Bristol City v Blackpool

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2021/22 OFFICIAL BRISTOL CITY DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
TERRY
COOPER
1944-2021
v BLACKPOOL
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
ASHTON GATE | SAT AUG 07 | 3PM
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TAYLO R
MOORE
AGE: 24
POSITION: Centre-back
JOINED: August 2016
DID YOU
KNOW?
The centre-back spent the
second half of the 2019/20
season on loan with the
Tangerines, making nine
appearances in total between
February and March. The
campaign would be cut
short due to the Covid-19
pandemic, and he made
his final appearance for
Blackpool against Tranmere
Rovers. The Walthamstowborn
defender, who played
his youth football in France,
scored his first and currently
only goal for City, in a raindrenched
3-3 draw away
at Preston North End in
September 2019.
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THE
GAFFER
NIGEL
PEARSON
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It really is a great honour to be here
today, at the start of a new season with
supporters back to fill Ashton Gate. It’s
a return to relative normality, it’s good to
have that matchday feeling back and it’s
been a very long time coming.
I want everybody to connect and create a positive
atmosphere as we aim to start the season positively
and build off the back
of what has been a
very good pre-season.
The players
responded to the
demands and
expectations really
well and we saw
improved fitness
levels over the course
of pre-season. These
were important
training sessions
with a competitive
edge, and I thought
the players gave
good accounts
of themselves in
different scenarios.
I was deeply saddened by the news of Terry
Cooper’s passing last weekend and it is right that
we show our respects to a man who did so much
for this football club, so please join us in a minute’s
applause ahead of kick-off. I’m sure it will be an
emotional moment that will reflect the fanbases’
connection to Terry and our thoughts are with his
family and friends.
Thank you for your support last weekend and thank
you again if you are here for the opening match of
YOU HAVE BEEN
SORELY MISSED
AND WE’RE
ALL LOOKING
FORWARD TO
HEARING YOU
IN FULL VOICE
OVER THE NEXT
TEN MONTHS
the season against Blackpool. We all know how
much the club and the fanbase mean to each other,
you have been sorely missed and we’re all looking
forward to hearing you in full voice over the next 10
months.
I am proud to say every member of the squad
will be taking the knee ahead of each kick-off this
season. They will form a tight group around the
centre circle in a
show of solidarity
against all forms of
discrimination. This
was a conscious
decision led by the
players and myself
and the staff rightly
support their efforts.
It’s a long journey
ahead starting
against a Blackpool
team who put
together a strong
run of results to
earn promotion from
League One. Neil
Critchley and his staff
did magnificently,
especially as that
was Neil’s first full season as manager there, and I
expect a difficult opening game.
However, I know what this squad is capable of, we
know the levels the players are at and I expect us
to meet the challenges and demands head on. Let’s
make it a good one.
Cheers,
Nige
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FORMED
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GROUND
CLUB FACTS
BLOOMFIELD ROAD
MANAGER
NEIL
CRITCHLEY
Newly-promoted Blackpool are in BS3
to kickstart their campaign back in the
Championship. The League One play-off
winners were in fine form in the latter half
of last season, losing only twice from
mid-February, and they look to pick up
where they left off on the back of their
promotion wave…
NICKNAME
THE SEASIDERS,
THE TANGERINES
HONOURS
1 2 1
Highest league finish:
Runners-up, 1955/56
FA Cup winners: 1952/53
Football League Trophy winners:
2001/02, 2003/04
Anglo-Italian Cup: 1971
Second tier title winners: 1929/30
Second tier play-off winners: 2009/10
Third tier play-off winners:
2006/07, 2020/21
Fourth tier play-off winners:
1991/1992, 2000/01, 2016/17
Blackpool celebrate winning
promotion at Wembley in May
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Today’s fixture is the first between
the two teams since March 2nd
2013. It was a goalless draw
in the Championship, chiefly
remembered for Tom Heaton’s
superb save to deny a header
from Kirk Broadfoot. The result
kept City two points from safety at
the time, but the campaign would
ultimately end in relegation.
