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Match Thread Coventry City - Bristol City FC Match Thread - Saturday 18th Jan (7 Viewers)

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Deity

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Matt smith said:
Really? Praising Binks but criticizing Kitching on yesterdays performance

find that bizarre
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I’m not suggesting Binks is the answer or even a better player. I’m simply making the point that Kitchin can be erratic in his decision making and distribution and that was evident yesterday. That’s not a quality that most managers will want in a centre half.
 
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stupot07

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Deity said:
I’m not suggesting Binks is the answer or even a better player. I’m simply making the point that Kitchin can be erratic in his decision making and distribution and that was evident yesterday. That’s not a quality that most managers will want in a centre half.
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Binks can hit a nice 40 yard cross field pass, but I'd say Kitchings decision making and distribution is far better, he's the only centre back who regularly passes between the lines. His % completion wasn't as high as Binks yesterday but he plays far more forward passes, where as most of Binks yesterday were sideways to Kitching or Lati.
 
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Deity

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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stupot07 said:
Binks can hit a nice 40 yard cross field pass, but I'd say Kitchings decision making and distribution is far better, he's the only centre back who regularly passes between the lines. His % completion wasn't as high as Binks yesterday but he plays far more forward passes, where as most of Binks yesterday were sideways to Kitching or Lati.
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Second half Kitchen was launching it long generally towards BTA and what ever his relative strengths winning those types of headers isn’t one of them.
 

Matt smith

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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stupot07 said:
Binks can hit a nice 40 yard cross field pass, but I'd say Kitchings decision making and distribution is far better, he's the only centre back who regularly passes between the lines. His % completion wasn't as high as Binks yesterday but he plays far more forward passes, where as most of Binks yesterday were sideways to Kitching or Lati.
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Completely agree, Kitching is better at playing the penetrating passes through the lines

Binks can hit a lovely cross field pass though to be Fair. Improved second half but didn’t think he was very good first half
 
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Otis

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Tommo1993 said:
It’s so simple for Dovin…

I like to move it. Reel 2 Real.
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He likes to save it, save it?
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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stupot07 said:
Binks can hit a nice 40 yard cross field pass, but I'd say Kitchings decision making and distribution is far better, he's the only centre back who regularly passes between the lines. His % completion wasn't as high as Binks yesterday but he plays far more forward passes, where as most of Binks yesterday were sideways to Kitching or Lati.
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You didn't use to care about that when looking at Palmer's pass percentage though.

Try not to be biased about players in future please. Good learning lesson.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,057
Nah his bad control meant he needed to make a decision which for the rest of the game he was spot on
A missed tackle nothin more
Deity said:
I thought we saw the issue with Kitchin yesterday.

1up and goes for a 50/50 he can never make and they slip the ball to the forward who has ran into the space he’s left, but Binks blocks his shot 6 yards out.

His distribution was also incredibly inconsistent.

He plays with aggression and he does talk but you can see why he didn’t feature much before.
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Deity

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,058
Sky Blue Pete said:
Nah his bad control meant he needed to make a decision which for the rest of the game he was spot on
A missed tackle nothin more

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Happy to have differing views.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,059
Deity said:
Second half Kitchen was launching it long generally towards BTA and what ever his relative strengths winning those types of headers isn’t one of them.
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Thought a lot of the distribution from the back 3 was poor.
Dropping Thomas didn't help on that score.
 
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Fergusons_Beard

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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2 things

Binks is shit in the middle of a three-loses concentration gets pulled all over the place and doesn’t spot the runner (Reason why Wells ran through for his 1 on 1 brilliantly saved by Dovin)

Although they must have tweaked something at HT because the back three were tighter in the second half. Much prefer Kitch in the centre and Binks out wide.

Scott Twine-was very worried about his impact on this game and especially conceding a free kick anywhere near his range.

But Lampard had obviously drilled this in to players and there was definitely a game plan-at times Kitching and Rudoni picked him up man to man when we lost the ball. Kitch went an awful long way to do this- sometimes into the Bristol half.

Definitely worked tho because Twine hardly had a kick and his influence on the game was minimal.


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itsabuzzard

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,061
covcity4life said:
You didn't use to care about that when looking at Palmer's pass percentage though.

