Bristol City v Millwall
Timm Klose speaks to the Robins online matchday programme ahead of Bristol City's Sky Bet Championship clash v Millwall. We preview the latest fixture, taking a closer look at our opponents from South London. We also take a look back at the week where City bounced back from defeat at Birmingham by beating Preston North End just a few days ago. Guest writers roll back the years, with a look back at the songs which have marked England's participation in the World Cup finals, a profile on City great Louis Carey and a recent away days experience at the Den. Enjoy this and more inside the free-for-all Bristol City v Millwall online matchday programme!
Timm Klose speaks to the Robins online matchday programme ahead of Bristol City's Sky Bet Championship clash v Millwall. We preview the latest fixture, taking a closer look at our opponents from South London. We also take a look back at the week where City bounced back from defeat at Birmingham by beating Preston North End just a few days ago.
Guest writers roll back the years, with a look back at the songs which have marked England's participation in the World Cup finals, a profile on City great Louis Carey and a recent away days experience at the Den.
Enjoy this and more inside the free-for-all Bristol City v Millwall online matchday programme!
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2022/23 OFFICIAL DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> vs <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
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WHO’S WHO<br />
BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB<br />
Owner Stephen Lansdown CBE<br />
Chairman Jon Lansdown<br />
Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould<br />
Club President Marina Dolman MBE DL DStJ JP<br />
Vice-Presidents Betty Bennett, Doug Harman<br />
Honorary Vice-President Marcus Trescothick MBE<br />
Club Secretary Sophie Dyer<br />
Manager Nigel Pearson<br />
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First Team Coach Jason Euell<br />
Goalkeeping Coach Pat Mountain<br />
Head of Medical Performance Dave Rennie<br />
Kit Manager Scott Murray<br />
Team Operations Manager Matt Parsons<br />
Robins High Performance Centre<br />
Operations Manager Isobel Mitchell<br />
Head of Communications Dave Barton<br />
Supporter Liaison Officer Jerry Tocknell<br />
Disabled Supporter Liaison Officer Gareth Torpy<br />
Club Chaplain Derek Cleave<br />
Club Historian David Woods<br />
Academy Director Brian Tinnion<br />
Academy Manager Gary Davenport<br />
Head of Coaching Alex Ball<br />
Head of Recruitment Damian Butt<br />
Professional Development Phase Coaches<br />
Trevor Challis, Ali Hines, Neil Swift<br />
Head of Sports Science Stephen Taylor<br />
Head of Medical David Walker<br />
Head of Education Jodie Baker<br />
Academy Secretary Paul Metheringham<br />
BRISTOL SPORT<br />
Chairman Jon Lansdown<br />
Group Head of Commercial & Hospitality Sales<br />
Justine Kebby<br />
Group Director of Communications Lisa Knights<br />
Director of Sport for Pula Gavin Marshall<br />
Group Head of Marketing and Ticketing Charlie Lincoln<br />
FROM THE<br />
Editor<br />
After the disappointing trip to St Andrew’s, a big response was needed<br />
for the midweek visit of Preston North End. Thankfully, the three points<br />
arrived in the form of two big Rob Atkinson headers.<br />
Those full-time scenes were<br />
welcome at Ashton Gate, not least<br />
because a fair few of those in the<br />
stands would not have seen <strong>City</strong><br />
beat a Preston side, with the last,<br />
a 2-0 win in January 2021, played<br />
behind closed doors.<br />
The result also ended our run of<br />
five games without a win to set up<br />
Saturday’s match against <strong>Millwall</strong>.<br />
Ahead of it, I caught up with Timm<br />
Klose to preview this encounter<br />
against a <strong>Millwall</strong> side still looking<br />
for a first win on their travels this<br />
season.<br />
Speaking of defenders, Louis Carey<br />
was back in BS3 on Wednesday<br />
night to provide analysis on Robins<br />
TV, so it’s fitting programme guest<br />
writer Paul Gainey takes a close<br />
look at our former captain’s career<br />
in our last Hall of Fame feature on<br />
page 39.<br />
Elsewhere, we continue to celebrate<br />
Black History Month with more<br />
profiles of past and present <strong>City</strong><br />
stars, plus, with the World Cup<br />
getting ever closer, Steve Smith<br />
winds back the clock to the tune of<br />
Japan and South Korea in 2002.<br />
And if quizzes are your thing, the<br />
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at the end of this month, so find out<br />
more about how you can take part<br />
over on page 41.<br />
But there’s football to be played<br />
before then, and here’s hoping<br />
for similar scenes to those of<br />
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CLUB HONOURS<br />
CUP<br />
FA Cup Finalists 1908/09 Semi-Finalists 1919/20<br />
Football League Cup<br />
Semi-Finalists 1970/71, 1988/89, 2017/18<br />
Welsh Cup winners 1933/34<br />
Associate Members Cup Winners 1985/86, 2002/03,<br />
2014/15 Finalists 1986/87, 1999/2000<br />
South Section Finalists 1937/38<br />
Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners 1977/78, Finalists 1979/80<br />
LEAGUE<br />
Division One Runners-Up 1906/07<br />
Division Two Champions 1905/06, Runners-Up 1975/76<br />
Championship Play-Off Finalists 2007/08<br />
Division Three (South)<br />
Champions 1922/23, 1926/27, 1954/55<br />
League One Champions 2014/15<br />
Division Three Runners-Up 1964/65, 1989/90<br />
League Two Runners-Up 1997/98, 2006/07<br />
Division Four Promotion (fourth) 1983/84<br />
Southern League Runners-up 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01<br />
Western League Champions 1897/98<br />
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Welcome to this Saturday’s fixture<br />
against <strong>Millwall</strong>.<br />
We hope you will get to celebrate a positive result,<br />
much like we did on Wednesday night against a<br />
Preston side who were hard to break down and had<br />
only lost and conceded once away from home in the<br />
Championship up to that point.<br />
Whether you were at the ground, followed on social<br />
media, Robins TV or local radio, thank you for<br />
supporting the team. We played well overall and<br />
it was the response we needed after the result at<br />
Birmingham.<br />
We showed what we’re capable of doing but we<br />
need to be consistent. We do not want to be in the<br />
position of needing to show a response and, if we<br />
are going to make strides this season, then the<br />
performances need to be right up there, first and<br />
foremost, week in, week out.<br />
It was a good result on the night and now we need<br />
to find a way of doing the same again against<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> and for the rest of the season.<br />
This is a squad game and we made four changes<br />
on Wednesday night. It was about those lads taking<br />
their chance and as I’ve said before, everyone has<br />
to be ready.<br />
NIGEL<br />
Pearson<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> is the next challenge and we look forward<br />
to welcoming Gary Rowett and his staff, players and<br />
supporters here. Even though they have not won<br />
away from home, <strong>Millwall</strong> have picked up points in<br />
their last two games and their experience makes<br />
them as much of a threat as anyone in this division,<br />
so we have to be ready from the off.<br />
We started against Preston with a really positive<br />
intent – we need to repeat that intensity on<br />
Saturday.<br />
Enjoy the game.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Nige.<br />
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scores level 2-2 on aggregate,<br />
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INTERVIEW<br />
Timm Klose<br />
Timm Klose helped his side to three points on what was his first league<br />
start of the campaign on Wednesday night against Preston North End.<br />
The defender has been patient for<br />
playtime this season due to injury<br />
and other personal circumstances<br />
but he returned to the starting<br />
XI which put an end to the club’s<br />
unwanted run of disappointing<br />
results.<br />
Klose, who saw his defensive<br />
partner Rob Atkinson head in the<br />
vital goals in BS3, was pleased<br />
with the club’s outcome, especially<br />
after the manner of the 3-0 loss at<br />
Birmingham <strong>City</strong> a week ago.<br />
“I didn’t play at Birmingham <strong>City</strong> but<br />
from the outside looking in, we just<br />
conceded from three set pieces and<br />
that’s hard to accept.<br />
“Wherever you lose, if it’s a score like<br />
3-0 you want to respond in the next<br />
game and we did that this week.<br />
“It shows we have character and I<br />
think against Preston at 1-1 maybe<br />
we would have gone on to lose<br />
the game in the past. This time we<br />
scored the winner and that’s positive.<br />
I THINK WE SHOWED A POSITIVE<br />
SPIRIT AND THAT’S WHY WE WERE<br />
ABLE TO GET THE WIN [V PRESTON] IN<br />
THE END.<br />
Speaking the day after the Preston<br />
result, Klose said: “We showed we<br />
were able to respond after that<br />
