S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Bristol City 3 Swansea City 0 | Att: 23,842 | 22/11/25 | The EFL Championship | Ashton Gate

[Londonlisa2001]

Think it's more the balance and roles each midfielder has. They all appear lost in system than clearly doesn't work.

There isn’t a combination that seems to work.

It’s possible that’s system and it’s possible we don’t have the right balance available.

But whatever it is, week after week there are posts saying x is great, or y is great and they are doing nothing. Flattering to deceive.

 

[Whaleoilbeefhooked]

This resembles the sort of stuff that was going on at the tail end of Williams.

O'Dea and Stearman need to get to f*ck, and when they get there, f*ck off a little bit more just for good measure.

You have to ask the question, who in the building has the football intelligence to stop all these crap appointments, full stop ?

 

[Ringwood]

There isn’t a combination that seems to work.

It’s possible that’s system and it’s possible we don’t have the right balance available.

But whatever it is, week after week there are posts saying x is great, or y is great and they are doing nothing. Flattering to deceive.

We are missing a decent 10.. also our wide players don't make runs behind the full backs for Galbraith to find them. When the likes of Ronald and Eom get the ball to feet, they don't have the technique, pace or physicality to create any decent end product.

Individually, Franco, Stemenic, Galbraith, Yalcouye are all capable at this level

 

[sit_down_jack]

There isn’t a combination that seems to work.

It’s possible that’s system and it’s possible we don’t have the right balance available.

But whatever it is, week after week there are posts saying x is great, or y is great and they are doing nothing. Flattering to deceive.

I think that’s because we do have some good midfielders at the club. Galbraith has stood out in most games for me this season, Franco can be very good as we’ve seen. I’ve seen enough in Stamenic to suggest he can be successful here (that pass against Norwich for Vipotnik being a particular highlight). The issue, as you say is balance.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

You have to ask the question, who in the building has the football intelligence to stop all these crap appointments, full stop ?

Well no one had the football intelligence to realise that putting someone in charge today who knows he’s about to be sacked and was probably stupid.

If they’d put O’Leary in he may well also know he’s going but he has a love of the club that would make sure he did his utmost. Or Margs for the same reason.

It’s amateur hour.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

We are missing a decent 10.. also our wide layers don't make runs behind the full backs for Galbraith to find them. When the likes of Ronald and Eom get the ball to feet, they don't have the technique, pace or physicality to create any decent end product.

Individually, Franco, Stemenic, Galbraith, Yalcouye are all capable at this level

“Individually, Franco, Stemenic, Galbraith, Yalcouye are all capable at this level”.

So everyone keeps saying. And yet we’re dreadful. Maybe, just maybe, they aren’t actually as good as people think.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I think that’s because we do have some good midfielders at the club. Galbraith has stood out in most games for me this season, Franco can be very good as we’ve seen. I’ve seen enough in Stamenic to suggest he can be successful here (that pass against Norwich for Vipotnik being a particular highlight). The issue, as you say is balance.

Galbraith did nothing today. Pretty but nothing. Franco’s first two contributions were turning a throw in that was ours into theirs by inexplicably trying to control a ball on the touchline, and then fouling someone.

Stamenic was, probably understandably, poor today.

I’m going to wash my mouth out and have a lie down but I’m beginning to think we should try Fulton at defensive midfield. Neither Stamenic nor Galbraith are working there and I don’t think Franco has the discipline.