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13 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Today was never going to be a classic but how great was it to see City dig in and not roll over to Warnock’s intimidating tactics, we deserved that win all day long, a great way to into an international break. We look a strong team not easily intimidated and happy to mix it.

Fielding 6 little to do, did nothing wrong, let down by Magnússon with their goal.

Flint 8 great goal, powerful performance.

Baker 7 Hope he is fit.

Magnússon 4 not good enough, piss weak for their goal.

COD 9 MOM get’s better every game and developing an end product.

Bryan 7 so consistent and so strong.

Brownhill 8 as good as he is his decision making in dangerous defensive positions and promising attacking positions needs to improve, the impetuosity of youth perhaps.

Pack 6 did ok, rightly subbed his impetuosity could have led to 2nd yellow at any time.

Smith 6 not at his best but never hides or shirks a tackle.

Reid 7 looked sharp today.

Djuric 4 easy to to ease off of the ball, spent a lot time on his arse and took up some bewildering positions when were attacking. But there is something there I am sure.

Taylor 7 looked good for the time he was on.

Woodrow 7 not on long but put himself about.

LJ 9 considering the unexpected change over the scandalous Wright decision, tactics and line up were great and substitutions were good, 30 points before Christmas unbelievable Jeff.

If Djuric doesn’t play we don’t win today. Won absolutely everything. Hold up play was unreal. 

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BobBobSuperBob

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The Guardian Report: '

' Bristol City v Cardiff City '


Saturday 4th November 2017

Bristol City delight in Severnside honours as Aden Flint sinks Cardiff

Bristol City recorded the sweetest of victories over 10-man Cardiff City in a feisty Severnside derby, a spicy match that was never short of drama, to move to within a point of Neil Warnock’s side. In the buildup, Lee Johnson had warned supporters this may not be the spectacle they have come to expect in recent months but this proved a priceless first win over Cardiff in five years. Johnson had urged his players to make themselves heroes and it was Aden Flint who popped up with a second-half winner after goals by Joe Bryan and Cardiff’s Omar Bogle, who was given a straight red card for an unsavoury lunge on the Bristol City midfielder Marlon Pack.

This match-up was never going to be short of needle. Warnock enjoyed a rivalry with Gary Johnson when the father of the current Bristol City manager, Lee, was in charge of the Robins, which stemmed from Freddie Sears’s disallowed “ghost goal” for Crystal Palace at Ashton Gate in 2009. Warnock said he was “cheated” that day. These days, Warnock is a foe of Johnson Jr. While in charge of Rotherham United in April 2016, he took exception to Johnson’s “disgraceful” pre-match comments in April 2016, adding that he had “never had a hot shower” at Ashton Gate. Before this fixture, Warnock laughed off comments made by Leroy Rosenior that suggested the Cardiff manager was “detested” by Robins supporters. “I wouldn’t use a word as nice as that,” Warnock said, smiling. He certainly relishes his role as the pantomime villain in these parts.

Johnson was forced into three changes, with Jamie Paterson and Eros Pisano missing through injury while the captain, Bailey Wright, was serving the first of a two-match ban after being found guilty of simulation against Fulham on Friday, much to the bewilderment of the Robins, with the chief executive officer, Mark Ashton, confirming the club will consult their legal team after receiving the full written evidence from the Football Association next week. Warnock, meanwhile, made one change from his side’s win over Ipswich Town, with the former Bristol City midfielder Lee Tomlin dropping to the bench. Tomlin, who scored against Cardiff last season, was sentenced at Leicester crown court on Friday after admitting affray following a brawl in January, while the player was still at Bristol City.

Warnock was not the only person inside Ashton Gate to enjoy the spice of this encounter. For the hosts, a pair of Bristolians and academy graduates, Joe Bryan and Bobby Reid, again dovetailed superbly to play starring roles here.

It was Bryan, who joined the club aged eight, who fed O’Dowda for the opener after 20 minutes. The versatile midfielder drove forward with gusto from the left before picking out the Republic of Ireland winger, who jinked inside before wrapping his left boot around the ball and beyond Neil Etheridge in the Cardiff goal. Moments later, Etheridge denied Milan Djuric from close range after the giant 6ft 6in striker flicked O’Dowda’s low cross goalwards at the front post. After 33 minutes, there was a warming applause for Darren Hawkins, the former Bristol City academy player who died aged 33 last week.

A key moment as Omar Bogle is sent off.
A key moment as Omar Bogle is sent off. Photograph: Evere/Huw Evans/Rex/Shutterstock
Cardiff’s pace in wide areas continued to cause the hosts problems, though, with Junior Hoilett twisting and turning before Frankie Fielding gathered. Then Bogle saw an effort trickle towards goal. City did not act upon those warnings, though, with Hoilett bamboozling Hörður Magnússon the byline before cutting the ball back for Bogle who did the rest, drilling home his second goal in five days after 41 minutes.

Perhaps it went to his head a little. After the break, Reid tried and failed to hoist Bogle up off the floor as play continued. Bogle’s next contribution was a two-footed lunge on Pack, which left the referee, Mike Jones, little choice but to send the Cardiff striker off 10 minutes into the second half. Barely 60 seconds later, Craig Bryson flew in on Bryan, earning a booking for his troubles. As both teams turned up the heat, the flow of the game dwindled.

Nothing could stop Flint’s powering – and ultimately match-winning – header a few minutes later, however. When Magnússon’s long throw from the right looped into the Cardiff area, an onrushing Flint sent his header arrowing into the top corner for his fourth goal of the season. He cupped his ear in celebration – mirroring the reaction of Scott Murray (now the Robins’ kit man) at Ninian Park in 2001 – before holding aloft a shirt on the touchline, in reference to Ben Pritchard, a youngster the players recently visited at a Bristol children’s hospice. For the hosts it doesn’t get much better than this; Josh Brownhill struck a post late on for them but it was already a case of job well done.

 

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downendcity

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1 minute ago, Super said:

Dont think we played that well but result all that matters. Nervy at the end sat back too much.

I have a feeling that if we are going to be challenging at the top end of the abel we could be saying that a lot over the remainder of the season.

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Red Exile

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Really impressive win. As was the win at Fulham. I was a massive LJ doubter but whatever has been reconfigured behind the scenes has paid off massively. We're watching some lovely first touches and pacey counter attacking play. Pleasure to watch.

Congratulations to everyone at the club. And to Lee who's made some big calls and got them right. It might not last and there may be tougher days ahead but it's very promising. Today was a big test and a great derby win. 

COYR!

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Esmond Million's Bung

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2 minutes ago, Super said:

Dont think we played that well but result all that matters. Nervy at the end sat back too much.

It was a typical scrappy derby but we were the better team and deserved to win, virtually all of Cardiff's best moments came from our mistakes, Fielding didn't have a real serious save to make and we had several other presentable chances during the game.

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Esmond Million's Bung

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6 minutes ago, Super said:

He didnt win much against those defenders!

He won flick on's, but the defenders moved him around very easily imo and he never took up a threatening positions when we were attacking, he never got in front of his marker, but he was part of the team that won and he never hid, a fully fit player like him will have better days imo.

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