Bristol City midfield star Marvin Elliott is set to hit the comeback trail. Sidelined by injury since before the start of the campaign, last season's young player of the year will take part in a specially-arranged practice match behind closed doors in Bristol today. And if he comes through that test unscathed, the Londoner will feature in next Tuesday's reserve team fixture against Bournemouth at Ashton Gate. Apart from brief appearances in pre-season friendlies at Bournemouth and Cheltenham in July, Elliott has not appeared in City's first team since the Championship play-off final at Wembley on May 24. Having recovered from a fractured bone in his ankle during the summer, the former Millwall player met with a further setback when suffering a recurrence of the knee problem which troubled him during the latter stages of last season. But he was given the all-clear to resume training last week and is now ready to step up his workload. City manager Gary Johnson confirmed: "We've organised a practice match and Marvin will definitely play in it."
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Ebbsfleet United manager Liam Daish believes clubs increased their asking prices after the sale of John Akinde. The 19-year-old striker joined Championship side Bristol City on transfer deadline day for £140,000. "They know we've got some money now and suddenly the price went up," Daish said. "Details of the transfer were put nationwide."
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Dele Adebola believes Bristol City are even more determined than last season to win promotion after their unbeaten start. Gary Johnson's side were predicted by many people to struggle this campaign after losing to Hull in the Championship play-off final at Wembley in May. But a return of eight points from their first four games sees City lie handily placed in fourth position in the table and Adebola believes the Robins can get stronger as the season continues. The 33-year-old striker said: "We've won two and drawn two of our first four games and we've proved we're over what happened at Wembley. If anything, it's made us even more determined to go one better this season."
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Roberto Martinez believes it is "very unlikely" that Lee Trundle will ever play for Swansea City again. Trundle, a modern-day legend at the Liberty Stadium, said last week that he would love to have a second stint at the club. But Martinez has played down the chances of the Scouse striker returning because Swansea have moved on since he left for Bristol City 13 months ago. The Swansea manager fought tooth and nail to fend off the Robins' interest on the eve of last season but eventually accepted a £1million bid after Trundle handed in a transfer request. But while the former fans' favourite struggled to make a mark at Ashton Gate, Martinez's men put the loss of their star player behind them to storm into the Championship. "Lee had to make a decision last year and it was difficult for us at the time," the Spaniard said. "The players who were still here had to react and they have now taken the club forward. It's always nice when former players have nice things to say about their old club. First it confirms a little bit of what we have said before, that we can take for granted what we have got at Swansea City. And second it shows the human side of Lee Trundle. He has been a special player for this club and he will always be a special person in everyone's hearts. But he had to make a decision, with the right or wrong advice, and we had to move on."
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