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Bath 1-0 City u23s FT

I've still got a football annual packed away in the loft (in a box probably not opened in 40 years after numerous moves) where there is a big article on Chris Chilton and Ken Wagstaff. Always remember those two from that annual.

Agreed. Its not as if he's progressed in the last 4 years, he's gone from one of the most technically gifted players at the club to a bit of a parody of himself. Big hair, lot of effort, but not a lot else after 89 championship games. Its no wonder there's been no interest in him, he's as he was as a teenager. Still only 21 so time to get his career back on track, but probably not here. Time for him to move on imo. But, given the injury records of Williams and James, NP can't afford to side line him at the moment, he needs to keep him fit and interested just in case,, but he won't be a starter. If NP can get a loanee in, or Kadji being fast tracked is a success, I think HNM won't get much pitch time this season. Better still, if we can get a fee for him, it would suit all parties.

I'm hoping to bring my 9 year old grand daughter to her first game (I know she will love it), but I think I'll give the flag day a miss unfortunately.

Obviously I've not seen training every day, but I have seen a number of U-23 games (soon to be U-21s) and Kadji has played well but I wouldn't say outstanding. But it appears that he has been fast tracked - they obviously see something in him in training every day. I thought Owers would be the next break through player but he's probably now destined for a loan somewhere. Some good prospects coming through.

Thats exactly what I am saying.

Naismith doesn't play on the right.

I've not been a Vyner fan, but I was at the game yesterday and he had a very good game as he generally did in the last game. One lapse let in Matt and its a goal, but the cross could also have been defended better. Very few aimless punts upfield and lots of short crisp passes yesterday. He has a lot of ability as you would expect from a professional at this level, it's the other stuff that he's struggled with - aggression, concentration, positional discipline. You could say the same of Taylor Moore, very similar in that respect except Vyner is probably the more skillful , especially in tight situations. I'm not sure he's a stop gap, It may be that NP is looking at him long term with a view to letting Kalas go. I've seen Klose on the right and it seems to me that he is very uncomfortable in that position. Vyner is quicker and not too bad in one in one situations and more comfortable in that position than Klose. I said earlier in pre-season that Klose on the right doesn't look secure, he needs to be in the middle. Contrary to what I've read on here and the local media, I thought Naismith had a poor game against good standard forward players yesterday, held onto the ball too long, slowed us down, and his passing was off. He looked good against lower level opposition in the middle, but he should be on the left to allow Klose, who is a better player imo, to be in the middle. But that would mean dropping Atkinson which isn't tenable as he's been virtually faultless. So, for me, as it stands, Its Vyner, Klose, Atkinson with Naismith as back up, but I've no doubt that it will be Klose who misses out. All about opinions..

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? No 4) Will City concede 60 (or more) League goals this season? No 5) Who will finish as City's top scorer? Andreas Weimann 6) How many League goals will City's top scorer (whether the player named in Q5 or ano.) get? 16 7) Who will finish as City's 2nd top scorer? Antoine Semenyo 8- How many League goals will City's 2nd top scorer (whether the player named in Q7 or ano.) get? 10 9.) How many academy graduates will make their City debuts this season in League or Cup competitions? 4 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? No 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? Yes 15) Will Tomas Kalas still be a City player on the last day of the season? No 16) Will Nahki Wells still be a City player on the last day of the season? No 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? 23k 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? 5th 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? 2 26) Who will be the first City player to be sent off this season? Alex Scott 27) How many penalties, in all competitions, will City be awarded this season? 3 28) How many penalties will City score? 3 29) Will any City player score a first team hat trick this season? No 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-Holden, 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? 21st 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 ? 4 4) Who will finish higher, Swansea or City? City 5) How many points will City get against Swansea, 0,1,2,3,4 or 6? 6 Lee Johnson's Hibs 1) What position will Hibernian finish in the SPL this season? 4th 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? No 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? 4 3) Which club will finish higher, Shrewsbury or Rovers? Shrews 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? No 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? Rotherham

Agreed, and another important quality in young players is the ability to take on board information & instruction. Coaches and managers love players who can do that and as long as they are athletic and aggressive enough you can get great consistency from them.

It was always part of the day, home or away, to look out for him in his red hat, just as I did yesterday at Bournemouth. Always had a word when I saw him. Really sad news, proper shame. RIP Mr. Bristol City and condolences to his family. (if possible, his hat should be in the future BCFC museum)

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They look to have had back to back games, beating Cambridge utd 2-1 earlier in the day. Split squad.?

Brekkie on the beach in the sun. Roll on 3pm.

Plenty of seats available but a couple of weeks to go, my guess would be around 23k.

Only places up for grabs is RWB and either Scott or Sykes. I don't mind if Tanner is RWB or Sykes instead of Scott (as I think it will be).

14,000.

No more walls - just canvas.

Agree, plus Klose. And I'm hoping James and Williams being fully fit with regular games will also help in that respect.

He lives in a cave apparently - difficult to find no doubt.

Club making the most of away income offering a thousand more tickets than usual. Other teams will bring 3k+. Makes a difference.

£33.

I thought Huboo paid for the packaging - its what they do. I would also think that the vast majority won't be chucking the boxes away ? Key rings already in use here and I would think the same for the majority ?

It's a stunning stat. 50k equivalent down here.

From memory, I think they brought around1500 last time they were here (allocated 4,200), but hundreds left at half time.. Still a great effort given the ticket prices, distance, and travel costs, plus the fact that their team was shite at the time. I'd expect them to sell 2k-3k though as its their first away day back in the Championship and plenty will be making a weekend of it. As an aside, they've sold 31k season cards, great support.