The Bristol City Chronicle
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tomi Horvat signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tomi Horvat commits to Bristol City for another 4 years.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Bristol City lose Sam Byram
46 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market23 Aug 2027
Yu Hirakawa attracts admirers
The name of Yu Hirakawa has come up in conversations Bristol City were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Max Bird
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A promise the Bristol City board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
Market23 Aug 2027
A long bet from Bristol City on Edward Walker
He is 15, and nobody at Bristol City signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Bristol City sign Mark Green, one for the future
- Market A long bet from Bristol City on Adam Shaw
- Match No goals between Bristol City and Rotherham United
- Squad Tomi Horvat unhappy with how he is being used