Admin phantom Posted August 14, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 Not a lot of notice sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, phantom said: and another Shame we didn't stagger the announcements Danish striker Amalie Thestrup has signed for City on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old’s career began in her home country with Brøndby IF, where she won the Elitedivisionen and Danish Cup double twice – in 2015 and 2017 – before spending time with Vejle BK and BSF. In 2019 the forward made the switch to Europe to join Roma, where she spent a season before signing for Liverpool in the Barclays Women’s Championship. She began a spell with PSV Eindhoven in 2021, then returning to the Barclays Women’s Super League side West Ham on loan in January 2023 Nearly missed this as I was listening to Sound of the City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 14, 2023 Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, phantom said: Not a lot of notice sadly I briefly saw the tweet but I listen to Sound of the City live anyway (when I can). Thought it was weird that Ed Hadwin kept previewing the feature as with "one of the Bristol City Women players" rather than say Satara Murray's name. Nonetheless, still a good, in-depth interview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 19 hours ago, phantom said: and another Shame we didn't stagger the announcements Danish striker Amalie Thestrup has signed for City on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old’s career began in her home country with Brøndby IF, where she won the Elitedivisionen and Danish Cup double twice – in 2015 and 2017 – before spending time with Vejle BK and BSF. In 2019 the forward made the switch to Europe to join Roma, where she spent a season before signing for Liverpool in the Barclays Women’s Championship. She began a spell with PSV Eindhoven in 2021, then returning to the Barclays Women’s Super League side West Ham on loan in January 2023 We've signed some decent players but mostly of Championship level so this is the sort of signing I've been looking for. Allied to her skill Amalie adds the type of experience needed if we are to establish ourselves in the WSL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 15, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 My niece was asking about tickets for the game Vs Man Utd, only 342 tickets left on sale, great to see such interest and can only see it increasing nearer to kick off and also on the back of what the Lionesses achieve this week I wonder where they will open next? Assume they will sell block by block going around into the South Stand, but am I actually surprised the club have not released these yet to enable people to get groups of tickets together 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, phantom said: My niece was asking about tickets for the game Vs Man Utd, only 342 tickets left on sale, great to see such interest and can only see it increasing nearer to kick off and also on the back of what the Lionesses achieve this week I wonder where they will open next? Assume they will sell block by block going around into the South Stand, but am I actually surprised the club have not released these yet to enable people to get groups of tickets together They've seemingly opened one block in the Dolman for the Arsenal game - only W14 and E31 show any availability at present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 Why are they not using the Dolman Stand first to have a crowd in shot for televised matches? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 12/08/2023 at 09:18, shahanshahan said: There's one on Instagram of the players being asked who they think will win between England & Colombia The follow up when Satara Murray got her prediciton right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full nelson Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 17 hours ago, myol'man said: Why are they not using the Dolman Stand first to have a crowd in shot for televised matches? I'm happy with all the leg room in the Lansdown, thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 16, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 18 hours ago, myol'man said: Why are they not using the Dolman Stand first to have a crowd in shot for televised matches? Valid question considering the club made such an effort to get everyone in the Dolman Stand for the title winning game on TV last season I will ask the question 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkwaymom Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 Does anyone know whether the club intends to make any parking at the ground/ wickes available for the women’s games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full nelson Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Parkwaymom said: Does anyone know whether the club intends to make any parking at the ground/ wickes available for the women’s games? I'm hoping wickes site will become a building sight at some point this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 16, 2023 Report Share Posted August 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, Full nelson said: I'm hoping wickes site will become a building sight at some point this year! Won’t happen before Xmas….Parkin confirmed there until then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 For those that are into their podcasts, I got sent this link which is a full interview with Chloe Mustaki. Recorded by an Irishman who now lives in Sweden, they discuss the World Cup, her career & Bristol City. Interesting listen if you get a chance to do so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Another goalkeeper out on loan. Erin Foley, who hasn't played in a league game yet for City, is now with Rugby Borough (the team formerly known as Coventry United). Should be some good experience for her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Lauren Smith has signed a new three year contract!!