Birmingham game. We started<br />
well, we played well as a team. Yes<br />
we had to stick together, defend<br />
together but we did that well. The<br />
goal we conceded was a bit unlucky<br />
but big Rob helped us out.<br />
“I think we showed a positive spirit<br />
and that’s why we were able to get<br />
the win in the end.<br />
“We were five games without a win<br />
so to win it late against Preston,<br />
gives us confidence going into this<br />
next game against <strong>Millwall</strong>.”<br />
Klose has played the Lions three<br />
times in his career, winning each<br />
encounter while with Norwich <strong>City</strong>.<br />
“I didn’t know that until now,” he<br />
admitted. “I’m not superstitious but<br />
it’s always nice to hear a positive<br />
statistic, I like that one.”<br />
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Quick<br />
Fire<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
7<br />
MINS PLAYED<br />
242<br />
INTERCEPTIONS<br />
5<br />
Hobby outside of football:<br />
Golf<br />
Favourite defender all-time:<br />
Paolo Maldini<br />
Reporting for duty - Klose back on the training pitches at the Robins High Performance Centre<br />
SQUAD NUMBER<br />
25<br />
Date of birth: May 9th 1988<br />
Birthplace: Frankfurt<br />
Position: Centre-back<br />
Joined: January 2022<br />
CLEARANCES<br />
17<br />
PASSES<br />
MADE<br />
111<br />
BEST OPTA<br />
RATING<br />
7.65<br />
v PRESTON (H)<br />
CLEAN<br />
SHEETS<br />
2<br />
AVG. 2022/23<br />
OPTA RATING<br />
6.45<br />
PASS<br />
SUCCESS RATE<br />
72.4%<br />
Swiss cheese<br />
or cheddar cheese?<br />
Swiss, of course<br />
First football shirt owned?<br />
FC Basel<br />
Favourite biscuit?<br />
Oreo<br />
What crisp flavour<br />
best describes you?<br />
Truffle<br />
Tea or coffee?<br />
Tea<br />
Last thing you watched?<br />
Gordon Ramsey: Unchartered<br />
Favourite film?<br />
Meet Joe Black<br />
Popcorn sweet or salted?<br />
Sweet<br />
Here’s hoping Klose’s personal<br />
form against the Lions rings true<br />
on Saturday, three years after he<br />
last faced them as a Canaries<br />
player.<br />
“It will be another difficult game<br />
again,” said the centre-back,<br />
looking forward to the next test.<br />
“They are always a tough nut to<br />
crack and I expect the same again.<br />
“They are always tough to play<br />
against, we will have to work<br />
hard. It definitely won’t be easy,<br />
we will need to give 100% and I’m<br />
looking forward to these types<br />
of challenges. If we can take<br />
something from it then that can<br />
help us, so I’m looking forward to<br />
the game very much.”<br />
Klose, now 34, was also asked<br />
about his reasoning for extending<br />
his stay in BS3. The experienced<br />
defender penned a new one-year<br />
contract in the summer, with the<br />
option of a further 12 months,<br />
following his short-term deal in the<br />
second half of last season.<br />
Klose explained: “I enjoyed my<br />
time here last season, my family<br />
were happy here and that’s the<br />
big thing. The rest, well the talks<br />
with Nigel Pearson were always<br />
positive and I got a warm feeling<br />
from the club.<br />
“Everything was positive, I was on<br />
board with what they wanted from<br />
me and in the end it was the right<br />
decision to stay.<br />
“Whether I play one year or do two<br />
we shall see, but my job right now<br />
is to give my all, we are planning<br />
big things and we shall see.”<br />
Speaking of big things, Klose’s<br />
home nation Switzerland take<br />
to the world stage next month<br />
for the Fifa World Cup. The<br />
Swiss - due to be armed with the<br />
likes of Yann Sommer (Borussia<br />
Monchengladbach), Manuel Akanji<br />
(Manchester <strong>City</strong>) and Granit<br />
Xhaka (Arsenal) - face Cameroon,<br />
Serbia and the world’s best ranked<br />
country Brazil in the group stage.<br />
Klose does, however, expect<br />
big things from Serbia striker<br />
Aleksander Mitrovic, who has<br />
CAREER PATH<br />
NUREMBERG<br />
2009-2010<br />
THUN<br />
2010-2011<br />
NUREMBERG<br />
2011-2013<br />
WOLFSBURG<br />
2013-2016<br />
NORWICH CITY<br />
2016-2022<br />
FC BASEL<br />
2020-2021<br />
Loan<br />
followed up his incredible 43<br />
Championship goals last term with<br />
10 Premier League goals in the<br />
current campaign.<br />
Klose celebrates with his teammates after Rob Atkinson’s first goal against Preston<br />
in midweek.<br />
Looking ahead to the tournament,<br />
Klose said: “We played Brazil before<br />
and we did quite well against them.<br />
It’s definitely the hardest team in<br />
the group, but if Mitrovic plays as<br />
well as he does for Fulham, he will<br />
make it an interesting game against<br />
their defenders.<br />
“Not that you can predict anything<br />
but our quality is very good, there<br />
are great players to select from.<br />
It shows there are big things to<br />
come from Switzerland, we’re on<br />
the world map of football and<br />
that’s a big thing for us.”<br />
Without getting too far ahead of<br />
ourselves, <strong>City</strong> have eight games<br />
to play before then and it all starts<br />
with <strong>Millwall</strong> at Ashton Gate on<br />
Saturday!<br />
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2022/23Squad<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
DEFENDER<br />
FORWARD<br />
1<br />
DANIEL<br />
BENTLEY<br />
Born: Basildon<br />
DOB: 13.07.1993<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
2<br />
KANE<br />
WILSON<br />
Born: Birmingham<br />
DOB: 11.04.2000<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
3<br />
JAY<br />
DASILVA<br />
Born: Luton<br />
DOB: 22.04.1998<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
10<br />
ANDY<br />
KING<br />
Born: Barnstaple<br />
DOB: 29.10.1988<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
11<br />
ANTOINE<br />
SEMENYO<br />
Born: Chelsea<br />
DOB: 07.01.2000<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
12<br />
MAX<br />
O’LEARY<br />
Born: Bath<br />
DOB: 10.10.1996<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
CLEAN<br />
SHEETS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
15 0 4 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
2 4 1 0 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
14 0 0 0 1 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
4 5 0 0 1 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
2 7 4 0 1 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
CLEAN<br />
SHEETS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
1 0 0 0 0<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
143 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
428 0<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
6 1<br />
TOTAL<br />
163 6<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
119 2<br />
TOTAL<br />
176 2<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
24 1<br />
TOTAL<br />
438 65<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
107 17<br />
TOTAL<br />
149 26<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
37 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
100 0<br />
4<br />
KAL<br />
NAISMITH<br />
Born: Glasgow<br />
DOB: 18.02.1992<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
5<br />
ROB<br />
ATKINSON<br />
Born: Chesterfield<br />
DOB: 13.07.1998<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
6<br />
MATTY<br />
JAMES<br />
Born: Bacup<br />
DOB: 22.07.1991<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
13<br />
HARVEY<br />
WILES-RICHARDS<br />
Born: Bath<br />
DOB: 27.05.2002<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
14<br />
ANDREAS<br />
WEIMANN<br />
Born: Vienna<br />
DOB: 05.08.1991<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
15<br />
TOMMY<br />
CONWAY<br />
Born: Taunton<br />
DOB: 06.08.2002<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
14 0 1 2 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
14 0 3 0 3 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
5 2 0 0 1 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
CLEAN<br />
SHEETS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
0 0 0 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
16 0 4 4 3 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
12 4 7 3 0 0<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
14 1<br />
TOTAL<br />
381 51<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
49 5<br />
TOTAL<br />
142 8<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
40 1<br />
TOTAL<br />
247 13<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
0 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
0 0<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
163 47<br />
TOTAL<br />
425 89<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
27 8<br />
TOTAL<br />
26 8<br />
7<br />
ALEX<br />
SCOTT<br />
Born: Guernsey<br />
DOB: 21.08.2003<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
8<br />
JOE<br />
WILLIAMS<br />
Born: Liverpool<br />
DOB: 08.12.1996<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
9<br />
CHRIS<br />
MARTIN<br />
Born: Beccles<br />
DOB: 04.11.88<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
16<br />
CAMERON<br />
PRING<br />
Born: Cheltenham<br />
DOB: 22.01.1998<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
17<br />
MARK<br />
SYKES<br />
Born: Belfast<br />
