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8 minutes ago, 22A said:

I agree in principle, but remeber those replays at Leeds in 74 and Liverpool 94?

It amused me at the time (late 80's / early 90's) when Arsenal and Liverpool played each other four times (replays of drawn replays) for the right to play Oldham in the next round of the League Cup.

Has it's pros and cons of course, and I can totally understand why people would like replays to stay. Especially the potential for big away days going out the window.

Needlessly changing the formula for sure, but not the death of the FA Cup imo. I'll still be watching.

Also, ET and penalties is better than a replay imo. Better to get a result on the night and gives the lesser team a better chance of progressing. 

I thought they might drop the away kit tonight anticipating some backlash to the e-ticket news earlier, but not to be.

5 minutes ago, chinapig said:

The only problem is that Mbappe doesn't want to play as a central striker, as he made clear to PSG.

Which does complicate matters. They should’ve gone all in for Firmino imo. Free transfer, and can play central facilitating the two wingers. If they’d managed to sort that and Mbappe, and played a front 3 of Mbappe, Firmino, Vini in front of the prior mentioned midfield… damn.

2 hours ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Disagree, Klose Modric & co are past it IMO, Vinny Jr is top #3 LW in the world and Mbappe is not a necessity 

Yep Kroos and Modric are on the way out but that only tells a small story of their midfield strength.

Tchouameni - best young dm in the world.

Camavinga - young cm (albeit used at LB last season), massive ceiling.

Valverde - fantastic young dynamic cm. 

And now Bellingham. They’re transitioning from the best midfield in the world (Casemiro, Kroos, Modric) to the new best midfield in the world (Tchouameni, Bellingham, Valverde).

Front line is much quieter, Vini and Rodrygo both fantastic but Asensio is leaving and new signing Joselu is unlikely to be of required quality. Hence, go get Mbappe. 

14 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

Fair point @Lrrr, the answer to Q20 should be Alex Scott then.

@Red Army 75 and @BCFCGav you'll need to adjust your scores as necessary.

 

 

 

 

In that case, my final total is 26.

 

Bristol City F.C.

1) What will be City's final league position?  12th 

2) How many points will City get this season? 65 

3) Will City score 60 (or more) League goals this season? Yes 

4) Will City concede 60 (or more) League goals this season? Yes 

5) Who will finish as City's top scorer? Antoine Semenyo 

6) How many League goals will City's top scorer (whether the player named in Q5 or ano.) get? 15 

7) Who will finish as City's 2nd top scorer? Andi Weimann 

How many League goals will City's 2nd top scorer (whether the player named in Q7 or ano.) get? 12 

9.) How many academy graduates will make their City debuts this season in League or Cup competitions? 3 

10) Will Duncan Idehen make 15 (or more) League appearances for City this season? No 

11) Will Joe Williams make 25 (or more) League appearances for City this season? Yes 

12) Will Stefan Bajic make 10 (or more) League appearances for City this season? Yes 

13) Will Antoine Semenyo still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes 

14 Will Han Noah Massengo still be a City player on the last day of the season? No 

15) Will Tomas Kalas still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes 

16) Will Nahki Wells still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes 

17) Which month will Antoine Semenyo make his first on-field appearance for City this season? September 

18) Which month will Ayman Benarous make his first on-field appearance for City this season? March 

19) Will City sign a striker either before the end of this window, or in the January window? Yes 

20) Who will be City's player of the season? Alex Scott 

21) What will the Official attendance be for the first home game against Sunderland to the nearest thousand? 25k 

22) What will City's Official average League attendance be this season to the nearest thousand? 21k 

23) In which round will City be knocked out of the F.A. Cup? 4th 

24) In which round will City be knocked out of the Carabou Cup? 1st 

25) How many City players will be sent off in all competitions this season? 3 

26) Who will be the first City player to be sent off this season? Joe Williams 

27) How many penalties, in all competitions, will City be awarded this season? 2 

28) How many penalties will City score? 2 

29)  Will any City player score a first team hat trick this season? Yes 

30) Will Nigel Pearson still be City's manager on the last day of the season? Yes 

