The Exiled Robin

Last week  Easyodds.com  football tipster and City fan Ross Casey found a 49/20 winner by backing the draw in our match with Fleetwood. Whilst it is another point gained for our excellent start to the season – and retains our now 15 match unbeaten run in League One - the fact we drew despite holding a 3-1 lead is a little disappointing. If we are coming into our match rueing the loss of two points, MK Dons are arriving in stellar form. ‘The franchise’ has been incredibly consistent in recent weeks, which has left them in second place – five points behind us with a game in hand. We have passed every test handed to us in League One thus far but this could be the biggest test yet. Can the Robins continue their great 15 match unbeaten run in League One?   It’s a huge clash between the two teams at the top of the league! Keep reading below for Ross’ full betting preview… "The bookies were busy yet again in the League One outright winner market – last week they m...

Last week Easyodds.com football tipster and City fan Ross Casey thought Doncaster would offer a stern test after winning all of their away matches this season but they came undone at Ashton Gate and were blown away 3-0. That was a terrific result for the Robins and they then followed it up with yet another 3-0 romp away to out of sorts Port Vale on Tuesday night. Next up is our first ever trip to Fleetwood – a side two places off the play-offs but badly needing to turnaround a poor run of results. Can the Robins continue their great 14 match unbeaten run in League One? Keep reading below for Ross’ full betting preview… "The bookies were busy yet again in the League One outright winner market – last week they made us stand-alone favourites at 4/1 but after back-to-back 3-0 victories we are now a best price of 11/4. An incredible vote of confidence from the bookmakers! Fleetwood carried on the crest of their wave to start the season terrifically well but have tail...

And so it goes on. This stunning unbeaten run; no team in league one has scored more, no side has conceded fewer (Saturday’s opponents Fleetwood have an equally good defensive record), no other team in the league has 20 points already – its remarkable and for long-suffering City fans a true moment to savour! It will of course all end at some point, perhaps on Saturday, perhaps a month or more from now, but let’s enjoy it whilst it lasts. Ahead of the trip to the North West coast, Stu Radnedge takes a look at City’s stunning start to the season and adds a sprinkle of caution. “Bristol City face another side on Saturday who earned promotion last year from League Two – Fleetwood Town. Known as The Fishermen, the history behind the club is something which could easily be regarded as folklore – six promotions in the last 10 years have seen the club go from the depths of the non-league pyramid to attaining Football League status, and then up again to the “history making” sta...

Unbeaten in months, scoring goals, top of the league…who are this team they call the City?! An excellent and hugely encouraging start to the season faces a testing five days with two away games, the first one of which comes tonight at Vale Park.  Last time we came here we were at the opposite end of the table and struggling for points, but it was here, a couple of weeks further into last season which potentially proved a key moment, as Aden Flint’s back-pass in the 94th minute let in Lee Hughes to equalise and deny us our first win of a difficult season which had just started showing signs of promise in performances.  The team’s confidence took a visible knock after that moment and led to the palpable nervousness amongst players and fans as we approached the end of games for the months that followed – often causing the loss of further potential points. This time around we travel up in very different spirits, with a different manager and a large number of differen...

Stu Radnedge picks out his key battle ahead of City's match with away-day specialists Doncaster on Saturday. "When you’re undefeated at this stage in the season it’s easy to start to dream of what could be at the end of the season. As one of seven teams in the football league still yet to experience that bitter taste of defeat – City find themselves in the top two and loving League One life. Saturday’s visit of Doncaster, however, is a real acid test – a match against a side relegated from the Championship last season.   One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson being signed, as what can only have been a massive publicity stunt, on a non-contract basis wasn’t enough to save the club from relegation. The 'pop-star', and I use that term loosely, was apparently misled as his takeover bid for the club failed.   Boardroom antics aside, the Donny team have begun League One life in a mixed way – not very good at home but more than competent away (won four away – drew one and lost two a...

The fine margins of football betting were shown again in last week’s recommended best bet as Gary McSheffrey’s first half effort hit the post, scuppering the both teams to score tip! Easyodds.com football tipster and City fan Ross Casey is back this week with another extensive betting preview on the weekend’s showdown with Doncaster. Last week was a hard fought victory for the Robins against a resolute Scunthorpe side and after it took a set piece to get the first goal, we looked pretty comfortable thereafter in a 2-0 win. Can the Robins continue their great 12 match unbeaten run in League One? Keep reading below for Ross’ full betting preview… "The bookies were busy yet again in the League One outright winner market – last week they made us joint favourites with Preston but we have been re-installed now as stand-alone favourites for the title with a best price of 4/1. Oh how to be on top! Somewhat surprisingly, current leaders Peterborough are a much bigger price of 7/1....

Last week  easyodds.com  tipster and lifelong Bristol City fan looked on course for a winning best bet but Kieran Agard came up with an air-shot after being teed up – but luckily for all of us City fans Aaron Wilbraham was on hand to stroke the ball in from right behind his new strike partner. He did however point out the value of 4/1 that a penalty would be notched! Last week was a tremendous win and a brilliant away performance. A win against a side who had won six of their last seven home matches – and in the last minute too! Something we had failed to do in over two years!!! Can the Robins continue their great 11 match unbeaten run in League One? Keep reading below for Ross’ full betting preview… "The bookies were busy yet again in the League One outright winner market – reinstalling us as joint favourites for the title along with Simon Grayson’s Preston North End - following our last-gasp victory last weekend. We are now a best price 5/1 to win the league. It...

Ahead of this weekend's match with Scunthorpe United, their local paper - the Scunthorpe Telegraph - contacted me to do an interview which they title 'Spy in the Camp'. There were questions on everything from our current form, what happened last season, our star man this time around and on Sam Baldock's loss. The link to the piece can be found here:  http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/SPY-CAMP-Bristol-City-v-Scunthorpe-United/story-22870791-detail/story.html Thanks for reading! The Exiled Robin Follow me on Twitter  --- 'Like' us on Facebook http://exiledrobin.blogspot.c om www.facebook.com/theciderdiaries --- www.twitter.com/theciderdiaries