The Bristol City Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Bristol City say no — this time
The offer from Sunderland for Emil Riis was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lewis Thomas puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Bristol City, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tomi Horvat signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tomi Horvat commits to Bristol City for another 4 years.
Squad10 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Bristol City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gustavo 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bristol City lose Harry Cornick
16 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
In brief
- Market Nobody at Bristol City has picked up the phone to Jason Knight
- Market Experience through the door at Bristol City