CanaryCouple Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, mozo said: Yeah Mehmeti had me excited with hos quick feet, albeit he fluffed his one shot. You're probably aware that Mehmeti came through the Norwich academy. Saw him play a couple of times for our reserves and he didn't look like much of a player... really pleased for him that he's forged a career for himself. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
Sir Geoff Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, redkev said: The slightly and I say it in the nicest way disappointing performance from Scott may well work in our favour , the prem big boys may well just hold off a little longer or even perhaps buy in the summer and loan back to us . how often do think he would play in a prem team and would it be a top 6 team top 10 or a Bournemouth type team . hate to see him go to a prem team and just sit on the bench . Nothing wrong in a 19 yr old sitting on the bench for a season with the likes of Man City. Training week in week out with the likes of De Bruyne, Haaland etc whilst learning his trade from the masters. Didn't do Foden any harm long term. Quote Link to comment
Hamdon Mart Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, CanaryCouple said: You're probably aware that Mehmeti came through the Norwich academy. Saw him play a couple of times for our reserves and he didn't look like much of a player... really pleased for him that he's forged a career for himself. On the plus side, Matt, it was nice to see Adam Idah back in the fold today, thought he looked lively when he came on. Watched him as a 17-year-old in your u23's at Reading where he was one of the most impressive strikers at that level I'd seen. Career seemed to take off meteorically then fall flat equally quickly (think he had off-field issues!) but now he seems to be on the mend again. Wish the lad luck, hundreds of others have done what he's done and not come back. Quote Link to comment
pongo88 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, MC RISK77 said: That for me was the most enjoyable match of the season so far- good atmosphere and we matched one of the more experienced sides in the league to a man. Well done city Same for me. To use a cliché this was an end to end match. It was far more entertaining than the score line suggests. It would be interesting to know how far every player ran during the match. It must be high 59 minutes ago, fanjita said: Shout out to Nakhi Wells today, he ran his socks off For some reason the Post online only gave him 6 out of 10. Admittedly he did a few poor passes but his work rate and chasing down was excellent. 1 hour ago, CanaryCouple said: Just wanted to pop my head in and say well done today. Not too much between the teams but you had the clearer chances. As I predicted, McLean struggled at DM and Scott ran the midfield, and Giannoulis at LB was a liability. Now in Bristol Beer Factory watching the rugby and hoping to sample a few more of Bristol's fine hostelries before we head back in the morning. Will be keeping an eye out for your results, and hopefully see you at Wembley in May. Thanks again for your recommendations, and we'll definitely be coming back for another crack at your great city! Matt Glad you enjoyed it, apart from the result. As I said above it was a really good “end to end” match between two good teams. I’m sure many Norwich fans expected a win, based on City’s league position, but form since the beginning of 2023 has been excellent. As an aside, did Delia try a Clarks pie whilst in Bristol? 1 Quote Link to comment
ChippenhamRed Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 56 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I find this quite an unexciting way to view things, the same as all the "enjoy him whilst he's here" stuff about Scott. If you're being pragmatic about it, playoffs would probably be unlikely. But we're playing well, have momentum and gaining confidence - nothing wrong with looking up the table instead of down and enjoying the ride. If you can’t dare to dream what’s the point of any of it! Quote Link to comment
downendcity Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Victory Park Reds said: Tried to beat the swear filter .Bit like the offside trap. You have to be interfering with play. 1 Quote Link to comment
ralphindevon Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 If there’s anyone that can win us one of those free kicks in the box, can’t remember what they’re called, it will be Anis Mehmeti Quote Link to comment
Nathandao Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Atyeo's lift said: I hope you get them washed between matches They definitely need it after today 3 Quote Link to comment
CanaryCouple Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Hamdon Mart said: On the plus side, Matt, it was nice to see Adam Idah back in the fold today, thought he looked lively when he came on. Watched him as a 17-year-old in your u23's at Reading where he was one of the most impressive strikers at that level I'd seen. Career seemed to take off meteorically then fall flat equally quickly (think he had off-field issues!) but now he seems to be on the mend again. Wish the lad luck, hundreds of others have done what he's done and not come back. I'm not aware of any off-field issues, although he has had ongoing muscular issues that have hampered his progress. A friend of mine is from the same town in Ireland and watched him come up through the ranks. He has all the tools to be an excellent player, other than that laser-guided instinct in front of goal. We've just given him a five-year contract, so he's very highly thought of, but he needs a run of goals to build that confidence. Wasn't helped by playing as a lone striker for ROI in a failing team with very little service! 1 Quote Link to comment
