Forever Bristol City Podcast

DaveP & Ian Gay met with Gavin Marshall last week to discuss all matters Bristol City!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

City extended their unbeaten run to 6 games in an entertaining game against the play-off bound Canaries. Mark Sykes fluffed an easy one on one early but City weren't to rue that miss taking the lead after 54 mins with a striker's finish from increasingly impressive defender Haydon Roberts. They only held it for a few minutes before Norwich equalized with a goal that had a hint of offside about it...

DaveP discusses Saturday's Ashton Gate action with Mark, Ian & the Suttons. City kept that unbeaten run intact with a generously awarded penalty in the 100th minute to make it 1-1. Huddersfield played with more intensity but Max had little to do in goal which might have been just as well since he appeared to be in some pain after taking a nasty knock in the first half. Trying to think of nice...

The unbeaten run continues as City ran out clear winners to extend their unbeaten run to 4 with another clean sheet which they've now achieved in 5 of the last 6 games. Blackburn had one of the worst players to grace the Ashton Gate pitch in recent years with Dominic Hyam at fault for the first 3 goals one way or another! Tommy Conway and sub Nahki Wells both grabbed a brace of goals and the penal...

Not a pretty game at the windswept Stadium of Light as City came away with a point largely thanks to the heroics of Max O'Leary who produced a string of saves which kept Sunderland out & prolonged their miserable run. DaveP hosts a discussion on the match action and more with Ian, Mark & Lez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nahki Wells close range header was enough to give City all three points at Home Park and make it a Happy Easter for Liam Manning who has to be praised for his game management across the two games. Ian, Mark, Neil and debut contributor Ani joined DaveP in reviewing the matchday action as well as speculating where City might finish in the table with just 6 games to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Can't deny the fact that City deserved all three points against a Leicester side who have now lost 4 of their last 6 games and in so doing might have to settle for a play-off spot despite leading the division for months. Manning changed the formation which meant the left side was strong with Pring & the impressive Roberts. Mehemti was at his most infuriating but he capped his performance with...

With no match this weekend DaveP took the opportunity to chew the cud on all matters Bristol City with former player Chris and respected local journalist Richard. Premature to be having an end of season review? Not really with nothing but pride to play for over the next 5 weeks. Lots of topics covered with Richard very much in the "be careful what you wish for" camp for those who say SL should mov...

We’re not very good and neither, it would seem. are any of the teams below us in the table! Birmingham, Sheff Wed., Plymouth and Stoke all lost while the other 3 dog- eat-dog games produced three 0-0 draws. There will, it must seem now, little chance of a flurry of decent performances between now and the end of the season and if we maintain our current levels a final placing in the range 17th...

The 4-match losing sequence was brought to an end as City emerged victorious from the scrappiest of encounters when beating Swansea 1-0 thanks to Rob Dickie's 5th goal of the season. The opening half saw both sides struggle to offer anything by way of entertainment to the sparse Mothers Day crowd but City were worthy winners by the final whistle. DaveP hosts the Suttons, Mark & Ian reviewing t...

City twice took the lead before losing by the odd goal in 5 against rampant Ipswich Town who, if they maintain this form in the last 10 games could well go from League 1 to the Premier League through back to back promotions. At least City fans saw they side put in a decent performance with goals from Mehmeti & Conway and Max O'Leary managed to save a penalty but there has to be questions over...

A third defeat in a row and another poor performance to match. Is relegation a possibility with just 9 points from the last 33. DaveP, Ian, Mark, Neil & Tom Sutton try to make sense of what's gone wrong since that stellar display vs. Southampton on 13 February. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian. Mark & DaveP debate the defeat at Hillsborough where again the team put in a performance that fell well short of the expectations the board feel this squad is capable of. They [the owners] got rid of a manager who challenged their approach and replaced him with, for arguably the most important position at the club, with "one for the future". This approach echoes our January transfer activ...

