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20 hours ago, Countryfile said:

Chile

Too cold!

2 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Sorry, in the absence of @BS4 on Tour..., I am acting as pedant!

We beat Huddersfield also.

Selectively picking the bottom 5, 16 points from 9 games ain’t too shabby…for the team we currently are.

Totally agree though, that if we are to improve, we need to get better results all-round.

Ta muchly. I can remember facts, figures and whole teams from my teenage but last week and five minutes ago are just blank now.

20 hours ago, Red_Alligator said:

We are moving in the right direction at the moment and yesterday was all about patience, a little bit of luck, and a committed performance throughout the team.

Its a shame we find ourselves with injury issues yet again, and who knows where we might be if we had a fully fit squad. But it is what it is, and for me a top half of the table finish would be very satisfying. 

There still is a long way to go before we are strong enough to compete with top six sides over the course of a full season, but hey, another Championship season beckons, in what is becoming an increasingly difficult league to get out of. 

I believe that we have actually played better football against the top ten than against the bottom ten. I'm not referring to the match score but the quality of the performance . It's significant to me that our only defeat since Jan 1 was against one of the poorer sides and the win against Blackpool is the first win against any of the current bottom three.

So to succeed in a top six finish next season, we need to improve our points won against those in the bottom half.

13 hours ago, Davefevs said:

And have teeth!

I have teeth but they are plastic. A cricket ball in the mouth at 12 years started the rot.

And as a teenager, one should try chatting up the talent of the time with a complete set. Not very sexy eh?

2 hours ago, City oz said:

Watching live on Be In Sports in OZ. You are correct he did not need to go down to get the penalty. However, it was stated it was still a foul and if he went down a penalty should have been awarded or after that state of play a free in direct kick where the trip occurred inside the penalty box. I got a bit confused but thinking about it now it makes sense. The ref over all was quite good and the game was free flowing.

Mehmeti on his last third of play is the issue he has. Does he keep the ball too long and does he need to play a bit more direct. Within the next few months, he will be one of the best assets the club has.

It was a great game to watch, and the goals were fantastic. We were though lucky Blackpool did not score their sitter in the first half as the game then might have turned out a bit differently.

On the tele I did note that there were loads of empty seats in the stadium. What was the final attendance. If we keep playing like we did yesterday the seats will fill on the next few home games.

Your paragraph reference Mehmeti is my big interest of the moment.

He has speed, good ball control and is not afraid to mix it up with defenders. 

However, as we can all see, he isn't the finished article yet. I'm not a coach but a lifetime of watching leads me to two things where he could improve and I feel sure that the coaches are well aware of.

When he goes on a run past defenders, he appears to be looking for a shot himself. Whereas the majority of times, it should be leading to a pass for a colleague to have the final attempt on goal.

When he's on the touchline and beats a defender, he has a habit of trying to beat the same defender again instead of a pass to a teammate and move for the return. Scott does this brilliantly. It's a fault that HNM also had, beating a defender two or three times and ending up conceding possession.

He will learn and improve game by game and there will be a time like Scott a long time ago, that we'll wonder why we doubted him.

As the thread is entitled OMT, yet another promising young Robin. A busy worker with a bit of pace and not afraid to tackle. NP should give him a few starts as we are near enough to safety this season.

Reminds me of a little Scottish lad about 50 years ago who did quite well for two City's. Can't remember his name due to old age!

4 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Guinness v Carlsberg

Guinness any day. 

My preference is red wine so how about France, Spain, Portugal or Australia ?

That was a corker from outside the box. If I have a criticism of City, we are trying to get our goals from tap ins. That's OK but try shooting from edge of the penalty box a bit more as we all forget those that sail into row 25 when one like today sends us on our way to a win.

Well done Shahanshahan. You'll be an old man before you realise it.

As for me, on April 7th, it will be my 73rd anniversary. I'm not far off total insanity.

7 hours ago, Bris Red said:

Agreed. It looks like what you would expect from a second rate brand like O’Neills. It’s no coincidence that the only other professional football club in England to use them are Wycombe Wanderers.. That says it all to me.

