THURSDAY 14th OCTOBER UPDATE

Vincent Tan certainly has caught the City bug as he is over again this time for the Bristol City game. TG is in the Country and has flown into London on business but I am told that TG will not attend this weekends game. Vincent Tan is taking a more hands on role and is becoming more involved with each visit. Whether it is only Tan or both, I think we must welcome them again by singing their names and calling for them to ' Do the '

Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him, on his last visit he also told all City staff that they must report to him. VT is taking a leading role and this only has to be good news for us City fans, the man wants to be involved and is getting in amongst it and seeing for his own eyes how the club is run.

VT is looking at every detail of the club and wants to know where every penny is going.

Peter Ridsdale is due his final payment by the end of tomorrow and as of 3pm this afternoon he had not received his settlement but I am told that " it is the Malaysian way to pay only when due ", I hope he gets the £450k that was agreed because there are some hefty default clauses attached to the agreement if it is not settled on or before the 15th October 2010.

Ticket sales for the upcoming games are as follows :

Bristol City 21,000 sold which includes 550 from Bristol, to be honest I find it disappointing and the club were hopeful for 23,000 +

Coventry away has so far sold 662 tickets, hopefully that figure will swell to close on 1000 with a good win Saturday.

Leeds has so far sold 635, considering it is a Monday night live on Sky, I think that is a decent turn out and hopefully will get to the 700-800 that has been predicted.

Chopra is fit for Saturday and raring to go. Riggott is doubtful for Saturday but is hopeful that he can make Tuesday against Coventry. Danny Drinkwater is a concern and the medical staff are reluctant to give him a target date for a return. Paul Quinn has picked up a knock in training and is struggling for Saturday's game.

Bellamy is fit for Saturday and I believe he will play on Saturday and be rested on Tuesday, which should allow Craig enough time to recover for the trip to Leeds.

The squad and management are confident they can put Bristol City to the sword on Saturday and get a convincing win, the mood in the camp is buoyant but very focused on the task ahead. Jay Bothroyd has been spoken too about his discipline and the needless bookings he has picked up, Jay is only 2 bookings away from a ban and there is still 36 games to go in the season.

On a pesonnal note I feel that the next batch of 5 games are very important to the squad but more so to one player in particular, Jason Koumas. Once we have played the Jacks we will be a third of the way through the season and if JK has not forced his way into the team by then, I believe that the rest of the season could be difficult for him. I understand that he has not played much football in the last 12 months or so but recently we have had injuries to key players and that should have been the time to make your way into the side and take your opportunity but unfortunately he has not been able to step up.

I am not being critical of JK but honestly feel that this season could be the beginning of the end for him if cannot get on top of his game soon, I am a huge fan of JK and want to see him ghosting past players like days gone by so hopefully he can recapture the form we all know he is capable of, before it is too late.

Cheers carl

As usual Spot on with Your Info Carl

Nice one Carl

Cheers Carl, really hope Koumas will improve soon.

Thanks Carl

Vincent Tan certainly has caught the City bug as he is over again this time for the Bristol City game. TG is in the Country and has flown into London on business but I am told that TG will not attend this weekends game. Vincent Tan is taking a more hands on role and is becoming more involved with each visit. Whether it is only Tan or both, I think we must welcome them again by singing their names and calling for them to ' Do the '

Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him, on his last visit he also told all City staff that they must report to him. VT is taking a leading role and this only has to be good news for us City fans, the man wants to be involved and is getting in amongst it and seeing for his own eyes how the club is run.

VT is looking at every detail of the club and wants to know where every penny is going.

Peter Ridsdale is due his final payment by the end of tomorrow and as of 3pm this afternoon he had not received his settlement but I am told that " it is the Malaysian way to pay only when due ", I hope he gets the £450k that was agreed because there are some hefty default clauses attached to the agreement if it is not settled on or before the 15th October 2010.

