Forever Bristol City Podcast

The unbeaten run is extended to 11 games as City get a point at the SOL but, more importantly, after a wait of 469 days we got a penalty and Nahki tucked it away in the 93rd minute.  DaveP discusses the game with Chris Honor, Mark & Ian with the latter giving a short debrief on what Steve Lansdown said in his address to the Senior Reds on Thursday. Listen out for Chris explaining what it's like to...

4 points from two home games would have satisfied everyone but having done the difficult bit against the Canaries at the weekend many expected victory against lowly Wigan but it wasn't to be. Ian, Mark & DaveP review the game and look forward to Saturday's testing fixture at Sunderland. Hear DaveP speak on What the Falk,  a Sunderland podcast, with his thoughts on the upcoming game Hosted on Acast...

What was not to like about City impressive win against the Canaries which extended the unbeaten run to 9 games? If you're an optimist you'll be looking up the table and questioning whether the play offs are in reach. The simple fact is we need 10 wins from 16 which is as many as we've achieved in 30 - a big ask? The back 4 were the difference in City's favour as they put their bodies on the line w...

Ian, Mark & Neil join DaveP in assessing a win that stretches City's unbeaten start in 2023 to 8 matches. Clinical finishing and resolute defending, particularly in the 2nd half got its just reward. We reflect on the transfer window activity, Man City ticket pricing and assess at what  point do we dare to dream about the unthinkable! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arguably the best performance of a Bristol City side under the managership of Nigel Pearson put City into the 5th Round of the FA Cup against the Baggies who put out their strongest line up. Sam Bell scored a brace to suggest he can fill the gap left by Semenyo's departure and it was a first goal of the season for Alex Scott whose overall performance showed the watching scouts that any bid to sign...

City maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a draw against a Blackburn side who looked quite ordinary even though they have spent virtually all of this season in the play off zone. You just knew it would be against City that the visitors would record their first draw of the season and they took the lead early in the second half before another Semenyo strike brought an equaliser. City d...

Was that in the Top 3 of matches since Nigel took the helm almost two years ago? Was it any coincidence that a change of formation and playing players in their natural positions made a difference? If City played like this every week with a passion or purpose then win, draw or lose the fans would feel they had been entertained like they were on Saturday with 4 excellently worked goals and some outs...

The title of this episode is a cup half full view. Quite honestly in the opening half City let the Swans pass around us like Barcelona with Allen their Messi but they never created much of a threat and only took the lead through Atkinson's howler. City were much improved in the second period due to a change of shape and Semenyo's headed goal brought a deserved equaliser, indeed, City could well ha...

Two successive away draws at quite difficult venues is no mean feat but it has to be looked at in the context of the fact that we've now won only 3 of our last 18 and this us why we are in a perilous position towards the foot of the table. There are many positives to draw from the 1-1 draw at the CBS Arena, not least the fact that Zak Vyner is looking an accomplished Championship defender alongsid...

The New Den is hardly the place you'd want to go to turn around a disappointing run of form but City did just that in a match that if Andi Weimann had last season's shooting boots on they would have won rather than have to settle for a draw. It wasn't pretty but the commitment was there to shut up those who say Nigel has "lost the dressing room". At least his team selection properly saw round pegs...

DaveP hosts the debate covering the Boxing Day game against the Baggies with Ian, Mark & Neil. More talk of square pegs in round holes and whether we can see evidence of potential for improvement from a wretched run of just 3 wins from the last 16 league games. Nige's post match comments seem to have upset the fans again albeit for different reasons and whilst Ian, not unexpectedly, is calling for...

At 3.45 I looked at the league table and thought, hang on to the three points and we're just 4 points off the play offs but the eventual defeat and aspects of our performance sees us looking over our shoulders rather than upwards. A flat atmosphere came to life with Scott's shot that was saved then the Wells, Weimann 1-2 that saw the Austrian hit the post when a goal would have been a just outcome...

