Former Pirate

Read about this today and wanted to pop in to add my condolences. I seem to remember interacting with her a few times on here/social media over the years and she was always very friendly and good humoured. RIP Lisa, thoughts with all of your family and friends from the blue half of Bristol

The ‘old’ tent stand at the Mem circa 2004 genuinely got taken down and taken to Wimbledon every summer ?

Away fans and fictional City fans who’ve changed allegiance I’m told.

No fork needed for Irene’s pasties mate

The one positive is that I know someone in the planning department of BCC and it definitely has been submitted. Not sure on exact date though and their portal is abysmal for updating things. Either way they aren’t getting approval this side of September absolute best case.

In fairness though he’s not in the first team, he’s joined to look after the youth team. Wait…

Still not a fork in the ground… no chance of planning in time for September.

Lots of deleted tweets tell a different story. A lot of people have seen it and she issued the obligatory ‘I was young’ defence to the racist and homophobic tweets that have since gone.

Ah the ‘can’t comment for legal reasons’ argument. You most definitely can comment on things like that but you need to tread carefully. They may well have complained to the club about the Jacqui Oatley thing but I don’t recall it once ever being mentioned publically. Come to think of it I’ve never seen said apology either. Not a good look for the campaign to remain silent on these matters. The whole point of awareness is for people to see it. Complaining in quiet does absolutely nothing.

I’ll ask one question which might shed some light on my comment to which you reply. Did you ever see HGT comment on Barton being arrested and charged with hitting his wife? Or Barton telling BBC commentator Jacqui Oatley that women shouldn’t comment on men’s football? In my opinion being pictured with club directors and the manager himself I believe while remaining silent on such matters makes it perfectly acceptable to question the motives of those concerned.

…and I haven’t done that either. I have my view, you have yours.

Questioning the motives when someone accepts freebies but declines to comment on issues which the very cause SHOULD take issue with is justified IMHO.

Fella you have no idea what I base my opinions on, but for the record I agree that baseless internet bullshit is not good and it isn’t a laughing matter for young women to be relentlessly targeted and lied about. My personal opinion has been formed on said persons behaviour in the past towards and impacting people I know. I’ve not said what, when or who but you say you know that person. If you really know that person you’ve probably got an idea so I’ll leave it there.

Quelle surprise. I’m out.

I don’t disagree with your post at all fella, I completely agree that the cause is fantastic and has done an awful lot of good at some clubs. The first part I also agree with however and forms part of my issue with them as a cause.