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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Sport
Richard Forrester

Pearson's patience has run thin so what are the Bristol City manager's short-term solutions?

Nigel Pearson issued what appeared to be a final ultimatum to a number of his players on Sunday after surrendering a one-goal lead to lose 3-1.

His patience has obviously been stewing to breaking point in the previous weeks with sloppy goals being conceded against Luton, Blackpool and Preston in the build-up to the loss at Swansea.

Pearson was looking for a reaction to the 3-1 defeat at Blackpool just a week prior and for the initial 45 minutes, he got it when Andi Weimann superbly and deservedly put the visitors ahead. However, a combination of three more sloppy goals conceded, one being from another cross was enough for the manager to publically criticise his players.

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