Why Bristol City’s season has been one to remember for the Robins

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Daniel Wales and Charles Hague-Jones discuss Bristol City’s season.

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00:00with Bristol City looking to strengthen their place in the championships playoff places and

00:08qualify for the playoffs come the end of the season we've looked back at what has been a

00:13memorable campaign for everyone associated with the Robins at Ashtongate and one that could yet

00:19prove to be even more successful

00:21Dan Bristol City in the championship playoff race obviously incredibly indifferent to sort of the

00:33last couple of months I mean so many strange results so many results we didn't see them getting

00:37points so many where you know they probably should have got points and didn't you know we've mentioned

00:42the inconsistency before I mean it seems like that's sort of ironed out over the last few weeks and

00:48and maybe the side of sort of had a speaking to in terms of these this is now you're running this

00:53is a real chance to get into the the playoff places if not you know that final goal of of Premier League

00:58promotion and that the sort of financial benefits that come with that is unbelievable for a club

01:03like Bristol City who after you know real make a loss most seasons just to settle in the championship

01:09in terms of the race for promotion it's it's hotting up there's only a few points in it I mean

01:15it seems like the top four maybe top obviously the top three are certainly pulled away from the rest

01:20the top four as well probably the likes of Sunderland but anyone's race really all the way down to

01:26maybe even 11th place it's a massive sort of chase it's a huge time now to really go and you know stamp

01:35your authority in this race for it what do you sort of see from Bristol City and where they can go

01:40in the next few weeks well as you say yeah this season has been up until the last couple of months

01:47relatively inconsistent they've been sort of hovering around the mid table had some good

01:52wins but also some really disappointing losses certainly one of their biggest flaws has been

01:56conceding late goals they're just a side who've found something in recent weeks and they've found

02:01that consistency they've got a lot of good players who are suddenly starting to to click and gel

02:06amongst each other you look at the likes of Anis Bometti, Naki Wells a veteran striker, George Earthy,

02:11Mark Sykes for example all contributing both from the starting 11 and from the bench as well I think

02:16that's quite key for them at the moment it's just a side where they just seem to be getting momentum

02:25at the right time of the season because you know teams can start really well but then tail off a

02:29little bit some teams can start you know in a mediocre fashion but then grow into it we're seeing that

02:34with Coventry City right now as well and Bristol City are also one of those teams albeit they do have

02:39a hard run of fixture still to come in the championship but they did prove with that draw

02:45they got against Sheffield United that they're well able to mix it with some of the big boys in this

02:49league and get results at this stage of the season because that's probably not something they would

02:53have done earlier on but now all of a sudden they are doing so they have they still have the odd

02:58frustrating game you know that the home game against Hull City springs to mind but they didn't lose as well

03:02I think the point is I think for Bristol City a lot now is if you can't win don't lose and that was

03:08something they weren't doing before but it is now so it's more a case of they're picking up wins and

03:12if they're not picking up wins they're picking up draws which can still be just as useful in the long

03:17run so it's a testament to all the players and to Liam Manning and to Chris Hogg as assistant as well

03:22to get them where they are but I mean just for the most part they just look like a side who

03:28could just sneak in there you know momentum can be a funny thing in football but I'm not sure what

03:34you think Charles but they just seem to be the side going in the right direction at the right time in

03:38the season. Yeah definitely I mean it looks like that it looks like they've had a real boost in form

03:42and as you say that consistency has just sort of been ironed out and they've sort of turned those

03:47games to not losing games as much as important as winning them and I think the championship is well

03:52summed up by that how much can change I mean you look at Coventry City with Frank Lampard the way

03:56they've sort of rocketed up the table in terms of standout players I mean Anis Mameti has been

04:02unbelievable you know 12 goals as we speak what sort of impact has he made on on the side?

04:09Well yeah the young Albanian is just he's just a real key young talent for them who's he's been

04:15their driving force this season I think obviously at times he was battling to get in the squad but now

04:19he's cemented that place and he's he's really kicked on I think they've got a great setup at Bristol

04:24City where they're still trying to promote youth and he's one of those who they've brought in

04:28and nurtured and he's just showing exactly what he is all about what he can do and you know obviously

04:33you know without him who know where who know you know where they would be but he's there and he's

04:39doing really well for them so all credit to them

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