The Bristol City Chronicle
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Mark Sykes
Successful dribbles: 44. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Isaac Abbott breaks a bone — 55 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 55 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bristol City sell Emil Riis for $9.1M
Emil Riis has left for Newcastle United in a $9.1M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $9.1M sale of Emil Riis
He is going to Newcastle United, the club has $9.1M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Bristol City
Max Bird was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Bristol City
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bristol City promote Oliver Spencer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Oliver Spencer has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Adam Turner joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Adam Turner is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thomas Watson joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Watson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Jason Knight the difference as Bristol City beat Rotherham United
- Player ratings One of those days for Jason Knight
- Squad Bristol City pick somebody else ahead of Juankar