Try not to be biased about players in future please. Good learning lesson.
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Ever the teacher
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,062
Fergusons_Beard said:
2 things

Binks is shit in the middle of a three-loses concentration gets pulled all over the place and doesn’t spot the runner (Reason why Wells ran through for his 1 on 1 brilliantly saved by Dovin)

Although they must have tweaked something at HT because the back three were tighter in the second half. Much prefer Kitch in the centre and Binks out wide.

Scott Twine-was very worried about his impact on this game and especially conceding a free kick anywhere near his range.

But Lampard had obviously drilled this in to players and there was definitely a game plan-at times Kitching and Rudoni picked him up man to man when we lost the ball. Kitch went an awful long way to do this- sometimes into the Bristol half.

Definitely worked tho because Twine hardly had a kick and his influence on the game was minimal.


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Binks doesn’t cover the left back when he’s lcb
I’d have Thomas in the middle
Interestingly Lati stopped covering mve for 20 mins and they got in twice
I like Lati he’s a battler
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,063
Fergusons_Beard said:
2 things

Binks is shit in the middle of a three-loses concentration gets pulled all over the place and doesn’t spot the runner (Reason why Wells ran through for his 1 on 1 brilliantly saved by Dovin)

Although they must have tweaked something at HT because the back three were tighter in the second half. Much prefer Kitch in the centre and Binks out wide.

Scott Twine-was very worried about his impact on this game and especially conceding a free kick anywhere near his range.

But Lampard had obviously drilled this in to players and there was definitely a game plan-at times Kitching and Rudoni picked him up man to man when we lost the ball. Kitch went an awful long way to do this- sometimes into the Bristol half.

Definitely worked tho because Twine hardly had a kick and his influence on the game was minimal.


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Agree with a lot of that. Problem if Binks goes LCB is it probably exposes Dasilva. Not sure why Thomas didn’t start, wasn’t sure if Lampard was suggesting after game that he hadn’t been totally ‘on it’ in training or just rotating

Just seen Pete’s beat me to it !
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,064
Deity said:
I’m not suggesting Binks is the answer or even a better player. I’m simply making the point that Kitchin can be erratic in his decision making and distribution and that was evident yesterday. That’s not a quality that most managers will want in a centre half.
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I'm pretty sure Kitching was told to support Dasilva by contesting aerial balls for him, which is why his decision making might've looked erratic.
 

FergieTheFinisher

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
The run of games he had upon taking charge was the most generous run we'll get all season and the return wasn't great. We continue to look ponderous and slow going forward while giving chances away at the back.

Today Bristol didn't take those early chances which allowed us a foothold in the game.
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I don’t buy this view. Ignore their league position and look at the current form table.
Cardiff, Norwich, Sheffield Weds and Bristol all top half teams. That’s our last 4 games.
 
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skyblue025

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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skybluecam said:
I'm pretty sure Kitching was told to support Dasilva by contesting aerial balls for him, which is why his decision making might've looked erratic.
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He might of been told that after the first 10 minutes. Up until then Brizzle had targeted JDS 3 or 4 times with the cross field ball to their No 2.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Thought kitching did well to get back for wells’s chance, and him screaming at him just before he shot helped also he’s not scared to give bollockings out, very vocal at the back, what we need
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,068
quinn1971 said:
Thought kitching did well to get back for wells’s chance, and him screaming at him just before he shot helped also he’s not scared to give bollockings out, very vocal at the back, what we need
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He defo made it bit harder for him. Could have made all the difference
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Anyone close that saw the Da silva penalty shout, couldn’t see it where we were, looked like he was clean through ?
 

covcity4life

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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quinn1971 said:
Anyone close that saw the Da silva penalty shout, couldn’t see it where we were, looked like he was clean through ?
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He was pushed but would have been a soft pen I think.

If he was bigger in stature and went down the ref may have been more inclined to give it
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Scott Twine continues to be overrated.
 
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Rodders1

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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I'm quite positive about the back 3 now. Addresses the weakness if JDS wjo had a decent game yesterday.

Kitching has made LCB his own IMO and I think has improved the directness of the team. Lati RCB is a good enough place to slot him in - battled really well yesterday also.

Which means its a choice of either Binks or Thomas in the centre for me.
 