Ticket sales for the upcoming games are as follows :

Bristol City 21,000 sold which includes 550 from Bristol, to be honest I find it disappointing and the club were hopeful for 23,000 +

Coventry away has so far sold 662 tickets, hopefully that figure will swell to close on 1000 with a good win Saturday.

Leeds has so far sold 635, considering it is a Monday night live on Sky, I think that is a decent turn out and hopefully will get to the 700-800 that has been predicted.

Chopra is fit for Saturday and raring to go. Riggott is doubtful for Saturday but is hopeful that he can make Tuesday against Coventry. Danny Drinkwater is a concern and the medical staff are reluctant to give him a target date for a return. Paul Quinn has picked up a knock in training and is struggling for Saturday's game.

Bellamy is fit for Saturday and I believe he will play on Saturday and be rested on Tuesday, which should allow Craig enough time to recover for the trip to Leeds.

The squad and management are confident they can put Bristol City to the sword on Saturday and get a convincing win, the mood in the camp is buoyant but very focused on the task ahead. Jay Bothroyd has been spoken too about his discipline and the needless bookings he has picked up, Jay is only 2 bookings away from a ban and there is still 36 games to go in the season.

On a pesonnal note I feel that the next batch of 5 games are very important to the squad but more so to one player in particular, Jason Koumas. Once we have played the Jacks we will be a third of the way through the season and if JK has not forced his way into the team by then, I believe that the rest of the season could be difficult for him. I understand that he has not played much football in the last 12 months or so but recently we have had injuries to key players and that should have been the time to make your way into the side and take your opportunity but unfortunately he has not been able to step up.

I am not being critical of JK but honestly feel that this season could be the beginning of the end for him if cannot get on top of his game soon, I am a huge fan of JK and want to see him ghosting past players like days gone by so hopefully he can recapture the form we all know he is capable of, before it is too late.

Those away ticket sales look quite good. Our car-load will be sorting on the weekend and i would have thought loads of others would have left it as well. Or is it just us ?

cheers carl

thnx carl

Oh Ha its Malaysia.
Oh Ha its Malaysia.

The Bristol City crowd is probably hit by the fact it is a 12 midday kick off. Lots of kids play football on a Saturday and then go and watch Cardiff with thier Dads when it is a 3pm kick off.

personally i'd rather bellamy miss an almost certain win on saturday and play against coventry. only problem with that is he's the reason we've got the big crowds and massive shirt sales at the moment. it's a hard one to call, do you do what's best for the team or keep the home fans happy? . we should batter the wurzels without him so i'd just let him play half a game then unleash him on coventry. many wont agree though , top update though carl

Cheers Carl. nice column.

thanks.

I'm sure we will get another 2k sold by Sat. We're 2nd in the league, back to club football and things are going good for us.

Talking with my football head on, why doesnt Chopra and Bellamy have half each on Saturday and then on Tuesday ?
Surely Chops isnt match fit after being out for so long and will appreciate 45 mins, same goes for Bellamys knee. Both will nearly have a week off then in time for Dirty Leeds

well done carl,and with regards to jk i also think its time for him to spend some quality time on the pitch.

Thanks Carl for giving your time to give us yet another informative update, appreciate it.

I think saturday games get the biggest on the day tickets sales so the crowd should beat 23000 but with carl being privy to the info that he is, he should be excluded from the brunswick challenge
and as i'm on probably the most popular thread of the evening can someone please tell me where to park tuesday

personally i'd rather bellamy miss an almost certain win on saturday and play against coventry. only problem with that is he's the reason we've got the big crowds and massive shirt sales at the moment. it's a hard one to call, do you do what's best for the team or keep the home fans happy? . we should batter the wurzels without him so i'd just let him play half a game then unleash him on coventry. many wont agree though , top update though carl

haha bet you've jinxed us now , but i agree with you would prefer bellamy for the on paper harder game of the 2 ,


