Forever Bristol City Podcast

DaveP reviews the game with Neil Sutton, Dave "the Turtle" Tovey & Mark ToveyScott Twine's perfectly flighted free kick was converted by McNally's deft touch and it proved to be the decisive strike in a game City deserved to win by a more convincing scoreline.Derby were a more savvy side than recent opponents at Ashton Gate and twice in the first half City had to rely on instinctive saves from Max O'Leary to prevent a goal.City were in control throughout the 2nd half and their game management in the closing stages deserves praise for the way they effectively mothered the ball by the corner flag!Jason Knight must have covered every blade of grass on the Ashton Gate turf with a hugely energetic display.20 games left - a 10/5/5 W/D sequence could be enough. 5 sets of 4 games each producing 7 points !!!!

DaveP, Les, Mark & Dave T debate the game against basement club Plymouth which saw City twice take the lead with a late equaliser denying them all three points.A decent performance but questionable substitute timings

A three goal blast in 20 first half minutes put City in complete control against a Pompey side who had started the game by resting a number of players from the side that had so convincingly won at Fratton Park only 22 days previously.Mehmeti scored a brace and with more composure might have got his hat-trick instead of volleying over the bar.The back 3 of Vyner, Dickie & McNally looked solid and accomplished and with McCrorie & Pring on the flanks it is certainly a "land of the giants" defensive unit.A win at Plymouth will fuel further optimism about what the 2nd half of the season might bring.DaveP, Tom Hicks, Dave & Mark Tovey debate the action from Ashton Gate

City were woeful in the pouring rain at the Hawthorns and at no time in the game did they offer anything by way of a sustained period of pressure.The apathy, lack of desire, call it what you will was epitomised when with 10 minutes remaining the ball broke kindly for McCrorie who embarked on a surging run only to stop and check before laying the ball sideways as nobody joined him.5 points from 21 games is relegation form and if this is not improved on soon we'll be looking over our shoulders and the looming spectre of relegation.DaveP is joined by Dave T, Mark & Neil in reviewing this disappointing start to the festive programme.

Time for an assessment of how we're doing on the cusp of the half way point of the season.DaveP is joined by Gary Owers, Tom Hicks & Ellie Jones.

By & large City played some decent football but all they had to show for an hour of total dominance with a stunning free kick strike by Twine who came off the bench to score with his first touch.The lead lasted 5 minutes before MAX made his error of judgement and City were never in at after that as QPR grew in confidence.5 points from the last 6 games is a poor return for some decent football at times and if the season is not to be a sequence of dead rubber games very soon the team need to emulate something approaching Blackburn's 6 successive wins.

By itself a 1-1 draw away to Sunderland is a good result. Coming off the back of a dreadful performance at Portsmouth there was no faulting the effort of the lads, particularly in the second half, but to lose two points through an injury time equaliser means its just 4 points from 15 and a real challenge for the play offs now depends on stringing together at least a 3 game winning sequence - can we do this?Ian, Dave Tovey & Dave P debate the action and look forward to Saturday's game vs. QPR

DaveP, Mark & Ian debate a poor day at the office as City went down 3-0 to basement club Pompey.City gave themselves a mountain to climb after the 2nd Pompey goal early in the second half which, like the first, came about through trying to play out from the back in a manner that seems to be the scourge of English football right now.Overall it was a heartless performance and Sunderland on Tuesday night is hardly the place to go and get a result to banish all thoughts on this debacle