Championship play-offs: Sheff Utd go 4-0 up on aggregate against Bristol City
Bristol City strategy to 'carry on' - Lansdown
HT: Sheff Utd 1-0 Bristol City (4-0 agg)
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Steve Lansdown talks to 'Sound of the City' ahead of Bristol City's play off semi final.
Bristol City owner Steve Lansdown has been speaking to BBC Radio Bristol just before kick-off this evening and has said the club will "carry on" with their current transfer strategy this summer, despite reaching the play-offs for the first time in 17 years.
Lansdown confirmed the club did need to strengthen this summer, particularly in the forwards, but would not "go wild".
"I think we carry on doing exactly what we're doing. We look to keep developing the youngsters through the academy, giving them the opportunity, the pathway." he said.
"We'll look to keep our recruitment looking for value for money there in the market place.
"There are one or two positions we want to fill - it's fair to say we need somebody up front so we will be in the market looking for players - but we're not going to go wild on that basis. We'll going to keep doing what we're doing because we're doing it very well indeed."
You can listen above to Lansdown's interview or read more here.
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