FFC Columnist Andrew Davies previews the upcoming season for Bristol City fans and looks ahead to their chances of both reaching and qualifying in this season's play-offs.

Finally the wait is nearly over for football fans across the country as the new football season is just a few days away and after the successful season Bristol City had least season I cannot wait for this one. I know what most fans will be thinking about City this term, whether the second season syndrome will take effect?

Football FanCast columnist Andy Davies looks ahead to the most lucrative 90mins in world football - the Championship play-off.

It's the most lucrative game in club football worth an estimated £60 million to the winners and this season's Championship play-off final is sure to be one of the most exciting yet. At the beginning of the season Bristol City were being tipped for relegation by the bookmakers while Hull were also backed to struggle after fighting relegation in their previous campaign. But both teams have proved their doubters wrong and who ever achieves promotion will surely do themselves proud in the Premiership next season.

Football FanCast columnist Andy Davies looks ahead to the play-offs this weekend and wonders who has was it takes to make it to the Premier League.

This weekend signals the start of the Championship play-offs and for many of the players involved, it will be the biggest games they have ever played in. All of their good work in the season comes to just two games where they fight for a place in the final and the prize of winning in promotion, but which two teams will progress to the final?

Football FanCast columnist Andy Davies looks ahead to the weekend dramatic playoff shootout and wonders which two teams out of five can claim the last available spots.

There is just one game left to play in what has been one of the most exciting and unpredictable seasons in the Championship for many years and there is still the matter of who is going to secure the last two playoff places. Hull and Bristol City have already ensured a top six finish but unbelievably we go into the last weekend of the season and there are five teams that are still in the hunt for finishing in the play offs, but who will it be?

Football FanCast columnist Andy Davies, looks at Bristol City's current Championship plight and wonders where it has all gone wrong for Gary Johnson's side.

At the start of the season if someone had said to me City would be challenging for a place in the play-offs, I would have been ecstatic but after being top of the league only a few weeks ago, I think it is difficult for many fans not to be disappointed.

Football FanCast columnist Andy Davies looks ahead to the biggest Championship game of the weekend and wonders if his beloved Bristol City can put one foot in the automatic places by beating Stoke City.

The biggest game of the Championship this weekend sees Stoke City take on Bristol City and it by far both sides most important of the season so far. With Stoke ahead by just one point the result is crucial to both sides. But who will be victorious on the day?