Young City players: Bell, Conway, Towler, Kadji, Owers, Palmer-Houlden,

1) Which of these 6 will make the most appearances for City, in all competitions, this season? Conway 

2) Which of these 6 will score the most goals for City in all competitions? Conway 

Gas: 

1) Final League position? 14th 

2) Average League attendance, to the nearest thousand? 8k 

3) Will Matty Taylor score against Rovers this season? Yes 

4) Will Marlon Pack score against Rovers this season? No 

5) Will Tyreeq Bakinson score against Rovers this season? No 

6) Will Joey Barton still be Rovers' manager on the last day of the season? Yes 

Welsh Rivals, Cardiff & Swansea

1) Will O'Dowda score for Cardiff against City? No 

2) Who will finish higher, Cardiff or City? City 

3) How many points will City get against Cardiff 0,1,2,3,4 or 6 ? 6 

4) Who will finish higher, Swansea or City? Swansea 

5) How many points will City get against Swansea, 0,1,2,3,4 or 6? 3 

Lee Johnson's Hibs

1) What position will Hibernian finish in the SPL this season? 6th 

2) Will Lee Johnson still be Hibernian manager on the last day of the season? Yes 

Ashton's Ipswich

1) Will Ipswich be promoted this season either automatically or through the play offs? Yes 

2) Will Mark Ashton still be there at the end of the season. Yes 

Steve Cotterill

1) Will Cotts lead Shrewsbury to promotion? No 

2) How many points will Cotts' Shrewsbury take off Rovers 0,1,2,3,4,or 6? 3 

3) Which club will finish higher, Shrewsbury or Rovers? Shrewsbury 
 

Old Boys

1) Will Bobby Reid score 7 (or more) PL goals for Fulham? No 

2) Will Josh Brownhill score for Burnley against City this season? No 

3) Will Aden Flint score for Stoke against City this season? Yes 

4) Will Kasey Palmer score for Coventry against City this season? No 

Championship

1) Which club will finish top of the Championship? Norwich 

2) Which club will finish bottom of the Championship? Birmingham 

 

25. Without checking, an improvement on my previous years I believe! Thanks again Nogbad for organising this, it's a pre-season rite of passage for me at this point! Great work and looking forward to the next one.

8 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Not abour Bellingham but about Mbappe and Madrid..

As per Le Equipe PSG will be selling Mbappe with FFP in mind. Wonders will never cease although it has taken a very long time to bring them to heel.

This is more what Madrid need. Bellingham is a fab signing but midfield was probably their strongest area prior to his joining, it certainly is now.

With Benzema gone they need to consider attack, if they can bring in Mbappe and a more central player that's one hell of a front line along with Vinicius.

Will be fascinating to see how this plays out - is she caretaker just for pre-season or will she be given a run of matches at the start of the season I wonder? Wish her luck regardless, cool move from FGR. 

2 hours ago, Gazred said:

Still being compared to Grealish, it's so lazy. Alex has more facets to his game than playing with his socks down!

I do wonder if the average fan of West Ham for example actually know what they would be getting.  He's not a winger.

A podcast I really rate finally got to talking about Alex Scott in a 'suggested transfers' video, they spoke of the 'exciting left winger at Bristol'. Almost vomited. They're so knowledgeable about the Premier League but the second you dip into the Chanmpionship they haven't a clue!

3 minutes ago, Super said:

It's just a pre season game.

Everyone has their own opinions. Man City counted it as one of the four in their 'fourmidables' season. It's not massive or anything but if you're in it, better to win it. 

21 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Community Shield is a one-off pre-season game.

I wouldn't class that as a meaningful trophy.

Everyone has their own opinions. Man City counted it as one of the four in their 'fourmidables' season. It's not massive or anything but if you're in it, better to win it. 

7 minutes ago, WarksRobin said:

With their recent windfall from the Bellingham move, reckon we can ask for a tidy fee

We want £250,000 according to the papers. Nice 150% profit after one season! And he’s an option if he stays. Win win.

1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said:

We're counting the Super Cup, Club World Cup, and Community Shield as "honours" now are we? Ok.

