The Bristol City Chronicle
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Bristol City baulk at the price for Evanilson
Bournemouth wanted more than $21.6M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bristol City turn down Nimes for Benjamin Jeannot
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Simon Simoni turns down Bristol City
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Luzern keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jason Knight in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bristol City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Bristol City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Sporting CP tell Bristol City: Diego Callai is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bristol City promote Paul King from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paul King 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
Liam Green steps up from the Bristol City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Green has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Hamilton joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Hamilton 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 Bristol City come up short against Watford
- Squad Words at Bristol City training over how hard people work
- The dugout The manager’s verdict