Bristol City plan to give away more than 10,000 free matchday programmes at tomorrow night's home Coca-Cola Championship game with Cardiff City.

And the club has teamed up with the Bristol Evening Post to launch what Robins chairman Steve Lansdown describes as a one-off groundbreaking trial.

Any fan taking a programme, which normally costs £3, will automatically receive a free copy of tomorrow's Evening Post.

Lansdown explained: "This is a one-off initiative for now, but we'll certainly be gauging the response of our fans and also our sponsors to see if this is something that works and could be expanded in the future.

"As a club, it will be interesting to see what the fans' reaction will be to being given a match programme for free, instead of having to pay on top of all the usual matchday costs."

The club would like to thank Clarke Willmott solicitors, Capita Symonds consultancy company and Stephens & George Print Group for helping to make the free programme deal possible.

The Evening Post will be handling the distribution on the night.

Tomorrow night's programme includes the usual columns from manager Gary Johnson, chairman Lansdown and skipper Louis Carey, and there will also be an extensive interview with new signing Jamal Campbell-Ryce.

City will also be including up-to-date information about the club's new stadium, including a timeline for the latest planning meetings.

Programmes will be handed out only on a first-come, first-served basis (one per supporter).