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  2. Pearson & Fleming : OUT

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    5 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

    My thoughts are that the first few months of the projects were actually planning the next few years.

    If you look at things purely in terms of what happens on the pitch, you are missing a lot of other stuff going on.

    Results aren’t great, performances are very mixed.

    But he’s had one summer, one window, a period when he had to jettison a lot of the squad for no money, cut costs significantly whilst trying to get a team together capable of starting the build.  He has that when enough players are fit.

    You can’t define a team / result / performance with a midfield of Bakinson, Massengo and Benarous.  As well we did in 2 games last week to get through it and take 4 points, it was always gonna be tough without any of King, James and Williams.  Could’ve easily been zero points, so let’s give a bit of credit for the week overall, even if today was a big disappointment.

    I do think there is a huge lack of patience.

    I think there is a huge over-reaction to individual results and performances.  We are at the phase of a rebuild where we will probably have our weakest squad and this phase will be out most inconsistent.  Some of that inconsistency is in the range of poor to average.  I don’t think we will see many games this season where you think City were top class, win comfortably.  It’s gonna be a hard watch.

    But the objective is to slowly improve.  But that won’t be a straight line.

     

    I am impatient for us to have some success and admit that I do sometimes have my rose tinted specs on but, surely by now, we would expect to see an improvement in passing the ball, movement off the ball etc, etc. As lots have mentioned before, we just can't get the basics right. When we do, I am sure an improvement will be seen.

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  3. betting odds for wednesday nights match against Stoke

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    1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said:

    I wouldn't bet on a home win having completely forgotten what it feels like.

    How many games and how long is it now since we last saw one?  I've run out of fingers and toes to count, I think.

    We showed a few positive signs against Blackburn though, so hopefully we can build on that tonight and get a result.

    If we lose again we may as well put out the girls team for the next match.

    So statistically we must be due for a win then??

  9. Captain Sir Tom Moore

    in General Chat

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    In all the doom and gloom at the moment, it is so refreshing to see such a truly magnificent effort by a wonderfully unselfish gentleman. Most of the time I am frankly embarrassed to be British but, then comes along Captain Tom Moore. Give him a knighthood now!

  10. Bristol City v Nottingham Forest Match Day 1

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    1 hour ago, havanatopia said:

    All aboard for another rollercoaster marathon season. Since I have just attended my own marriage, my first I hasten to add, i am excusing myself a long winded thread opening; many historical facts have been written of todays opponents and pretty much all other teams in this league so it is time to reflect on other equally interesting subject matters that should become apparent soon, perhaps by match day 2.

    A tough opener but as my new wife says, its 'all about the ball' which i guess means the same as 'its 11 v 11'. So come on City, a home win if you please.

    That must be the shortest match thread going and hopefully BigTone can give a good condensed version!  Congrats on the marriage Hav and best wishes for the future. I hope Mrs H actually appreciates that you are really married to BCFC and she will for various periods of 90 minutes each week just be expected to pick you up off the floor or listen to you screaming with joy. Hope it is the latter this season.

    COYR.

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