DOB: 04.08.1997<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
18<br />
AYMAN<br />
BENAROUS<br />
Born: <strong>Bristol</strong><br />
DOB: 27.07.2003<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
13 2 0 2 7 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
7 6 0 1 5 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
4 8 1 0 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
2 1 0 0 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
12 1 0 0 1 1<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
57 4<br />
TOTAL<br />
57 4<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
38 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
145 2<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
88 17<br />
TOTAL<br />
586 162<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
37 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
96 1<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
13 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
167 27<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
12 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
12 0<br />
>16 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />
>16 THE ROBINS MILLWALL THE ROBINS MILLWALL >17<br />
THE ROBINS MILLWALL >17
2022/23Squad<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
MIDFIELDER<br />
DEFENDER<br />
FORWARD<br />
19<br />
GEORGE<br />
TANNER<br />
Born: Blackpool<br />
DOB: 16.11.1999<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
20<br />
SAM<br />
BELL<br />
Born: <strong>Bristol</strong><br />
DOB: 23.05.2002<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
21<br />
NAHKI<br />
WELLS<br />
Born: Hamilton, Bermuda<br />
DOB: 01.06.1990<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
26<br />
ZAK<br />
VYNER<br />
Born: Southwark<br />
DOB: 14.05.1997<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
27<br />
DYLAN<br />
KADJI<br />
Born: Bedord<br />
DOB: 01.09.2003<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
30<br />
HAN-NOAH<br />
MASSENGO<br />
Born: Villepinte, France<br />
DOB: 07.07.2001<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
1 2 0 0 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
0 1 0 1 0 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
12 3 5 4 1 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
15 0 0 2 3 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
1 1 1 0 1 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
8 4 0 1 2 0<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
16 1<br />
TOTAL<br />
93 4<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
12 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
17 1<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
115 25<br />
TOTAL<br />
469 151<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
107 2<br />
TOTAL<br />
193 4<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
2 1<br />
TOTAL<br />
2 1<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
110 0<br />
TOTAL<br />
116 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
Born: Olomouc, Czech<br />
DOB: 15.05.1993<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
146 1<br />
22<br />
TOMAS<br />
KALAS<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
TOTAL<br />
340 4<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
Born: <strong>Bristol</strong><br />
DOB: 02.06.2002<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
5 0<br />
23<br />
RYLEY<br />
TOWLER<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
TOTAL<br />
19 0<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
GOALS /<br />
ASSISTS<br />
Born: Frankfurt, Ger.<br />
DOB: 09.05.1988<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
2 5 0 0 1 0<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
25 1<br />
25<br />
TIMM<br />
KLOSE<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
TOTAL<br />
347 26<br />
APPS<br />
FULL+SUB<br />
Born: Saint-Étienne, Fr.<br />
DOB: 23.12.2001<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
CLEAN<br />
SHEETS<br />
DISCIPLINE<br />
0 0 0 0 0<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
0 0<br />
31<br />
STEFAN<br />
BAJIC<br />
CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />
TOTAL<br />
53 0<br />
100<br />
ACADEMY GRADUATE<br />
MAX O'LEARY MADE<br />
HIS FIRST START OF<br />
THE SEASON IN THE 2-1<br />
WIN OVER PRESTON IN<br />
MIDWEEK, PLAYING THE<br />
FULL 90 MINUTES - IT<br />
WAS HIS 100TH CAREER<br />
APPEARANCE<br />
NIGEL PEARSON<br />
MANAGER<br />
Born: Nottingham / DOB: 21.08.1963<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
N/A<br />
CAREER STATS<br />
TOTAL<br />
564 30<br />
CURTIS FLEMING<br />
ASSISTANT MANAGER<br />
Born: Manchester / DOB: 08.10.1968<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
N/A<br />
CAREER STATS<br />
TOTAL<br />
400 4<br />
JASON EUELL<br />
FIRST TEAM COACH<br />
Born: London / DOB: 06.02.1977<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
N/A<br />
CAREER STATS<br />
TOTAL<br />
493 98<br />
PAT MOUNTAIN<br />
GOALKEEPING COACH<br />
Born: Pontypridd / DOB: 01.08.1976<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
N/A<br />
CAREER STATS<br />
TOTAL<br />
8 0<br />
>18 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />
>18 THE ROBINS MILLWALL THE ROBINS MILLWALL >19<br />
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Head-to-Head<br />
103<br />
GAMES<br />
CITY 37 MILLWALL 34 DRAWN 32<br />
BEST VICTORY<br />
CITY 5-0 MILLWALL<br />
DIVISION TWO<br />
SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH 1929<br />
WORST DEFEAT<br />
MILLWALL 5-3 CITY<br />
DIVISION THREE (SOUTH)<br />
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1950<br />
2022/23 IN NUMBERS<br />
GOALS<br />
FOR<br />
29<br />
AGAINST<br />
24<br />
7<br />
TOP SCORER<br />
TOMMY CONWAY<br />
R3 v<br />
LINCOLN<br />
CITY<br />
YELLOW<br />
31 1<br />
CARDS<br />
POSITION<br />
11 TH<br />
R3<br />
JAN 2023<br />
RED<br />
CARDS<br />
4<br />
MOST ASSISTS<br />
WEIMANN<br />
WELLS<br />
GOALS<br />
FOR<br />
15<br />
AGAINST<br />
18<br />
4<br />
TOP SCORER<br />
ZIAN FLEMMING<br />
R1<br />
YELLOW<br />
23 1<br />
CARDS<br />
POSITION<br />
15 TH<br />
R3<br />
JAN 2023<br />
RED<br />
CARDS<br />
4<br />
MOST ASSISTS<br />
SCOTT MALONE<br />
POSSESSION<br />
48.3 %<br />
PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />
72.8 %<br />
TACKLE SUCCESS<br />
70.3 %<br />
AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON<br />
20.1<br />
7.06<br />
BEST AVERAGERATING (OPTA)<br />
NAHKI WELLS<br />
POSSESSION<br />
45.2 %<br />
PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />
69.8 %<br />
TACKLE SUCCESS<br />
72 %<br />
AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON<br />
27.8<br />
7<br />
BEST AVERAGERATING (OPTA)<br />
CHARLIE CRESSWELL<br />
THE ROBINS SUNDERLAND >19<br />
LAST FIVE GAMES<br />
PRESTON NORTH END OCT 12TH H W 2-1<br />
BIRMINGHAM CITY OCT 8TH A L 0-3<br />
COVENTRY CITY OCT 4TH H D 0-0<br />
QPR OCT 1ST H L 1-2<br />
BURNLEY SEP 17TH A L 1-2<br />
MIDDLESBROUGH OCT 8TH H W 2-0<br />
ROTHERHAM OCT 5TH A D 1-1<br />
BLACKBURN OCT 1ST A L 1-2<br />
BLACKPOOL SEP 17TH H W 2-1<br />
QPR SEP 14TH H L 0-2<br />
>20 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />
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CLUB FACTS<br />
THE OPPOSITION<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong><br />
THE BOSS<br />
Gary Rowett<br />
BORN | MARCH 6TH 1974<br />
APPOINTED | OCTOBER 2019<br />
Gary Rowett will be hoping to keep his team within arm’s<br />
reach of the play-off candidates after narrowly missing out<br />
last season. The 48-year-old has yet to experience Premier<br />
League management, he did play in the top flight as a defender<br />
in a career which spanned between 1991-2007. He amassed<br />
444 appearances but In 2012 he took up his first managerial<br />
position at Burton Albion and later returned to previous clubs<br />
Birmingham <strong>City</strong> and Derby County.<br />
LAST TIME WE MET<br />
3-2<br />
Weimann 7, 73, 85 Bradshaw 23<br />
Afobe 29(p)<br />
SUNDAY JANUARY 2ND 2022<br />
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
ATTENDANCE: 18,033<br />
CLUB FACTS<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> finished the last campaign six points off the play-offs on 69 points<br />
as they concluded a fifth successive campaign in the Championship.<br />
He left the Rams to join Stoke <strong>City</strong> in May 2018 but his appointment<br />
there lasted less than a year, and he made the switch to<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> after 29 games in charge. Coincidentally, his first game<br />
as boss was against the Potters, which <strong>Millwall</strong> won 2-0.<br />
Formed: 1885<br />
Stadium: The Den<br />
Nickname: The Lions<br />
Manager: Gary Rowett<br />
Finish last season: 9th, Championship<br />
HONOURS<br />
Highest finish<br />
10th, First Division 1989<br />
Second Division Champions<br />
1988<br />
Third Division Champions<br />
1928, 1938, 2001<br />
Third Division Promoted<br />
1966, 1976, 1985<br />
Third Division play-off winners<br />
2010, 2017<br />
Fourth Division champions<br />
1952<br />
FA Cup finalists<br />
2004<br />
Football League Trophy finalists<br />
1999<br />
Yet they carry an unwanted<br />
streak with them into the 2022/23<br />
campaign, having not won away<br />
from home since a 1-0 win at<br />
Reading in March.<br />
