Bristol City latest news: Pearson update, CEO on transfers, Massengo contract, loanee recalled It’s been a difficult few weeks for Bristol City, who find themselves without manager Nigel Pearson due to illness and down the wrong end of the Championship table. The international break may have come at an ideal time to allow them time to work on their issues after some truly dismal performances recently. The Championship may be taking a break but the news cycle never stops and with that in mind, here is all the latest big stories concerning the Robins… Nigel Pearson update Rumours swirled about the future of the City boss earlier this week but CEO Richard Gould has confirmed he still has the club’s full backing despite his issues with illness. Speaking to BBC Sport, Gould was unable to give a return date for the manager with assistant Curtis Fleming set to stay in charge until he does. CEO on January transfers Gould has also dropped a January hint that’s likely to excite fans, revealing that they’re planning to add to the squad when the window opens. City are sitting 19th in the Championship right now and, speaking to the Bristol Post, the CEO suggested that meant that business was likely to be done in the winter window. He said: “We have to deal with the facts in front of us, not how we would wish them to be, and the facts in front of us are, we are lower down the table than we would expect to be and therefore we will be looking to strengthen the squad if that opportunity arises. “We have to be realists in terms of where we are and the league table tells us where we are, and it’s not where we want to be. We therefore will always be seeking to add strength.” Gould makes Han-Noah Massengo claim The City CEO has told the Bristol Post that the club would like to keep hold of Han-Noah Massengo “for the next 10 years”. The midfielder is out of contract in 2023 but Gould hinted that the club were working on a new deal. He added: “We are in discussion with a number of players about extending and improving terms. The market is very different and the players, I think, are trying to understand where the market is. “But I would expect us to be able to extend key players, that’s certainly our aim. And there are a number of players who will be out of contract in a year and a half’s time that we’ll want to gauge their performances as we go along.” City recall Joe Low The Robins have recalled 19-year-old centre-back Joe Low from his loan move to Eastleigh FC. Low signed his first professional contract in the summer and was then sent on loan to the National League side, where he made eight appearances in four months. https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/b...-transfers-massengo-contract-loanee-recalled/
neat precis of the RG v 20man interview ... other than Lowe bit nothing new, and few bits missed out but an easy read.
Transfer stirrings ~ League One full-back on transfer radar of Bristol City and Middlesbrough in line for new deal Bristol City CEO Richard Gould has indicated much of the Robins recruitment strategy will be focused on League One and League Two stars https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-middlesbrough-transfer-6197792 Opinion: Bristol City must consider second attempt to land in-form 12-goal ace amid recent admission from key figure https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/o...al-ace-amid-recent-admission-from-key-figure/
Bristol City receive double injury boost before Blackburn Rovers with behind-closed-doors game The Robins duo are on the road to first-team contention again after injury-plagued campaigns https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-injury-blackburn-rovers-6199091
I want to see messengo-James-Williams in the middle-sadly that have not all been fit as yet to play together. Senmeyo I would definitely start him-pace and power.
Ha - we’d soon cure him of his goal-scoring habit if he came to us!!! De-skill him and move him on!!!
You might well be right, Ashton Gate has been the graveyard for many an 'in form striker'. At least until we find a midfielder who can actually unlock defences (hopefully that might be a fit Semenyo), he might be just the outlet we are missing, somebody who can actually hold the ball up (unlike Fammy) somebody who will put himself about (unlike Fammy) and not go down when a defenders breathes on him (unlike Fammy). In short he totally different to anything that we have or have had since Wilbraham and twice last season beat us up at the back (I know that's not too difficult a task) and scored in both games.
