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Bristol City: Our Greatest Team to the Ashton Gate Eight

Back in 2014, I was invited by the Two Unfortunates website to write about Bristol City's greatest team. It was a story which, of course, ended ultimately in the story of the Ashton Gate 8. Since the site of the original post has long since gone, here it is republished in full. "Eight players with more than 80 years at the club and more than 2,000 appearances between them, cast aside as unwilling saviours" Sometimes, events occur that make you realise your true standing in life. When the emotional mask of expectation is removed and those rose-tinted spectacles are lowered onto the brow of the nose, you can realise that things aren’t quite all they seem. And so it was for me, a lifelong Bristol City fan, when I was asked to talk about our greatest ever team. For when it came down to it, there was only one real choice. One genuinely great team that I could write about even in the perspective-bending world of football and this was one I hadn’t even had the privilege of seein

Cause for optimism despite the lack of games won

Hi folks, It's been a while...a busy life and distinctly average, consolidation-season City form has somewhat taken away my enthusiasm for writing recently.  But in what I hope will be the first of a number of pieces for the newly-established Bristol World , I've taken a look at what the season has brought us Bristol City fans so far. You can find the link here - as ever on anything I write I'm more than happy to debate and open to comments - feel free either on the post or over on their tweet.   READ THE ARTICLE HERE COYR