Forever Bristol City Podcast

In our 2nd half season review DaveP speaks with local media's Gregor MacGregor who gives his own candid assessment of how City are doing so far. Conversation reveals some positives and on transfer window speculation Gregor does not dismiss the idea of DaveP's fantasy signing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former player Chris Honor has built a reputation as a co-commentator on Radio Bristol for telling it as it is and in this the first of a series of mid-season reviews on City he pulls no punches in his assessment of the current situation at Ashton Gate. Speaking with DaveP the conversation looks at the positives of the season so far but then in depth at the areas of concern which seem to reflect cu...

Normal service resumed at home with this 5 goal thriller against Huddersfield, we discuss the square pegs in round holes, the S82 morons who threw stuff on the pitch, inflated attendance numbers, the effect of Omicron and lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can't really fault City for twice coming from behind to earn a point at the home of one of the form sides of the division, but was it a decent performance? Ian, Mark, & DaveP discuss the ins and outs of a display that would have earned more plaudits had the goals conceded not been shabby ones and the number of unforced passing errors been much reduced. We self analyse our criticism and ask if...

Ian , Mark and DaveP are joined by Derby supporter Mike Stewart in discussing the 1-0 win vs. The Rams. On Saturday's EFL programme on Quest Colin Murray plagiarized what I had Tweeted 3 hours previously with my "Fortress Ashton Gate" comment as City extended their unbeaten home run to 4 and a first half pitch invasion by a Derby fan was reminiscent of Everton fan Eddie Kavanagh doing something si...

City put in a D- showing in the Sheffield snow where they went down 2-0 and, like so many games it could have been more. Ian, Mark & DaveP debate the match action and agree that even allowing for injuries the starting line up was destined to fail. Naturally Pearson's future is debated. Ian was of the view that his time could still be up but he's in a minority as talk moved to what a decent January...

When the 4th official signaled 9 extra minutes many feared the worst but in all honesty with a supportive crowd cheering them on there were no causes for concern as City secured the 3 points thanks to Bakinson's first half strike. A shaky opening could have seen the visitors put themselves in control but City got into the game and deserve a B+ for their collective efforts. Ian, Mark, DaveFevs & Da...

Had Wells header gone in late on would City have held on for a much needed win in the 11 minutes [inc. time added on] that remained? Based on their first half performance we would have said yes but the 2nd half was quite poor which is why we've only given them a C+ rating for this draw against Tony Mowbray's Blackburn. Injuries and changes meant it was an interesting line up with youngsters Scott...

The rumour mill was in danger of falling off it's spindle on Monday regarding Nigel Pearson's future as Bristol City Manager. Missing a third game of the season due to illness and the club's wretched run of recent form was he going to be binned off so early into the project? CEO Richard Gould followed up a Robins TV interview with an unscheduled but asked for [by the club] appearance on SOTC. Ques...

Twice in front with a one man advantage for half the game City stumbled to a 3-2 defeat at Coventry with another performance that had relegation written all over it. Post-match coach Curtis Fleming called out the players for "lack of desire" and anyone watching could see the team again lacked any shape or imagination. Ian, Mark, Lezz & DaveP have a tense discussion in this latest episode and wonde...

Ian, Mark & DaveP discuss another fruitless trip to England's 2nd City and again it is the manner of the defeat giving most cause for concern. Were we OK for the first hour? Not really although some might argue otherwise. The 2nd & 3rd goals for the home side were down to weak defending and City played out the game in a manner akin to that look of being bereft of ideas, leadership that followed in...

A brace, his third of the season, from Austrian international Andreas Weimann earned City the points to end their wretched run of home form. Drink up thee Cider was played to an emptying stadium for the first time in over 600 days but City were far from convincing against lowly opponents and if they had lost the game 2-4 it would have been a fair reflection on the game as a whole. As it was two we...

Third defeat in 8 days at the Hawthorns as City went down 3-0 in a performance that was as bad as anything we saw in the dark days of last season. Ian, Mark, Lezz & DaveP discuss a shapeless, spineless performance and debate the wider picture that is emerging from the Pearson era. We may have players of lesser ability, particularly compared with parachute payment supported clubs, but we're seeing...

