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Brilliant. I will do you in that shit grandstand.

For all the stick we give them, for all the enjoyment they give us, I thought their tweet today about Afobe was class. Fair play to the gas.

Amen Fordy. Very respectful and, if the position was reversed, I would expect nothing less from us and BCFC. Their Manager called it very well after their cup game today, no rivalry when something awful happens and this is truly tragic. Thanks Rovers. I will revert to disdain at some point but, as a dad like many of us, Beniks tragedy has affected me today so I thank Rovers and their fans for the respect shown.

Here it is again

Family club.

As an outsider looking in....no way the EFL go down this route if SW aren’t up shit-creek. Points deduction, embargo, might need fire-sale in window??? Apologies to Owls fans looking at this, it’s you guys that suffer....and although a very different era and circumstances we had our own problems in 1980s.

Chansiri also charged with misconduct.....apologies if this is old news! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/12/02/exclusive-sheffield-wednesday-chairman-could-banned-football/ Dejphon Chansiri, the Sheffield Wednesday owner, is facing further scrutiny after being charged with misconduct by the English Football League. The Daily Telegraph can reveal that Chansiri, finance director John Redgate and Wednesday’s former chief executive, Katrien Meire, have all been charged and could be banned from football if found guilty by an independent panel. The charges by the EFL are understood to relate to the controversial £60 million sale of Hillsborough to Chansiri. Wednesday insist they will “vigorously defend” the sanctions, which could include a heavy points deduction, but Chansiri, the Thai businessman, plus Redgate and Meire are also under the microscope. The charges the trio face are believed to have been relayed to the club on Nov 14, the same day the EFL announced its decision to charge Wednesday with misconduct. Redgate stepped down from the club’s board of directors last year but remains the finance director, while Meire, who held a similar role at Charlton Athletic, left Wednesday in February. Chansiri has been Wednesday’s owner since 2015 and infuriated many rival Championship clubs when he agreed the sale of Hillsborough to help record a pre-tax profit of £2.5 million in the 2017-18 accounts. Land Registry documents revealed the stadium’s sale appeared to be completed the following year and the EFL subsequently charged the club with misconduct following a lengthy investigation. It is alleged that Chansiri sold the stadium to avoid breaking the EFL’s new profitability and sustainability rules. Wednesday are thought to be ready to contest the charges. Birmingham City became the first club to be punished for breaching spending rules when they were docked nine points towards the end of last season. The new rules dictate that Championship clubs are permitted to lose a maximum of £39 million over three years. Wednesday declined to comment on the charges. The club are ninth in the table, two points adrift of the play-off positions.

It was just the tweet of Ryan Lowe kicking off with Cockman yesterday.

Edit, sorry @Red Army 75 just seen your earlier post.

My apologies fella for the sweeping generalisation.

Steady on Rob. Growing up in Midsomer Norton, Bath Rugby was always going to be the oval ball team for me. #WeAreNotAllAssholes ? edit quoted wrong person (might be an asshole after all) ?

I found out from my mate. His text 'You've just signed the best player in the world ?'

Wait until he sees the next 3 through the door,can’t say too much but big name players.

Chief executive Scholes told Radio Stoke today: “We’re fortunate to have owners here who are not just willing and able but extremely keen and enthusiastic and want to do everything they possibly can to get this club back into the Premier League, where we spent 10 good years - or maybe not all 10 were fantastic. “They will do everything they can but we are constrained by the rules that are in place. We don’t like the rules, we think they’re wrong and they’re ill-conceived. We think they should be changed - but they’re in place. “We are doing everything we can to make them as favourable to us as possible. “It’s hard, of course, but all I’ll say is that the owners will do all they can in terms of providing the funds and everyone working at the club will do everything we can within the constraints.” There are quite few clubs ( including us) that are also fortunate to have owners not just willing and able, but extremely keen and enthusiastic and want to do everything they possibly can to get this club back into the Premier League - or in our case into the premier league for the first time. However these other clubs accept the rules and organise their clubs' affairs in order to stay within the limits imposed, even if they would prefer if those rules were not there. Why is it so hard from relegated premier league clubs to come to terms with the rules of the championship? Like Villa previously, they see the parachute payments, not as a financial buffer that enables them to make the financial adjustments needed to fit within the reduced income streams the championship provides, thereby fitting within the EFL ffp limits, but as a war chest giving them a huge advantage over most other championship clubs in regaining their premier league status. Unfortunately, like Vila before them, they are realising that championship promotion is a tough ask and are now sweating that not only is promotion moving further away from them as the end of parachute payments gets ever closer, but that relegation is a real threat. Hopefully their fans are now realising that after Birmingham, and with Wednesday in the firing line and Derby possibly being lined up next, getting around ffp by dodgy dealing will likely end up with the club being punished to a degree, that in Stoke's case, could pose a real threat t their championship status.

Cost me about £100 on my bet

Fully expect AJ to use his brain this time and will win on points.

No, that’s common place for them. It’s not the first time they’ve stopped supporting a team from Bristol and gone to follow one in Bath instead..! ?

TBF (and I hate to be ) never ever a pen, which would have made it even funnier, had they scored !

Completely agree with this. Joshua would have to completely restyle his boxing ability to counteract the issues he had against Ruiz last time out. The Bunce and Costello podcast last week was interesting though, AJ appeared to hint there was something that happened in the build up to the first fight that he has corrected, but wouldn't say what. Looking forward to this fight; intriguing.

I can't believe AJ can have made the necessary adjustments in the time he's had, unless the first fight was a complete aberration due to circumstances we're unaware of. You can see a potential path to a points decision from the blueprint against Parker but I'm not sure Joshua can be disciplined enough not to get involved in exchanges with Ruiz at some stage, and if he does he'll get outgunned by volume and quality.

You give me more kisses than the wife puts on my Birthday cards

Doris and Fred had started their retirement years and decided to raise some extra cash by advertising for a lodger in their terrace house. After a few days, a young attractive woman applied for the room and explained that she was a model working in a near-by city center studio for a few weeks and that she would like the room from Mondays to Thursdays, but would pay for the whole week. Doris showed her the house and they agreed to start straight away. "There's just one problem," explained the model. "Because of my job, I have to have a bath every night, and I notice you don't have a bath." "That's not a problem," replied Doris. "We have a tin bath out in the yard and we bring it into the living room in front of the fire and fill it with hot water." "What about your husband? asked the model. "Oh, he plays darts most weekdays, so he will be out in the evenings," replied Doris. "Good," said the model. "Now that that's been settled, I'll go to the studio and see you tonight." That evening, Fred dutifully went to his darts match while Doris prepared the bath for the model. After stripping off, the model stepped into the bath. Doris was amazed to see that she had no pubic hair. The model noticed Doris' staring eyes, so she smiled and explained that it is part of her job to shave herself, especially when modeling swimmer or underclothes. Later when Fred returned, Doris related this oddity and he does not believe her. "It's true, I tell you!" said Doris. "Look, if you don't believe me, tomorrow night I'll leave the curtains slightly open and you can peek in and see for yourself." The next night, Fred left as usual and Doris prepared the bath for the model. As the model stepped naked into the bath, Doris stood behind her. Doris looked towards the curtains and pointed towards the model's naked pubic area. Then she lifted up her skirt and wearing no panties, pointed to her own hairy mass. Later Fred returned and they retired to bed. "Well, do you believe me now?" she asked Fred. "Yes, he replied. "I've never seen anything like it in my life. But why did you lift up your skirt and show yourself?" "Just to show you the difference," answered Doris. "But I guess you've seen me millions of times." "Yes, said Fred, I have - but the rest of the dart team hadn't."