Bristol City Post Match Thread.
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Steven
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Commiserations to Mrs Micky.:icon_wink :icon_razz
Congratulations Micky.
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fox58
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having now seen the tv replays i agree there is little point in an appeal if you swing your arm at an opponent you deserve to go
bocadillo
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bocadillo
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And well done to the Bristol City defender for not making as much of it as he could have done!
And while we are on the subject, well done to Alan Sheehan and the other City players who tried to persuade the ref not to book Bristol City's Brian Wilson immediately after our first goal. Did anybody see what he did to deserve the yellow card?
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The Voice From Above
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He tried to stop the ball going over the line with his surfboard?
fitz
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hopefully not. i've just got back about 15 minutes ago, pleased with the result and an improved performance. i can safely say that bristol is one shit hole i will never set foot in again, lovely concrete buildings everywhere.
spionfox
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Wish he was my postie then, bastard never gets here till gone midday if at all :icon_cry:
Lboro fox
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Agree with that, though Hume deserves a decent portion of credit for his role in Fryatts goal, that was the Hume/Fryatt combo of old. Was goals like that, that kept us up under Kelly.
felixthefox
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Seen the Fryatt elbow it WAS an elbow so he deserves to pay 2 weeks wages for that act of stupidity, the prat.
Melton Fox
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There's no telling what goes through the mind of a lunatic on a football pitch.
muzzysgal
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:icon_roll :icon_lol:
alex
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Totally agree, he was great when moved up front.
For me, and I would never condone what Fryatt did, but if anyone had it coming....Fryatt was being nigled at all match TBH. However, with his wage must come a responsibility to the club. I would expect Ollie to deal with it quite harshly to be honest.
Brown Nose
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Interesting report on the game in the Guardian:
Milan Mandaric is a rich man but it is fair to assume the Serbian tycoon would rather not buy furniture unless it is absolutely necessary. If he is serious, however, about backing Ian Holloway at Leicester City, Mandaric may find he has to spend like he has never spent before. Holloway climbed on to a desk at the training ground on Friday and used shadowboxing to explain his tactics. The damage done to the desk may not be discovered until it snaps under the weight of more team-talks , but the signs are that there is magic in the manager's madness.
Leicester won their first match in a month on Saturday and looked like a side reborn. The pick of their players was Iain Hume, who was relentless in his harassing of the back four and showed great skill in setting up Matt Fryatt for the second goal. Hume watched in bemusement as Holloway climbed on to the desk but admits it inspired him. "We had so much energy today, it was our best performance this year," the Canadian said. "The new manager is a breath of fresh air, his speeches have everyone on the edge of their seat - they're interesting to say the least. We're all responding and little things like how he wants us to call him Ollie instead of gaffer helps."
Holloway is Leicester's fourth permanent manager since Mandaric took over in February and admits his first priority is bringing stability to the club. He wants to become a "dad to the players" and even a father-figure to the owner who, Holloway says, can be too enthusiastic.
That last assessment may be a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Holloway is a livewire, unable to sit in his dug-out for more than a minute and prone to bouncing on the edge of his technical area. With that, however, comes box-office appeal - close to 1,500 Leicester fans made the trip - and a decent record. After promotion at QPR, he took Plymouth to an FA Cup quarter-final last season and guided them to seventh in the Championship before leaving last Wednesday. The Swindon manager, Paul Sturrock, is expected to be confirmed as his replacement this week.
Mandaric will be hoping Holloway can repeat his winning formula but first comes the pursuit for stability, and not just on the pitch. The manager has made a plea to help his family settle in the area. "I'm begging anyone in Leicester to help get my kids into the schools they need to get into - I can't do it by myself," he said.
Leicester's new-found hope coincides with a winter slump at Bristol City. After a storming start they have not won in four matches, conceding 10 in the process. The club remain in the play-off area but judging by Gary Johnson's demeanour after Richard Stearman gave the visitors the lead, the manager knows he is presiding over a dying promotion chase. He stood on the touchline like a man stands on the street as he waits for a hearse to pass by - arms back, head low, eerily still. "We're not creating enough opportunities," he said later. "In the dressing room before the match I showed the players a video of our goals from this season so they could see what can be achieved. Unfortunately, the flair stayed in the dressing room."
Man of the match Iain Hume (Leicester)
Milan Mandaric is a rich man but it is fair to assume the Serbian tycoon would rather not buy furniture unless it is absolutely necessary. If he is serious, however, about backing Ian Holloway at Leicester City, Mandaric may find he has to spend like he has never spent before. Holloway climbed on to a desk at the training ground on Friday and used shadowboxing to explain his tactics. The damage done to the desk may not be discovered until it snaps under the weight of more team-talks , but the signs are that there is magic in the manager's madness.
Leicester won their first match in a month on Saturday and looked like a side reborn. The pick of their players was Iain Hume, who was relentless in his harassing of the back four and showed great skill in setting up Matt Fryatt for the second goal. Hume watched in bemusement as Holloway climbed on to the desk but admits it inspired him. "We had so much energy today, it was our best performance this year," the Canadian said. "The new manager is a breath of fresh air, his speeches have everyone on the edge of their seat - they're interesting to say the least. We're all responding and little things like how he wants us to call him Ollie instead of gaffer helps."
Holloway is Leicester's fourth permanent manager since Mandaric took over in February and admits his first priority is bringing stability to the club. He wants to become a "dad to the players" and even a father-figure to the owner who, Holloway says, can be too enthusiastic.
That last assessment may be a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Holloway is a livewire, unable to sit in his dug-out for more than a minute and prone to bouncing on the edge of his technical area. With that, however, comes box-office appeal - close to 1,500 Leicester fans made the trip - and a decent record. After promotion at QPR, he took Plymouth to an FA Cup quarter-final last season and guided them to seventh in the Championship before leaving last Wednesday. The Swindon manager, Paul Sturrock, is expected to be confirmed as his replacement this week.
Mandaric will be hoping Holloway can repeat his winning formula but first comes the pursuit for stability, and not just on the pitch. The manager has made a plea to help his family settle in the area. "I'm begging anyone in Leicester to help get my kids into the schools they need to get into - I can't do it by myself," he said.
Leicester's new-found hope coincides with a winter slump at Bristol City. After a storming start they have not won in four matches, conceding 10 in the process. The club remain in the play-off area but judging by Gary Johnson's demeanour after Richard Stearman gave the visitors the lead, the manager knows he is presiding over a dying promotion chase. He stood on the touchline like a man stands on the street as he waits for a hearse to pass by - arms back, head low, eerily still. "We're not creating enough opportunities," he said later. "In the dressing room before the match I showed the players a video of our goals from this season so they could see what can be achieved. Unfortunately, the flair stayed in the dressing room."
Man of the match Iain Hume (Leicester)
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Championship
| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester | 46 | 97 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 96 |
| 3 | Leeds Utd | 46 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 87 |
| 5 | West Brom | 46 | 75 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 46 | 73 |
| 7 | Hull City | 46 | 70 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 46 | 69 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 46 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 46 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 62 |
| 13 | Millwall | 46 | 59 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 46 | 57 |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 56 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 46 | 56 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 56 |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | 56 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 46 | 53 |
| 20 | Sheffield W | 46 | 53 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 46 | 51 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 46 | 50 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 46 | 45 |
| 24 | Rotherham Utd | 46 | 27 |
