By Sean Beynon
Southend-on-Sea, the town’s website says, ‘leaves visitors smiling time-after-time.’ If the tourist board conducted a survey of Bristolians in the resort yesterday evening, they must have thought something had gone terribly wrong. But it was a verdict on the football, rather than the pier and the sea-front, that left 300 hundred hardy Bristol [...]
Southend 3 Bristol City 2 (AET)
David James’s inauspicious start to Bristol City life continued last night, as the England World Cup goalkeeper had to sit and suffer as a substitute during City’s extra-time Carling Cup loss.
Bristol City’s Carling Cup dream was ended by League Two Southend in front of a small crowd at Roots [...]
Clueless in attack, horribly, consistently, exposed defensively, Steve Coppell’s City could not have wished for a worse start to the season that also saw loan striker Sam Vokes stretchered off and debutant Damion Stewart dismissed in stoppage time.
Steve Coppell has an outstanding record… but with a spate of injuries and key players weeks behind their required fitness levels, a late season play-off charge is perhaps the best that can be hoped for.
Bristol City FC have pulled off one of the transfer coups of the summer by agreeing a deal to sign England international goalkeeper David James.
Bristol City manager Steve Coppell has refused to comment on rumours the club have launched launched an audacious bid to sign England goalkeeper David James.
Bristol City have lost their latest pre-season friendly, beaten 3-1 away at League One side Exeter City. The defeat comes after a what City boss Steve Coppell described as a “very, very poor” defeat at the hands of Aldershot last week.
Summer signing Albert Adomah scored on his debut as City started their pre-season tour of Sweden with a 1-1 draw against former UEFA Cup winners IFK Gothenburg.
Bristol City boss Steve Coppell says he hopes to add “a couple more” players to his squad after capturing his first recruit.
Steve Coppell’s first league game in charge of Bristol City will be at home to newly-promoted Millwall, while Rovers will kick off the 2010/11 campaign away to newly relegated Peterborough United.