They failed to win in their final six<br />
away games of the season and<br />
remain winless on the road this<br />
time around, as they prepare to<br />
travel to Ashton Gate on matchday<br />
15 (D2, L4 away from home in<br />
22/23), not including a 1-0 defeat<br />
away at Cambridge United in the<br />
Carabao Cup back in August.<br />
There are certainly no complaints<br />
on their own turf though. Inform<br />
attacking midfielder Zian<br />
Flemming struck twice in the<br />
2-0 win over Middlesbrough last<br />
weekend, to record a fifth win from<br />
seven games at the Den.<br />
Now with a win and draw behind<br />
them, <strong>Millwall</strong>’s eyes will be set on<br />
putting an end to their barren run<br />
on the road.<br />
Dutchman Flemming was joined<br />
by Benik Afobe, whose time at<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> was ruined by an ACL<br />
injury in 2019/20, as summer<br />
signings at The Den. Afobe spent<br />
last season on loan in South<br />
London but made a move from<br />
Stoke <strong>City</strong> permanent in June.<br />
As for Flemming, his manager<br />
Gary Rowett expects big things<br />
from the club’s record signing who<br />
replaced Jed Wallace.<br />
Speaking after his side’s win<br />
against Boro, Rowett told BBC<br />
Sport: “I tried to sign him previously<br />
without any success but thankfully<br />
we got him this time around. Zian’s<br />
done it regularly in the Eerste<br />
Divisie and my expectation is for<br />
him to at least get into double<br />
figures this season.”<br />
STADIUM<br />
CAPACITY | 20,146<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong>’s home The Den on Zampa Road<br />
sits a quarter of a mile from the Old Den,<br />
which it replaced in 1993.<br />
LAST LINE-UP<br />
v MIDDLESBROUGH | HOME | SAT OCT 8TH | 2-0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
3<br />
MCNAMARA 4<br />
LONG<br />
5 WALLACE<br />
HUTCHINSON<br />
COOPER<br />
8<br />
23<br />
MITCHELL<br />
10<br />
SAVILLE<br />
21<br />
FLEMMING<br />
14<br />
VOGLSAMMER<br />
9<br />
BUREY<br />
BRADSHAW<br />
<strong>City</strong> started the new year with a bang<br />
thanks to Andi Weimann’s hat-trick.<br />
He lifted the ball over Bartosz Białkowski to<br />
take his tally to double figures before Tom<br />
Bradshaw’s header found the equaliser.<br />
Afobe scored a penalty after he was fouled<br />
by Ryley Towler but <strong>City</strong> fought back<br />
through Weimann’s second <strong>City</strong> hat-trick.<br />
He burst past his marker to turn Han-Noah<br />
Massengo’s whipped cross into the top<br />
corner to make it 2-2, before he smashed<br />
one home from close range late on.<br />
>22 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />
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The Dutchman heads to BS3 in fine form with three<br />
goals in his last four games. Two of those came a<br />
week ago as his brace helped brush managerless<br />
Middlesbrough aside 2-0 at the Den.<br />
Flemming could yet write more of his own headlines,<br />
and has been backed by his manager to hit double<br />
figures this season.<br />
The 24-year-old arrived in West London in the summer<br />
on a three-year deal from Eredivisie outfit Fortuna<br />
Sittard for a reported £1.7 million. He made his debut<br />
on the opening day of the season and scored his first<br />
goal in a 2-1 win against Blackpool.<br />
The attacking midfielder began his career in Ajax’s<br />
Academy, winning the Eerste Divisie with Jong Ajax<br />
before moving to Dutch side PEC Zwolle, whom he left<br />
in August 2020.<br />
He is described as an attack-minded midfielder, who is<br />
deadly from direct free kicks and a handful in the air.<br />
SCOTT<br />
11 7<br />
MALONE<br />
Malone, 31, is now into his sixth<br />
season at the Den, including a<br />
previous stint between May 2012<br />
- January 2015 and a season-long<br />
loan spell at the Den in 2020/21<br />
before his return permanently in<br />
May 2021. The left-sided defender/<br />
midfielder has notched four assists<br />
so far.<br />
2022/23 STATS<br />
OPTA RATING<br />
MINS PLAYED<br />
6.94 686<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
BENIK<br />
AFOBE<br />
GOALS<br />
10 4<br />
PASS SUCCESS<br />
AVE. PASS PER GAME<br />
68.2% 3.4<br />
The striker is fondly remembered for<br />
his efforts in BS3 during an injurystruck<br />
season in 2019/20. Afobe,<br />
joined the Lions on loan last season,<br />
scoring 13 goals in all competitions.<br />
He returned permanently in the<br />
summer, and has scored twice more.<br />
Afobe’s career started at Arsenal<br />
and has included the likes of Wolves,<br />
Huddersfield, Reading and Bolton.<br />
>24 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />
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UNDER-21 2022/23 Fixtur<br />
DATE KO OPPOSITION H/A H-T SCORE RES POS STARTING XI SUBSTITUTES<br />
Tue Aug 9 2.00 pm Barnsley A 1-2 2-3 W Wiles-Richards Leeson Knight-Lebel Idehen Araoye4 Low Owers (C) Palmer-Houlden Morton4 Backwell 4 Rose4 Casa-Grande Henry4 Z. Bell4 Taylor-Clarke4 Acey4<br />
Tue Aug 16 1.00 pm HULL CITY H 1-2 4-2 W 3 Wiles-Richards Leeson Knight-Lebel Towler Araoye4 Low Owers Kadji 4 Morton Acey4 Rose4 Boyd Backwell 4 Porton4 Palmer-Houlden 4 James4<br />
Tue Aug 23 2.00 pm Peterborough United A 0-0 0-2 W 3 Wiles-Richards Z. Bell Wood4 Towler Knight-Lebel Low (C) Owers Taylor-Clarke 4 Morton Backwell 4 Rose4 Boyd Hutton 4 Porton4 Leeson4 Oputeri4<br />
Tue Aug 30 1.00 pm BIRMINGHAM CITY H 0-0 0-0 D 2 Wiles-Richards Leeson Bamba4 Towler Z. Bell 4 Low (C) Owers Kadji4 Morton Backwell Rose4 Casa-Grande Knight-Lebel4 Porton4 Wood 4 Oputeri4<br />
Mon Sep 5 12.00 pm Sheiffield Wednesday A 0-0 0-1 W 2 O'Leary Tanner Klose Low (C) Wilson Kadji Taylor-Clarke4 Pring Backwell 4 S.Bell4 Palmer Houlden Casa-Grande Rose4 Porton4 Wood Acey4<br />
Tue Sep 13 1.00 pm CARDIFF CITY H 4-0 5-0 W 2 Bajic Leeson Owers Wood Z. Bell Low (C) Backwell 4 Kadji 4 S.Bell 4 Palmer Houlden Taylor-Clarke4 Acey4 Duncan Meerholz4 Porton4 Rose4<br />
Sat Sep 17 3.00 pm Reading A 0-1 0-1 W 1 Bajic Leeson Z. Bell Porton Wood Low (C) Backwell 4 Kadji S.Bell 4 Palmer Houlden Acey4 Boyd Rose 4 Hutton Taylor-Clarke4 Anderson4<br />
Tue Sep 27 1.00 pm SWANSEA CITY H 1-0 2-1 W 1 Bajic Leeson4 Anderson 4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Kadji S.Bell Palmer Houlden Porton4 Boyd Rose 4 Morrison4 Meerholz Acey4<br />
Mon Oct 3 2.00 pm <strong>Millwall</strong> A 1-1 1-1 D 1 Bajic Leeson Z. Bell 4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Backwell Henry4 Palmer Houlden4 Acey Morison4 Duncan Yeboah4 Owers4 Rose<br />
Tue Oct 11 1.00 pm Colchester United A 0-0 0-1 W 1 Casa-Grande Leeson Z. Bell4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Owers4 Clarke 4 Palmer Houlden Acey4 Morison4 Duncan Yeboah 4 Meerholz4 Rose4<br />
Tue Oct 18 QPR H<br />
Fri Oct 21<br />
Ipswich Town<br />
Tue Nov 1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC H<br />
Tue Nov 8 WATFORD H<br />
Tue Jan 10 Cardiff <strong>City</strong> A<br />
Tue Jan 17 IPSWICH TOWN H<br />
Mon Jan 23 Swansea <strong>City</strong> A<br />
Tue Jan 31<br />
READING<br />
Tue Feb 14 QPR A<br />
Tue Feb 21<br />
COLCHESTER UNITED<br />
Tue Feb 28 Watford A<br />
Tue Mar 7<br />
MILLWALL<br />
Mon Mar 20 Charlton Athletic A<br />
Thu Apr 4 SHEFFIELD UNITD H<br />
Mon Apr 17 Burnley A<br />
Tue Apr 25 WIGAN ATHLETIC H<br />
Mon May 1 Crewe Alexandra A<br />
Tue May 9 COVENTRY CITY H<br />
UNDER-21S<br />
HARRY LEESON<br />
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE TABLE - South<br />
P W D L GD Pts<br />
CITY U21 10 8 2 0 14 26<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> U21 10 8 1 1 19 25<br />
Charlton Athletic U21 10 5 2 3 5 17<br />
Ipswich Town U21 8 5 1 2 6 16<br />
Reading U21 9 5 0 4 1 15<br />
Cardiff 2022/23 <strong>City</strong> U21 APPEARANCES / GOALS 8 5 0 3 -1 15<br />
Queens Park Rangers U21 8 3 3 2 4 12<br />
Colchester U21 8 3 1 4 -7 10<br />
Swansea <strong>City</strong> U21 8 2 2 4 2 8<br />
Watford U21 7 0 0 7 -19 0<br />
2022/23 APPEARANCES / GOALS<br />
Apps + Sub<br />
Goals<br />
Ben Acey 4+3 1<br />
Taine Anderson 1+1 0<br />
Raphael Araoye 5 0<br />
Tommy Backwell 7+1 5<br />
Stefan Bajic 4 0<br />
Sol Bamba 1 0<br />
Sam Bell 4 5<br />
Zac Bell 6+1 0<br />
Jose Casa-Grande 1+0 0<br />
Ewan Clarke 1 0<br />
Prince Henry 1+1 0<br />
Callum Hutton 0+1 0<br />
Duncan Idehen 1 0<br />
Joseph James 0+1 0<br />
Dylan Kadji 5 1<br />
Tim Klose 1 0<br />
Harry Leeson 8+1 1<br />
Joe Low 9 0<br />
Jed Meerholz 0+2 0<br />
Jamie Knight-Lebel 6+1 1<br />
Elijah Morison 0+2 0<br />
James Morton 4 0<br />
Max O'Leary 1 0<br />
Josh Owers 6+1 0<br />
Brandon Oputeri 0+2 0<br />
Seb Palmer-Houlden 7+1 3<br />
Joe Porton 1+5 0<br />
Cameron Pring 1 0<br />
Marley Rose 4+3 0<br />
George Tanner 1 0<br />
Omar Taylor-Clarke 6+1 0<br />
Ryley Towler 3 1<br />
Ephrain Yeboah 0+3 1<br />
Harvey Wiles-Richards 4 0<br />
Kane Wilson 1 0<br />
KEY All Matches Professional Development League 2 unless GFA Cup |Goalscoer | Penalty P | Yellow card | Red card | Substituted 44444<br />
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Academy<br />
TOP-OF-THE-TABLE<br />
CLASH<br />
While the first team face <strong>Millwall</strong> in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, <strong>City</strong>’s young guns stretched<br />