thanks carl btw

personally i'd rather bellamy miss an almost certain win on saturday and play against coventry. only problem with that is he's the reason we've got the big crowds and massive shirt sales at the moment. it's a hard one to call, do you do what's best for the team or keep the home fans happy? . we should batter the wurzels without him so i'd just let him play half a game then unleash him on coventry. many wont agree though , top update though carl

haha bet you've jinxed us now , but i agree with you would prefer bellamy for the on paper harder game of the 2 ,


thanks carl btw

i hope not simon, surely it's a 5-0 bluebirds win

Vincent Tan certainly has caught the City bug as he is over again this time for the Bristol City game. TG is in the Country and has flown into London on business but I am told that TG will not attend this weekends game. Vincent Tan is taking a more hands on role and is becoming more involved with each visit. Whether it is only Tan or both, I think we must welcome them again by singing their names and calling for them to ' Do the '

Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him, on his last visit he also told all City staff that they must report to him. VT is taking a leading role and this only has to be good news for us City fans, the man wants to be involved and is getting in amongst it and seeing for his own eyes how the club is run.

VT is looking at every detail of the club and wants to know where every penny is going.

Peter Ridsdale is due his final payment by the end of tomorrow and as of 3pm this afternoon he had not received his settlement but I am told that " it is the Malaysian way to pay only when due ", I hope he gets the £450k that was agreed because there are some hefty default clauses attached to the agreement if it is not settled on or before the 15th October 2010.

Ticket sales for the upcoming games are as follows :

Bristol City 21,000 sold which includes 550 from Bristol, to be honest I find it disappointing and the club were hopeful for 23,000 +

Coventry away has so far sold 662 tickets, hopefully that figure will swell to close on 1000 with a good win Saturday.

Leeds has so far sold 635, considering it is a Monday night live on Sky, I think that is a decent turn out and hopefully will get to the 700-800 that has been predicted.

Chopra is fit for Saturday and raring to go. Riggott is doubtful for Saturday but is hopeful that he can make Tuesday against Coventry. Danny Drinkwater is a concern and the medical staff are reluctant to give him a target date for a return. Paul Quinn has picked up a knock in training and is struggling for Saturday's game.

Bellamy is fit for Saturday and I believe he will play on Saturday and be rested on Tuesday, which should allow Craig enough time to recover for the trip to Leeds.

The squad and management are confident they can put Bristol City to the sword on Saturday and get a convincing win, the mood in the camp is buoyant but very focused on the task ahead. Jay Bothroyd has been spoken too about his discipline and the needless bookings he has picked up, Jay is only 2 bookings away from a ban and there is still 36 games to go in the season.

On a pesonnal note I feel that the next batch of 5 games are very important to the squad but more so to one player in particular, Jason Koumas. Once we have played the Jacks we will be a third of the way through the season and if JK has not forced his way into the team by then, I believe that the rest of the season could be difficult for him. I understand that he has not played much football in the last 12 months or so but recently we have had injuries to key players and that should have been the time to make your way into the side and take your opportunity but unfortunately he has not been able to step up.

I am not being critical of JK but honestly feel that this season could be the beginning of the end for him if cannot get on top of his game soon, I am a huge fan of JK and want to see him ghosting past players like days gone by so hopefully he can recapture the form we all know he is capable of, before it is too late.

carl

tg spent time in cardiff today before heading back to london.
he is in the background now whilst vt gets his teeth into the club.
vt is also quite ruthless at the moment and is deciding who gets paid and who dosent out of the creditors etc.
without going into any detail which would be provocative to this board i am a bit dissapointed with his treatment of certain people within the club at the moment who probably deserve better.

Vincent Tan certainly has caught the City bug as he is over again this time for the Bristol City game. TG is in the Country and has flown into London on business but I am told that TG will not attend this weekends game. Vincent Tan is taking a more hands on role and is becoming more involved with each visit. Whether it is only Tan or both, I think we must welcome them again by singing their names and calling for them to ' Do the '

Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him, on his last visit he also told all City staff that they must report to him. VT is taking a leading role and this only has to be good news for us City fans, the man wants to be involved and is getting in amongst it and seeing for his own eyes how the club is run.

