The official Bristol City FC v Reading FC match day thread 24

[The Enormous Turnip]

Cardiff 2-3 Fulham in the 97th (?!) minute

Edit: 2-4! Get in! 

[Esmond Million's Bung]

We are 2nd in the league, get in.

[Dan Robin]

4-2 Fulham!

[Roadrunner]

Happy Christmas everybody.

 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

2 minutes ago, Bizyer said:

Cardiff 2-4  It just keeps getting better

I think Cardiff's bubble is bursting, Ha Ha!

[JamesBCFC]

How big would a bribe need to be to get the FA to end the season now?

[Robin101]

What happened to Baker and Paterson? Great win! But... surely not more injuries...!?

[1891 B.C. Sweden]

Beautiful!!!

[poland_exile]

don't ever wake me 

[Midlands Robin]

For the love of our Lord Adge Cutler, dare we dream?

 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

Celebrating with a bottle of Thatchers Green Goblin,  looking forward to having another on Saturday!

[cidercity1987]

6 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

City home win, Cardiff lose to a Fulham team who can turn it on at times, Derby away draw against a resurgent Hull.

2nd by 5pm? 

Ohhhh yeahhhh should have done a treble

[CotswoldRed]

5 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Att; 23,116

Wow

[stephenkibby.]

We need to enter a 5aside league at this rate.  Fantastic result all considered .

[The Journalist]

Whisper it quietly, but something special might just be happening at Ashton Gate...

[Chairman Mao]

Time for Lansdown to sanction some big buys asap for January. We need to bodies! 

[Dan Robin]

A truly fantastic Boxing Day! 

Great effort from the lads, and good subs by LJ. 

If only those annoying injuries gave us a break...

 

[cityexile]

Next four (league) games, Wolves, Villa, Norwich, Derby.

If we can get through those anywhere near where we are now anything is possible. Assuming we can field a team!

[Bizyer]

2 minutes ago, The Journalist said:

Whisper it quietly, but something special might just be happening at Ashton Gate...

We are staying up?

[CotswoldRed]

Just now, Chairman Mao said:

Time for Lansdown to sanction some big buys asap for January. We need to bodies! 

What worries me is this - most January signings seem to happen at the end of the month (I think). We need them now. 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

1 minute ago, Dan Robin said:

A truly fantastic Boxing Day! 

Great effort from the lads, and good subs by LJ. 

If only those annoying injuries gave us a break...

 

Yes, but just look what we are doing with a threadbare squad,  how will we do when all the injured come back?

[ChippenhamRed]

1 minute ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Yes, but just look what we are doing with a threadbare squad,  how will we do when all the injured come back?

In a weird way those injuries could prove a blessing if the team keep winning in the meantime. Once those players recover their match fitness, they’ll effectively have had a mid season break. That could have a decisive impact later in the season.

[Bazooka Joe]

Brilliant - another hard-earned three points.

Don't care how we get them - as long as we get them.

[Roadrunner]

If we do get some early January signings. The fact we are where we are in the league and cup. Might get us players we might not have had if we were mid table. Wovels and Villa fixtures massive, four points would be wonderful. Would be happy with two at this stage.

[samo II]

Felt it would be really important for us to get three points today, as if we could keep the momentum up, at least one of the others up top would falter, which looks to have been the case.

Am very worried the squad is at absolute breaking point, but makes the run we’re on all the more impressive.

Time for the physios to earn their money; need some of those out back pronto, otherwise we’ll need to be busy early doors Jan window.

But massive congrats to the team; phenominal work so far this season.

COYR!

[cidered abroad]

Today, I missed my first home game due to illness since we lost at home to Wolves 1-6 back in 1998-9 season.

Another great result and so thrilled for Lloyd Kelly to wrap it up in the last few minutes. A bit miffed that I missed Pato's great strike but it's superb that the goals are being shared around the whole squad.

How bad is Baker's injury?

[054123]

15 minutes ago, cityexile said:

“There is a late late goal at Ashton Gate’.

O, just sod off.

”Bristol City have secured the points.”.

Yes, get in.

Not been great today, just about no players left, found a way to win. Better in second half in fairness.

Fingers crossed for Baker and Pato. 

Not as bad as...

"A sixth goal at the Cardiff City stadium"

'For **** sake' I shouted in front of all the in laws and kids, only to scream when Fulham 4 popped up.

I looked up to see everyone just staring at me.

 

 

[B-Rizzle]

So we know Pato is nursing a hamstring injury but did LJ take him off to try and see the game out and rest him OR because he has aggravated the injury further???

[Major Isewater]

Awesome once again .

These lads are winning even when they're on their knees.

 I echo the sentiments regarding injuries it's a bit worrying.

 I loved the way we effortlessly swapped positions when Bakes went off . Well done Hörður and Joe.

2nd well deserved. If we're still there at the end of January we will surely go up.

Frankie's kicking is really rubbish but two world class saves mean he keeps his place .

[bristolcitysweden]

Swindon 0 Luton 5