The Exiled Robin

In a new feature for The Exiled Robin, lifelong Bristol City fan and easyodds.com football tipster Ross Casey is previewing Bristol City’s matches from a betting angle.  He may have missed out on his main tip on Saturday thanks to a couple of shocking misses from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, but did highlight possible value in a Freddie Sears goal so where does he think your money should be going on Tuesday Night?! City go into their League One clash with Port Vale on Tuesday after letting slip a comfortable 2-0 lead to Colchester on the weekend, we eventually drew 2-2 with our relegation rivals. That point meant we gained a place in the League One table, but many fans saw it as two points dropped after being in such a good position with 25 minutes left to play. We are now five points clear of the relegation zone in 15th, but Carlisle and Stevenage do have a game in hand on us, so by no means are we out of the woods yet. We were 15/1 to be relegated before the Colchester match, b...

Tuesday night sees a momentous occasion for the many fans (almost everyone?) who just love a night match down at Ashton Gate. Port Vale are the opponents who will be the last ones seen under lights by the East End as it stands, as the countdown to the end of an era begins in earnest. As an aside to this main feature, you should note tickets are now on sale for the East End for that final game, click here to buy and support the lads for one last time, whilst recalling fond memories of days gone by: Anyway, back to Tuesday night’s game and the trip to Staffordshire last October feels, in retrospect, like one of the more influential moments of our season. Going into the match we’d been on an improved run of form, even if results hadn’t represented that and confidence was growing steadily, when, leading 1-0 through a Scott Wagstaff goal and on course for a first win and clean sheet of the season, when Aden Flint made a dreadful mistake in the 94 th minute and passed the bal...

A couple of weeks ago my Dad spotted an article in the relatively niche but hugely informative Sunday Independent , a Plymouth-based Sunday newspaper that has spread its wings as far north as Bristol and contains an excellent sporting pull-out each week, with comprehensive coverage of all the local teams. In this article, Richard Latham interviewed the lesser-spotted Doug Harman – City’s Chief Executive and one of the Board members I was critical of earlier in the season for not being publicly supportive enough of the club’s policies/management – about financial fair play and the club’s financial prudence policy. Here was the result, which the Sunday Independent have kindly given me permission to share with you online, to reach a greater audience. “Doug Harman insists the days of Bristol City’s wage bill spiralling beyond their means are over and that the club is firmly on course to significantly reduce annual losses. While the chief executive admits that Steve...

In a brand new feature for The Exiled Robin, lifelong Bristol City fan and easyodds.com football tipster Ross Casey  will preview Bristol City’s upcoming matches from a betting angle.  I can’t always promise he’ll give you a ‘totally’ unbiased view, but where does he think your money should be going on Saturday?! City go into their League One clash with Colchester on Saturday with both sides on 42 points. Colchester are now 17th - a single place behind us, with an exact same goal difference (minus 5) although the U’s do have a game in hand. Both teams are still certainly in the relegation fight along with probably eight other teams. Ten don’t go into four, and there are sure to be many twists and turns between now and the end of the season – the result here will play a huge part for both teams. City are now a best price 15/1 for relegation, whilst Colchester are 8/1 to go down – showing the bookies know that Steve Cotterill is a winner! MATCH ODDS COLCH...

City follow up their fan-inspired and crucial win against Gillingham with what, on paper, looks like a winnable trip to Shrewsbury. Unfortunately the Gay Meadow is no more and City will trot out onto the pitch at the Greenhous Meadow Stadium knowing that a win could give them crucial breathing space in their seemingly endless battle against the drop. The town that has given Britain the likes of Sir Charles Darwin, Percy Thrower and Joe Hart has rarely had much to shout about on the football pitch, but they have won the Welsh Cup on six occasions. Stu Radnedge spoke to Jason Griffiths, who you can follow here on Twitter @Jason2Salop, to find out what lies ahead for Steve Cotterill’s Robins on Saturday. As we edge towards the time in the season where dreams come true and nightmares are realised, we find both our teams fighting against the drop.  Is this a fair reflection of circumstances for Salop (Shrewsbury's nickname) during this season? Following the end of the last...