their unbeaten run to nine games with a draw against the Lions’ Under-21s at the Den.<br />
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The Robins played the second half<br />
with 10 men against the fellow<br />
table-topping <strong>Millwall</strong> when Tommy<br />
Backwell was dismissed for a<br />
second yellow card. But they came<br />
through after Ben Acey’s goal just<br />
before the break had levelled the<br />
scores following Mason Bennett’s<br />
opener.<br />
After a 4-0 home win against<br />
Swansea <strong>City</strong> the trip to the Den was<br />
going to be a tougher encounter<br />
against a team who are pushing<br />
the Robins hard at the top of the<br />
Professional Development League 2.<br />
Joe Low again captained the team<br />
while Stefan Bajic got his fourth<br />
outing in red and white.<br />
The game started cagily, with Zac<br />
Bell shooting over the bar on his<br />
return from Wales Under-19 duty.<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> broke the deadlock in the<br />
25th minute when Bennett slid the<br />
ball past Bajic. <strong>City</strong> fought back<br />
when they capitalised on <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
losing the ball and Acey finished off.<br />
The Robins lost a man when<br />
Backwell was shown a second<br />
yellow card just before the break.<br />
But with Bajic in fine form to<br />
deny Nino Adom-Malaki and Tom<br />
Leahy, <strong>City</strong> held out.<br />
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Omar Taylor-Clarke has agreed a<br />
new two-year deal that will keep<br />
him in BS3 until June 2025 while<br />
Ben Acey has put pen to paper on a<br />
one-year extension until June 2024.<br />
Newport-born Taylor-Clarke joined<br />
the club at Under-13 level from<br />
Cardiff <strong>City</strong> and signed a new oneyear<br />
deal in May while Acey joined<br />
from Guernsey FC this summer<br />
after a trial at the Robins High<br />
Performance Centre.<br />
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A MOMENT IN<br />
Time<br />
18th February 1974 - Away Changing Room, Elland Road.<br />
Players from <strong>City</strong> - then in the Second Division - celebrate an FA Cup Fifth Round 1-0 victory over Don Revies’<br />
‘invincible’ Leeds United who had not lost any of their previous 29 home games and were destined to win<br />
the First Division title by five clear points. Left to right: Merrick, Tainton, Rodgers, Cashley, Collier, Gow,<br />
Ritchie, Fear, Gillies, Sweeney, Hunt and Drysdale.<br />
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3-0<br />
<strong>City</strong> were sunk by three set-piece goals on a disappointing afternoon at<br />
St Andrew’s.<br />
A first-half double from Auston Trusty - his first inside just three minutes<br />
- and a second-half goal from Dion Sanderson secured all three points for<br />
Birmingham <strong>City</strong>. Changes at the break seemed to make an impact but<br />
<strong>City</strong> couldn’t force a way back into the game. Speaking afterwards, Nigel<br />
Pearson said there was “no defence” for the performance.<br />
Bentley, Vyner, Atkinson, King, Sykes (Tanner 45), Scott, Massengo (Kadji<br />
65), Dasilva (Pring 73), Weimann, Conway (Semenyo 45), Wells (Martin 45).<br />
Subs not used: O’Leary (GK), Klose.<br />
CITY MATCH STATS<br />
POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF CORNERS<br />
57.6% 1/2 4<br />
TACKLES<br />
AERIALS WON<br />
16 33<br />
TOP PERFORMERS<br />
BEST MATCH RATING MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES<br />
ATKINSON MARTIN SCOTT ATKINSON<br />
6.9 3 4 2<br />
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A MATCH IN<br />
Time<br />
FLIPPING BRILLIANT<br />
SEMENYO<br />
0-3<br />
Diédhiou , Wells, Semenyo<br />
DATE: JANUARY 23RD 2021<br />
COMPETITION: EMIRATES FA CUP ROUND 4<br />
PLAYED: THE DEN<br />
CITY LINE-UP: O’LEARY; MARIAPPA, KALAS, MOORE, ROWE;<br />
SEMENYO (ADELAKUN 76), VYNER (EDWARDS 80), BAKINSON,<br />
PALMER (HAN-NOAH MASSENGO 75); DIÉDHIOU (MARTIN 76) ,<br />
WELLS (S BELL 87)<br />
Manager Dean Holden made customary changes for this cup game and<br />
20 months on some look familiar today. They included keeper Max<br />
O’Leary and upfront Antoine Semenyo and Nahki Wells.<br />
It was during the Covid-19 pandemic and the team’s changing area was simply<br />
chairs spaced out in a gym. Former Robins keeper Frank Fielding and striker<br />
Matt Smith turned out for the home side.<br />
The Lions had the larger share of the action early on and O’Leary had to make a<br />
smart save from Mason Bennett. Kasey Palmer looked to influence the game by<br />
swapping wings in search of openings. Just after the half-hour mark the Robins<br />
lost possession leading to a shot from 25 yards, which was saved by O’Leary.<br />
The game turned on the half-hour when a Robins counter-attack led to Zak<br />
Vyner slipping the ball through for Famara Diédhiou, who was up-ended by<br />
Fielding. The referee had no hesitation pointing to the spot and Diédhiou got up<br />
to convert from the spot. The Robins then played with more freedom though the<br />
Lions had their moments. Notably, Tom Bradshaw’s header from a corner had to<br />
be headed off the line by Tommy Rowe. Bennett’s shot then brought out another<br />
fine save from O’Leary.<br />
<strong>City</strong> made an encouraging start to the second half with shots from Palmer and<br />
Semenyo, who was having a brilliant game. The Lions responded with Alex<br />
Pearce forcing a finger-tip save from O’Leary, however, fortune then played its<br />
part when Wells’ free kick hit the wall and deflected into the net with Fielding<br />
wrong-footed.<br />
The champagne moment then arrived on 72 minutes as Wells found Semenyo.<br />
He set off on a direct line for goal through two defenders, leaving them trailing<br />
and placed the ball across Fielding into the far corner. Breaking away, his<br />
exuberance boiled over with the perfect back flip.<br />
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FA CONTINENTAL CUP<br />
FIXTURE REARRANGED<br />
<strong>City</strong> Women’s December trip to Lewes for the final FA<br />
Continental Cup group match has been rearranged to<br />
Friday, December 16th (7pm).<br />
Originally scheduled for Sunday, December 18th, 2022,<br />
the fixture will now take place two days earlier on Friday,<br />
16th, to avoid a clash with the FIFA World Cup Final with<br />
the action getting underway at 7pm.<br />
Lauren Smith’s side got off to the perfect start in this<br />
season’s FA Continental Cup as they beat Crystal Palace<br />
4-0 at the Robins High Performance Centre.<br />
Abi Harrison bagged a first-half brace to put <strong>City</strong> in the<br />
driving seat before Chloe Mustaki bundled home from a<br />
corner to make it 3-0 with 10 minutes to play.<br />
Emily Syme rounded off a perfect afternoon in BS3 as<br />
she drilled home a first-time effort from 25 yards.<br />
BACK FROM<br />
INTERNATIONAL DUTY<br />
A number of players have been away on international<br />
duty in October, such as Chloe Mustaki whose<br />
Republic of Ireland side beat Abi Harrison’s Scotland<br />
1-0. Ffion Morgan, Chloe Bull and Liv Clark travelled<br />
with Wales.<br />
Elsewhere Naomi Layzell and Elysia Boddy travelled<br />
with England Under-19s, Tianna Teisar linked up with<br />
Wales Under-19s and Mari Ward represented England<br />
Under-17s.<br />
Their Championship season resumes on Sunday, October<br />
16th away to Sheffield United (2pm) before a return to the<br />
Robins High Performance Centre next Sunday, October<br />
23rd (3pm) v Crystal Palace. Tickets are on sale now.<br />
HALL OF FAME<br />
Louis Carey<br />
PAUL GAINEY LOOKS BACK ON THE CAREER OF CITY GREAT LOUIS CAREY<br />
Defender Louis Carey is <strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s very own ‘Roy of<br />
the Rovers’. He watched the club from the terraces as<br />
a schoolboy and signed his first professional contract<br />
in 1995.<br />
Nineteen seasons in the making, Louis Carey went on<br />
to make 645 <strong>City</strong> appearances, a league record which is<br />
unlikely ever to be broken.<br />
This versatile, quality defender left and joined Peter Reid<br />
at Coventry after the League One play-off final defeat to<br />
Brighton in 2004. The outcry from <strong>City</strong> fans was testament<br />
to a popular character and it was no surprise that<br />
he returned six months later where he thrived anew, and<br />
grew into an inspirational captain.<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong>-born Louis started his career at right back but it<br />
was in the centre of defence that he began to earn plaudits.<br />
Carey’s compelling combination of pace, spring and<br />
anticipation made up for a lack of height and his tackling<br />
was clean and accurate.<br />
A mainstay in the side since breaking into the first-team<br />
under Joe Jordan in 1995, Carey won promotion from the<br />
third tier under John Ward in 1997/98. His eye-catching<br />
play during the 1998 promotion campaign earned him a<br />
call up for the Scottish under-21 squad.<br />
After Danny Wilson arrived at Ashton Gate, Louis barely<br />
missed a game, making the right-back position his own.<br />
In 2003/04, no club outside the top flight boasted a<br />
