The Bard

Bristol Sport are going to be loving it. City v Forest Friday Bristol v Bath Saturday CIty women v West Ham Sunday Bristol v Bath is practically sold out. City v West Ham has a very good chance of selling out. Think they are virtually giving away tickets for the women's game. Pitch will be a bit ****** though...

Henry Winter is a reporter who got lost in the journalist corridor. Born to report on either Rugby Union or cricket but turned into the football room. Establishment - Telegraph, Times. as B O S said he's just ruffling our provincial hair. He can **** right off. ..and I'm both a rugby and cricket fan.

If you are playing 2 in that position then one of them needs to be able to dribble distance. Remember LJ trying the formation at West Brom. It didn't work as we effectively had 4 CMs. We lacked mobility and couldn't carry the ball out of defence. Is Twine a dribbler?

Well it technically is but the fee for TGH went down accordingly. We could have sold Weimann for £9 million and bought TGH for £10 million. The difference between the 2 fees is what matters to the clubs

It's clearly wrapped up with the Weimann deal isn't it? We were happy to get the price for TGH nudged down a little whilst AW's wages were off the books. They get someone experienced, reliable and clearly a good egg and get a fee now.

Shankly

Man City have no African or Asian players. Pretty sure that's no accident. Bet they win about 15 games in a row now. African football has got real strength in depth now. Probably 10 sides who you would say were competitive on a world level.

Ludicrously, standing is legal at rugby but Ashton Gate Stadium will not facilitate it. It's not legal at football and Ashton Gate Stadium do facilitate it. At rugby People who go in the corner all sit. I have a ST in the middle of the SS for rugby and we have occasionally gone in the corner. Unless we find a place at the back we get tutted at and told to sit down.

Absolutely. He's 40 odd. He's done this numerous times before.

That's unbelievable. Clearly a behaviour not a one off.

If we beat West Ham, our game will not be on Saturday, probably Friday if it is vs Forest. Bristol v Bath is on Saturday 27th. Gas will be playing Oxford that day of course..

Thanks. They haven't bothered to tell the actual rugby fans that though!

Delap is massively overrated. Man City hoping he hits a patch and someone bungs them £10 million I reckon.

I thought it might also have been a out giving them the experience of the ground and occasion. The 4 experienced players have all done that already

Hilarious isn't it? Hardly a mention of the opposition's proven, international, keeper being slow off his line but our keeper gets criticised by the goalkeeping experts on here

Shea Given? Knows what he's talking about. One thing I found interesting about team selection yesterday was all the more experienced players were on the bench.

Was it all ticket?

Et tu Selred? No one has said double FA about the defenders ball watching. Apparently that's because Bowen is class. But heaven forbid the goalkeeper not immediately reading his defence's specific mistake and rectifying it.

Jesus in which reality is Max at fault for 3 defenders ball watching and letting an England international through on a 1 on 1? It's embarrassing it really is.

I saw The The then. Enjoyed it but was weird.

It's not good for the club really. It's good for the owner. He takes profit out. That's why the parent company is based in Guernsey.

We've always had 4 games over Christmas. Always had a game between boxing day and new years day. No different to playing 2 midweek games in a row, but managers will trot it out as an excuse.

Whilst his studs were up, he didn't fly in did he?

No There was **** all force.

Sorry that's nonsense. I've seen him play far, far worse. I liked the fact he was trying to get into goalscoring positions today. Was amazed when Mehmeti was left on and he was hooked. Would've liked to have seen him on the left.