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Best victory: 5-0, December 1903
Worst defeat: 1-7, October 1929
Last City win: September 2009
2020/21 IN NUMBERS
CITY v BLACKPOOL
W
36
38 %
WIN RATE
D
27
L
32
57
GOALS
SCORED
73
GOALS
CONCEDED
LEAGUE
POSITION
R5
19 TH
YELLOW
54 3
CARDS
R3
RED
CARDS
74
GOALS
SCORED
42
GOALS
CONCEDED
POSITION
R4
YELLOW
67 4
CARDS
3 RD
PLAY-OFF
WINNERS
R1
RED
CARDS
11
TOP SCORER
NAKHI WELLS
6
MOST ASSISTS
ANTOINE
SEMENYO
23
TOP SCORER
JERRY YATES
10
MOST ASSISTS
SULLAY
KAIKAI
POSSESSION
47.3 %
PASSING PERCENTAGE
6.95
BEST AVERAGE
RATING (OPTA)
TOMAS KALAS
7.21
BEST AVERAGE
RATING (OPTA)
DANNY BALLARD
POSSESSION
49.5 %
PASSING PERCENTAGE
70.5 %
71.3 %
TACKLE SUCCESS
TACKLE SUCCESS
LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
61.2 %
AVERAGE AERIAL
DUELS WON
24.4
75.5 %
AVERAGE AERIAL
DUELS WON
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BLACKPOOL
KEY PLAYER
JERRY
YATE S
Last season was Yates’ first for
the Tangerines after completing
a switch from Rotherham
United. He ended the campaign
as top goalscorer with 23 goals
in all competitions, despite
a slow start without finding
the back of the net in his first
11 appearances. The 24-yearold
Doncaster-born forward
has not previously played at
Championship level, after loan
spells with Swindon Town
(where he scored 14 goals from
36 appearances in 2019/20),
Carlisle United and Harrogate
Town in past seasons.
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DID YOU
KNOW?
Whilst a Blackpool player, Sir Stanley Matthews – hero
of the 1953 FA Cup final win over Bolton Wanderers –
was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d’Or in 1956.
THE TANGERINES ARE BACK IN THE
SECOND TIER FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THEIR RELEGATION IN 2015.
IN THAT TIME, THEY’VE SPENT ALL
BUT ONE SEASON IN LEAGUE ONE,
BOUNCING STRAIGHT BACK UP FROM A DROP
INTO LEAGUE TWO IN 2016.
The 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 campaigns
saw Blackpool finish around the midtable mark,
but fine form – with a nine-game winning run
amid a 16-game unbeaten streak – helped them
to a third-placed finish last term and a play-off
spot at long last.
A top six finish was secured on the final
day of the season in a 1-0 win over
Bristol Rovers, which was a fourth
consecutive clean sheet as well.
The Seasiders met Oxford United in
the semi-final, who they beat
6-3 on aggregate, winning
3-0 at home before a 3-3
draw in which former City
striker Matty Taylor, as well
as Nigel Pearson’s new
signing Rob Atkinson,
scored for the U’s. But
Blackpool earned their
place at Wembley where
a brace from Kenny
Dougall secured a 2-1
win over Lincoln City,
as they overcame an
opening-minute setback.
It was the perfect conclusion to Neil Critchley's
first full season in charge at Bloomfield Road, the
former Liverpool Under-23s boss having taken
over from Simon Grayson in March 2020.
The summer transfer window has welcomed eight
new players to Bloomfield Road including
Josh Bowler (Everton), Oliver Casey (Leeds
United) and veteran defender Richard
Keogh (Huddersfield Town) as well as
left-back Reece James, the brother of
City’s own Matty James.
Winger Sullay Kaikai has been
among the outgoings, moving to
Wycombe Wanderers, while
goalscorer Ellis Simms has
returned to parent club
Everton though 20 -year-old
Arsenal forward Tyreece
John-Jules has come in
on loan.
The Seasiders ended
their pre-season schedule
with a behind-closed-doors
friendly against Manchester
City on Wednesday.
4 New arrival: Former Robins
defender Richard Keogh
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SEASON
PREVIEW
New signing Rob Atkinson has
impressed in League One with
Oxford United
IT’S THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER
AS THE CLUB SITS ON THE CUSP OF THE
2021/22 SEASON...
