(FM14) Drink up thee cider!!!

FC Bayern vs Bristol City - 12th December 2017
1-1
Can 7.5 rating
Volland 25 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy rested a few players for this game in Germany as City had already guaranteed progress to the next round. Gerry Taylor, Jonathan Tah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giuliano and Marko Blazic came in for Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Martin Kaspar, Eder Alvarez Balanta, Alex Sandro and Esteban Gabriel Jesus Bogado. Bayern Munich had only Thiago and Holger Badstuber out with long-term injuries.

The two teams lined up as follows:





The result meant Bristol City finished TOP of their Champions League Group and will hopefully avoid a tougher 1st Knockout round opponent.

Stoke vs Bristol City - 16th December 2017
0-0



Manager's review
Andrew Booy named his strongest possible 11 for this tough trip to the Britannia Stadium. Stoke were also injury free and had a full strength squad to pick from.

The two teams lined up as follows:







Chelsea win the Club World Championship 2017

Arsenal vs Bristol City - 19th December 2017
2-1
Jese 7.9 rating
Meyer 2 mins
Jese 23 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy named a reserve side as usual in the Capital One Cup this season even though it was a tough Quarter Final draw at the Emirates Stadium. Only first choice left back Alex Sandro started for City. Arsenal also decided to rest some key players. They had Jon Williams and Mario Pasalic injured and Tin Jedvaj suspended.

The two teams lined up as follows:

Hull vs Bristol City - 23rd December 2017
1-1
Bogado 7.8 rating
Bogado 79 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy went back to his full strength side after resting them in the Capital One Cup Quarter Final in midweek. Hull were without Nicolai Jorgensen through injury and Tom Huddlestone through suspension. The Tigers were tired from a penalty shootout win in the Capital One Cup on 3 days ago!!!

The two teams lined up as follows:

Bristol City vs Liverpool - 26th December 2017
1-2
Bogado 53 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy named the same exact side that destroyed Hull last time out but only managed to draw......and it was one worse this time out!!! Liverpool had Jose Enrique out injured and former City defenders Chris Smalling and Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik were at the heart of Liverpool's defence.

The two teams lined up as follows:

Tottenham vs Bristol City - 30th December 2017
4-0
Bogado 9.4 rating
Kaspar 50 mins
Buitrago 58 mins
Bogado 80, 90 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy keft faith with the same team that unluckily lost to Liverpool last time out. Top of the table Tottenham had Sandro, Kyle Walker, Etienne Capoue and Jake Livermore out injured. Ex City midfielder Nick Powell was on the Spurs bench.

The two teams lined up as follows:

December 2017 - THE REVIEW

Fixtures



League Table



Monthly Awards

Best Player - Esteban Gabriel Jesus Bogado - average rating 7.68

The right winger had a fantastic finish to 2017. He has progressed in training superbly and after taking Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's place in the side has scored 4 goals in the last 3 games. He won the Premier League Young Player of the Month award.


Highly commended
Martin Kaspar - average rating 7.60
An impressive month for the teenage right back. Scored his first two professional goals for the club.
Lucas Evangelista - average rating 7.58
Came third in the Barclays Premier League player of the Month award. Contributed 3 assists in a solid month.

Coming Up.......

Meet the squad!

9: Mario Buitrago

Buitrago is currently the best Bristol City player in the squad. He is 22 years old and already playing at his full potential. He is the Bristol City Captain and has played 168 games for the club scoring an impressive 101 goals. He also has 20 caps for Colombia with 7 international goals. In his 1st season at Ashton Gate he captained City to promotion to the Premier League and won the Sky Bet Championship Young Player of the Year and 2014/15 Bristol City Supporters Player of the year awards. He was then voted the European Golden Boy in 2016. Last season, on the way to lifting the FA Cup for Bristol City he broke the record for goals scored for Bristol City in a single season with 37 goals and won the European Golden Shoe and the Bristol City Supporters player of the Year for the 2nd time. Probably considered 2th best Player in the World behind Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

Bristol City spend BIG!!!!

The January 2018 transfer window has only just opened and Andrew Booy has splashed the cash with the 66 million pound signing of striker Timo Werner from Premier League rivals Arsenal. The 21 year old is the 7th German to join City's 1st team squad and will play up front as an advanced forward with Mario Buitrago. He joined Arsenal for 20 million pounds in 2014 from Stuttgart and has played 127 league games for the Gunners scoring 58 goals. Won the Premier League and FA Cup in his time in London, can he spearhead Andrew Booy's side to similar success? Has signed a contract worth 57,000 pounds per week until 2022 at Ashton Gate.





Bristol City also add players to their U21 development squad

Andrew Booy also added four players to his U21 squad at the start of this transfer window.



Tom Challinor 3.2K from Sydney Olympic FC



Fernandes Free from Cruzeiro



Soren Nielsen 975K from FC Midtylland



Vivinho Free from Corinthians

Bristol City vs Newcastle - 1st January 2018
2-0
Giuliano 8.8 rating
Giuliano 22 mins
Oxlade-Chamberlain 75 mins



Manager's review
Bristol City played their 2nd team (except Alvarez Balanta and Buitrago) after playing Spurs only two days ago. Newcastle had Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Neil Taylor suspended and Alexandru Chipciu and Fabriccio Coloccini injured.

The two teams lined up as follows:

Bristol City vs Southend - 6th January 2018
5-0
Buitrago 9.4 rating
Buitrago 15, 24 mins
Werner 22 mins
Draxler 47 mins
Blazic 78 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy named his strongest possible 11 which meant Timo Werner came in for Kevin Volland up front. Southend had only Adam Barton out through injury.

The two teams lined up as follows:









3rd Round Results



Bristol City draw Cardiff in 4th Round

Jese leaves Ashton Gate

Bristol City striker Jese has joined his old club Real Madrid for a fee of 39 million pounds. The 24 year old striker has moved back to Spain after Andrew Booy signed Timo Werner from Arsenal and he was seen as surplus to requirements in Bristol. The Spaniard made 63 appearances for City in one and a half seasons at the club scoring 26 goals and getting 20 assists. He had potential but did not grow enough in his time at the club.

Crystal Palace vs Bristol City - 10th January 2018
2-1
Alvaro 7.7 rating
Alvaro 11 mins
Tah 77 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy named a reserve side (except Alex Sandro) for this Capital One Cup Semi Final 1st Leg against a Crystal Palace side ravished by injuries as they had Luca Valzania, Jordi Amat, Ben Gibson, Sadjo Gano, John Heitinga, Jason Holt and Joshua King out and Chris Solly and Ikechi Anya cup tied.

The two teams lined up as follows:

Q.P.R. vs Bristol City - 13th January 2018
3-0
Werner 8.8 rating
Werner 11, 50 mins
Buitrago 24 mins



Manager's review
Andrew Booy named his Full Strength side for the trip to Loftus Road. Q.P.R. had Damir Bojic and Adam Szalai out through injury.

The two teams lined up as follows:

Clyne hops the channel

Bristol City right back Nathaniel Clyne today joined French side AS Monaco FC for a fee of 12.25 million pounds. The wing back has lost his place in the starting line up to Martin Kaspar and young Egyptian Mostafa Abdel Fatah is seen by manager Andrew Booy as a more than capable back up to the Czech. Clyne made 66 appearances for Bristol City in his 2 years at the club.