Match Day Bristol City vs Reading

[JJH]

Probably 20k+ in for this one to see another shitshow.

Fielding
Little, Moore, Flint, Magnusson;
Pack, Brownhill
Paterson, Tomlin, Reid;
Abraham.
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4-0 Reading.

Have you sold out the 2,700 yet Madejski?

 

[hodge]

Think we may go 442 again, Magnusson is an injury risk too so doubt he will be risked. I'm expecting:

Fielding
Little Flint Moore Bryan
Freeman Brownhill Pack Tomlin
Abraham Wilbraham
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However I'm expecting a Reading win here, 2-1 or 3-1.

 

[Veggie Legs]

It looked like Magnusson pulled his hamstring last night so I'd be surprised if he's fit so soon.

 

[hodge]

It looked like Magnusson pulled his hamstring last night so I'd be surprised if he's fit so soon.

Said himself on twitter its expected to be a case of days rather than weeks, expecting him to be okay for the game after this.

 

[KevinMcallister]

come on Bristol city!

from leeds

 

[Ciderup]

0-3, we're shocking. What I don't understand is how a side playing so well a short time ago are so crap now?
Easy Reading win with 19,633 in attendance.

Sorry Kevin, we can't help.

 

[Madejski]

Not sure how this will pan out. We're playing alright at the moment, but due to injuries our tactics are massively effected. We either have to play our weaker 4 at the back, with a CM (van den Berg) at Centreback, or like we attempted at home to Fulham, play a winger at wing back to maintain our normal 3-5-2, but leave us horribly exposed on that side.

We also tend to give teams a few chances, especially away from home, so I can see Bristol winning this. They looked decent enough just over a month ago against us.

Al-Habsi
Gunter Moore vdBerg Blackett
Williams Evans Kelly
McCleary Kermorgant Beerens​

Don't think we sold the full allocation. We sold 2000 really quick but the final lot never shifted. Imagine supporters made this the lesser priority of our two away games this week

 

[JJH]

That's shite mind, it's not even an hour away and you're top six.

 

[Madejski]

It's at least an hour and a half..

I'm confident that if we didn't have the 6000 fans going to Old Trafford on Saturday that we would have sold out this game.

Strangely our attendances haven't really increased from the fact we're top six. Our home/away figures are very similar to the previous two seasons where we only finished a few places above the relegation zone.

 

[JJH]

It's at least an hour and a half..

I'm confident that if we didn't have the 6000 fans going to Old Trafford on Saturday that we would have sold out this game.

Strangely our attendances haven't really increased from the fact we're top six. Our home/away figures are very similar to the previous two seasons where we only finished a few places above the relegation zone.

It's probably over an hour to the centre of Bristol to be honest, 50 minutes roughly from me.

Not sure why fans would rather go to a cup game at a ground you played at in the league a few years back rather than another big league game for you.

Each to their own I suppose but I know what my priority would be.

 

[Luke_ciderhead]

Im going to this but I dont know why. Its going to be an absolutely horrible experience sitting there for 90 minutes watching a group of fans I really really cant stand enjoy themselves.

 

[hodge]

It's probably over an hour to the centre of Bristol to be honest, 50 minutes roughly from me.

Not sure why fans would rather go to a cup game at a ground you played at in the league a few years back rather than another big league game for you.

Each to their own I suppose but I know what my priority would be.

I'd take watching a City game at a big premier league game every time over a league game at this time of the season, should you see the upset and see your team win it would be a great day out.

Also stadium to stadium its an hour 20 according to google maps.

 

[JJH]

Reckon KO will be delayed, been a big crash on the M32 apparently and it's at a standstill.

 

[Ciderup]

Milan Djuric on his way then by the looks of it.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/milan-...-club-cesena/story-30024739-detail/story.html

 

[Madejski]

Doesn't look like the game will be delayed.. despite the fact that it seems the traffic on the M4 is moving about one mile per hour

So much for that 1hr20min journey.. looks like it's going to take fans 3hrs+

 

[BCFC David]

Doesn't look like the game will be delayed.. despite the fact that it seems the traffic on the M4 is moving about one mile per hour

So much for that 1hr20min journey.. looks like it's going to take fans 3hrs+

Most your lot will miss the first two goals you score then. The team he's put out is laughable. I missing today ( the first home game in I can't remember) as only just finishing work although I could probably leave now and only miss the first 20 but the shit that's being served up is terrible. He's lost it with the starting 11 today.

 

[SF_]

Lee Johnson

 

[Ciderup]

FFS City. We can't defend so let's change a formation that was doing ok and try to hold a 2 nil lead.
Inevitable and very predictable.

 

[BCFC David]

Bunch of spineless c***. In the Johnson out camp now, won't happen though as he's lansdowns lap dog.

Atleast we only lost by one goal though eh..............

 

[.V.]

Not at the game today but not sure what we do. If he stays then Lansdown has to back him heavily in the transfer window, and if he won't, then this has to be the end. Personally I don't see the club being able to attract Rowett, and not sure I'd want Pearson at the Gate.

 

[JJH]

Players completely let him down, set up absolutely perfectly but they lost their nerve. Bunch of c***.

 

[Madejski]

Apparently we were absolutely shit for the first 65 minutes too

 

[Ciderup]

Players completely let him down, set up absolutely perfectly but they lost their nerve. Bunch of c***.

Not having that J. We were doing ok (not great) with the extra man in the middle of the park and Reading just couldn't get through so Johnson went 4-4-2 and it was like the friggin Alamo! He handed the game to Reading who play a possession based game by giving them extra space to play it in and they tore us to pieces.
Dreadful, dreadful tactical mistake IMHO. I really do think this job is too much for him at the moment.
The problem is, if SL is backing him, as rumoured today, with £M transfers, he ain't gonna sack him!

 

[Ciderup]

Apparently we were absolutely shit for the first 65 minutes too

I wouldn't say that but we strangled you by denying space. Once we went to 4-4-2, it was men against boys TBH.

 

[JJH]

Apparently we were absolutely shit for the first 65 minutes too

You just kept the ball, I text my mate and said you'd eventually break us down after the 68th minute and you did. Lapses in concentration late on and it cost us.

Not having that J. We were doing ok (not great) with the extra man in the middle of the park and Reading just couldn't get through so Johnson went 4-4-2 and it was like the friggin Alamo! He handed the game to Reading who play a possession based game by giving them extra space to play it in and they tore us to pieces.
Dreadful, dreadful tactical mistake IMHO. I really do think this job is too much for him at the moment.
The problem is, if SL is backing him, as rumoured today, with £M transfers, he ain't gonna sack him!

Yeah, the substitutions were bizarre admittedly. If he's gonna get sacked just sack him now so we have two weeks to get a replacement in.

 

[Ciderup]

You just kept the ball, I text my mate and said you'd eventually break us down after the 68th minute and you did. Lapses in concentration late on and it cost us.


Yeah, the substitutions were bizarre admittedly. If he's gonna get sacked just sack him now so we have two weeks to get a replacement in.

As I said fella, if he's signing international players for over £1M, SL is obviously backing him. I just can't see him being axed regardless of how we, the supporters, feel about it.

 

[JJH]

As I said fella, if he's signing international players for over £1M, SL is obviously backing him. I just can't see him being axed regardless of how we, the supporters, feel about it.

In fairness he's backing Ashton as much as Johnson, we signed players last season without a manager.

 

[Ciderup]

This sums us up at the moment. A City fan put this on..

Easy money!

 

[tommy_b]

My avatar and repeat again.

Made it under GJ. Still applicable under his son.

 

[mossypne]

Johnson out yet lads? Might visit OTIB later to see the meltdown