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8 minutes from kick off and the large empty spaces in the stands are giving the appearance of an early round of the Papa John's Trophy.

Every silver lining has a cloud Mozo.

Yes, in an alternate reality he'd say, "it's just man on man action", twiddle his moustache, and wink down the camera lens.

Its definitely 'crop' Max. ?

Now go and wash your filthy hands you dirty boy!

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From Bristol World: Bristol City’s stance on Antoine Semenyo transfer amid Everton and Crystal Palace interest | BristolWorld Bristol City’s stance on Antoine Semenyo transfer amid Everton and Crystal Palace interest Antoine Semenyo has yet to play for Bristol City this summer but Premier League clubs are reportedly lining up for him By Jordan Jones Tuesday, 16th August 2022, 11:30 am Bristol City do not need to sell Antoine Semenyo but may not stand in their way if a Premier League club came in and they stressed their desire to leave. That is the stance based on the comments of the Robins owner Steve Lansdown from last week, amid reports of an incoming bid from Crystal Palace and new interest from Everton who are managed by Chelsea legend Frank Lampard. As of last week, City hadn’t received a firm offer for Semenyo but things could change this week with the days ticking down on the transfer window. The 22-year-old is under contract for the next year at least with the ability to extend his deal through a one-year option. City do not ‘need’ to sell Semenyo or his highly-rated teammate Alex Scott. Last week Steve Lansdown admitted any potential sale could be reinvested back into the rest of the squad, but there is still no offer on the table. Should any sale take place, it may have to be player-driven and so far, Semenyo has not spoken publicly about wanting to depart the club. Things could change however as Lansdown admitted that once Adam Webster stated he wanted to leave despite the club’s desire for him to stay, they were able to recoup a club record fee of £20.00m for him. Brighton were of course in the Premier League at the time and that is the only market that will be explored, perhaps ruling out Scottish Premiership winners Celtic. He said: "I think the transfer market is only with the Premier League sides. They have the capital to do it and the owners who can put the money in to do something but strictly speaking, I don’t think that’s there anymore. "Why would Alex or Antoine want to go to someone else in the Championship? They have fantastic facilities here, it’s a great club to be a part of, great team-mates and a progression that they can see in their own careers but when a Premier League club comes in for them that’s when it’s difficult to turn down and I wouldn’t stand in their way." According to Transfermarkt, a total of £1.3bn has been spent by all 20 Premier League clubs this summer with newly promoted Nottingham Forest one of the biggest spending clubs, spending an outlay of £106.70m. The interested parties like Everton have already spent £32m this summer whilst also receiving £52m whilst a potential sale of Anthony Gordon to Chelsea could almost double that, leaving them with the resources to buy Semenyo. Palace meanwhile have spent £30m on just two players, Cheick Doucoure and Chris Richards. Newly-promoted AFC Bournemouth have just started spending their money after a slow start to the window but again the riches of the television deal make any deal a possibility. The Daily Mail reported that Palace want to bid £12m for Semenyo but that the actual valuation of the player is £15m, though that would surely be on top of add-ons given the vast potential of the player. An injury earlier this summer may have deterred an immediate move as interested clubs await the severity of the situation but that may not hold out too much longer. Semenyo is injured at the moment but is stepping up his recovery as he hopes to force his way into the Ghana national team. That does not mean however he would 100% fail a medical with the final decision being at the potential purchasing club. No medical is the same and it’s more down to the interested clubs medical team making an assessment of the player and whether they will benefit them in the long-term. The interested party would speak to the selling club to get some information regarding their injury history. As it stands, any news of a departure from Semenyo remains at speculation, but there have been enquiries and that can later transpire to a bid. It will be interesting to see if City can hold their resolve to keep one of their prized assets or whether they’ll eventually have their valuation met by either club who should have no struggles by a league that has been unaffected by the financial impact over the last few years.

No, I was just asking whether we'd be interested in Plange.

Apologies if this has already been covered, but if Palace bid for Semenyo, would we be interested in loaning Luke Plange, as he's available according to this: Bristol City transfer could spark Premier League exit whilst new boy comments about start to life at Ashton Gate | BristolWorld

With the Heartbeat theme tune.

It does and he was.

Exciting to watch. only a handful of City players who have done that over the years. Alan Walsh, the Rougier brothers (in joke), JET. Any more?

Thanks Graham. Sadly (very, sniff) its just a question of when, not if Antoine leaves, and probably before September 1st. Hopefully, we've already identified possible replacements and will have the time to act.

Thanks John. You're a Bristol City treasure.

Very true, that's why I think he's invaluable without a similar replacement.

There's no one at the club like Semenyo, that can hold the ball up with his back to goal (anywhere on the pitch) and turn players, with great upper body strength and quick feet. For a great example, watch his assist for Dasilva against Stoke.

Every time I pass the mirror, I see the idiot who said that live on the radio. How wrong I was. (Yes, and about numerous other things too) Then those 2 goals at Fulham. Wow! The strength, speed, poise, and brilliant finishes. That lad is a star. We desperately need him right now. Anyone's for £50 million. Or you can Daniel Farke off.

The new handset doesn't have a headset port, so I bought some Jabra earbuds, with mic, hoping they'd help solve my recent mic volume issues. Post podcast I read that unless the earbud mic is disabled, it nullifies the handset mic. If that doesn't work I'll just switch off Bluetooth and speak into the handset.

Apologies, again for my technical issues. I forgot to mute the mic on my wireless earphones, which cut the handset mic. I'm hoping that this solves my volume problems in future.

My apologies to the Club for the packaging remark. I didn't know that it was subsidised by Huboo.

It's probably to fill the cost of the extravagant season card packaging.

I drove a mini-bus of Bristol Rovers fans to their National League play-off final?

I thought the first challenge was a pen. Kerr puts his studs on the back of Conway's leg.

Eric Ten Bob?

We desperately need a midfield general, but unless players leave are very short of options, which are exacerbated by the injury to James and Massengo's illness.