Overview
- Bristol City sit eighth in the Championship, two points off the play-offs, which Gerhard Struber calls a very good start with fans backing the playing idea.
- At a sports conference in Cologne, he adopted a conciliatory tone and said extreme pressure had made decision-makers uneasy during Köln’s run-in.
- He said the Bristol opportunity arrived "a bit by chance" after he initially planned a break, citing a strong stylistic fit for his approach.
- Struber was removed by 1. FC Köln after matchday 32 while in a direct promotion place, with Friedhelm Funkel taking over and securing a return to the Bundesliga.
- He said he declined offers from Saudi Arabia and Turkey and noted interest from a major German club before choosing the Bristol role.