I’m using the words honours and trophies interchangeably. Obviously some are more prestigious than others, but all three of the above are legitimate competitions. 

3 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

It must be pretty boring to be a Man City fan

If we ever won something meaningful it would be pretty much the best day of my life, even just getting promoted to the Prem would be up there. But for the second/third/fourth trophy in a lifetime I bet the feeling wears off, let alone four/five/six/seven in a season. 

I think once you're one of these 'mega clubs', Man City at this moment, Man United circa 2010, it's about staying there. If Man City went 3 seasons without a trophy now it'd feel like a lifetime, and they'd get hammered for it by rival fans. Once you're at the summit, the motivation is to not fall back down. I'm sure very trophy win still feels very special - and nerve-wracking as ever.

4 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

You counting the Papa Johns for their 21's? 

Ha - not quite. First team honours only! The day an unders team wins the Papa John's, a small part of me will die.  

Which isn't massively relevant to OTIB but I thought could be an interesting off-season discussion point regardless.

Between their treble win last season and their 'fourmidables' season a few years back, they have previous of going deep in multiple competitions simultaneously. Pep has been open in the fact that there isn't so much a 'priority competition' culture at the club, and more of an 'if we're in it, we want it' attitude. They've always taken the two domestic cups seriously under Pep, which has been to our detriment in both the League Cup and more recently the FA Cup. And now with their maiden Champions League stored safely in Manchester, they've qualified for the UEFA Super Cup; a tricky-but-very-winnable tie with Sevilla, and the Club World Cup where they will face clubs from South America, Africa and beyond.

 

So, 7 honours up for grabs:

Champions League

Premier League

FA Cup 

League Cup

Club World Cup

UEFA Super Cup

Community Shield

 

Feel free to wager a guess at how many they get. I honestly wouldn't write them off getting the lot, they're a scary proposition, but I'll go 4. Hope it's lower though.

20 minutes ago, Pearsonistheman said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuPArwNoWn5/?igshid=MTIzZWMxMTBkOA==

He’s just uploaded a nice video about his time with the club and a goodbye message.

Never seen that much go into a signing off message, especially from a player who had a tumultuous end to his time with us.

All the best Han. you and your massive hair will go far.

2 minutes ago, RedRoss said:

Think I spot Jed Meerholz, Marlee Francios, Seb Palmer-Holden, Ephraim Yeboah, Joe Duncan, Mac Boyd,  Raphael Araoye, Harry Lesson and Callum Wood as the youngsters going to Austria. Any I've missed or got wrong?

 

Good eye, I was hoping someone had put together a who’s who. I’ve heard all these lads mentioned but Francois seems to be held in very high regard, already had a first team cameo too iirc.

Safe flight lads. Dickie, McCrorie and Roberts will all be present, pros of early business.

2 hours ago, phantom said:

Correct 

No, only a handful of fixtures 

Lunchtime, afternoon and evening but all will be live 

No massive change to the current system then, barring introducing an evening game.

Am I understanding this right? All 10 prem games on the Sunday and all available to watch live? 

I hope one day we find out why he pulled out of coming back this summer. Leaves a bad taste. Best way to show him is finishing above Millwall. 

3 minutes ago, Betty Swallocks said:

As Pearson said the other day, last season is done, it’s forgotten about. Tanner wouldn’t have been ‘dropped’ if he doesn’t start against Preston.

All that matters now is what happens between Monday just gone and the first game. 

And McCrorie is our biggest outlay in a very long time. A good few years. We obviously really rate him as a player. 

As we are:

                                            Max

McCrorie        Dickie                           Naismith       Pring

                        James                        Scott

                                      Weimann

         Sykes                      Conway                   Mehmeti         

 

Subs: Bajic, Vyner, Tanner, Roberts, Williams, Wells, Bell.

Just outside MD18: Wiles-Richards, Wilson, Atkinson (+), Taylor-Clarke, Benarous (+), Cornick.

I think McCrorie and Tanner will have the RB spot to lose. L1 loan, SPL loan might work well for us here. There's talent there and it keeps him on the books while sparing us a portion of his wages for a year.