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PVA

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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quinn1971 said:
Anyone close that saw the Da silva penalty shout, couldn’t see it where we were, looked like he was clean through ?
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Looked like a shove in the back.

One of those where if it was on the halfway line you get a free kick 99/100, but in the box you get it 1/100.
 
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CCFCMember

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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clint van damme said:
He needs a song!
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Ooo baby do you know what’s that’s worth
Oli Dovin is the best on earth
The super swede is just what we need
He’s gonna take us to the premier league
 
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stupot07

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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covcity4life said:
You didn't use to care about that when looking at Palmer's pass percentage though.

Try not to be biased about players in future please. Good learning lesson.
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We're talking about 1 game. Quite noticeable that we went long a lot yesterday, which has been a theme over the last few games. Palmer was the same week in week out.

Overall this season Binks has a pass % of 83.6% and Kitching 81.2%. nothing in it.

Big difference is that Kitching plays forward 57% of the time, where as Binks plays forward 36% of the time. Which when we have had issues moving the ball from defense through the thirds is really important. Otherwise we end up with Binks, Lati and Thomas passing the ball to each other without any outlet.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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stupot07 said:
We're talking about 1 game. Quite noticeable that we went long a lot yesterday, which has been a theme over the last few games. Palmer was the same week in week out.

Overall this season Binks has a pass % of 83.6% and Kitching 81.2%. nothing in it.

Big difference is that Kitching plays forward 57% of the time, where as Binks plays forward 36% of the time. Which when we have had issues moving the ball from defense through the thirds is really important. Otherwise we end up with Binks, Lati and Thomas passing the ball to each other without any outlet.
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I like kithcing. The back 3 did well overall but I think my perfect back 3 would have Thomas in for binks
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Deity said:
Second half Kitchen was launching it long generally towards BTA and what ever his relative strengths winning those types of headers isn’t one of them.
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BTA and Simms were not winning all of Kitch's forward balls but when they did Bristol were in trouble. A few times Bristol put themselves in danger when they couldn't clear the long pass and Simms forced them towards the corner.

PS I keep seeing similar situations happen to us.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Captain Dart said:
BTA and Simms were not winning all of Kitch's forward balls but when they did Bristol were in trouble. A few times Bristol put themselves in danger when they couldn't clear the long pass and Simms forced them towards the corner.

PS I keep seeing similar situations happen to us.
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It looks like there’s a lot more fight in both of them, they along with the whole squad look a whole lot more confident, aggressive and tactically smart with their movement and press (minus Asante and Rudoni turning into opposition rather than space at times)
 

covcity4life

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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We pressured them alot and that led to them kicking it long and us getting the ball back

Hope to see that happening game in game out under lampard
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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covcity4life said:
We pressured them alot and that led to them kicking it long and us getting the ball back

Hope to see that happening game in game out under lampard
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Agreed it shows a bit of fight and thats all us fans want, the players to show they do give a stuff and work for 3 points, that never say die attitude we used to have under Robins in the playoff year
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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covcity4life said:
We pressured them alot and that led to them kicking it long and us getting the ball back

Hope to see that happening game in game out under lampard
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We’re only able to do that without Bassette. He kills our press far too often
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #1,082
Jimmy87 said:
I said to my dad, i feel so much better with him in goal. I know what you mean about him bringing a calmness. I've been watching him, he seems to be a lot more vocal of late, the saves he is making must be giving him so much confidence too.
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As for Dovin.

The fact that Mark Robins dropped him makes me wonder if it was a Mark Robins signing.
 

Warwickhunt

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
No word of a lie one of our wheelchair supporters at Cardiff was eating a full bucket of KFC during the match
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covcity4life said:
I like kithcing. The back 3 did well overall but I think my perfect back 3 would have Thomas in for binks
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I thought Binks seemed vert uncomfortable receiving the ball under pressure and panicked to get rid.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
As for Dovin.

The fact that Mark Robins dropped him makes me wonder if it was a Mark Robins signing.
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2 things, I don't think he was a Robins signing based on comments he's made so as much as Mark Austin gets stick I think he has to take credit for him
2nd, he played in the majority of games Robins managed this season.
Carr dropped him for Collins and Collins stayed in until the Portsmouth debacle.
 
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stupot07

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Some interesting insights from Louis Carey from a Bristol City perspective on Robins TV.

 
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