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You are encouraged to go to official pubs and fan parks around the area, eg Boxpark is designated to one team and you have to show a match ticket or you don't get in. Oddly enough there is a lidl just a few yards off Olympic Way. I don't know what measures are in place to stop people buying booze and drinking it there, but I did notice there are gates that can be locked on match days so you can't walk back out onto Olympic Way. The area around Wembley stadium is now very built up, loads of residential and student flats. I was amazed how many people were just wandering around, shopping and eating on a match day. it's certainly not just football fans on a matchday anymore.

This must be management level and above as 'normal' level employees haven't been encouraged to do this from my knowledge, if there is any truth in them doing so

There is now zero tolerance to street drinking all around the stadium now. The Police/security are very strict on this and will seize any alcohol without exception. I've seen it.

I believe employees get the 8 Bank Holidays added to their leave. Most BH are working days though due to fixtures being played so these are just 'standard' days and not time and a half or whatever. No different to my place of work though.

Totally

Bristol City/Bristol Sport are quite poor payers salary wise to their employees. I think they expect people to be 'honoured' being allowed to work for them. Many employees just treat it as a job and aren't fans of football or rugby etc at all, they aren't emotionally engaged with the club at all. There are some employees who work extremely hard, a lot is expected of them eg 12 hour days at busy times, working 10 days straight without a break. But there are some employees too that produce very little and are allowed to do so, many companies have these people but there is an excess within some departments there.

You are talking like those other teams don't want to win

Gets my vote

Bromley keeper was their player of the season, keeping our young lad out

Solihull fans have surged into the netted off area behind the goal to get a good view. 1st saved!

My view!

I wasn't really watching/listening that intently. I was alerted to Mannings name mentioned and as I said the commentator saying how the style of play had changed for the better. This is the first time outside of here, the club etc that I've heard him mentioned, by a neutral as such. I was just interested that was all. I think from memory Manning was poached from them when they were doing well, so it's nice for their fans they are in with a shot at promotion. As I said it was interesting that they style of play was mentioned and how good they are to watch now. Obviously many have been critical of the style we play now so it was relevant I thought?

I came home from Stoke and watched the Oxford v Peterborough match. The commentator said something like "When Liam Manning left Des Buckingham totally changed the way they play and put his own mark on the team, and they are a joy to watch, both teams here tonight are. It's never easy changing your manager mid season but the results speak for themselves" Not exactly word for word but certainly the gist. Made me think.

I don't know for certain that they didn't, I wasn't told, only about them not having catering on the way back as not many were returning. But what I witnessed yesterday and in the past they were going their separate ways. Whether it's for days or weeks I don't know. They could well be meeting up soon for a debrief, last game of the season or not things need addressing

We said today that Stoke would score their 5th before we scored our 1st (non offside). And that wasn't far off becoming true.

If they were going to an end of season team meal/party they would have used the team coach I would have thought, and left their luggage on it. They usually have food on the coach after the game and someone on board to prepare it for them, she wasn't needed today as so few players were expected to travel back.

Probably one of the worst away performances I've seen this season. Even when we have lost we've been in the game and made a bit of a fight of it, not today. It's hard to believe Stoke have been around the relegation zone until recently. They played with confidence and drive that we lacked, cutting through our static players again and again. None of our players shone. Good job them all having such a collective 'off day' didn't matter as such.

I've seen it happen a few times before yes. QPR away one season we had made our own way to London and not used the CATS coaches, so hung about a little after waiting for the crowds to go. The players all had their own luggage and were getting Ubers etc and heading to airports straight after the match. I was surprised there was no end of season debrief etc. I guess they holiday then return to collect their summer instructions before they holiday again and then return for pre season?

I saw them get off the coach when they arrived, several of them had more than their usual overnight bags. Very few were apparently getting the team coach back to Bristol so I'm told, so guessing they are straight off to the airport with friends and families.

Shocking and embarrassing. Making them look like world beaters

Outclassed, we far too casual

I doubt it as isn't there £1000 fine for the club for each breach (don't think this includes post match promotion celebrations ). It will be in the Referee's report too. Everything however well meaning or 'fun' you might think it is has a cost and serious repurcussions to the club.

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