{"id":524515,"date":"2026-03-09T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/524515\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:24:09","slug":"for-some-end-of-the-season-cannot-come-soon-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/524515\/","title":{"rendered":"‘For some, end of the season cannot come soon enough’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bristol City’s miserable league form continued as they lost at home to Championship leaders Coventry City.<\/p>\n

That was their eighth home reverse<\/a> and they have now lost more games at Ashton Gate than they did over the whole of last season.<\/p>\n

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At least they put in a half decent performance after the disappointment of their FA Cup exit to Port Vale, but defensive lapses cost them dear.<\/p>\n

Former City defender Jay Dasilva created the first goal for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to head home 10 minutes before the break.<\/p>\n

The Robins were matching their opponents and their position looked even stronger when the visitors were reduced to 10 men after defender Joel Latibeaudiere received a straight red card for hacking down Emil Riis when he had a clear, albeit lengthy, run at goal.<\/p>\n

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Referee Matt Donohue added on five minutes of time to the first period, much of it due to Victor Torp requiring lengthy treatment after a block tackle with City’s Adam Randell who received a yellow card.<\/p>\n

With that time spent and some of the crowd already making their way to the exits to get a half-time cup of tea, Sakamoto turned provider with Haji Wright scoring the crucial second goal but City defenders Cameron Pring and Neto Borges should have done better.<\/p>\n

City started the second half in search of an early goal and to press home their numerical advantage but within 10 minutes Randell received a second yellow card for a badly-timed high challenge on Josh Eccles.<\/p>\n

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That effectively ended City’s chances of winning the game and fans vented their frustration towards head coach Gerhard Struber by loudly booing when, in a triple substitution on the hour, the impressive Tomi Horvat was withdrawn with the Austrian saying the decision was all about “managing minutes to avoid overload”.<\/p>\n

With just 10 games remaining City’s season is over, indeed for some the end cannot come soon enough.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, they have no worries about getting sucked into a battle to avoid the drop, because of a start to the season that yielded 22 points from the first 12 games.<\/p>\n

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That being said, their current form is relegation standard, the past seven league games have produced just seven points.<\/p>\n

That run started with the 5-0 home defeat against Derby which followed Steve Lansdown’s interview on BBC Radio Bristol.<\/a><\/p>\n

Large sections of the fanbase were piqued by two of his remarks, namely that the club had a recruitment department that is “second to none” and, more scathingly, “fans ruin football clubs”.<\/p>\n

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Lansdown has pumped millions into the club and there is a feeling he is suffering investor fatigue.<\/p>\n

What the fans see is lack of ambition with most of the top seven in the division not in receipt of the unfair parachute payments.<\/p>\n

You can hear more from David Pottier on the Forever Bristol City podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n

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