City's inability to attract promising footballers to the club is historic and this has not changed one iota since I started supporting the club in the early sixties.

Even in the 70's and 80's Bristol Rovers of all teams had a scouting system that mopped up all the talent in our area. In the 90's and 2000's Bellamy and Bale were snaffled by other clubs.

It is incredible to think that over the last 50 years or more we have only produced TWO players of real quality in Rambo and Toshack.

I've always hoped for radical changes to put these shortcomings right but there are no signs that the club has learned it's lesson or shows any inclination to do so.