tighter defence and Carey’s organisational skills were a<br />
major part of that.<br />
He also achieved LDV Vans Trophy success with the club<br />
in 2003, beating Carlisle United 2-0. It helped wipe away<br />
the memory of a Wembley defeat to Stoke <strong>City</strong> in the<br />
same competition three years earlier. He won his second<br />
promotion with the club in 2006/07 as <strong>City</strong> finished<br />
runners-up to Scunthorpe United in League One.<br />
A year later he was part of Gary Johnson’s side that reached<br />
the Championship play-off final at Wembley - just a game<br />
from the Premier League - but <strong>City</strong> lost 1-0 to Hull <strong>City</strong>. In<br />
August 2012 Carey was granted a testimonial against <strong>Bristol</strong><br />
Rovers, a game <strong>City</strong> won 3-0 at Ashton Gate.<br />
He left the club at the end of the 2013/14 season but<br />
he remains a legend at <strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong>, where he scored 15<br />
goals and was widely admired by all <strong>City</strong> fans. Following<br />
<strong>City</strong>’s 4-1 win against Stevenage in December 2013, he<br />
was gifted a shirt bearing the words ‘646 record breaker’.<br />
He was believed to have broken John Atyeo’s appearance<br />
record by one, however it is now debated that Carey’s<br />
tally stands even at 645 alongside the former club striker.<br />
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News<br />
CITY PLAYERS ATTEND ROBINS<br />
FOUNDATION QUIZ NIGHT<br />
Pit your wits against Jay Dasilva, Zak Vyner, Sam<br />
Bell, Ayman Benarous, Andi Weimann, Joe Williams<br />
and Andy King.<br />
After two years the long-anticipated annual Robins Lotto<br />
Quiz night is back!<br />
We are delighted to announce that on Tuesday,<br />
October 25th, the Robins Foundation will be hosting<br />
the hugely successful Robins Lotto Quiz night hosted<br />
by the one and only Downsy!<br />
All funds generated in the evening will go directly towards<br />
the Foundation and help them continue to change lives in<br />
the local community.<br />
The event will take place at Ashton Gate Stadium’s Heineken<br />
lounge. Doors will open on the evening at 7.00 pm with<br />
the quiz set to commence at 7:30pm. In addition to the<br />
quiz, there will be a raffle for your chance to win signed<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> memorabilia amongst a range of other prizes.<br />
A bar will be open all evening to provide refreshments.<br />
Please note that quiz teams should comprise of a<br />
maximum of six and a minimum of four players.<br />
Entry for the quiz is FREE for all Robins Lotto members<br />
and is priced at a nominal fee of £7.50 per person for<br />
non-members.<br />
Click here to sign up! >><br />
MINI BUS<br />
DRIVERS<br />
REQUIRED<br />
The Robins Foundations is recruiting casual minibus<br />
drivers to transport its students who are studying on<br />
the charity’s education programmes.<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> Robins Foundation minibuses will be<br />
provided to the driver to use and drivers will be insured<br />
through the Foundation’s policy.<br />
The role will involve working during school term time. We<br />
have driving available three days a week: Tuesday, Wednes-<br />
day and Thursday. Tuesdays and Thursdays involve a small<br />
amount of driving over a tw-three hour period.<br />
Wednesday’s involve fixture driving which could be<br />
slightly longer. Even if you are only available to do a<br />
small amount, please still get in touch.<br />
YOU WILL HAVE:<br />
• A clean driving license<br />
• A category D1 license (to drive a minibus)<br />
Please note that this role requires flexibility, and<br />
candidates should have a D1 licence if they are to drive<br />
our minibuses.<br />
Click here to find out more and apply! >><br />
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PLAYER<br />
Profile<br />
AGE<br />
20<br />
POSITION<br />
GOALKEEPER<br />
SQUAD NUMBER<br />
31<br />
SIGNED<br />
JULY 2022<br />
PREVIOUS CLUBS<br />
FULL APPEARANCES + SUBS | CLEAN SHEETS<br />
STEFAN<br />
Bajic<br />
2007 -2022 2022<br />
12+0 / 1 15+0 / 2<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
Stefan Bajic made his AS Saint Etienne first<br />
team debut in September 2019 against Metz,<br />
after joining the Academy as a six-yearold.<br />
It was a proud moment for the young<br />
shotstopper - then aged 17 - who became Les<br />
Verts’ youngest debutant.<br />
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Atkinson 54, 90 Hughes 82<br />
ASHTON GATE | WED OCT 12TH<br />
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATT: 17,467<br />
Two headed goals from Rob Atkinson sealed victory against a team<br />
which had conceded the fewest goals in the EFL.<br />
<strong>City</strong> had taken a second-half lead via centre-back Atkinson’s 54th minute<br />
header, however an 81st minute strike from Andrew Hughes saw the two<br />
sides level with minimal time on the clock.<br />
As the final whistle approached Atkinson found the winner as he headed<br />
home Alex Scott’s corner.<br />
O’Leary, Vyner, Klose, Atkinson, Sykes (Martin 90), Williams, Scott, Dasilva,<br />
Weimann, Conway (Wells 86), Semenyo.<br />
Subs not used: Bentley (GK), Tanner, Pring, King, Kadji.<br />
CITY MATCH STATS<br />
POSSESION SHOTS ON/OFF CORNERS<br />
46.3% 4/4 5<br />
TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON<br />
12 26<br />
TOP PERFORMERS<br />
TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES<br />
ATKINSON ATKINSON / SEMENYO KLOSE / ATKINSON / SCOTT SCOTT<br />
8.8 3 3 3<br />
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PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING<br />
SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE<br />
AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN.<br />
‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’<br />
A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour<br />
To mark the new season, we want to<br />
make you aware of new measures<br />
being taken across all of football<br />
to ensure everyone can have a safe<br />
and enjoyable experience. We are<br />
supporting strong action from the<br />
FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle<br />
anti-social and criminal behaviours<br />
that put all of us at risk.<br />
This reflects the seriousness of<br />
the risks to fans and staff – pyros<br />
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and cause lifechanging injuries,<br />
while entering the pitch endangers<br />
players, managers and match<br />
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We know those who commit these<br />
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Black History Month<br />
TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH,<br />
WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAREER OF PAST<br />
AND PRESENT BRISTOL CITY PLAYERS.<br />
NAHKI WELLS<br />
LEROY LITA<br />
MARVIN ELLIOTT<br />
JAY DASILVA<br />
POSITION<br />
FW<br />
POSITION<br />
FW<br />
POSITION<br />
MF<br />
POSITION<br />
LB<br />
ALL TIME<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
469<br />
ALL TIME<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
345<br />
ALL TIME<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
455<br />
ALL TIME<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
176<br />
ALL CLUBS:<br />
BERMUDA HOGGES,<br />
ECCLESHILL UNITED,<br />
CARLISLE UNITED,<br />
BRADFORD CITY,<br />
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN,<br />
QUEENS PARK RANGERS,<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
CITY<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
115<br />
CAREER<br />
GOALS<br />
151<br />
ALL CLUBS:<br />
BRISTOL CITY,<br />
READING,<br />
CHARLTON ATHLETIC,<br />
NORWICH CITY,<br />
MIDDLESBROUGH,<br />
SWANSEA CITY,<br />
BIRMINGHAM CITY,<br />
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY<br />
CITY<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
95<br />
CAREER<br />
GOALS<br />
116<br />
ALL CLUBS:<br />
MILLWALL,<br />
BRISTOL CITY,<br />
CRAWLEY TOWN,<br />
WHITEHAWK,<br />
KINGSTONIAN<br />
CITY<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
263<br />
CAREER<br />
GOALS<br />
38<br />
ALL CLUBS:<br />
CHELSEA,<br />
CHARLTON,<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
CITY<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
119<br />
CAREER<br />
GOALS<br />
2<br />
Wells left his home country of Bermuda and after a<br />
period at the Richmond International Academic and<br />
Soccer Academy in Leeds, he signed professional<br />
terms at Carlisle United. He made his League One<br />
debut against <strong>Bristol</strong> Rovers in January 2011 as the<br />
Blues romped to a 4-0 victory in Cumbria.<br />
Wells proved his keen eye for goal, particularly at<br />
Bradford and Huddersfield Town before a £5million<br />
switch to Burnley.<br />
Chances were limited but he soon found his form on<br />
loan at QPR. Wells was their top scorer despite making<br />
the switch to Ashton Gate for an undisclosed fee from<br />
parent club Burnley in January 2020.<br />
Wells made his debut for the Robins the following day,<br />
stepping off the bench in a 1-0 win over the side he<br />
had departed less than 24 hours earlier.<br />
Lita was a product of the Chelsea youth system but<br />
