Forever Bristol City Podcast

You never want to lose a game but you can lose well sometimes. This was not so on Matchday 3 against Birmingham City as City put in as dire a performance, probably their worst since WBA on Boxing Day. DaveP hosts Ian, Neil & Mark in an analysis of the match action and then talk about how the next 12 days could shape City's season if at the end of it they are out of the cup, pointless from trip...

Few could have predicted a thoroughly convincing win at the always difficult to play at New Den after last Saturday's disappointing season opener vs. PNE, but win City did thanks to Matty James 94th minute strike which sent the fans travelling army into raptures. Ian, Mark & DaveP discuss the match action where Vyner & Dickie were imposing at the back, the midfield trio played as a highly...

No sooner had the dust settled on City’s emphatic win over Oxford than there was news coming through which the fans had been dreading for weeks that being the departure of Alex Scott to Premier league Bournemouth.   Ian, Neil & DaveP discuss the game which banished the negative thoughts in the wake of the disappointing season opener vs. Preston. Knight playing in a more advanced role looked a...

After all the pre-season euphoria for most City fans who’ve been supporting the club for many years it was no surprise that when cometh the hour as a team the lads certainly didn’t cometh the man. DaveP hosts a review of the game with Chief GrInch Ian Gay and the more balanced [?] opinions Neil Sutton.& Mark Tovey. We began by talking about the positives that could be drawn from matchday 1. Wh...

DaveP is joined by Gary Owers & Neil Sutton in a lively discussion which sees the trio talk about the pre-season campaign, what is the best X1 and that two wins from the first five games going into the first international break is the minimum requirement if we're not going to already have to chase a ppg target that gets us in the Top 6. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Dave P is joined by Paul & Ian in a discussion about what we've learned from the pre-season results, the ongoing Scott transfer saga and a likely starting X1 against Preston on August 5th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DaveP was joined by Neil Sutton & Ian Gay on Thursday morning as the 9.00 AM fixture release deadline approached and either side of that talked about summer transfer activity so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DaveP interviews the talented midfielder who was a virtual ever present in the 1989/90 promotion team. Shelts talks about his earlier career with Walsall, Villa and Sheffield Wednesday plus life at City & beyond.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DaveP is joined by Gary & Ian reviewing last season and then assessing, in their own view,  what City need to do to emulate the likes of Luton & Coventry plus much speculation on what this summer's transfer activity might look like Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DaveP reviews last season with former player & local media pundit Chris Honor plus regular podcast contributor and analytical guru Dave Fevs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A first win since 2015 on the final day of the season sent everyone into the summer break in a positive frame of mind.  Goals either side of half time from Sykes & Bell were enough against a disappointing QPR who came into the game looking to extend an unbeaten run to 4. Ian, Mark & DaveP review the match action but mainly talk about what the side might look like next season. Hosted on Acast. See...

Ian, Mark & DaveP discuss a 2-1 defeat against Championship Champions Burnley with a consensus view that we were worthy of a point. It was an inglorious final [probably] appearance for Alex Scott who trotted off the pitch to muted appreciation, his glaring error presenting the visitors with the opportunity some minutes earlier to retake the lead after Conway's cool finish had brought the sides lev...

Undefeated at home in 2023, improved on last season's points tally with two games remaining, Andi Weimann's 50th goal for the club. All positives from the weekend's 2-1 victory over perennial strugglers Rotherham. DaveP is joined by Ian plus, and its good to have him back after a long absence, Dave Fevs as they discuss the match and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early dominance but no end product – just like Watford all over again but with fewer goal chances. City silenced the home crowd with a spirited first half performance but the Blades upped the pace in the second period and scored the winner through a Man City loanee valued at £20M. Should City have had a penalty in the first half when Bell was flattened? Who was Nigel referring to when assessing th...

The Hornets were winless in 4 going into this game but City contrived to give Chris Wilder’s side the 3 points with two sloppy goals and not so much missed chances but those which on another day would have gone in were it not for the woodwork and decent goalkeeping. Great to see Alex Scott back on the grass but for me he has to be showing in the remaining games more than fleeting glimpses of a pla...

If every game was as entertaining as Easter Monday’s vs Boro few would have any complaints and that’s said despite the fact that City let slip a 2-goal lead to only draw against their play-off bound opponents. Harry Cornick did a lot to silence his detractors with a goal and an assist and there is plenty to suggest that with 5 points from the last 3 games a City team without Alex Scott can do OK a...

Easter joy for City in Staffordshire as they confounded expectations with a well deserved 2-1 win against in form Stoke. We were battered for 20 minutes before having two chances to take an unexpected lead. It would be true to say it was against the run of play when the home side took the lead with half time approaching but City dominated after the break and won it with a first of the season for Z...

Not so many weeks ago we were harbouring play off hopes then a top half finish and now, with a tough quartet of games to come even an improvement on last season is in the balance. Ian, Mark, Tom & Neil with DaveP hosting discuss a match City should have won but didn't due to poor play in the final third. We also talk about the Ashton Gate pitch, the club's high sustainability ranking, the Easter g...

Ian, Mark & Neil join DaveP in assessing another fruitless trip across the bridge as City went down 2-0 to their Welsh rivals. Overall it was a marginal improvement on the Luton game, indeed, Omar Taylor-Clarke who'd come on as a sub in that one made the starting line up and didn't look out of place. Not our normal intro as I couldn't resist including our pre-live chat regarding Liam Fontaine's re...

DaveP & Ian discuss the match action which saw City lose 1-0 at rain lashed Kenilworth Road. If the boys had gone in 4-0 down at the interval that would not have been an unfair reflection of the Hatters dominance. As it was at 1-0 you're always in the game and in fairness City improved as the game went on. The squad is ravaged by injuries by why Nigel chose to have just 6 subs which included the "...

Only one defeat in the past 12 league games, 4 clean sheets in the past 7 games, and a  first goal scored from outside the box this season, what wasn’t there to like about City’s well deserved win against Mick McCarthy's Blackpool who, like that other old stalwart manager Neil Warnock’s Huddersfield, look destined to be playing in League One next season. City dominated the opening half and deserve...

Huddersfield are a very poor side and even though they're already displaying the traits of a Neil Warnock inspired team their fans will be watching League 1 football next season. The fact is though we didn't beat them, indeed, were it not for missed chances we should have been out of sight by half time and there's no denying we have a lack of goals crisis developing with only one from open play in...

Losing to our Severnside rivals always hurts but more so today as our unbeaten league run came to an end, we didn't look great and there appears to be potentially season ending injuries for Williams & Kalas. DaveP is joined by Chris Honor, Mark and Ian in a review of the match action and looking forward to Tuesday's game against Neil Warnock's Huddersfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

If the unbeaten run had to come to an end it was a measure of how well we've done since the turn of the year in that it came against one of the best sides in Europe. Despite being massive underdogs City were well and truly in this game and one could argue that the final scoreline flattered the illustrious visitors. Pring, Kalas & Scott were individual stand out performers in a great team effort an...

No penalties for 469 days then two in a week both despatched with aplomb by Nahki Wells and maintaining City's unbeaten start to 2023. DaveP is joined by Tom, Ian & Mark in reviewing Saturday's match action as well as memories of Dickie Davies, Motty and former club CEO Colin Sexstone who all sadly passed away this week. We also talk about the new kit and, of course, look forward to the "big one"...