Match Day Thread Bristol City v Hull City

Disappointed, not surprised by today , but not despondent.

I think we will be a totally different proposition the further we go into September and October.

It was always going to be a learning curve for SJ and his assistants. The break is now a great chance for them to reflect on the past couple of months. They'll be stronger for it.

We'll hopefully have Crooks, Ajayi and Famewo back. Alphabet will be available. I also think Williams will have a role to play as the season goes on. He needed time to get settled in and back up to speed. He has to have real quality that we will surely see as the season goes on.

Then there's Belloumi who is looking very good from the brief cameos who will be a lot nearer normal in a couple of weeks time. And Millar will be eased back in too. Then Matazo later on.

There could well be an incoming surprise still to come, as I think 1 or 2 more will go out on loan before the window closes (as well as Laalaoui hopefully).

SJ could have some nice selection problems heading his way.

#UTT

 

Don't share your confidence about having Ajayi and Famewo available - IF they make half a season's worth of appearances between them I will be pleasantly surprised. I really hope they do because we've looked shaky to say the least without Ajayi back there

 

Fair enough.

 

I’m really not a fan of his, but let’s hope he kicks on from this.

 

He looks a unit tbf.

 

Agree.

 

Agree with most of this.

I'm surprised Williams hasn't had more minutes yet, especially in a game like today when the games gone at 4-1.

I just hope we keep Hughes and Ajayi or Famewo can get fit and stay fit. Otherwise...

 

I think the break has come at the right time for us. We’ve now got a chance to get some players back, re-group, transfer window closed, couple of new players and we’ll be ok.

 

Yeah I’m hoping he can provide that missing link because Lundstram on his own just gets phased out the game by the opposition and we have no alternative

 

I agree, not sure why Williams hasn’t had more time, but I guess it’s just fitness.

 

Tbf, Lundstram cannot run the midfield by himself. When Crooks was playing, he was much better. I’m pretty sure this new guy Amir will make a decent pairing with him.

 

Wannabi A Taiga is available

 

Still a diving cheating little twat. I doing think I’ve ever been so embarrassed watching a one of our own players as that flopping fish.

 

4-2 flattered us.

 

He’s definitely our best defender. And that includes the £20 million Hughes fella.

 

You seem to gloss over the 12 goals conceded in 4 games as mere ‘mistakes’. I’d suggest that there’s a structural issue with the midfield and defence that goes beyond that.

 

Looks like Selles could be unemployed pretty soon. Would anyone take him back? Think he deserves another chance.

 

I didn't gloss over it, sorry if it came across that way but I did say that it was against "mid" teams and that against the likes of Southampton and Leicester we'll be done in very quickly.

Today's goals were almost all preventable from our point of view, they were down to individual errors from single players. But even putting that to one side, the gap in midfield is the biggest issue and we need to be better at looking after the ball. We can't rely on Hughes/Egan to pull off heroic slide tackles every five minutes because our midfield is piss weak.

And also, I should have added, I was stunned at how many second balls we lost out to. Ball goes into the air, most of the time it goes anywhere but it was almost always an opposition player that got to it first. Same against Blackburn. That also needs to improve quickly.

 

It was the same against Oxford but they weren’t good enough to capitalise. Needs sorting asap.

 

We might need him in Jan again, keep in touch.