ROBINS
REBUILD
Nigel Pearson takes
charge of the team
having agreed a
three-year deal in the summer,
the players and staff have
settled into life at the Robins
High Performance Centre and
there’s a sense of optimism and
new opportunity as the club
rebuilds.
Pearson has tapped into his
Leicester City past with the
arrivals of Premier League
winners Matty James and
Andy King as well as Head of
Medical Performance Dave
Rennie, while Rob Atkinson
joined from Oxford United with
the defender impressing in the
lower league of English football.
Several players would depart
but the Robins secured new
deals for Danny Simpson,
Andreas Weimann and Nathan
Baker – all ensure experience is
retained within the club and the
trio will be pushing themselves to
avoid the injuries of last term.
Rennie’s task of improving the
fitness of players has already
come to the fore, with the players
put through their paces (and
then some) during pre-season.
It was evident in the friendly
matches, notably City’s
ability to fight back
in the 3-3 draw with
Portsmouth, and the
valiant efforts of the
second half against
Aston Villa, for example.
Half of those pre-season
encounters showed off the HPC
in all its glory too. The players
and staff have settled into their
new surroundings, particularly in
pre-season, with ease and much
has already been written about
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2021/22
ARRIVALS
Premier pedigree: Andy King and Danny Simpson – bottom right – were
members of Leicester City's 2015/16 Premier League winning squad.
Top right: Head of Medical Performance David Rennie with Matty James.
Matty James (free agent)
Andy King (free agent)
Rob Atkinson (Oxford Utd)
Andi Weimann, Nathan
Baker and Danny Simpson
signed new contracts
its first-class facilities, providing
the foundations for the club to
rise to the next level.
There is little to be read into
friendly results but the defeat
to Villa showed there is always
work to be done and, despite the
scoreline, there were plenty of
positives at the end of a good
pre-season. Certainly, Pearson
was encouraged by what he has
seen from the group and after
arriving in February he will be
keen to see his philosophy begin
to rub off.
Then there is the influence of
supporters with last season and
the 2019/20 Project Restart
played behind closed doors.
The passion and the energy
which comes from fans inside
the stadium has truly been
missed and it’s going to be quite
the occasion when Saturday
comes.
Various reports suggested a
lack of supporters impacted
‘home advantage’ and a drop
in the quality of football played
across the game, so there’s
excitement to be had in terms
of how the Robins can bounce
back after last season when
supporters return for good.
After more than 7,000 of
you attended last weekend’s
friendly, thousands more will
pack BS3 for Saturday’s curtain
raiser against newly-promoted
Blackpool. They are joined by
Hull City and Peterborough
from League One, while coming
down from the Premier League
are Fulham, West Brom and
Sheffield United.
As Pearson has explained
post-Villa, the aim is to start
the season positively. Then the
task is about maintaining the
levels and expectation as well
hurdling the challenges which
the Championship throws up.
Avoiding the first-team injuries
of last term will be key, though
the ability of the younger players
to step up was pleasing to
watch and expect to see some
of them get their chance again.
But the players look fit, robust
and their important pre-season
efforts could go a long way…
may the hard work continue!
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PLAYER
INTERVIEW
THIS CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER IS A
BIGGER OCCASION THAN USUAL FOR THE
JAMES FAMILY AS BROTHERS MATTY AND
REECE GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THEIR CAREERS…
BROTHERLY
LOVE
Matty James
couldn’t
quite
believe it
when he saw the fixture list
revealed at 9am on Thursday,
June 25th, pitting the Robins
up against Blackpool on the
opening day of the 2021/22
campaign.
The midfielder had only signed
for City two days earlier, while
his brother Reece had become
a Tangerine player only a few
weeks prior.
It has made the build-up to the
match even more personal and
exciting as James prepares to
make his potential City debut in
front of an Ashton Gate crowd.
The James family are also set to
be in the stands on what will be a
rather emotional day in BS3.
“I thought it was a joke when I
saw the fixture list come out,”
James told THE ROB NS.