Recording this podcast some 15 hours after the final whistle meant DaveFevs, Mark, Ian & DaveP were in a relatively philosophical mood when dissecting last night's action at Ashton Gate where 50 seconds of madness in injury time against resurgent Forest saw City snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. We ask how many of the current team would get in the successful 2017/18 pre-Christmas line up alo...

It was never going to be easy against unbeaten league leaders Bournemouth but the early departure of Joe Williams after just 13 minutes seemed to knock the stuffing out of a City side whose winless home run is 16 games! Ian & DaveP discuss the match action starting with the fact that the side were set up wrong to begin with. By the end City were so outclassed that the visitors were knocking the ba...

Ian, Lezz & DaveP debate an enthralling game at London Road where Chris Martin answered his critics by grabbing the winner and late saves from Dan Bentley meant it stayed that way in another match where we weren't that convincing. Sitting in 9th with a quarter of the season gone is no mean feat at this still early stage of the Pearson era but we were defensively ragged at times with the opposition...

This defeat had echoes of the rubbish that we thought we had seen the back of! Ian, Mark & DaveP discuss a dire game at the Den, preview Peterborough and predict a points haul in the five games that follow the international break before there's another one!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ignoring the fact that Fulham hit the woodwork three times and missed a number of other gilt edged opportunities then this was another wholehearted display by City which was worthy of a share of the spoils in itself. Ian & DaveP discuss the match action where the unbeaten run was extended to 5 games but City are now winless in 15 at Ashton Gate We praise an impressive sub appearance by Joe William...

Having already been victims twice this season to stoppage time goals it was City's turn to mete out the hurt and experience the joy as sub Nahki Wells sent 2000 travelling fans into raptures with his stylish late winner. David, Lezz, Mark & Ian celebrate the win but at the same time consider City's overall play which allowed 26 shots [11 on target] to pepper the goal area. We marvel at another all...

Ian & Mark discuss the Luton game which saw the winless home run extend to 14 games after Dan Bentley's error allowed the Hatters net a much deserved injury time equaliser. If Luton had gone in 4-1 up at half time it would have been a reflection of their goal threat and it wasn't a case of one player having a stinker [*] of a performance but just a collective lethargy that bought unwelcome post ma...

13 games now without a home win but the general consensus from yesterday's 0-0 draw against Preston was that we played OK in a match that last season we probably would have lost. For a game without goals it had its fair share of goalmouth action and a share of the points was probably a fair outcome if you were a neutral observer. We debate whether Nigel made the right call in starting with the sid...

DaveFevs is widely regarded as being amongst the more erudite contributors to the various social media platforms analysis & opinion on how City are doing on and off the field. In this 1-2-1 chat with FBC PODCAST host DaveP they review the opening 5 games, how the squad looks now that the transfer window has closed, what can we expect going forward and that begins with a batch of 6 games before the...

DaveP, Mark, Ian & Lezz wax lyrical about City's performance at the CCS as the second win of the season was secured with a 2-1 success. Nigel opted for height with Baker in as a straight swap for JDS as a left back rather than in a 3. Baker alongside the increasingly impressive Pring gave City a particularly strong left flank. Two superb strikes by Weimann would have most saying he was MOM but we...

12 home league games without a win - a new & unwanted club record following the 0-1 reverse against Swansea on Friday night. We discuss the match action which offered some hope for the future. The issue is our goal threat - a distinct lack of! Is JDS now the weakest link? There is agreement amongst the panel that a left side combo of Pring & O'Dowda is the best option. Cardiff up next and the aeri...

A first win in 13 league games was secured at Reading in a performance that showed both how good City can be and at the same time the weaknesses that have been prevalent for too long. Two classy goals gave City a 2-0 advantage inside a quarter of an hour before sloppy defending gave Reading hope before the break. Alex Scott's first assist set up Weimann to complete his brace but then former loanee...