Jerseybean

School boy goalkeeping = 1-1

Sorry One Team we posted at the same time

Conway has a hamstring injury apparently, which is a big concern.

Hello Darling!

Dreadful so far from us we’ve hardly had the ball and on the rare occasion we have we pass straight to one of their players. Gifted them a goal + Conway gone off injured. We have essentially been given a footballing lesson by a team who create space, options and overloads for fun, retain the ball and make quick/correct decisions, which in essence is the polar opposite to us! Our inability to make a tackle has also been highlighted and with increasing desperation we have started to lunge in KN picking up a yellow for his foul. The BBC says we’ve had 41% of the ball, however, it doesn’t feel like that to me! We have been chasing shadows for most of the half. We really have looked a very poor side in the opening half. Only positives I can offer are it’s only 1-0 and Scott looks like he wants something from this game - which sadly may be a move elsewhere.

The Clarks pie pod is in Ashton Road today

Match day programme: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/theres-the-bell-the-robins-online-programme/

Full presser: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/press-conference-nigel-pearson-previews-swansea-cup-clash/

Sunday January 8th at 12:30pm we kick off our Emirates FA Cup campaign at home to Swansea City. Travel info: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/ℹ-important-travel-information-swansea-city-h/ They have sold all their allocated tickets so 2,650 members of the Jack Army will be at Ashton Gate. NP presser: George Tanner pre- match: As well as Swansea which other EFL league teams have a water connection in their name? My list appears at the end of this post, I suspect there are some more! The last time we met the Swans in the FA Cup was back in 1996 when we progressed after a first round replay. In December they fought back from 3-0 down to claim a point in a remarkable game at Coventry City. The stats from their recent league game away at Reading are staggering, Swansea City had 76% of possession, 12 shots (7 on target) and 4 corners (all more than their opponents) yet they lost 2-1. Then on 30 December they ended their eight-game winless streak in style with a 4-0 thrashing of Watford. On Monday they lost 1-2 at home to Burnley. Swansea are very much possession-based and they can be very hard to play against as they rotate players all the time. Our record over the years against them is won 29, lost 23 and drawn 22. Their well known fans include David Hasselhoff, Elis James, Rob Brydon, Steffan Rhodri and Catherine Zeta Jones. The following have played for both us and them Lee Trundle, Tammy Abraham, Jamie Paterson, Korey Smith and Ashley Williams. Although JP may not be there much longer: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-swansea-fa-cup-7997105 Craig Pawson will be the man in charge. The 43-year-old has been working in the Football League since the 2008-09 season and was promoted to the Select Group – officials working predominantly in the top-flight – in 2013. Two years later he became the seventh English referee to be included on the FIFA International Referee List and he began the current season by taking charge of a Champions League match between Pyunik Yerevan and F91 Dudelange. His first domestic match this campaign was the Community Shield fixture between Liverpool and Manchester City. In total, he has taken charge of 18 matches this season, mostly in the Premier League. He is yet to send anyone off this term but has handed out 80 yellow cards. This will be his first Bristol City game since November 2019 when he oversaw a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest. Pawson will be assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and Daniel Robathan. Keith Stroud will be the fourth official. There are two theories behind the club's famous nickname: the reputation of local seamen known as 'Jack tars' in the early 19th century and a black retriever dog called Swansea Jack who rescued 27 people from drowning in the Tawe and docks during the 1930s. The Swans have never made the FA Cup final but they have reached the semis twice: in 1926 against Bolton, and in 1964 against Preston. Although we’ve never won the FA Cup in 1909 we won through to our only FA Cup Final, though we were somewhat fortunate that a last-gasp spot-kick saved us from defeat in the semi-final versus Derby County at Stamford Bridge. In the final at the Crystal Palace (now the National Sports Centre) we lost to Manchester United 1–0, in front of 71,401 fans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909_FA_Cup_Final There might be a reaction to the shirt we wore in the final (see photo) Our starting lineup was: Harry Clay Archie Annan Joe Cottle Pat Hanlin Billy Wedlock Arthur Spear Fred Staniforth Bob Hardy Sam Gilligan Andy Burton Frank Hilton Manager: Harry Thickett However, there have been some great games over the years: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/ten-of-the-best-fa-cup-clashes-down-the-years/ My personal favorite was the 1974 away game at Elland Road, our squad: https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/players/season/1974/ I was a very naïve teenager back then, when we scored I went totally berserk, nobody within 30 yards of me moved. Thankfully, I lived to tell the tale! https://youtu.be/6Th1peqmkH Closely followed by our fifth round game away to Spurs in March 1967 (I was ten) we lost 2-0, Jimmy Greaves got both their goals (the second a last minute penalty) and we missed a twice taken penalty. Our squad: https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/players/season/1967/ My dad let me paint my rattle, especially for the biggest game I had been to, the attendance was 54,610, and as the City team took to the pitch I gave my rattle full throttle….it was at that moment that everyone around me discovered the red paint wasn’t perfectly dry as flecks of bright red paint flew around White Hart Lane ?. Spurs went on the beat Chelsea in the final. As it happens I’m in North London this Saturday for the Spurs v Pompey match. Back to the opening question…. Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford Brentford Chelsea Crystal Palace (at a push) Exeter Hartlepool Liverpool Newport Plymouth Portsmouth Port Vale Salford Stockport Swansea

Sounds Palmeresque https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/his-days-are-numbered-sheff-utd-insight-on-bristol-city-transfer-target-3974949

Update….https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/had-conversations-sheff-utd-boss-opens-door-for-bristol-city-to-sign-transfer-target-3972014

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-semenyo-bristol-city-bournemouth-7987897 Makes it sound like Scott is their main target at this stage.

As noted in the MTD Antoine’s goal celebration yesterday was muted, perhaps as he was aware that it would be the last time he scored for BCFC. Time will tell.

Bristol’s new restaurants that opened in 2022: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/new-restaurants-bars-opened-bristol-7914776?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=lunchtime_daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

Big Tone, what a sad start to 2023 for all family and friends, thoughts are with you all.