Bristol City captain Louis Carey insists pride will be the spur when he leads the team out to face Coca-Cola Championship rivals Sheffield United at Ashton Gate tomorrow. Carey and his Bristol City team-mates are still hurting after being beaten 4-1 at promotion favourites West Bromwich Albion last Saturday. But the Bristolian said there is a collective determination to put things right in front of a partisan Ashton Gate crowd. City have not lost a home game in the Championship since December last year and Carey declared: "We're proud of that record. We've been strong at Ashton Gate and the lads are determined to bounce back and keep that record going."
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Gary Johnson hopes Adriano Basso wakes up and signs the new contract still on the table for him at Ashton Gate. The 34-year-old Brazilian has been sat on the bench for most of the season, having made only four Championship appearances, but intends to leave on a free in the summer and aims to play Premier League football. The City boss has resisted calls from fans to drop Basso from the substitute's bench in favour of Stephen henderson and says he respects the keeper's wishes but hopes for a u-turn.
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The dream is a step closer to becoming a reality. Bristol's bid to bring World Cup football to the West Country has been lodged at Wembley and now begins the nervous wait until December 16. The 16-strong Bristol 2018 team came, saw and shook a lot of hands at the showpiece home of English football yesterday, confident that the largest city in the South outside London has everything it takes, and more, to become a valued addition to England's bid. Wallace and Gromit and former Bristol Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur and England defender Gary Mabbutt MBE turned heads as the team walked the lobby. And the giant football which has toured the South West collecting more than 10,000 signatures was seen by all on Wembley Way. The stadium was awash with mascots, flags, fliers, suits and celebrities as all 15 cities hoping to be part of England's bid presented their case in a well-oiled whirlwind of World Cup fever. Chairman of the Football Association and the England 2018 bid team Lord Triesman was on hand along with selection panel chairman Lord Mawhinney to greet each bid team and reiterate the significance of a geographical spread of host venues in the bid.
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