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Take Matty James off corners!!

Yet to see him take a good one.

Max HAS to do better there!

all round terrible play in the build-up to that goal.

Why is Scott doing step-overs on the edge of our own box?!

This is poor.

Bell is not as effective when played centrally. 

Sykes keeps cutting back onto his left foot and we lose all momentum.

Loose passes and slow build up.

They look to have us figured out at the moment.

Mark Sykes is 7-1 to score anytime on Bet365.

Might want to wait until teams are announced, but those odds seem huge.

I do have one tip for them in the future….

If presenting a game featuring two teams containing ‘City’ in their name, perhaps use full names to avoid confusion.

Numerous times Manchester City were referred to as ‘City’, whilst we kept getting called ‘Bristol’.

But overall, they gave us good coverage, and highlighted some real positive aspects of our club. 

It was nice to see both sides represented equally in the build-up, and post-match analysis.

Also highlighted how he remembers the atmosphere from the League Cup game 5 years ago. 

He was very complimentary about our fanbase.

As if he hadn’t already, he certainly put himself in the market window tonight.

He is the complete player.

National coverage for him tonight, and the pundits were showering him with praise.

Nige states that it will cost a lot of money if any clubs wish to sign him. 

I fully believe he will go on to play for England.

Incredibly proud of everything surrounding the club tonight.

We’ve presented ourselves on a big stage, to a wide audience, and everyone did us proud.

- The players gave everything. We matched up to one of the best teams in the world for 70 minutes +.

- The fans created an incredible atmosphere.

- Neutrals are complimenting the structure we have in place.

- Academy graduates throughout the squad (and being highlighted as Prem ready).

This is a fantastic time for everyone involved with the club. 

Let’s enjoy what’s to come!!!

40 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

There was one bit second half when the attacked down their inside left, and TK put the after-burners on.  Was like Sonic The Hedgehog on a boost!  He glides.

This was my main concern following his injury…. Would he retain his pace?

The answer was clear as day… absolutely!!

Very impressive.

Both he and Williams were excellent.

Complete the work that is so often overlooked. 

Battled for everything, and were composed when in possession. 

They complement each other very well, and also allow Scott to play with freedom.

Crucial to our recent form.

As good as we have looked, we are still yet to have a shot on target.

Seeing some great link up play, but Bell is drifting out wide and we then have no options in the box.

Wells could make a difference in the second half.

Terrible news.

He’s done very well since returning to the team.

Are there any free agents we could look to as short-term cover?

I enjoyed that!!

I hope we don’t have to wait another 400+ days for the next one.

How many times does Matty James hit the 1st man from set-pieces!!!

14 hours ago, pongo88 said:

There were more than 4 minutes added at the end, probably to allow for the kerfuffle by the corner of the South Stand and the Lansdown. What’s the relevance of blowing when City have possession? Is the ref supposed to wait until the opposition has possession and then blow for full time? 

Not criticising his whole performance, I thought he was fairly consistent throughout the match.

I did think he lost some control during injury time though. 4 minutes added on, and 3 bookings during that time. 

My point with the final whistle, is that I would argue that the phase of play had not ended. 

I think the ball was in-play for a total of 1 minute during those additional 4!

Then he blows for full-time whilst we had the ball out wide.

Not seen it mentioned yet but…

Freedman would have a key input in deciding where their young players are loaned out.

Our interest in O’Brien is likely to continue in the summer.

Perhaps Freedman is keen to confirm that we would be a good fit for his next loan move?

Where does it leave us?

It puts us 6 months ahead of schedule.

I would say it’s a very successful window. We generated funds from Antoine, and saw some big earners leave. 

Sad to see them all go, they all did very well and were fully committed during their time with us.

But we have made a big step forward in regards to shaping our future squad. Mehmeti and Cornick will offer quality at key times, as well as strengthening our wide options, which we previously lacked. 

The groundwork has been done for Currie (Wimbledon), and I think we will see him arrive in the summer. 

For the first time, in a long time, I would describe our situation as Healthy.

Great work from all involved. 

Slightly awkward that we have waited all this time to announce it, and BristolLive and Luton both announced the deal early. 

How do I explain to work that I spent all day doing absolutely nothing…

only for us to make our signings at 4pm and 11pm! 

I honestly wouldn’t rule out Martin signing for the blue few.

He and his family are very settled in the area. He would certainly do a job in League 1, where his attributes would be best suited.

Wish him well regardless of where he ends up. He’s a very nice guy, who did well for us.

That’s a cracking signing! 
 

I thought he might have been out of reach financially, so a huge well done to all involved to get this deal done.

Here we gooooooo

No inside info, but expect this one to be announced around 5pm. 

Luton have a game tonight and will focus their coverage on that from 6pm onwards.