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1-0 to Leeds after 25 minutes.
At the start of play, this was 2nd v 5th. Within minutes of the kick-off it looked like a decent Premier League team against a poor League One side.
The fact that this Bristol City team is in the play-off positions speaks volumes about the quality of the Championship this season. It really has been dreadful. And we’re bottom of the table.
Leeds 83% possession.
And it’s not possession for the sake of possession. They’re completely dominant so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
We were probably well worth the point in both matches v Bristol c while Leeds absolutely blew us away.
Still feels destined that Bristol will get promoted, just another bit of salt to the wound.
It should be against EFL rules for a team this poor to be promoted from the Championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
Leeds by far the best team in the league imo, would any of our lot even trouble their bench?
Not a chance. But I don’t think any of Bristol’s players would either, and they’re fifth.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
24% possession and 0 efforts on goal for Bristol at half time. Still only 1-0 down though.
2-0 Leeds now. We’re 53 points behind them. 🤣
Bogle & Firpo are interesting to watch.
Leeds’ 0-0 draw with Burnley was a poor game, but I’ve watched them on plenty of other occasions this season and they’ve always been entertaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I’ve seen Bristol City on four or five occasions and they’ve looked garbage every time. But in fairness, so has most of the division.
How do we think this current Leeds team will fare in the premier league? Will they need to add many more signings to survive?
They'll need 3 or 4 at least. No way are they going into the PL with Meslier & Darlow as their optionsQuote:
Originally Posted by DJ-Q
Great job of keeping their goal difference better than those around them by Bristol.
It's possible that one team could end up not winning the league with 100pts. Has that ever happened before?
No. There has never been a season when two teams in the same division have won 100 points each.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
Somehow, one or two of Bristol City, Millwall and Blackburn are going to end up in the play-offs. And they’re all abysmal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
You are too kind.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Coventry were alongside us just before Xmas weren't they? They can't be that great?
And personally I really don't think much of Sheffield United. I do think the quality is worse now in the league. No doubt Sheffield United would be a competitive top 8 side in any championship- but to break 90 points? Nah!
I haven't really seen Sunderland too much to comment but suspect the same.
Granted I'll assume you mean the Football League/Premier League, however Wrexham and Notts County did a few years back in the National League.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Last year was the same mind. Southampton had lowest points total and they got 87. Leicester and Ipswich 97 and 96. How have they all got on in the Premier league?Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
Something quite worrying happening I think.
Have a look at the current premier league table and how many points they all got in the Championship last season. That may give you a clue!Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-Q
I was talking about the EFL, it’s been mentioned a number of times on the recent Sky coverage of matches that it’s never happened before, but I doubt it’s happened in the Premier League either given they play fewer games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
How did Leicester’s squad look this season by comparison to last? Did they keep their best players? I know they lost their manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
only one premier league side has managed 100 points - man city in 17-18Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Leicester lost 11 Championship games last season. With one to go, Leeds have lost 4 and Burnley have lost just 2.
Dewsbury-Hall went to Chelsea.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Bristol City are considerably better than us though, with faster, stronger players able to counter attack quickly. But one of the possible unintended consequences of the increasing gap between the PL and the Championship is that Championship clubs with 'ambition' seem to be building squads for the play offs, not promotion, the reasoning being I presume that the cost of putting together squads to compete with the likes of Burnley, Sheff. Utd and Leeds would be prohibitive and also high risk. Hence a pack of 6 or 7 clubs going into the final game[s] still with a chance of a play off place.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Interestingly, 2 clubs have a league record fractionally above 'par' ie, have won 1 game more than they have lost.
We were as good as the wurzels in our two games against them and I'd say two draws was a fair outcome. However, when you dig a bit deeper, the difference between the two squads becomes clear. Bristol haven't been blowing sides away this season (they beat Plymouth 4-0 and Portsmouth 3-0), but when it comes to finding rhe second goal that secures a win in .tight matches, they blow us out of the water. They're used to winning tight games, while there's no one worse in the division than us at doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
You talk about strength, I'd say physically they have a bit more of it than us, but there's not much in it - mentally rhough, they've got us beaten, but then everyone in the Championship has. We were weak mentally back on the first day of the season in August and we've got worse since then.
Well we beat Plymouth 5 0 so take that wurzels!Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Wasn't one of the Bristol games an early Riza special where we played well, should have been a few goals ahead and then he made a bunch of defensive subs and we were lucky to hold on? Or have I totally imagined that up...
one of his first games.Quote:
Originally Posted by LA Bluebird
nondescript first half, then the game started opening up and Colwill was running the show.
we scored and then it went a bit end to end and a few of our players were looking a bit leggy- so I can understand making the subs and trying to be a bit more robust, but it completely backfired and handed all momentum to Bristol