The Bristol City Chronicle
Boardroom28 May 2035
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Bristol City
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad28 May 2035
Tempers go at Bristol City
Youri Tielemans 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.
Market28 May 2035
Gaetano Armenise has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bristol City they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Market28 May 2035
Henry Walker steps up from the Bristol City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henry Walker 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.
Market28 May 2035
Paul Wright steps up from the Bristol City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Wright 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.
Market28 May 2035
One of our own: Andrew Wright joins the Bristol City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andrew Wright is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad28 May 2035
A row about effort at Bristol City
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Zach Mitchell was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout28 May 2035
Dario Martinelli 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.
The dugout28 May 2035
Samuel Tabares asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Tim Evans plays
- Squad Kacper Szulc wants out of the dugout
- The dugout A door opens for Gonzalo Sagal