Maybe we will get a better service from the Irish O'Neills than we had from the Danish Hummel. Don't lose sight of the fact that Hummel let us down badly and the Irish company have done well to supply us at such short notice.

We'll all have a better idea of quality when there is stock for sale. And is the comment about a second rate brand a fact or just your opinion?

2 hours ago, GrahamC said:

First 2 passes were decent.

Still looks like he should be playing U21 football but a lovely time to come on.

By the way, Andy King was excellent today, what a model pro he is.

Amazing how many have criticised Pearson for signing him when he is much more than a player whose sole role is playing in matches.

At a guess, his influence in the dressing room, his helpful attitude in training for the young one's is one of the factors why so many Academy members have progressed to first team football in the last two years.

Scott was superb today. He lead City by example and quality. As a player with the right attitude, he is bound for a top quality career.

He'll probably move on this summer with a hefty transfer fee to bolster our recruitment for next season. But I wonder if he stayed for one more season, that it would be a greater benefit in our efforts to break the "non Premier" hoodoo.

Your son will never need a photo to remember that day. It will be imprinted in his memory box for ever.

It's a seaside town so let them travel to Howells by paddle boats.

On 02/03/2023 at 14:36, rednotblue said:

Where will he end up in summer bidding war?

Read the text above and it could be staring everyone in the face!

He'll be gone before the end of the season if some on here have their way!

3 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Still need a CB.  Atkinson won’t be about until Nov / Dec (???).

Clear that Idehen doesn't figure? Left Centre back played for U21 yesterday instead of on the bench at Huddersfield?

Absolute rubbish performance.

Are we trying to lose?

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

Latino - a person of South American descent. 

Brazil are only S.American country that speak Portuguese. All the others speak Spanish.

But both are languages derived mostly from 3rd Century Latin, both were invaded by Romans, and a small percentage of Arabic, due to another invasion of both countries. So I consider that Spain, Portugal and most countries from Mexico to Chile and Argentina are Latino, and that includes Brasil.

Both languages are very similar in grammar and for one who speaks and reads one it is fairly easy to understand the other. The big difference is the same as between London and Glasgow; both sound totally different to each other.

7 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

And therein defines the reason why the sixth biggest city is so pathetic at football

If our most dedicated fans (by number of posts) also support another team what chance do we have of getting floating Bristolians away from the likes of Liverpool/Man Utd?

The word "support" means, IMO, someone who consistently pays entrance money to attend a clubs matches as opposed to a"fan". Thus while many of us take an interest in lots of different clubs, all over the planet and for dozens of different reason's, that doesn't mean that we support them either financially or in fact get to see them live. Maybe once a year or three. If I'm walking through a local park and there is a game in progress, I stop to have a look and enjoy others playing the greatest team game ever devised.

Your opinion seems to imply that people like me and @Davefevs and plenty of others on this forum taking an interest in the world of football outside of Ashton Gate are damaging Bristol City's chances of progression upwards. How sad!

Now I am completely convinced that the FIFA President is totally off his trolley.

2 hours ago, bcfc01 said:

Huddersfield have shipped 8 goals in their last two games (two 4-0 defeats) and 12 in their last four, scoring two goals.

What could possibly go wrong ?

Bristol City have been well known for my entire life, as a side who are very apt at giving the needy a big helping hand!

What could possibly go wrong?

Nobody should be at unneeded risk going to work or a place of entertainment.

I fail to understand how anyone at a sporting event should have their life destroyed by person or persons just looking for a fight. How brave and big they must feel.

My sympathy to his  family and friends.

13 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

Out come the fake scousers of OTIB , boringggggggg

I have been a City supporter for over seventy years. But I also appreciate watching great teams and individual players over the years.

So am I wrong to admire the goal that De Bruyne scored last week? Or to cherish the great international sides like Hungary in 1950's, Brasil with Pele and players. Especially the Man U Busby Babes with so many tragically taken early in Munich.

So for a Premier League team to slaughter a club third in the table by 7-0, I consider that to be a superb achievement.

From a lover of all sports but especially rugby and football.