Bristol City manager Gary Johnson admits he is unlikely to plunge into the transfer market before next Monday's deadline. Johnson admitted he momentarily lost faith with his players after a disappointing performance at Crewe which saw them unceremoniously dumped out of the Carling Cup on Tuesday night. However, he believes he has a squad which may not need adding to - unless the right man comes along. Johnson said: "People like you to talk about transfers but sometimes you have to get behind the people who are here. They're the ones who have got us here, they're the ones who have got us very disappointed in getting beat at Crewe, but they're the ones that are also very happy with the way we played at Coventry. As a manager you've got to keep a bit of a level head. Try and work things when you've lost and try and encourage them when you've won."
Bristol Evening Post

Bristol City manager Gary Johnson is gearing up for a busy few days before the window shuts. Championship clubs have bigger budgets and larger squads than their lower division counterparts - City paid Crewe £2.25m for Nicky Maynard in the summer - but Johnson is adamant there are familiar problems. "The transfer window is a hindrance to everybody," said the Robins boss. "I cannot for the life of me think of one positive thing about it."
BBC Sport Blog

Gary Johnson was gracious enough to admit Bristol City deserved to suffer a shock 2-1 Carling Cup defeat against Crewe. Goals in each half from Anthony Elding and Byron Moore were enough to earn the League One side a surprise scalp and leave Johnson reeling from an early exit. A disappointed Johnson said: "We only played for 10 minutes and they outplayed us for 80 so they deserve to go through."
Clubcall

Boss Gary Johnson admits he must take some of the responsibility for Bristol City's 2-1 Carling Cup exit at Crewe. Brian Wilson's late goal was not enough against the League One side. Johnson said: "We had worked very hard on Saturday and maybe I should have made some changes, but we wanted to keep the continuity. Nobody wanted to be rested, but our mental game wasn't good and the quality wasn't there. We let Crewe dictate and when that happens you get beat."
BBC Sport Online

FC Twente chairman Joop Munsterman has criticised Luke Wilkshire's decision to join Dinamo Moscow just weeks after agreeing a new contract with the Enschede club. The 26-year-old midfielder, who spent the last two years in Holland after arriving from English side Bristol City, penned a three-year deal with Dinamo on Tuesday. Wilkshire only recently agreed a contract extension with Twente until 2012, but the player took advantage of a clause which said he could leave the club if someone offered a fee of two million euros.
Sporting Life