Disappointment for Robins, but Rovers roar away from relegation: Bristol Football Roundup

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Daniel Wales and Charles Hague-Jones review the weekend results of Bristol City and Bristol Rovers.

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00:00Bristol City succumb to a 1-0 defeat away at Coventry City.

00:07So Dan, recapping the action from Bristol City, let's start with them over the weekend.

00:13I mean, another huge race, you know, fixture in the Championship race for those sort of top six,

00:19top eight positions, which will help them strongly finish towards the end of that season.

00:24They faced Coventry away and, you know, came away with a 1-0 defeat, albeit,

00:29you know, not an awful performance from them.

00:32I mean, it's just one of those games where if they come away 1-0 winners,

00:36then you sort of think it's a massive chance for them to push on.

00:41They obviously would have moved to 40 points

00:44and kept pressure on the likes of Watford, Middlesbrough, West Brom.

00:47What did you sort of make from this game?

00:50And, you know, how important could results like this prove to be if they are to keep

00:55just sort of narrowly losing to teams just below them or around them?

01:00What do they need to do to ensure that they are there and they are meeting these sort of,

01:05you know, expectations and standards to push on for the remainder of this campaign?

01:09It's just really disappointing for them, again.

01:11It's just been the story of their season.

01:13Inconsistency, not taking the chances they had.

01:16Chances didn't take them.

01:17Typical Bristol City this season for them.

01:20Coventry City, you know, not doing brilliantly well this campaign.

01:25And yes, both teams had chances, but one team took them and the other team didn't.

01:29And that's been, as I say, the story of Bristol City's season so far.

01:33And that's why they're not in the playoffs.

01:34And that's why they're sort of just hovering just below them a little bit.

01:36Yes, they've had some good results, but that hasn't happened often enough.

01:40And when they have had them, they've not backed that up with further good results.

01:44They've been up and down and up and down.

01:46And just for Liam Manning, I mean, I'm not sure what else he can do really, to be honest,

01:50because at the end of the day, it comes down to the individual players.

01:53Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers came away with an impressive victory over playoff challengers,

01:57Barnsley.

01:58And looking at Bristol Rovers, obviously, you know, a very good weekend for them.

02:03They moved away from the relegation zone, away from the drop,

02:08which we've mentioned before, they've got to make sure they avoid.

02:10They took on fifth place, Barnsley.

02:12I mean, Barnsley are high in League One this season,

02:15really competing for those playoff places.

02:18Was it sort of seen as a bit of a shock, this one?

02:20I mean, it's a good result for them.

02:22And hopefully, it gives them the confidence to really push on and

02:25ensure they are still a League One club come the start of next campaign.

02:30Yeah, it was a great result for the Gas.

02:32I think Inigo Calderon's finally got them playing the way he wants them to play.

02:36Certainly against Ipswich in the FA Cup the week before,

02:38they just didn't look like a good outfit.

02:40But I think that perhaps was just sort of the boost and the motivation they needed.

02:44And then they've gone and played against a well-drilled Barnsley side

02:48and taken them to the cleaners.

02:50Great for their league campaign in terms of getting away from the relegation zone.

02:52And for Barnsley, that's a really poor result.

02:54But for Bristol Rovers, fantastic.

02:56And they'll be full of confidence following that win.

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