"We’ve never played against
each other before so it will be
emotional but exciting. It’s a
home game at Ashton Gate so
I’m excited to see fans back
and hopefully we can get off to
a good start with three points
before a long season ahead.
“We’ll have a lot of family there:
Mum, Dad, my wife’s side, Reece’s
wife’s side…so a lot of people!
It’s a big occasion for the James
family but at the same time it’s a
game of football and there’s a job
to be done from both myself and
Reece. When the game starts it
will be business as usual but we
are looking forward to it and it will
be a good day.
“We’ve chatted a bit, no details
about tactics or players because
that would be unprofessional,
but we’ve spoken about how
we’ve settled in at our respective
clubs. We speak every day, we’re
extremely close and that will 4
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Words James Crawley
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WHEN HE
ARRIVES, WE’LL
WISH EACH
OTHER THE BEST,
BUT THEN I’LL
TELL HIM TO STAY
AWAY FROM ME!
4continue ahead of
kick-off. I’ll see him when
he arrives, show him where
his family are sitting and
we’ll wish each other the
best, but then I’ll tell him to
stay away from me!”
James is reunited with
Nigel Pearson and Dave
Rennie – he worked
alongside both at Leicester
City – having arrived as a
free agent in the summer.
James explained both have
been good for him adding:
“They know my background,
what makes me tick and
I’ve enjoyed every minute
working with them.
“It’s been a really good
pre-season with them, I’m
in a new team, it’s a new
chapter, a fresh start and
I’m looking forward to the
game starting now.”
The curtain raiser – with
fans back to watch
competitive action for
the first time since March
2020 – comes off the
back of a hard-going yet
successful pre-season for
the Robins, who were put
through their paces at the
Robins High Performance
Centre as well as
Loughborough University.
James said: “I’ve done
a few pre-seasons so
you get fewer butterflies,
you get used to what it’s
about. There’s still the
feeling of dread, in terms
of have I done enough
and wondering where
you’re going to be in the
pecking order, but it’s more
can you come through it
unscathed?
“The demands are put on
you straight away and the
staff are there to make
sure you stay injury-free
during that process. It has
been really tough but there
was a shift in players, in
CAREER HIGHS
FEB 2009
Scores inside ten minutes on his
professional debut for Preston North End
(loan) versus Sheffield United
SEP-OCT 2009
Plays for England at the Under-20s
World Cup
MAY 2014
Promoted with Leicester City who are
crowned the 2013/14 Championship winners
and named Young Player Of The Year
MAY 2021
Scored and twice assisted in a 6-1 win for
Coventry v Millwall, the joint biggest team
victory of his career
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PLAYER PROFILE
2020/21 STATS
6
SQUAD NUMBER
DOB: 22.07.1991
Birthplace: Bacup
Position: Midfielder
Joined: Free agent, 23.06.2021
APPEARANCES
39
GOALS
3
management and I think the
manager wanted to set his
intentions from day one.
“We’ve seen the intensity he
wants us to train and play
at, so I feel really good and
excited for the future.
“It’s an amazing feeling to
have signed for Bristol City
and I can’t wait to play in
front of our fans. Everyone
has been through a tough
period, in life not just football
but the game hasn’t been
the same without fans, and
it felt like training games in a
stadium at times.
“You can create your own
adrenaline but there’s no
feeling of the fans being
right behind you when you’re
1-0 up, or the same process
if you’re 1-0 down and the
fans push you on to get a
draw or the win. I’m really
excited to play in front of
them and to get the season
underway!”
Above
Reece James –
younger brother
of new City
signing Matty
– in action
for Doncaster
Rovers
Above left
Matty in action
during his home
City debut in
the pre-season
friendly versus
Aston VIlla
Below right
Playing for
Leicester City
under Nigel
Pearson against
Everton in
February 2015
MINUTES
PLAYED
2,781
2007-2012
Youth
2017, 2020-21
Loan
CAREER PATH
2010, 2010-11
Loan
2021
Loan
ASSISTS
3
2012-21
Transfer
2021-present
Transfer
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Bristol City was devastated to learn the
passing of former player and manager
Terry Cooper, whose death was
confirmed a week ago.
