get some proper rest. After a busy few weeks Mowbray said: "There'll probably be one or two changes but there won't be wholesale changes. I'm mindful of the fact I'd like to get back to Saturday to Saturday then you can manage wellbeing throughout the week.” One of those changes could see Amad Diallo reinstated to the starting side after he was left on the bench for the trip to Loftus Road. Niall Huggins, who has made just two appearances in all-competitions this season, will be eased back into the side. Long-term absentees Ross Stewart, Corry Evans and Elliot Embleton all remain absent for the Black Cats. Mowbray also provided an update on Lynden Gooch, revealing he is on the road to recovery but is still a few weeks away. “It's not a long-term injury,” Mowbray said. “It will be another couple of weeks I think." Of course LJ had a stint there as head coach. He was appointed on 5 December 2020, following the departure of Phil Parkinson. He signed a two and a half year deal with the club. On 14 March 2021, Sunderland won the 2021 EFL Trophy Final, beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Lynden Gooch. After a short run of poor results and a heavy defeat (6-0) away to Bolton Wanderers Johnson’s time at the Stadium of Light came to an abrupt end and he was replaced by Alex Neil. They appointed former Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray as their new head coach on a two-year deal in August. The 58-year-old replaced Alex Neil after he left to take over at Championship rivals Stoke City. On deadline day they signed Everton defender Joe Anderson for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Players who have represented both clubs include: Martin Scott, Stern John, Mick Harford, Dickie Rooks, Adam Matthews and Bailey Wright. They are known as the black cats. The official explanation for the nickname from the club is that it is after the Black Cat Gun Battery in the city, named after a mysterious black cat in 1805. The second theory is that it is after a lucky black cat found in the team's dressing room in 1909 that was said to be responsible for turning the club's fortunes around at the time. Among their well known fans are Emeli Sande, Peter O'Toole, David Miliband, Steve Cram and Paul Collingwood. Pubs Harbour View, about 20 minutes from the ground, 1 Benidict Road, Sunderland, SR6 0NX, https://www.facebook.com/HarbourViewSunderland/ Yates Sunderland, 3-4 Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR1 1QB, https://www.greatukpubs.co.uk/yates-sunderland William Jameson, Spoons, 30–32 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RH, https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/tyne-and-wear/the-william-jameson-sunderland Sunderland Companions Club, 39-41 North Bridge Street, Sunderland, SR5 1AH The New Democratic Club, 34 North Bridge Street, Sunderland SR5 1AH The Albion, Victor St, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 0EN, Ivy House, about a ten minute drive from the ground. Worcester Terrace, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR2 7AW. Friendly Victorian corner pub off the beaten track; five well kept changing ales from interesting brewers such as Cullercoats, Torrside and Two by Two, plus a real cider, interesting bottled beers and good range of spirits, popular reasonably priced food from open kitchen including own-made burgers and pizzas; background and live music, quiz, sports TV; children and dogs welcome, special (non-alcoholic) beer for dogs; open (and food) all day. https://www.ivyhousesunderland.co.uk/ Here are some others worth considering: https://www.sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/things-to-do/eight-of-the-best-pre-match-pubs-in-sunderland-to-visit-before-going-to-the-stadium-of-light-3395872?page=1 COYR!

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/no-pay-on-the-day-for-sunderland-away/

Player ratings….https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-city-predicted-team-wigan-8153288

NP post match: https://fb.watch/iJ60xlbX4E/

Possession Home54% Away46% Shots Home5 Away10 Shots on Target Home1 Away2 Corners Home3 Away11 Fouls Home6 Away12

Immediate reflections on that…..low quality game, a draw was about right, either team could have nicked it, we didn’t create much, kind of game we would have lost a while back, poor goal for us to concede, thought Scotty and in glimpses Anis looked impressive. Ten unbeaten on to the next one.

Our comms and media team are priceless!

Programme: https://robinstv.bcfc.co.uk/digital-matchday-programme/