left the West London side at the age of 16 before<br />
heading to the West Country in search of first-team<br />
football.<br />
He made his debut in a 2-0 win over Blackpool in<br />
August 2003 but it took until the 2004/05 season<br />
before Lita hit his goalscoring-stride in BS3.<br />
Starting the season with three goals in the first three<br />
outings of the season, Lita would go on to score 29<br />
goals in 51 appearances in all competitions, including<br />
a memorable hat-trick away to Torquay United in a 5-0<br />
win.<br />
Reading swooped for the young striker in July 2005 for<br />
a then club-record £1million fee. He went on to enjoy<br />
Premier League football as his career developed.<br />
‘Box to box midfielder’, an ‘enforcer’, ‘tough-tackling’<br />
– the plaudits appear endless when Elliott’s name is<br />
mentioned to fans.<br />
Elliott made his Lions debut in April 2003 and was even<br />
used as an emergency right-back in the 2004 FA Cup<br />
final against Manchester United.<br />
Elliott signed for <strong>City</strong> in July 2007 and had a successful<br />
first season in which he was named in the Professional<br />
Football Players’ Association Team of the Year alongside<br />
team-mate Bradley Orr, while he was also the club’s<br />
Young Player of the Year.<br />
Between 2011 and 2013 he made nine appearances<br />
for Jamaica – a spell interrupted by a snapped Achilles<br />
during a training session in February 2012, which ruled<br />
him out of the rest of the campaign. He departed BS3<br />
in 2014.<br />
The full-back’s youth career was littered with silverware,<br />
winning the UEFA Youth League twice and lifting the FA<br />
Youth Cup on three occasions. Dasilva captained England<br />
Under-21s to Toulon Tournament victory and lifted the<br />
Euro championship with the Under-19s.<br />
After two successful loan spells at Charlton Athletic,<br />
Dasilva arrived in BS3 on loan from Chelsea for the<br />
2018/19 campaign. A year later, he would sign a<br />
permanent contract.<br />
Dasilva’s first professional goal came in November<br />
2020 as he netted the equaliser in a 2-1 away victory at<br />
Huddersfield Town, before finding the top corner in the<br />
dying minutes of last season’s trip to Stoke <strong>City</strong>.<br />
The 24-year-old has played in every league game of the<br />
2022/23 campaign so far.<br />
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CITY IN<br />
Cartoons<br />
WITH CLUB HISTORIAN<br />
DAVID WOODS<br />
Today we look at a couple of cartoons from the World War One period. Throughout the majority of this time the<br />
soccer coverage in the local press, with the exception of the Sports Times, was extremely limited.<br />
BRISTOL CITY<br />
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FULL PAGE<br />
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Crompton 60<br />
Hurley 85<br />
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1916<br />
FRIENDLY<br />
2-0 4-1<br />
<strong>City</strong> faced the sun at the start, but were soon attacking<br />
with Lord and Neesam doing plenty of criss-cross work.<br />
In glorious weather it wasn’t until after the interval that<br />
the deadlock was broken; Crompton lobbing in from 30<br />
yards. Hurley’s curling centre doubled Rovers advantage.<br />
Rovers: Grubb; Brown, Panes; H Bryant, Roe, T Bryant; Hurley,<br />
Crompton, Hyam, Smith, Brooks<br />
<strong>City</strong>: Giblett; Treasure, Banfield; Cross, Wedlock, R Williams; Reader,<br />
Southway, Chapman, Lord, Neesam<br />
Attendance:<br />
1,500<br />
Wilcox 15, Southway 30,<br />
Chapman 70, Cross 80<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 1916<br />
Browning 33<br />
In the pouring rain it was more Bath than <strong>Bristol</strong> as the<br />
players began to skid about on a pitch that looked in<br />
splendid condition. Wilcox raced the opener into the<br />
net when Wedlock’s long-distance shot cannoned off<br />
the crossbar. Southway’s difficult angled shot doubled<br />
<strong>City</strong>’s advantage.<br />
<strong>City</strong>: Martin; R Williams, Banfield; Young, Wedlock, Cross; Reader,<br />
Southway, Wilcox, Chapman, King<br />
Bath: Shaw; Mansfield, Burchill; Wakefield, Dando, Pearson; Parfitt,<br />
Browning, Burley, Whitchurch, White<br />
Referee:<br />
R Lethaby (<strong>Bristol</strong>)<br />
SAT NOV 19<br />
3PM KO<br />
ASHTON GATE<br />
SUN NOV 20<br />
3PM KO<br />
ASHTON GATE<br />
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WHAT DID YOU COLLECT<br />
FOR THE WORLD CUP<br />
Grandad?<br />
CITY FAN STEVE SMITH CONTINUES<br />
HIS LOOK AT WORLD CUP MEMORABILIA...<br />
Three CDs, over 3 hours of classical music, booklet to help you understand each piece<br />
and a mini book on the competition’s history – what isn’t there to like about all of this.<br />
The author of this 84-page booklet has<br />
been covering the World Cup since his<br />
first publication in 1958 and has been<br />
updated every four years without fail.<br />
On the reverse of the box set is a full list<br />
of composers and their masterpieces.<br />
A World Cup tournament would<br />
not be complete without the<br />
obligatory playlist of new<br />
releases that could be sung<br />
from the terraces. However, the<br />
arrival of the studious Swedishborn<br />
Sven-Goran Eriksson as<br />
England manager brought about<br />
a shift in musical listening.<br />
Whether it was his calm persona<br />
that portrayed the former Lazio<br />
manager as one of the game’s<br />
intellects, coupled to the fact he<br />
was the first foreign manager to<br />
take charge of the national team,<br />
his instant success elevated<br />
him to unmeasured heights with<br />
qualification to the big soccer<br />
show in South Korea/Japan in<br />
2002; the<br />
5-1 demolition of Germany on<br />
their own turf was the major<br />
highlight and turning point for<br />
qualification.<br />
The world of football was no<br />
stranger to classical music. For<br />
Italia 90 for instance, the BBC<br />
chose Nessun Dorma by the<br />
renowned Italian opera singer<br />
Luciano Pavarotti, and this was<br />
The white CD of On the Ball by Ant and Dec contains three different versions, while the<br />
red cover release features the video of the dynamic duo and their parody of Sven and<br />
his assistant, Tord Grip.<br />
an instant hit as it made No.2<br />
in the British Singles Chart. To<br />
emphasise this popularity, his<br />
album The Essential Pavarotti,<br />
went to the top of the LP charts<br />
and later in the season I’ll return<br />
to vinyl recordings.<br />
There were two more journeys<br />
of note into this genre for the<br />
national broadcaster, starting with<br />
Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 and<br />
Ode to Joy that was used at both<br />
Euro 92 and 96, and two years<br />
later with Pavane by Faure that<br />
introduced the BBC’s coverage of<br />
France 98.<br />
So we come to this triple-CD box<br />
set; The Sven-Goran Eriksson<br />
Classical Collection. A total of<br />
31 classical music composers<br />
that, we are led to believe, have<br />
been specially chosen by the<br />
super Swede himself when he<br />
wasn’t “Enjoying the company<br />
of his family and friends, taking<br />
exercise, keeping fit and healthy,<br />
relaxing and having a good meal<br />
in a restaurant.” I guess that just<br />
leaves listening to music.<br />
“This collection contains some<br />
of my absolute favourites, but<br />
also music that is fairly new to<br />
me. Music which I have sampled<br />
to broaden my perspectives and<br />
discover something new.”<br />
This type music is not to<br />
everyone’s taste I know, but there<br />
are several inclusions within<br />
these 3 hours that are familiar.<br />
For example, at the annual<br />
Remembrance Sunday service,<br />
the haunting strains of Elgar’s<br />
Nimrod can be heard. And for<br />
anyone who’s caught The Last<br />
Night of the Proms, there is Pomp<br />
and Circumstance by the same<br />
composer to give a more uplifting<br />
mood.<br />
To accompany these discs, there<br />
is an 84-page booklet entitled The<br />
History of the World Cup by Brian<br />
Glanville to get you in the mood.<br />
Pity it could not include David<br />
Beckham’s dramatic last minute<br />
free-kick against Greece at Old<br />
Trafford that sent England off to<br />
the finals played in two countries<br />
for the first time.<br />
If this collection didn’t get you<br />
geared up for the mammoth<br />
month-long tournament in 2002,<br />
eventually won by Brazil, there<br />
is always the official World Cup<br />
song We’re On The Ball, from the<br />
same 2002 football festival by Ant<br />
and Dec to get you moving.<br />
World Cup and classical music are reunited for France 98 with Pavane, by Faure.<br />
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2022/23Fixtur& Rts<br />
DATE KO OPPOSITION H/A SCORE RES POS ATT STARTING XI SUBSTITUTES<br />
Sat Jul 30 3.00 pm Hull <strong>City</strong> A 2-1 L 19 16,667 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 James Williams Scott4 Weimann Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 Massengo Conway4 Wells<br />
Sat Aug 06 3.00 pm SUNDERLAND H 2-3 L 23 24,543 Bentley (C) Dasilva4 Atkinson Naismith Vyner4 Sykes 4 Massengo4 Williams Scott Weimann Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 King Conway4 Wells4<br />
