v v please log in to view this image Well another tricky game against Huddersfield who are having some surprising results lately.I am going for a loss up in Yorkshire and more pressure on LM to start turning things around. We played QPR and you could see the bounce affect by them against us-So far i have not seen a bounce effect under LM in any of the games. 2-1 to the Terriers Hoping we see Nakhi back i have to say i am not a big admirer but he is the best of what we have at present. We need to start scoring goals.
I expect I'll end up watching the game........but not looking forward to Franz and Dickie passing endlessly to each other. Should the ball go forward I don't hold much hope of it 'sticking'. It'll be a guts ache......it's the hope that kills you.
I'm hoping the positive glimpses we've seen of how LM wants the team to play become more prominent as each game passes. Always difficult for a new manager to stamp his style of play on a team which had none previously, that takes time.
days away from playing is Nahki- Liam Manning gives positive Nahki Wells injury update and outlines Andy King's Bristol City role Bristol City head coach Liam Manning insists squad is in a "good spot" physically ahead of Saturday's trip to Huddersfield Town please log in to view this image Nahki Wells is edging ever closer to a first-team return for Bristol City having returned to training on the grass at the High Performance Centre and head coach Liam Manning is now discussing his return in days rather than weeks. Wells has been out of action since injuring his ankle during the first half of the 2-1 defeat at Leeds United on October 7 but was seen working with the squad this week ahead of Saturday’s trip to one of his former clubs, Huddersfield Town. Manning was reluctant to put a specific time frame on exactly when the 33-year-old would be available for selection but, providing he comes through each session at the desired rate of progress, he is trending upwards. Based on Manning’s words on Thursday at the HPC, this weekend is likely to be too soon for the striker but with Blackburn Rovers next Tuesday and the visit of Sunderland to Ashton Gate on December 16, those games look increasingly more plausible. “Nahki’s been out on the grass this week, it’s hard to put a definitive number of days on it,” Manning said. “You have to see how they respond to certain steps in the rehab process. Like I say, he’s been out on the grass, so hopefully he’ll continue heading in the right direction. “Everybody (else) seems in a good spot so it’s about learning from the week that we had and trying to build on some of the positives.” Wells’ presence with the squad, which was captured during this week’s Robin Uncut training footage, was also alongside two other individuals returning from medium to long-term injuries, in Ross McCrorie and Andy King. McCrorie, a summer signing from Aberdeen, is yet to play competitively for City after requiring surgery on a bacterial infection but has been reintroduced into the daily first-team environment on the pitches at Failand for two weeks now and Manning admits the Scot is making “encouraging progress”. McCrorie tweeted this week, “real tough four months of pain and hard work. Grateful to be back out on the grass stepping up recovery,” after a hugely frustrating start to life with the Robins, with all the signs pointing in the right direction however Manning is keen to temper expectation as to when the 25-year-old will be seen in a City shirt, given the seriousness of his injury, the impact on his body and the time he’s spent out. “Encouraging progress, definitely. He’s building,” Manning added. “You have to remember how long he’s been out and (missing) pre-season. Just the conditioning work he’ll need will be massive but he’s definitely heading in the right direction, touch wood, and long may that continue because he’ll be a terrific asset to get back.” King, meanwhile, hasn’t played since the 1-0 defeat against Ipswich Town due to a hamstring injury and while the veteran midfielder is still a few weeks away from being available, is still being utilised behind the scenes by Manning. The 35-year-old had a quasi-coaching role under predecessor Nigel Pearson, and although Manning sees the former Leicester midfielder fundamentally as a player, his experience and influence continues to be used around the building. “He did a tiny bit of ball work with the group today, in terms of tight area stuff so with a hamstring, what you can’t do is open them up, so we’ve managed to integrate him a tiny bit this week but he’s still a few weeks away,” Manning said. “It’s great to see him out there and have him around. “First and foremost, as a player,” he added, when asked what sort of role King has in the new coaching set-up. “At the same time, I use him a lot in meetings so he’ll have a voice. Why would you not want to lean on his experience? So, I’ve had lots of individual chats with him but I also ask him to speak regularly in front of the group. “At the minute, I think he has a lot on his plate in terms of concentrating on getting fit, and making sure that is his priority so that he can be available for selection. He’s someone that is terrific to have around the group and someone I do bounce little bits off.” Haydon Roberts (ankle), Rob Atkinson (ACL recovery), Kal Naismith (calf) and Ayman Benarous (hamstring) all remain out, but there are no concerns over Mark Sykes who was substituted in the second half against Norwich City on Sunday due to fatigue, rather than any kind of injury.
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At the beginning of the season I would have been tempted to say it should be an easy 3 points but now I'm afraid it could be a difficult one as Huddersfield have improved enough to give us a more than hard match. The only real light I have seen under Liam's reign is the first half at Southampton where we performed above expectations but when we followed up with the 2nd half collapse combined with the extra-time fiasco against Norwich I fear for the result. I know we have serious injury issues but when you want to compete at this level then you have to be prepared with a plan B or C with your other players, but regrettably we haven't got either those types of players or the luxury of a star studded bench. Basic footballing mentality is in short order at Ashton Gate and I can't see our owner, or his son, bankrolling the necessary changes that have to be made to make us better, rather than just coasting nowhere with no safe landing in sight. January will tell the tale as to whether all of the hype we used to hear is still available or was it just memorex??
My feelings exactly, not sure why just have a bad feeling about this game, would certainly take a point
