Boro v Bristol City

jarkko · 2026-03-13T11:42:52Z

Boro vs Bristol City at Riverside on Saturday, 14.3.2026 at 12:30 GMT Sorry for the delay in posting this, but as some of you know, I have retired at the beginning of February. And we, retired persons, are busier now than while at work with many hobbies and late mornings. For the last a couple of days, I have done some decoration work at my daughter’s new house, too! My first memories of Bristol City are from the late 1970’s. We had subscribed to the Shoot! magazine at the time, and Bristol signed a blond midfielder called Pertti Jantunen in 1979. He was the first Finn playing in the top level in England and it was big news here in Finland. He played only eight matches (1 goal) for the Bristol team in his only season there. Jantunen also played in Sweden on two occasions and 26 times for the Finland National team. The opposition Bristol City's primary nickname is The Robins, adopted due to the team's traditional red and white home colours and appearing on the club badge. There are other, less common or historical nicknames, too. Key details regarding their nicknames: The Robins: This name became popular around 1926, influenced by the hit song "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along". The Cidereds/Cider Army: A nod to the West Country's reputation for cider production. The Bristol Babes: Used in the early days of the club, lasting until the late 1940s. The Garabaldians: An early nickname referencing the red shirts worn by followers of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. The Reds: Simple, descriptive nicknames based on their shirt colour The Bristol club have not been very successful in the past. Their trophy cabinet is nearly as small as the one at the Riverside. Their history is as follows: 1x English 2nd tier champion 1905/06 1x English 3rd tier champion 2014/15 3x Football League Trophy Winner 2014/15, 2002/03, 1985/86 Brissol’s form The Robins reached the play-offs in the Championship last season. This season, at the end of October 2025 they were fourth in table – just three points behind Boro (with 25 points) in second place. At the turn of the year, the Robins had dropped to 8th – but still only FOUR points behind Boro. Now – before the Riverside clash on Saturday – Bristol are 12th in the league and whopping 19 points behind the hosts. The Robins are in a decline. They have won only one of their last six games in the league – that was a 2-3 away win at Hull on 7th February. They have lost all the three League matches since. The three defeats were 2-0 at Leicester this week, 0-2 at home to Coventry and 1-2 to Watford at Aston Gate. In between the three defeats, they lost away to Port Vale by 1-0 in the 4th round of the FA Cup. So, if they were to lose tomorrow, it would be their fourth defeat in a succession. Now, Bristol City's defensive crisis has deepened as George Tanner has been ruled out for "weeks" with an ankle injury. Tanner played the whole 90 minutes of the 2-0 defeat against Leicester on Tuesday but has since been diagnosed with a tear in his ankle ligament and will miss the trip to Boro as well as games after. City are already without Rob Dickie and Rob Atkinson, likely for the rest of the season, and with Luke McNally still on the sidelines as he recovers from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, they have just Noah Eile available as a specialist centre-back. "We will miss the next centre-back for more weeks, it looks at the moment he'll [Tanner] be out and not available for the next few games," Struber told BBC Radio Bristol. He continued: "We have to be more creative ... maybe not every player is in his best position" On-loan Boro duo, left-back Neto Borges and forward Delano Burgzorg, are also unavailable for Saturday's match due to it being against their parent club. The team "have to be creative" as players will be lining up out of position in the coming games. Boro’s form Also, the Boro have their own issues at home – with only two points gained from the possible nine at the Riverside recently. The issue has not been the form but rather the results. At home, Boro have kept the ball for nearly 80 % of the matches. Over the course of the last three home games, Boro have had 75 shots but only 18 on target. Compare that with the three visiting sides who between them have had only 29 shots but 10 on target. The scoring has been a real problem. Kim Hellberg told us: "And again, it becomes ridiculous. If you told me it’s going to be 34 to 4 in shots and 88 to 7 in touches in the box. I’m going to say, 'oh, thank you very much, that’s perfect'. "Same thing against Oxford, Leicester. So, this was even more so. "We are in a business where the result is everything and of course the result is 1-0 to them (Charlton) and that is not good enough and that makes me and everyone in the locker room frustrated." What has surprised me in the past few home matches is that none of the low-block visitors has made a single mistake under pressure from Boro. They have defended brillian...

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March 16, 2026 3:26 pm

My E mails to the Scottish FA seemed to have worked !!

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scotlands-tommy-conway-decision-can-33601390

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