City were comfortable winners by 3-1 as they took all three points from this particular trip to South Yorkshire for the first time since 1995. Taking the lead through an own goal, City were guilty of more sloppy defending which allowed the home side to draw level before goals for Williams before the break and Pring late on, his first for the club, gave City victory. Max O'Leary produced a save dee...

Anyone who was around at the time will have fond memories of the 89/90 promotion season when Dave Rennie formed half of a midfield pairing alongside the irrepressible Gary Shelton. Manager Joe Jordan signed Rennie from Leeds United in the summer of 89 and he went on to play 104 games for the club scoring 8 goals. He left in the 93 close season for Birmingham City before enjoying 4 seasons in the P...

In the final game before the World Cup break DaveP talks with Mark, Ian & Neil about a match City could have won against a Watford side who, like Sheffield United failed to show by their performance the impact parachute money has in on the field superiority. If you gloss over the fact we've only won two of the past 12 league games and have only one win in the last 7 home games then a point against...

Ian & DaveP remain quite calm in discussing how City's cup exit was due to a performance that plumbed to new depths in terms of commitment and organisation.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'd have taken a point if offered before the game and after City had called upon Max O'Leary to produce a stunning double save it was looking like it could be better than that as a fine breakaway goal saw Weimann end his goal drought after an unselfish pass from Conway. Who would argue against the view that Conway, with 8 goals and 4 assists, is CIty's most saleable asset as Semenyo continues to...

DaveP hosts Neil, Ian & Mark in discussing how City played well again but again failed to be rewarded for their efforts. Another sloppy goal conceded, a misfiring forward line but the woodwork hit twice and Alex Scott perhaps back to his best. Disgraceful performance from ref in 2nd half and shithousery from Sheffield of the highest order which, as Ian puts it is game management when we do it! We...

Ian, Mark & DaveFevs join DaveP in reviewing a decent display against a team in form who, quite honestly, flattered to deceive despite having 72% possession. Injury & illness meant City started with a back three of Tanner, Vyner & Pring. Whilst it might have been different against more physical opposition as a trio they did very well with Pring voted as MOM. When Tommy Conway put City in front wit...

With over 2000 travelling supporters City made the short trip along the M4 to face a Reading side that had lost three in a row with a degree of confidence after an unexpected win at the Hawthorns on Tuesday. It would be true to say that the team failed to show up as another abject performance was dished up in a manner that is all too familiar. Ian, Mark & DaveP go through the action and try to fat...

Ian & DaveP are joined by Chris Honor in analysing City's unexpected victory at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night, their first at that venue for almost 30 years. Not unexpectedly, after a poor run of from, Andi Weimann was left out of the starting 11 which allowed Matty James to come in and offer that extra presence in midfield we've been calling for. City's first half display was of the highest orde...

Neil, Ian, & Mark talk with DaveP about yesterday's disappointing games against Millwall. Who was to blame for that winning goal - Kalas or Max?  With 7 games until the World Cup break can City stay out of the bottom 3? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

City secured a much needed win in 6 games with two second half headed goals from defender Rob Atkinson. Pearson made 4 changes from the side that lost badly at the weekend, the most notable being replacing Bentley with O'Leary who did enough to suggest he's good enough for another extensive run in the side. Preston are a nasty bunch and if you add to this a typical Keith Stroud refereeing display...

When losing at Norwich last month in a match that ended an unbeaten run of 8 it almost felt like a victory as City put in a performance of the highest order. In the 4 games following we've managed just a point and the performance at St. Andrews on Saturday was perhaps the worst City have put in during the Pearson era. 3 goals conceded, all from set pieces, proved City's undoing and the sparkling f...

Ian, Neil and DaveP debate the match action vs. the Sky Blues as City had to be content with a point in a rare scoreless draw. Were there any standout performances and how should the side line up against Birmingham at the weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.