2009/10 Championship Preview: Bristol City

Last updated : 16 July 2009 By @blades_mad1889

Bradley Orr (left) battles for the ball with Preston North End's Jon Parkin (right).

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The Robins finished 10th last season; twelve months after losing the Championship Play-Off Final to Hull City. This new season for City will be tough, with limited funds in Gary Johnson's pocket and some tough heavyweights contesting the Country's Second Division mid-table obscurity is a likely finish.

However Johnson has been quick to alienate the ageing Dele Adebola as well as David Noble and Izzy Iriekpen whom are all looking for pastures new after being released by the Aston Gate club; whilst winger (at the time of writing) Michael McIndoe has seen a move to Sheffield United fall through.

Meanwhile Jennison Myrie-Williams (Dundee United), Chris Weale (Leicester City) and Scott Murray (Yeovil Town) have all been sold on a free transfer to their new respective clubs. In return; David Clarkson (Motherwell), Paul Hartley (Celtic), Andre Blackman (Portsmouth), Dean Gerken (Colchester United) and Danny Hynes (Ipswich Town) have all joined the club.

The club would like to hang onto star keeper Adriano Basso, should they keep the Brazilian shot stopper for the 2009/10 season clean sheets will come if they can find a strong defence; however they may lack upfront and will struggle this time around!

Blades-Mad Predicted Finish: 17th

Betting Odds:
Promotion:Relegation:
11/18/1

2008-09 Players Statistics

Player NamePositionDoB#AppsGoals
Basso, Adriano
Goal18 Apr 19751450
Orr, Bradley
Defence01 Nov 1982240 (+1)1
McAllister, Jamie
Defence26 Apr 1978337 (+1)1
Fontaine, Liam
Defence07 Jan 1986445 (+1)2
McCombe, Jamie
Defence01 Jan 1983526 (+4)1
Carey, Louis
Defence22 Jan 19776321
Murray, Scott
Midfield26 May 197470 (+3)0
Maynard, Nicky
Forward11 Dec 19861037 (+9)11
McIndoe, Michael
Midfield02 Dec 19791145 (+3)6
Skuse, Cole
Midfield29 Mar 19861433 (+4)2
Adebola, Dele
Forward23 Jun 19751533 (+9)10
Styvar, Peter
Forward13 Aug 1980164 (+8)0
Sproule, Ivan
Midfield18 Feb 19811721 (+20)3
Wilson, Brian
Midfield09 May 19831818 (+4)1
Williams, Gavin
Midfield20 Jun 19802024 (+13)3
Artus, Frankie
Midfield27 Sep 19882100
Weale, Chris
Goal09 Feb 1982225 (+2)0
Trundle, Lee
Forward10 Oct 1976234 (+17)2
Ribeiro, Christian
Defence14 Dec 19892410
Elliott, Marvin
Midfield15 Sep 19842526 (+4)3
Wilson, James
Defence26 Feb 1989260 (+2)0
Walker, Jordan
Defence01 Aug 19892700
Akinde, John
Forward08 Jul 1989281 (+6)1
Plummer, Tristan
Forward30 Jan 19903000
Henderson, Stephen
Goal02 May 1988320 (+1)0
Johnson, Lee
Midfield07 Jun 19813347 (+1)3
Iriekpen, Izzy
Defence10 Apr 1982344 (+5)0

* Statistics up to and including 26 May 2009