Bristol City owner Steve Lansdown says the club do not have the finances to do "everything straight away" following criticism of their transfer strategy. Lansdown, speaking before Bristol City's heavy 5-0 home loss to Derby on Friday night, said the club's hierarchy are working hard to bring success to Ashton Gate. "I know the fans got upset when we sold Anis and were singing 'sack the board' at the last game, but they realise what's going on and have seen what's happened since," Lansdown told BBC Radio Bristol. "We didn't sell Anis without thinking about what we were going to do when he went. I am getting a bit emotional about this, because everyone at this football club works hard to get the success everyone wants."

Source: BBC January 31, 2026 21:00 UTC