The Bristol City Chronicle
The dugout23 Aug 2027
James Hill says Bristol City went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Bazoumana Touré, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 8.15
A mark of 8.15 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Bristol City
5 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.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Chelsea tell Bristol City: Benoît Badiashile 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.
The terraces23 Aug 2027
Bristol City supporters have found a favourite in Bazoumana Touré
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Bazoumana Touré has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Daniel Jebbison gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market23 Aug 2027
Timothy Allen steps up from the Bristol City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timothy Allen 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Edward Taylor joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Edward Taylor is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Bristol City promote Jack Wood from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jack Wood 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.
In brief
- Market Bristol City promote John Mitchell from within
- Match Bristol City get the job done against Queens Park Rangers
- Squad Appearance number 200 for Rob Atkinson