BUTOR Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 I would have pulled the trigger on Nige after West Brom on Boxing Day, most clubs would have pulled it long before that. It felt like we were miles away and regressing. Games felt toxic. Today it became clear to me that only now are we seeing a Nigel Pearson constructed Bristol City. Today’s performance was the archetype of my expectation when he arrived. Patience is a virtue in football. 5 Quote Link to comment
Kolsch Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Another really good performance against a good side. Defense outstanding. Pring superb but Tanner MOTM for me. As Nige said, best performance in a city shirt so far. Put his body on the line and didn’t give their wingers a sniff. Matty James and Williams superb in the middle. Another goal for Syksey who worked hard. There’s a real togetherness and spirit with these lads and I’m really enjoying watching them. Playing well but also really likeable lads. Hopefully we can keep gates like that at the gate. What a difference 6 weeks makes. 1 Quote Link to comment
Porto Red Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, And Its Smith said: A caller to Radio Bristol said he ‘didn’t want to get carried away with this run as it can all change so quickly’. What a sorry way to look at things. Get carried away…try to enjoy it! I don't want to get carried away, but, Europe in 5 years Quote Link to comment
redsquirrel Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 so pleased for pearson, at least now when he leaves,nobody can say they never saw what he had to deal with on and off the field and no other manager can walk in and take the credit for sorting the mess out. hes getting there and its now showing. 4 Quote Link to comment
cidercity1987 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said: I would have pulled the trigger on Nige after West Brom on Boxing Day, most clubs would have pulled it long before that. It felt like we were miles away and regressing. Games felt toxic. Today it became clear to me that only now are we seeing a Nigel Pearson constructed Bristol City. Today’s performance was the archetype of my expectation when he arrived. Patience is a virtue in football. I wish this was a lesson for all fans Change isn't always necessary 3 Quote Link to comment
Baba Yaga Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 53 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: No, we certainly beat them under GJ. Last minute Steve Brooker winner, top of the championship with 5 games to go, shame we haven't been that close since. 4 Quote Link to comment
A Horse With No Name Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, Porto Red said: I don't want to get carried away, but, Europe in 5 years You still read our forum LJ ? Quote Link to comment
Nugget Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Good to see some so many yeong players coming through in the first team 1 Quote Link to comment
Barrs Court Red Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, Baba Yaga said: Last minute Steve Brooker winner, top of the championship with 5 games to go, shame we haven't been that close since. That’s the one. It wasn’t until we were half way home the (now) wife realised it was 2-1 - she’d thought the celebrations were for the final whistle 3 Quote Link to comment
pongo88 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 25 minutes ago, Porto Red said: I don't want to get carried away, but, Europe in 5 years Why wait? EasyJet is quite cheap, so go now Quote Link to comment
Davefevs Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 3 hours ago, 22A said: Yet again a City win, but the oppos once again put it down to them being rubbish. https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/151413-official-lapps-match-thread-brizzle-away/page/6/#comments We are miles off the playoffs and haven’t beaten a top six side all season. We will finish between 9th and 16th I think Wow, that was utterly turgid. Dare I say, Dean Smithesque. That was utter cack, we are clearly not good enough as a squad to unlock well organized teams Then there was this thread; https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/151415-cost-of-bristol-city-team-that-weve-played-today/ O'Leary - £0 (youth) Tanner - £300k Atkinson - £1.6m Vyner - £0 (youth) Pring - £0 (youth) Williams - £725k £1.25m James - £0 (free agent) Sykes - £0 (free agent) Scott - £0 (youth) Bell - £0 (youth) Wells - £4.75m £2.80m Mehmeti - £5m £1.00m Cornick - "low six figures", lets call it £300k Weimann - £2m £14.7m and yet, we're no better than them. We're no younger than them. We're 3 points apart in the table. All imho. £8.25m. Quote Link to comment
Midred Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 47 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said: I would have pulled the trigger on Nige after West Brom on Boxing Day, most clubs would have pulled it long before that. It felt like we were miles away and regressing. Games felt toxic. Today it became clear to me that only now are we seeing a Nigel Pearson constructed Bristol City. Today’s performance was the archetype of my expectation when he arrived. Patience is a virtue in football. Remember that next time we lose! Quote Link to comment
