Bristol City broke their transfer record this summer

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    LJ splashing out £5.3M on Famara Diedhiou, a striker who scored 8 goals in 31 games in Ligue 1 last season and 23 goals in 40 games in Ligue 2 the season before.

    Maybe the French market isn't for us, one to look out for on the first day anyway!
     
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    Definitely won't be for us at those prices
     
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    It's the cost of a proven goalscorer.

    Consider that Boro are paying more than that for a striker who's scored single figures in league 1 and one league cup goal for West Ham and I'd say Bristol have a decent deal on their hands.
     
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    Now all they need is a manager with at least half a brain cell.
     
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    that could cripple them the same way the hume incident did us!
     
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    Speaking of them/Bristol City, I know Norman Hunter was there when they went up to the First division in '76. But I never knew Glyn Riley played there as well in the mid 80's and helped them win the old JPT at Wembley in '86.

    This isn't important or relevant, I just thought Id mention it. :)
     
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    If I had the choice of some unknown from France who has scored alot it the French 2nd tier and a few in the 1st I think I'd take my chances on fletcher. Not worth 7 million mind but still only 20 and I think he will be a top player in the future.
     
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    eh?
     
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    Chris Morgan's retired now.
     
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    When we hired GG I expected the French market to be looked into, and maybe some other Euro nations as well because there must be some good ones out there at a good or reasonable price.
    The thing is, what is good or reasonable these days for a Euro striker who could get 10+ goals for us at this level ?.
     
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    We don't know either way if they've looked or not.
     
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    Steve Lansdown has more money than God. It won't matter.
     
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    I know and Im not saying we haven't looked into it. Didn't Hecky suggest that 1 of the 4 targets is abroad ?.
    And with our own transfer market being so over priced these days then GG's possible contacts and Euro knowledge could be massive for us.
     
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    Like already been said it won't matter to bristol they have a billionaire owner. If we were to spend 5 million on a striker and pay his wages 5million pound players want it would be plain stupid. Glad our owner won't gamble the clubs future for top flight football.
     
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    He'll probably just let his contract run out and walk away.
     
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    Talking of Glyn Riley, I played in the same team as him at school and Athersley Boys Club. I posted on OTIB (One Team in Bristol) website, and their fans think of him as a legend. Sadly Glyn didn't want to respond despite an OTIB poster knowing him through his family.

    I must say the Bristol fans were extremely pleasant and the thread ran to 4 pages or more.
     
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    you learn something new everyday on here cambs. i didnt know where glyn left us for and when, it might have been after our promotion in '81.
     
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    Why won't it matter? It'll only matter if he gets bored, which I doubt he will.

    The other point that gets missed is we have our own Steve Lansdowne; just not as wealthy.
     
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    Project Bristol is bigger than a passing fad for Lansdowne met him a few times actually a good guy, and pretty inspirational. I think he has set up some trusts for PB for when he isn't around.
     
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    I'd read that too. My other point was that BFC is exactly the same, just on a smaller scale.
     
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