The Bristol City Chronicle
Match27 May 2028
No end in sight to Bristol City's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Bristol City has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad29 May 2028
Words at Bristol City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tomi Horvat is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad29 May 2028
Tempers go at Bristol City
Adam Randell 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.
Market29 May 2028
One of our own: Mark Moore joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mark Moore is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market29 May 2028
John Ward steps up from the Bristol City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Ward 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.
Market29 May 2028
One of our own: Thomas Thompson joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Thompson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market29 May 2028
One of our own: Peter Clark joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Clark is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings29 May 2028
Jason Knight was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.02. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Squad29 May 2028
Too much change too quickly at Bristol City
9 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- Match Bristol City and Derby County take a point apiece
- Player ratings Facundo Buonanotte runs at them all day
- Squad Vito Mannone has become a man the manager trusts