New manager Keith Millen insists Bristol City will not be held to ransom in the transfer market. Short of attacking options because of injuries to key players, the 43-year-old Londoner is working hard behind the scenes to recruit at least one striker before the transfer window closes at the end of this month. Eager to add to his squad ahead of tomorrow's home npower Championship clash with Barnsley, Millen says he is not prepared to pay the vastly inflated fees quoted by agents and rival clubs. Despite being linked with a number of centre forwards in recent days, among them Ipswich marksman Jon Stead, Wolves raider Andy Keogh and Derby County striker Luke Varney, Millen has been unable to replenish his resources. And he is now resigned to going into tomorrow's npower Championship clash against Barnsley at Ashton Gate with an unchanged side. Impatient at a perceived lack of activity in the marketplace, supporters are concerned that money is an issue and that Millen lacks the pulling power of Steve Coppell, his predecessor as manager. But Millen refutes any such suggestion, preferring to lay the blame firmly at the door of greedy clubs and agents.
Bristol Evening Post

Bristol City's new assistant boss Steve Wigley says the club should aim for nothing less than promotion this year. Wigley, 48, was named as Keith Millen's number two after spells coaching Bolton and Hull in the last year. "There are 14 clubs in this division that think they can get promotion and this club is definitely one of them," he said. "If you come in thinking you're going to aim for anything less then you'll have a season of mediocrity."
BBC Sport

Bristol City are lining up a bid for Wolves striker Andy Keogh, who has been told he can leave Molineux at the right price.
Clubcall

Jay Simpson has signed a three-year contract to join Hull City from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. Simpson has been chased by a number of clubs in the Championship, but a switch to the KC Stadium was always his preferred choice. The likes of Bristol City and Leeds United had shown an interest in the striker, who scored twice in three League Cup appearances during his time at Arsenal.
Sky Sports

Keith Millen is adamant his lack of Premier League experience as a player should not be allowed to detract from his abilities as a fledgling manager. Comparisons are inevitable following the Londoner's appointment as successor to Steve Coppell, who walked out on City last week after just three months in charge. Millen has been asked to follow in the footsteps of a household name, a man whose reputation both as a player and manager served as a byword for excellence. During a career which took in Manchester United and England, Coppell the winger performed at the very highest level and on the biggest stage of all at the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain.
Bristol Evening Post