This kid has a very very bright future please log in to view this image HITC Sport understands Bristol City lead race for Oxford star. please log in to view this image Bristol City are closing in on the signing of highly-rated Oxford United winger Callum O'Dowda, HITC Sport understands from sources close to the club. O'Dowda's future at Oxford has been the subject of conjecture for several months now with a number of clubs keeping tabs on his situation. The 21-year-old is regarded as one of the best young talents in the Football League and the clubs higher up the football pyramid have been credited with an interest in him. please log in to view this image O'Dowda enjoyed a fantastic season for the U's last term, scoring eight league goals and contributing three assists to help Michael Appleton's men secure automatic promotion toLeague One. please log in to view this image The talented attacker was also handed his debut with the senior Republic of Ireland team in the friendly against Belarus earlier this summer just before Euro 2016. Bristol City boss Lee Johnson is understood to be a big admirer of O'Dowda and sees him as playing a key role in his plans going forward at Ashton Gate. please log in to view this image Oxford are reluctant to lose O'Dowda this summer as they plan for life in League One, but they accept it will be hard to resist a big money offer from Championship club Bristol City.
He will go into the team or certainly first team squad. I am looking forward to this season with excitement and thinking we could actually do something. Quality striker and matthews from Sunderland we are ready to rumble.
Yes, but he's got time on his side and I'm sure you can find plenty of examples of other players who have bridged that gap.
Midfield is full,we need a quality striker if we are to seriously compete at the top end of the division
People said the exact same thing when I said we should sign Lambert from the sags to pair with Maynard. Laughed at I was, laughed at! Because he was deemed small time and nowhere near Championship material. Look what he ended up achieving and where we could have gone if we hadn't mucked about with the Dele Adebolas, Byfields, Aubamyangs, Styvaars etc I'm still sore about being laughed off the thread you can tell can't you
Some people can't see past the blue and white quarters, and some are just mistaken. The most depressing words I ever say to the missus is 'I told you so' It brings no comfort whatsoever.
I never laughed cos I was as mad about it as you at the time. Phaffed around for a whole month whilst we speculated on what quality Rolls Royce striker(s) we would get in to take us up and on the final day(?), we ended up with a Mondeo called Dele. I have respect for Dele because he aways did his bit for us and never let us down but meanwhile, Stoke speculated and paid a big wedge to borrow Shola Ameobi and have never looked back since. We missed automatic promotion by 1 point that season, a bit more balls and who knows what might have been...
Agree with all of this. It was there for the taking and we blew it in spectacular fashion by doing the opposite of what common sense we should do to get us over the finishing line. When we went to Southampton around March time we were top of the league and they were bottom 3 and fighting relegation to L1. We never got out of the blocks at St Marys and eventually lost 2-0. I said to my youngest Son at the time 'We've blown it' and sure enough we did.
I remember that saga well, I said at the time I thought GJ bottled it, we were linked with RL and Scott Sinclair at the same thime as I recall, and there was uproar from many City fans due to their Rovers connection..
Agree. None of it was his fault and he gave 100%, but RL might have taken us all the way. Ah - 'if' - the biggest word in the English language!!!!
R&W I find your ' the most depressing words' comment incredibly ironic. FFS you and Prem ought to look in the mirror.
I'm afraid that this comment is lost on me. It's clearly supposed to be some sort of a swipe but I can't see any irony or relevance to an imaginary link to Prem. Never mind - moving on.....,,,