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarumred Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, shahanshahan said: Lauren Smith has signed a new three year contract!!! Fully deserved 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 5 hours ago, shahanshahan said: Lauren Smith has signed a new three year contract!!! Thought the club were going to do an up to date version of the Wolf of Wall Street meme they used to announce Nigel Pearson signed a new contract back in 2021. They didn't, so I made it myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Quick and to the point this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Thought this was relatively short notice to announce, but it seems to take place while men's team supporters travelling to Hull will be arriving at Ashton Gate, before getting the coaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 24, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 24, 2023 Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Great signing! Another Irish international, most recently at Brighton. Unlike Chloe Mustaki, she actually got game time at the World Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 First pre-season fixture announced. Away at West Ham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 A good piece from Anita Asante. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/29/luis-rubiales-sad-symbol-systemic-problem-for-womens-football This paragraph should be a source of pride for the club as well: I’m lucky enough to have experienced working as first-team coach at Bristol City where Lauren Smith’s side share a fabulous open‑plan training facility with the men’s setup and the men’s team manager, Nigel Pearson, and his staff are fantastically welcoming. It’s a friendly, harmonious arrangement, provoking plenty of exchanges of ideas; it feels entirely normal for male and female footballers to work alongside each other. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 Conti Cup group games confirmed Wed 11/10 Bristol City v Southampton (7pm, location TBC (Robins High Performance Centre?)) Wed 22/11 Tottenham v Bristol City (7:30pm) Wed 24/01 Reading v Bristol City (7pm) Should Arsenal not qualify for Champions League group stages, they will be drawn & enter Group C, D (City's group) or E https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/conti-cup-fixtures-confirmed/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Oh ok. Announced less than two hours before the kick off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Finished 3-2 to Man City. Abi Harrison made it 1-0, followed by an equaliser. Rachel Furness scored in the second half. Next pre-season game is at home to Leicester in Wednesday, but also BCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 An update on Vicky Bruce. She has signed for Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted September 5, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Bristol City star Abi Harrison sends return warning to WSL after "best day of her life" The Bristol City and Scotland striker sits down with the Mirror to discuss her return to the Women's Super League with the Vixens ahead of the 2023-24 season But let’s be clear: Abi Harrison has not returned to the Women’s Super League to redeem anything. The 25-year-old Bristol City striker isn’t concerning herself with lost time and its recoupment. Neither is this about validation for a team bidding to confound football's status quo as one of two top-flight women's side without respective Premier League backing (Leicester City is the other). Harrison has returned to the WSL with Bristol City Women after two seasons grafting outside the top-flight for nothing more than simple enjoyment. “If that’s your cliché answer, then it is," the Scotland international tells the Mirror. “We need to know our place, know our worth. We’re not there to make up numbers. But if people think we need to redeem ourselves, if people think we’re a write off from the start, that’s on them. I’ve experienced the highs and lows of Bristol City in four and a half years. So first and foremost, I want to enjoy this.” You can be forgiven for feeling that Harrison not wanting to tie anything grander to her hard-fought return to the top-flight can risk feeling underwhelming, or maybe even a tactical ruse. City are the league's fresh underdogs. The squad -- a plucky medley of academy talent, hungry loanees and various experience -- is significantly less extravagant and well-known than those of rivals. But speaking after another “enjoyably hard” pre-season training session under manager Lauren Smith, Harrison is in a particularly philosophical mood. The word legacy crops up more than once, prompting an ever-important reminder that Harrison, at 25 years old, is still technically young, a fact belied by her CV and the responsibility that has long sat upon her shoulders. In Harrison’s four and a half years in BS3, she has “seen it all.” The short of it reads like a post-Covid women's football Bingo card: A move to the WSL. An ACL injury. A global pandemic. Relegation. Promotion. The long of it is more complex. Harrison is one of only a few players to survive from the 2020-21 relegation season. It was a demotion that not only left the team and its history in the upper echelon of women’s football in a precarious balance but also Harrison's WSL account blighted by what ifs. Since relegation, Harrison has become the club's all-time top goalscorer and a centurion. She has seen the transition from “not great facilities and home stadium” to the sharing of the Robins High Performance Centre with the men's senior team and home matches at Ashton Gate. Harrison's ambitions for this season, then, are necessarily heady, including a return to the Scotland national team ahead of the Nations League clash against England. She is more than conscious of the need to score goals, particularly more than her last WSL return of two during that onerous relegation season. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted September 5, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Great to see SSN live at Ashton Gate this afternoon, cracking interview with Chloe Mustaki pitchside Was the day where they record all their green screen footage for the season ahead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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