Wed Aug 10 7.45 pm Coventry <strong>City</strong> (R1) A 1-4 W 2,680 Bentley (C) Pring Atkinson Naismith Vyner Wilson4 Massengo King4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Towler Tanner4 Kadji Sykes4 Scott4 Martin Bell4<br />
Sat Aug 13 3.00 pm Wigan Athletic A 1-1 D 23 9,822 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson 4 Naismith Vyner Sykes Williams Scott4 Weimann Conway4 Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson Pring King4 Wells4<br />
Tue Aug 16 7.45 pm LUTON TOWN H 2-0 W 14 17,329 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes Massengo Scott4 Weimann 4 Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson Williams4 King4 Martin4<br />
Sun Aug 21 12.00 pm CARDIFF CITY H 2-0 D 7 21,645 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Scott Massengo 4 Williams 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 Pring King4 Martin4<br />
Wed Aug 24 7.45 pm Wycombe Wanderers (R2) A 1-3 W 3,116 Bentley (C) Pring Klose Naismith Tanner Wilson King Kadji 4 Massengo4 Wells4 Martin4 O’Leary Scott4 Conway4 Semenyo 4 James4 Dasilva Atkinson Vyner<br />
Sat Aug 27 3.00 pm Blackpool A 3-3 D 9 10,804 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Scott 4 Massengo4 Williams Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary Tanner James4 Wilson Semenyo 4 King 4 Martin<br />
Wed Aug 31 7.45 pm HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 2-0 W 7 18,569 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes James4 Scott4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Tanner Williams4 Wilson Semenyo 4 Massengo4 Martin4<br />
Sat Sep 3 3.00 pm Blackburn Rovers A 2-3 W 4 12,502 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes James Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary King Williams4 Wilson Semenyo 4 Massengo 4 Martin<br />
Wed Sep 14 7.45 pm Norwich <strong>City</strong> A 3-2 L 7 25,287 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 James Scott Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King Williams4 Tanner Semenyo 4 Massengo Martin4<br />
Sat Sep 17 3.00 pm Burnley A 2-1 L 9 18,779 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes James4 Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King Williams4 Tanner Semenyo4 Massengo 4 Martin4<br />
Sat Oct 1 3.00 pm QUEENS PARK RANGERS H 1-2 L 12 21,649 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 Williams 4 Scott Weimann 4 Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King4 Wilson4 Tanner Semenyo4 Massengo 4 Martin4<br />
Tue Oct 4 7.45 pm COVENTRY CITY H 0-0 D 11 18,129 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith4 Vyner Sykes Massengo King Weimann Semenyo4 Wells O’Leary Pring Kadji Tanner Conway4 Williams 4 Martin<br />
Sat Oct 8 3.00 pm Birmingham <strong>City</strong> A 3-0 L 18 16.807 Bentley (C) Dasilva4 Atkinson King Vyner Sykes4 Massengo4 Scott Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Pring4 Kadji 4 Tanner4 Semenyo4 Martin 4 Klose<br />
Wed Oct 12 7.45 pm PRESTON NORTH END H 2-1 W 11 17,467 O’Leary Dasilva Atkinson Klose Vyner Sykes4 Williams Scott Weimann (C) Conway 4 Semenyo Bentley Pring Kadji Tanner Martin4 Wells 4 King<br />
Sat Oct 15 3.00 pm MILLWALL H<br />
Tue Oct 18 7.45 pm West Bromwich Albion A<br />
Sat Oct 22 3.00 pm Reading A<br />
Sat Oct 29 3.00 pm SWANSEA CITY H<br />
Tue Nov 1 7.45 pm SHEFFIED UNITED H<br />
Sat Nov 5 3.00 pm Middlesbrough A<br />
Tue Nov 8 7.45 pm Lincoln CIty (R3) H<br />
Sat Nov 12 3.00 pm WATFORD H<br />
Sat Dec 10 3.00 pm Rotherham A<br />
Sat Dec 17 3.00 pm STOKE CITY H<br />
Mon Dec 26 3.00 pm WEST BROMWICH ALBION H<br />
Thu Dec 29 7.45 pm <strong>Millwall</strong> A<br />
Sun Jan 1 3.00 pm Coventry <strong>City</strong> A<br />
Sat Jan 14 3.00 pm BIRMINGHAM CITY H<br />
Sat Jan 21 3.00 pm BLACKBURN ROVERS H<br />
Sat Jan 28 3.00 pm Huddersfield Town A<br />
Sat Feb 4 3.00pm Preston North End A<br />
Sat Feb 11 3.00 pm NORWICH CITY H<br />
Wed Feb 15 7.45 pm WIGAN ATHLETIC H<br />
Sat Feb 18 3.00 pm Sunderland A<br />
Sat Feb 25 3.00 pm HULL CITY H<br />
Sat Mar 3 3.00 pm Cardiff <strong>City</strong> A<br />
Sat Mar 11 3.00 pm BLACKPOOL H<br />
TOP SCORERS - CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
Wed Mar 15 7.45 pm Luton Town A<br />
Sat Mar 18 3.00 pm Swansea <strong>City</strong> A<br />
Sat Apr 1 3.00 pm READING H<br />
Fri Apr 7 3.00 pm Stoke <strong>City</strong> A<br />
Mon Apr 10 3.00 pm MIDDLESBROUGH H<br />
Sat Apr 15 3.00 pm Watford A<br />
Tue Apr 18 7.45 pm Sheffied United A<br />
Sat Apr 22 3.00 pm ROTHERHAM UNITED H<br />
Sat Apr 29 3.00 pm BURNLEY H<br />
Sat May 6 3.00 pm Queens Park Rangers A<br />
KEY All Matches Sky Bet Championship unless Carabao Cup or FA Cup | Goalscorer | Penalty P | Yellow card | Red card | Substituted 44444<br />
Goals Assists Played Goals/90 Mins / Goals Total Shots Conversion Accuracy<br />
Óscar Estupiñán - HULL CITY 8 1 13 0.70 129 24 33% 58%<br />
Joshua Sargent - NORWICH CITY 7 2 13 0.64 140 26 27% 65%<br />
Ben Brereton - BLACKBURN ROVERS 7 1 13 0.56 161 28 25% 54%<br />
Nahki Wells - BRISTOL CITY 6 2 12 0.64 141 22 27% 50%<br />
Carlton Morris - LUTON TOWN 6 1 13 0.58 155 24 25% 58%<br />
Chris Willock - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 6 0 9 0.78 115 10 60% 90%<br />
Ross Stewart - SUNDERLAND 5 3 7 0.71 126 21 24% 62%<br />
Tommy Conway - BRISTOL CITY 5 2 13 0.64 141 15 33% 67%<br />
Jay Rodriguez - BURNLEY 5 1 11 0.54 166 17 29% 59%<br />
Will Keane - WIGAN ATHLETIC 5 1 12 0.45 200 16 31% 44%<br />
Iliman Ndiaye - SHEFFIELD UNITED 5 1 13 0.45 201 20 25% 45%<br />
Scott Hogan - BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 1 13 0.40 223 16 31% 75%<br />
Oliver McBurnie - SHEFFIELD UNITED 5 0 10 0.72 125 20 25% 65%<br />
>56 >56 THE THE ROBINS MILLWALL THE THE ROBINS MILLWALL >57
Max O’Leary denied Shaun Williams from the penalty<br />
spot when <strong>City</strong> met <strong>Millwall</strong> on April 30th 2019. We<br />
were 1-0 down but this save proved a turning point<br />
at the Den, with Jamie Paterson scoring an exquisite<br />
free kick, before Famara Diédhiou confirmed the<br />
three points late on.<br />
>58 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />
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MATCHDAY<br />
Squads<br />
SAT OCT 15TH | 3PM | ASHTON GATE | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
MANAGER<br />
NIGEL<br />
PEARSON<br />
HOME<br />
KIT<br />
VS<br />
MANAGER<br />
GARY<br />
ROWETT<br />
HOME<br />
KIT<br />
1 DAN BENTLEY 1 GEORGE LONG<br />
2 KANE WILSON 2 DANNY MCNAMARA<br />
3 JAY DASILVA 3 MURRAY WALLACE<br />
4 KAL NAISMITH 4 SHAUN HUTCHINSON<br />
5 ROB ATKINSON 5 JAKE COOPER<br />
6 MATTY JAMES 6 GEORGE EVANS<br />
7 ALEX SCOTT 7 BENIK AFOBE<br />
8 JOE WILLIAMS 8 BILLY MITCHELL<br />
9 CHRIS MARTIN 9 TOM BRADSHAW<br />
10 ANDY KING 10 ZIAN FLEMMING<br />
11 ANTOINE SEMENYO 11 SCOTT MALONE<br />
12 MAX O’LEARY 14 TYLER BUREY<br />
13 HARVEY WILES-RICHARDS 15 CHARLIE CRESSWELL<br />
14 ANDREAS WEIMANN 16 JAMIE SHACKLETON<br />
15 TOMMY CONWAY 17 CALLUM STYLES<br />
16 CAMERON PRING 18 RYAN LEONARD<br />
17 MARK SYKES 20 MASON BENNETT<br />
18 AYMAN BENAROUS 21 ANDREAS VOGLSAMMER<br />
19 GEORGE TANNER 23 GEORGE SAVILLE<br />
20 SAM BELL 25 ISAAC OLAOFE<br />
21 NAHKI WELLS 27 CONNAL TRUMAN<br />
22 TOMAS KALAS 33 BARTOSZ BIAŁKOWSKI<br />
23 RYLEY TOWLER 35 HAYDEN MULLER<br />
25 TIMM KLOSE 39 GEORGE HONEYMAN<br />
26 ZAK VYNER 40 BEAST TOPALLOJ<br />
WEEKEND<br />
FIXTURES<br />
Today’s fixtures<br />
3pm KO unless stated<br />
Luton Town v QPR, 12.30pm<br />
Rotherham United v Huddersfield, 12.30pm<br />
Burnley v Swansea <strong>City</strong><br />
Cardiff <strong>City</strong> v Coventry <strong>City</strong><br />
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers<br />
Preston North End v Stoke <strong>City</strong><br />
Reading v West Brom<br />
Sheffield United v Blackpool<br />
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic<br />
Watford v Norwich <strong>City</strong>, 7.45pm<br />
Playing tomorrow<br />
Hull <strong>City</strong> v Birmingham <strong>City</strong><br />
LEAGUE<br />
TABLE<br />
P GD Pts<br />
Sheffield United 13 11 24<br />
Norwich <strong>City</strong> 13 7 24<br />
QPR 13 6 24<br />
Burnley 13 8 22<br />
Reading 13 -3 22<br />
Swansea <strong>City</strong> 13 1 21<br />
Blackburn Rovers 14 0 21<br />
Preston North End 14 0 19<br />
Wigan Athletic 13 -2 19<br />
Luton Town 13 3 18<br />
<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> 14 0 18<br />
Cardiff <strong>City</strong> 13 -1 18<br />
Sunderland 13 4 17<br />
Watford 13 1 17<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> 13 -2 17<br />
Birmingham <strong>City</strong> 13 0 16<br />
Stoke <strong>City</strong> 13 -2 16<br />
Rotherham United 12 1 15<br />
Blackpool 13 -4 15<br />
Hull <strong>City</strong> 13 -13 14<br />
Middlesbrough 13 -4 13<br />
West Brom 13 -1 11<br />
Huddersfield Town 12 -4 11<br />
Coventry <strong>City</strong> 10 -6 7<br />
MATCH REFEREE<br />
GAVIN WARD<br />
MATCH OFFICIALS<br />
ASSISTANT REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE<br />
ADAM CRYSELL<br />
BHUPINDER GILL<br />
FOURTH OFFICIAL<br />
ANDY WOOLMER<br />
NEXT AT<br />
ASHTON GATE<br />
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Saturday, October 29th, 12pm<br />
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