VT is looking at every detail of the club and wants to know where every penny is going.

Peter Ridsdale is due his final payment by the end of tomorrow and as of 3pm this afternoon he had not received his settlement but I am told that " it is the Malaysian way to pay only when due ", I hope he gets the £450k that was agreed because there are some hefty default clauses attached to the agreement if it is not settled on or before the 15th October 2010.

Ticket sales for the upcoming games are as follows :

Bristol City 21,000 sold which includes 550 from Bristol, to be honest I find it disappointing and the club were hopeful for 23,000 +

Coventry away has so far sold 662 tickets, hopefully that figure will swell to close on 1000 with a good win Saturday.

Leeds has so far sold 635, considering it is a Monday night live on Sky, I think that is a decent turn out and hopefully will get to the 700-800 that has been predicted.

Chopra is fit for Saturday and raring to go. Riggott is doubtful for Saturday but is hopeful that he can make Tuesday against Coventry. Danny Drinkwater is a concern and the medical staff are reluctant to give him a target date for a return. Paul Quinn has picked up a knock in training and is struggling for Saturday's game.

Bellamy is fit for Saturday and I believe he will play on Saturday and be rested on Tuesday, which should allow Craig enough time to recover for the trip to Leeds.

The squad and management are confident they can put Bristol City to the sword on Saturday and get a convincing win, the mood in the camp is buoyant but very focused on the task ahead. Jay Bothroyd has been spoken too about his discipline and the needless bookings he has picked up, Jay is only 2 bookings away from a ban and there is still 36 games to go in the season.

On a pesonnal note I feel that the next batch of 5 games are very important to the squad but more so to one player in particular, Jason Koumas. Once we have played the Jacks we will be a third of the way through the season and if JK has not forced his way into the team by then, I believe that the rest of the season could be difficult for him. I understand that he has not played much football in the last 12 months or so but recently we have had injuries to key players and that should have been the time to make your way into the side and take your opportunity but unfortunately he has not been able to step up.

I am not being critical of JK but honestly feel that this season could be the beginning of the end for him if cannot get on top of his game soon, I am a huge fan of JK and want to see him ghosting past players like days gone by so hopefully he can recapture the form we all know he is capable of, before it is too late.

Nice one mate thanks for the info

I was a massive fan of JK when he was here but this is proving to be
a right f**k up by DJ.

To be fair, he took a washed up unwanted Jay Bothroyd and look what
he's done. But Jay WANTED to prove himself. Koumas just doesnt look
like he's interested.

I bet he was f*cking interested when DJ spoke to him though

Oh yes Boss, cant wait Boss, raring to go Boss - yeh right!

JK looked sharp v Burton but that's league two side been a let down so far let's hope he can prove us wrong,Cheers carl

Cheers Carl

Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him

An interesting post, but why emphasise female, 2 accountants would have done

Or maybe you should have gone for

Malaysian male Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him

Only joking, but the fact they are female is irrelevant!

Claire back me up please...

Am I missing something? Why is it a noon kick-off on Saturday?

great info again and lets get that chant going VINCENT DO THE

Cheers Carl.

Thanks Carl,

I am afraid that JK will not contribute this season, he doesn't even look interested IMO.

Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him

An interesting post, but why emphasise female, 2 accountants would have done

Or maybe you should have gone for

Malaysian male Tan has instructed 2 Malaysian female accountants to look over City's books and report back to him

Only joking, but the fact they are female is irrelevant!

Claire back me up please...

I think its relevant. The fact that he has female accountants is an indicator as to
our new owners mindset given that Malaysia is a largely Muslim country. Its not
important. Women can count just as well as men. But it is relevant