Hopes were raised after Tuesday's star performance against Southampton but in true Bristol City fashion the fans were brought back down to earth by the sort of lack lustre home performance that has been all too familiar in recent years. DaveP discusses the action with Ian, Mark & Tom with the group unable to draw anything positive from the game, indeed, there are questions over Manning's tacti...

City were fully deserving of 3 points against the high flying Saints whose impressive 25 game unbeaten run was brought to a shuddering halt in the most complete performance seen at Ashton Gate for a very long time. Manning talked pre-match about a game plan and City stuck to it in a manner that suggests the players have bought into the manager's approach whilst he too has shown he has the nous to...

After the midweek exertions against Forest few were expecting City to win their first league game of 2024 at the Riverside but they did just that with a spirited display and two goals in the space of as many minutes quite early in the first half put them firmly in control. They might have gone in at half time with a 3-goal lead had Sam Bell not allowed the keeper to smother the ball in a one-on-on...

City exited the FA Cup with a spirited display against Forest, pushing their Premier League opponents through to extra time before a Sam Bell miss cost them dearly in a penalty shoot out. Like against West Ham the team did not look outclassed in stark contrast to Friday's game vs Leeds. They recovered from an early goal to draw level within 5 minutes and for long periods were very much in control....

Thrashed 1-0 by a side who are likely to be back in the Premier League for the start of next season, City's woeful league form continues and it now just 3 from a possible 18 points since what seems a distant memory of the 4-1 thumping of Watford on Boxing Day. Ian, Mark & The Sutton's join DaveP in chewing over the Friday night action at Ashton Gate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Ian, Mark, Dave Fevs join DaveP in a review of a game which on balance City just about deserved to win but due to a MOL error they had to settle for a share of the spoils. Taking this game in isolation then a point against a team unbeaten in 11 games should be considered a good thing but City's form has slumped in the league to the extent that it is now just 3 points out of a possible 15 with no e...

City were more than a match for Premier Leaguers Nottingham Forest in a scoreless encounter at a full to capacity Ashton Gate. The football from City was sublime at times and an interval lead would have been assured if, perhaps Vyner had elected to shoot, Conway had taken an extra touch and Knight's header just been a foot lower! Forest improved after the break with Gibbs-White coming on and being...

Ian, Mark, Neil & DaveP debate a game which was a case of  "after the Lord Mayor's show" in comparison with the sparkling FA Cup win over West Ham. There was to be no repeat of the 4-1 hammering of the Hornets on Boxing Day. They were a lot more enterprising than some sides seen at home this season but for all their neat play MOL in goal was rarely threatened. Nice for Twine to score on his de...

It really was a night to remember at Ashton Gate as City totally outplayed David Moyes West Ham in an enthralling game which got off to the perfect start thanks to Tommy Conway's coolly struck goal after just 3 minutes. City's physical approach saw them get stuck in against a side lying 6th in the Premier League and the tension reached fever pitch after Benrahma was sent off early in the second ha...

DaveP, Mark & Ian try to take some positives from a performance that was in stark contrast to that which City produced at the London Stadium last weekend. Once again missed chances early on proved to be City's undoing with under pressure Ryan Lowe pulling a rabbit out the hat and probably saved his job with a triple half time substitution which caught City out big time. Will Keane grabbed two...

DaveP, Mark & Ian discuss a thrilling encounter where City put two poor performances behind them in matching West Ham in all areas of the pitch and bring David Moyes side back to Ashton Gate for a hotly anticipated replay. Conway's strike from a superb Williams pass was class as were a couple of MOL saves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DaveP, Ian & Mark debate a games against the Lions which for every minute was as dire as the previous game at St. Andrews where the home side set up for the draw that probably kept Rooney in a job for the next 100 hours!!! We're no further forward than under Pearson and for all his so called advanced tactical nous Manning does not seem to have a Plan B. 7000 chose to pay on the day looking at...