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Leeds United full-back ended his playing career at Ashton
Gate.
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He managed the Robins during its fight back from near
extinction in 1982 and therefore played a vital role in
helping the club progress to where it is today.
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In 1986 he led his City team to Wembley for the very
first time where Cooper oversaw a Freight Rover Trophy
win over Bolton thanks to goals from Glyn Riley (2) and
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Howard Pritchard.
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previously managed at Bristol Rovers prior to his
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Finest hour: Cooper is held aloft by Brian Williams
this difficult time. Please join us for a minute’s applause
and Rob Newman at Wembley in 1986
ahead of kick-off today as we pay our respects.
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the sports coverage
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in the Bristol
to start off with managed to hang on for a replay,
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by club historian
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output while
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In today's multimedia world, comprehensive coverage in a after their time here at Ashton
the thoughts and opinions national publication. From our Gate. East End favourite Chris
of our football heroes can 1954/55 Division Three (South) Garland, for example, had a good
be viewed 24/7 across title-winning campaign there are spell at Chelsea following his
a wide range of devices and countless images of Atyeo, Jackie £100,000 move from Ashton
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us during
While you have been topping trainer at the time. This theme our top-flight days from well
up your tan this summer, I’ve was replicated when promotion established clubs like Manchester
been having a good rummage to the second tier was achieved City, Liverpool and Leeds United.
1894 1894 1894189
through several stacks of these again in the mid-1960s.
publications to rediscover what
Besides the interviews of
the likes of Alan Dicks, Geoff On the other hand, it’s not just individuals, there are also many
1894
Merrick and John Atyeo were 1894
up the spoken word that I found, 1894
as club histories dotted around 189
these
to. There is even an article from front-page action and a copious publications, where views are
our first legend, Billy Wedlock. amount of black-and-white aired from those in charge. Good
images are dotted throughout the examples of these come from
1894
Moreover, as I trawled through 1894
weeklies, not to mention splendid 1894
Football Monthly during 189
the 1970s
these dusty, dog-eared pages colour team photographs,
and the much-loved Football
it became all too clear that our especially amongst the pages of League Review.
status in the Football League the Football League Review.
1894 1894 1894189
would have had to be up towards
The next issue will feature the
the higher echelons – or indeed However, my aim is to expand thoughts of the Robins’ first
be on the back of a good
a little and take in what our superstar, Billy Wedlock…and you
1894
FA Cup run – to merit more
1894
idols were doing before and
1894
can quote me on that.
189
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Blackburn v Swansea
CITY v BLACKPOOL
Cardiff v Barnsley
Derby v Huddersfield
Luton v Peterboro
Preston v Hull
QPR v Millwall
Stoke v Reading
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Playing tomorrow
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Coventry v N Forest
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23 Taylor MOORE
26 Zak VYNER
37 Tommy CONWAY
42 Han-Noah MASSENGO
45 Kasey PALMER
Match
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Andy DAV I E S
1 Chris MAXWELL
2 Callum CONNOLLY
3 James HUSBAND
5 Reece JAMES
6 Kevin STEWART
9 Jerry YATES
10 Keshi ANDERSON
11 Josh BOWLER
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26 Richard KEOGH
27 Oliver ŠARKIĆ
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32 Daniel GRIMSHAW
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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Assistant
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Fourth
Official
Declan BOURNE
LEAGUE
TABL E
P GD Pts
Barnsley 0 0 0
Birmingham 0 0 0
Blackburn 0 0 0
Blackpool 0 0 0
Bournemouth 0 0 0
CITY 0 0 0
Cardiff 0 0 0
Coventry 0 0 0
Derby 0 0 0
Fulham 0 0 0
Huddersfield 0 0 0
Hull 0 0 0
Luton 0 0 0
Middlesbro 0 0 0
Millwall 0 0 0
N Forest 0 0 0
Peterboro 0 0 0
Preston 0 0 0
QPR 0 0 0
Reading 0 0 0
Sheff Utd 0 0 0
Stoke 0 0 0
Swansea 0 0 0
West Brom 0 0 0
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