Bristol City have released a statement stating that there has been no offer for Bradley Orr. It was reported over the weekend that Orr was nearing a £500,000 move to Loftus Road. Steve Coppell is keen for Bradley to remain a City player for his first season in charge. City have also stated that it would take more than an outright £500,000 deal to even begin talks with right back Orr. City however have said an offer maybe incoming in the coming days and there had been some substance to the rumours but they are not in a position where they need to sell players.
City defender Bradley Orr is reportedly on the verge of signing for Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers. Orr who was signed by Brian Tinnion in the summer of 2004, has been speculated to being close to finalising a £500,000 deal with just a medical being needed to seal the deal. Bristol City Online will keep up to date with developments on this story.
The 24 teams that will contest the 10/11 Championship season have been confirmed. Paul Robinson's first half goal was enough to seal Millwall's place against Swindon in the League One Play-Off Final at Wembley.
2010/2011 Npower Championship
Barnsley, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Swansea City, Watford
City striker Nicky Maynard has been nominated for the European Goal Of The Season award. Maynard has already won Mitre Goal Of The Year at the Football League Awards, following his fantastic volley against Q.P.R at Loftus Road on Boxing Day. He will now go up against such names as Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, Arjen Robben, Maynor Figueroa, Samir Nasri and Karim Benzema to be crowned goal king of Europe.
Voting ends tomorrow and here is the place to get your votes in to help City's hotshot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/poll/2010/may/22/european-goal-of-the-seasonThe new Adidas kit that Bristol City will play in during the 2010/2011 season, will be unveiled on June 1st at Ashton Gate alongside the new look Bristol City Megastore. Adidas take over as kit supplier following 4 seasons of Puma kits.
City will play League Two side Aldershot Town in pre-season. The game will take place at Aldershot's EBB Stadium on Saturday July 24th with a 3:00 Kick-off.
City striker Marlon Jackson, has played in 77 minutes of play-off football this evening. His loan club Aldershot lost 1-0 against Rotherham at the Recreation Ground in the League Two Play-Offs. Jackson played in a wing role and was lively causing the Rotherham defense to be alert. Just after the half hour mark he put in a great cross to the far post, with Shots player Anthony Straker unlucky not to finish. In the first half he also made a good run back to his own penalty area, putting off the Rotherham player. He was replaced in the 77th minute and was applauded as he made way for former City striker Damian Spencer to try and make an impact.
The turning point in the game was a shocking back pass by Aaron Brown in the 88th minute, which allowed Rotherham top scorer Adam Le Fondre to get onn the end of it before cooly sidefooting The Millers in front. The return game will be at the Don Valley Stadium on Wednesday as Aldershot will try and turn around the tie.
With the season barely over, City have announced the first two friendlies in the lead up to the 2010/2011 season against League One opposition . The first of these fixtures will be against Exeter City on Monday July 26th at St James' Park. Two days later City will go to Huish Park to take on Terry Skiverton's Glovers on Wednesday 28th July.
Top scorer subject of no enquiries
Read More...The Championship Play-Off Final will be between Blackpool and Cardiff at Wembley on May 22nd. Blackpool hit 4 at The City Ground against Nottingham Forest with loan signing D.J Campbell hitting a superb hat-trick, to send Ian Holloway's men to Wembley.
Cardiff had to go to penalties to beat a resistant Leicester side who swung the tie completely on it's head. Matty Fryatt, a Mark Hudson OG and Andy King put Leicester infront on aggregate after Michael Chopra's early strike looked to of seen Cardiff 1 step to Wembley early on. Chopra won a late penalty which shouldn't of been given as he was offside. Peter Whittingham scored from the spot. Extra time followed with no goals. The shootout was finely poised until Jann Kermorgant inexplicitly tried chipping it in and David Marshall saved it sitting down. Martin Waghorn saw his effort saved and was distraught as Cardiff booked their place in the final.