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Edition
The Bristol City Chronicle
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market31 Aug 2026
Adam Murphy moves on
Preston pay $800.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Dennis Cirkin 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Jack Griffin 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.
In brief
- Match Bristol City and Middlesbrough cancel each other out
- Squad Rob Dickie unhappy with how he is being used
- Market Lewis Thomas placed on the list
- Squad Sam Bell loses a friend at Bristol City