Natchfever Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, spudski said: Neither...we need an upgrade. And DaSilva for me is a left midfielder... he's useless at stopping crosses, but fantastic offensively. Yep but that either means more money, better spread of budget across the squad or a better coaching network. Hunt can't defend either imo Do you consider defending a dying art or are there realistic targets we should be looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Strange but true. Strange because I don’t get any overwhelming sense of excitement or great optimism on here. Cautious optimism maybe, but nothing more than that. You’d think being right in the play off mix and top of the form table with 14 games to go should have us getting really excited. I guess it’s because despite everything, we’re still not a very convincing side, especially at home. The longer you've been a City fan the greater the sense, experience tells you, that even when things are going well, the next disaster is waiting just around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Did only see the last 30 min, got nervous when Derby scored their second. Important win, nice to take 3 points at home. Many games left and we are still in the fight. COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 25 minutes ago, J-mat said: Jack Hunt is a horrible footballer sometimes. What a win though. Superb performance. A quiet few days ahead on Otib as the saboteurs return to their rocks. I think superb is pushing it a bit. Good win though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, steveybadger said: Alan Parry was always a terrible commentator but Lee Hendrie as a pundit? Wow. Not even the slightest bit of research into how we play and why home form isn't great. When asked he just trotted out an unrelated cliche. Like the love child of Chris Sutton and Robbie Savage. People like him get employed because they are ex players. The fact that the majority seem to know nothing about the game, or are simply incapable of being articulate about it, and are too lazy to do any research, is neither here nor there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finbarr_in_z Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: I expect you`ll be too classy to even mention it...….. Smug grin. It's all it takes. I might be overtly using my "Bristol City ruler" (metric & imperial) on lots of paperwork though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Would add to the accolades for Fam. Immense, now with added skill. Pity about the miss at the end but awesome apart from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Now that's entertainment. Great game, lots of goals, action and tension and 3 well deserved points. Well played City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Another match where we prove you don't need to dominate possession to win football matches, but it does help the nerves if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 42 minutes ago, downendcity said: Sadly seems to be the default option when trying to "defend"a lead . i.e. take off a striker to "tighten things". In my experience all too often it does completely the reverse as not defending from the front give the opposition a far greater ability to build from the back and exert more pressure in attack. Pressing/defending from the front usually causes the opposition to launch the ball long more often, which is far easier to defend. Absolutely agree. We ended up defending far too deeply, with no forward outlet. Meaning that every time Derby came forward they had lots of time/space and when we cleared it came straight back at us. From being comfortable at 3-0 (at least as comfortable as it gets for us) we scrapped home 3-2 and if it had gone on much longer I think Derby were more likely to score than us.....I even had a flashback to that infamous Sunderland game.... Even before taking Wells off we were defending too deeply, allowing Derby the freedom to attack and then started defending once they were in the final third, a dangerous approach IMO. As downedcity points out we don’t defend from the front, if we did, the opposition would have much less time/space to build and create attacks and it would be much better for my heart rate. In the end it’s three points, but in true City fashion it was stressful to watch, a rollercoaster and didn’t fill me with any confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Red Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Defending looked a bit suspect for the two goals but nice to see we were still creating chances after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonb Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, RedRock said: Would add to the accolades for Fam. Immense, now with added skill. Pity about the miss at the end but awesome apart from that. The man is a beast, and finally getting the credit he deserves. Get him on a new contract, for gods sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezer Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 A great 3 Championship points. At one stage I thought we'd have an easy win, and then lady luck hoisted her skirt and farted in me face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, ScottishRed said: Fam was immense tonight. Subs truly confused me - that is not a new feeling! Very nervy last 15 3 points - all that matters at this stage. In a nutshell ran out of likes. Not glory hunting is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 42 minutes ago, archie andrews said: 3 years to the day we were 3 nil up at derby and cocked it up thank **** not tonight but nearly...... Yeah as soon as Derby got their first all I could think about was that 3-3! To the day? Wow! 29 minutes ago, steveybadger said: Alan Parry was always a terrible commentator but Lee Hendrie as a pundit? They spent nearly an hour loving Derby and Rooney, and totally missing the dynamic of the game, then when we went 3-0, they did a U-turn, ironically just before Derby gave us a battering! Awful commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunnie12345 Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Johnson just frustrates me so much, He is such a reactive manager and just cant seem to be proactive about anything. were 3 up and hes sitting there not knowing what to do until Derby score a couple of goals. You can see him thinking, well i wasn't expecting this i haven't written down what to do if we were 3 up! He has the potential to be a great manager i just think he needs someone with some experience stood next to him to give him some guidance in decision making. Fair play tho he got the result just wish i didnt need to suffer a heart attack every time. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Ahhh, I've just stopped laughing! What a sweet victory. Unlucky sky you absolute f¥¢kin belters. The worst commentary I think I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsi2 Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thank god for Quest. I watched the game on sky and like most wanted to kill the commentators. First game on Quest highlights, decent commentator and showed a reply that proved Ashley Williams didn't handball. So much for all the money sky have for coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Yes the feeling that it will all end in tears is inescapable for us. Why is that though? completely different players yet you know when we are winning even 3-0 if the other team score with maybe 25ish minutes to go we are in for a bumpy ride yet when we had a chance to score with 2 mins to go to kill the game off what do we do miss both chances and turn what could have been a convincing moral boosting victory into a game despite winning leaves us with a sense of disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 For an hour that was an almost faultless performance. First 20 minutes were tough but we saw it out and hurt them frequently with Bentley having to do little. All the problems for us came down the side with Hunt and Elliasson after the hour mark. Elliasson should have been taken off a lot sooner. Horrible watch in the last 10 minutes but a vital 3 points. Thought Fammy and JD were brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Great win. pity about Preston winning - but they are our nemesis anyway I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Just reflecting on the late chances we had to wrap it up. Fammy through with just the keeper to beat, really should have scored, however, I thought Weimann’s chance was an even better one. He had time to bring the ball under control and then shoot, instead he attempted a first time shot that was a horrible miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Hendrie's existence means that Paul Merson is no longer the thickest person employed by Sky Sports. Nah, I raise you Clinton Morrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Great win. Strange game in a lot of ways... 1 minute ago, Lew-T said: Nah, I raise you Clinton Morrison. Worst pundit going by a country mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrongagain Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Overdue home excitement! Well done lads. I can forget the negatives for once - but please next time we go three up let’s keep shape and not give so much space to the opposition! COYR (best January window for many years!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Chuffed with that performance, really disappointed with the 2 goals conceded as I thought 3-0 / 3-1 would have been about right as I thought we controlled the game well, let Derby have a load of pointless possession but they created little, one from a lovely cross, and the other from inexplicable defending from Hunt. We had a plan, and executed it and I enjoyed watching. Fam was an absolute ******* monster tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Nah, I raise you Clinton Morrison. Clinton Morrison - the only man to make Stanley Unwin and Bill & Ben seem lucid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 I just wish we'd learn to play it out from the back. I lost count of the times Bentley hoofed it upfield straight to one of their players, putting us on the backfoot again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: Just reflecting on the late chances we had to wrap it up. Fammy through with just the keeper to beat, really should have scored, however, I thought Weimann’s chance was an even better one. He had time to bring the ball under control and then shoot, instead he attempted a first time shot that was a horrible miss. Agree, Weimann has become so poor. That said I was gobsmacked LJ actually left his favourite out of the starting 11, long may it continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, RedsTilliDie said: Henriksen just called us ‘Bristol’ live on radio Ahem, OTIB? No problem with this, me. Well played, Markus. Deserved man of the match tonight. Looks like a canny signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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