Jerseybean Posted February 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Enjoyed NPs grin as he spoke about players being welcomed to the Club but not being allowed to feel comfortable on the pitch - nail on head for me. Consistently under LJ too many were allowed to just turn up and turn out, NP has certainly turned that around and when he has spoken about changing the culture he has been careful not to criticize what went before. https://youtu.be/2naZbs0bOsU 3 Quote Link to comment
Davefevs Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 hours ago, mozo said: Nige was right to replace Wells and Bell who just didn't look on it. Sykes has been a revelation. Great lad. 2 hours ago, old_eastender said: Thought Wells and Bell both got through a lot of chasing down and it was more a case of introducing fresh legs - nice option to have. Reckon either Wells or Bell would have scored from the chance Cornick wasted, but fair enough to swap them out when he did. Yep, both worked their nuts off, Bell managed to contribute a bit more to our attacks, but even though things didn’t really go for Wells there were a couple of lovely controls and layoffs. 2 hours ago, CanaryCouple said: Just wanted to pop my head in and say well done today. Not too much between the teams but you had the clearer chances. As I predicted, McLean struggled at DM and Scott ran the midfield, and Giannoulis at LB was a liability. Now in Bristol Beer Factory watching the rugby and hoping to sample a few more of Bristol's fine hostelries before we head back in the morning. Will be keeping an eye out for your results, and hopefully see you at Wembley in May. Thanks again for your recommendations, and we'll definitely be coming back for another crack at your great city! Matt Funny innit, I thought McLean had a good game, your other midfielders were all “fur coat and no knickers”, and I can see them going missing when the going gets tough. Giannoulis I thought was good second half, but Sykes had the better of him when we got attacks. Quote Link to comment
Admin Ian M Posted February 11, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Who honestly had Norwich as our first Championship clean sheet of 2023? Awesome day, now need to make it count by beating Wigan in midweek. Quote Link to comment
Davefevs Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 hours ago, And Its Smith said: A caller to Radio Bristol said he ‘didn’t want to get carried away with this run as it can all change so quickly’. What a sorry way to look at things. Get carried away…try to enjoy it! I was more frustrated that he wanted to talk about Rovers and the Gas Supporters Team he runs. What’s Al, that about? Even 20Man had to keep asking him to talk about City. To be fair, Tanner was playing it down too. Quote Link to comment
Vidal Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Yep, both worked their nuts off, Bell managed to contribute a bit more to our attacks, but even though things didn’t really go for Wells there were a couple of lovely controls and layoffs. Funny innit, I thought McLean had a good game, your other midfielders were all “fur coat and no knickers”, and I can see them going missing when the going gets tough. Giannoulis I thought was good second half, but Sykes had the better of him when we got attacks. McClean was the best of their midfielders, thought both Dowell and the Brazilian number 17 were poor. 1 Quote Link to comment
Davefevs Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 42 minutes ago, redsquirrel said: so pleased for pearson, at least now when he leaves,nobody can say they never saw what he had to deal with on and off the field and no other manager can walk in and take the credit for sorting the mess out. hes getting there and its now showing. Today felt like the performance Nige has been building up to…to take on an ex-PL team with lots of good players on paper and then make it bloody hard for them, and importantly not feel a bit of inevitability that we will give a goal away, etc. 7 Quote Link to comment
Open End Numb Legs Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 City now 5th in the Championship form table (last 6 games). W3 D3. 4 Quote Link to comment
redsquirrel Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: Today felt like the performance Nige has been building up to…to take on an ex-PL team with lots of good players on paper and then make it bloody hard for them, and importantly not feel a bit of inevitability that we will give a goal away, etc. tbh Dave, i thought it was going to be a goal fest with both teams tryinng to win by outscoring the other. i always get it so wrong Quote Link to comment
Loosey Boy Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Absolutely brilliant result today in front of a packed Ashton Gate - how many times have we seen City play poorly in front of a big crowd? Love the way that Tanner was simply focussing on the next game - win on Wednesday and it sets us up nicely for Sunderland away next Sat Well played Nige, the management team, players and supporters today #ONETEAM 5 Quote Link to comment
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