By Rob Draper for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 21:47 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 February 2019
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Football in Bristol had become a running joke, according to Bristol City owner Steve Lansdown.
‘At professional functions, senior people involved in the city would say “Oh football! They can’t get a good team between the two of them” and that used to really annoy me. Everyone talked it down and I thought if I could ever make a difference, I would.’
No-one could seriously doubt he has done that. When Bristol City take on Wolves in the FA Cup fifth round, they do so as a club revived. A win will mean 10 consecutive victories — form not seen here since 1905 as they chase down a play-off place for the Premier League.
Bristol City owner Steve Lansdown has taken his time to make a mark at Championship club
For a club whose greatest moments came with a runners-up spot in the old Division One in 1907 and an FA Cup final defeat in 1909, it is long overdue. Other than a four year spell from 1976 to 1980, Britain’s fifth-biggest city hasn’t had a top-flight club since 1911. If they
