Bristol City boss Gary Johnson revealed how he successfully fought off competition from rival clubs to sign one of the Blue Square Premier's hottest properties in teenager John Akinde. The Ebbsfleet striker was pursued by a host of Football League clubs, including three from the Coca-Cola Championship, but chose to move to Bristol after the East London outfit accepted a bid of £140,000. Akinde scored 10 league and Cup goals for Ebbsfleet last season,and has been tracked by City since boss Liam Daish tipped off Johnson earlier this year. "I know Liam and his assistant Alan Kimble well and they told me about John some months ago," revealed Johnson. "They told me right from the off to keep an eye on him because he was going to be something special, and our scouting network has followed his progress ever since. We weren't the only club interested in signing him. And there was a lot of competition, including some that wasn't publicised. But in the end he's come down here, liked what he's seen and decided to join Bristol City. He wanted to sign for us from the moment he arrived here and this is where he wants to be."
Bristol Evening Post

Few players enjoy dropping down a division, but keeper Radek Cerny revealed he is delighted to have swapped White Hart Lane for QPR. Cerny, speaking after his new side's 1-1 draw at Bristol City, said: "At Spurs it was a big factory football club but it's more friendly here. There was too much pressure at Tottenham."
Daily Mail

Radek Cerny is enjoying his relaxed new lifestyle and new sense of freedom at Queen's Park Rangers compared to the stressful way of living he experienced at Tottenham Hotspur. The Czech Republic goalkeeper and former Slavia Prague player moved across London when the sun was last seen in early summer and he has been glowing with contentment ever since. Cerny knew his days were numbered in north London when Spurs started chasing Heurelho Gomes, PSV Eindhoven's Brazilian keeper but all that is behind him now that he is about to become one of the Championship's bigger names if his early form with his new employers is anything to go by. His remarkable one-handed save late in the game at Ashton Gate denied Dele Adebola, the Bristol City striker, a headed winner and preserved a point for Rangers, who were a man short for 40 minutes after Emmanuel Ledesma picked up a second yellow card for a late challenge on Jamie McAllister.
Independent

Gary Johnson, the Bristol City manager, will add a fifth striker to his squad. John Akinde, a 19-year-old from Ebbsfleet, was let go by the Conference club after a vote by the owners on the myfootballclub.co.uk website. "Unless our administration team and John's have a fight in the car park, he's a City player now," joked Johnson. "He's quick, strong and has a lot of potential." Having narrowly failed to be promoted last season, Johnson knows that he must keep up with the ambitions of the likes of Saturday's opposition who have billionaire owners and have themselves made some big name signings. One of those, Radek Cerny, who was keeping Paul Robinson out of the Tottenham side last season, earned Rangers a point with a miraculous late save after the visitors had played most of the second half with 10 men.
Telegraph

Rangers hero Radek Cerny reckons that leaving a Tottenham pressure cooker to discover family values at Shepherd's Bush was a shrewd move. And as QPR's colourful Formula One billionaire controllers Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone looked on, the 34-year-old Czech Republic international keeper showed the strongest mental resilience with a stunning late onehanded save to deny City goal-scorer Dele Adebola. Former Slavia Prague star Cerny was a formidable barrier behind central destroyers Damion Stewart and Matt Connolly - oozing class after the young Argentine Emmanuel Ledesma saw red when pole-axing Jamie McAllister on 50 minutes, a second booking. A smart effort from Dexter Blackstock in the 19th minute had put the visitors ahead, before journeyman Adebola bludgeoned a leveller, the Nigerian's 143rd career strike, seven minutes later. Yet Rangers escaping with reward certainly pleased the relieved Cerny, who reflected: "I have to say that we defended well, especially in the second half. It was brilliant, our two midfielders and defence kept a very good shape.
Mirror

Bristol City dropped to fourth after being held 1-1 by 10-man QPR. Dexter Blackstock put the visitors ahead after 18 minutes but Dele Adebola volleyed home from six yards shortly after to equalise. Emmanuel Ledesma was sent off for his second yellow card at the start of the second-half, leaving the west London side clinging on for a point.
The Sun

Queens Park Rangers overcame the dismissal of Emmanuel Ledesma to earn a valuable 1-1 draw at Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday. The R's enjoyed the ideal start to the game at Ashton gate as Dexter Blackstock fired them into the lead following a long pass from Mikele Leigertwood. But City equalised when Dele Adebola headed in Brian Wilson's cross. The visitors suffered a blow when Ledesma was given his marching orders seven minutes into the second half for a second booking but they held on for a hard-fought point.
Ealing Times

Ebbsfleet striker John Akinde will complete his £140,000 move to Championship side Bristol City today. More than 7,000 members of MyFootballClub voted to accept the bid on Friday. The 19-year-old has scored twice for Fleet in the Blue Square Premier this season. Bristol City manager Gary Johnson said: "Everything has been agreed with Ebbsfleet and everything is agreed with the boy. He loves it here and has already had four sessions with our fitness team."
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