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Got the sheet straight off his bed.....It's probably to wet to take paint anyway

City tired in the last 15-20 minutes and if it wasn't for Sophie Baggaley, it could have been eight or nine. Every now & again, she pulls out an inspired performance and at times, not being disrespectful, it seemed like she was fighting the Gunners on her own. FA Cup next up but I think Aston Villa v City on the 24th could be the biggest game in many years for the girls; with the new TV deal now confirmed, this really isn't the season to find yourself relegated.

Have you ever seen it live? It’s not my thing either, but I did go to watch it at Eastville a couple of times, and must admit it was quite exciting. Noise, smell speed etc. Feel the same about powerboat racing: not something I’d ever watch on TV, or go out of my way to, but in Bristol Docks it was something else.

It may well of done. However as there is now no FFP test for 2019/20 then they can't fail ... As @Mr Popodopolous says they have also thrown the kitchen sink at the accounts and altered the accounting date so difficult to really tell what is happening. My particular favourite is including a provision for the refund of Premier League TV receipts of £7 million, where the original Premier League TV receipts don't obviously appear in the accounts ...

I bet they don’t have Championship ready sprinklers though? Apparently the clubhouse is the size of 2 70’s semi’s. I know a few Sags still stuck in the 70’s who get semi’s when City lose.

Pat Lam clearly frustrated, multiple angles made available by French TV to aid the TMO for the disallowed Purdy try but for the pivotal deliberate knock on decision only 2 angles given to TMO despite multiple cameras at the game. Lan, all the coaches, and all the players unanimous it was the wrong call.

40 year old Coppinger the scorer ??

2015 0-1 Doncaster United ??

Yep, the Rebate appearing in 2019/20 is a bit odd... Had they stayed down then no more Bielsa and his team, no more Phillips. Thats just for starters I expect. Also worth noting that the 13 month account vs 12, without Covid and also without promotion you knock several million off the wage bill and 1/13 off the amortisation. Definitely not a Covid cost but 12 month accounts would paint a slightly better picture. I read bits of it again, that £2.5m Insurance payout was for Events etc alone. Lost matchday revenue etc maybe similar again...? I think they would have been just the right side of the line but significant cutbacks, downsizing with Bielsa and Phillips gone to name two.

Brilliant. They are now the GiftAid that keeps on giving. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/joey-barton-bristol-rovers-charity-5263906

Thanks. Didn't realise the waste disposal site was open this Bank Holiday Monday. Heading there later to dump another truckload of junk.

Cmon you Doncaster Utd! Or Doncaster racing meet, avoid the Slags landing any punches like the Ipswich horse badge did.

I find it hard to believe that you find it hard to believe this didn’t warrant an investigation when they submitted predicted accounts last March. It appears to be, once again, the application of the “big club” coefficient (otherwise known as the Villa protocol). This ensures that , despite all that the ffp rules might indicate regarding penalties for breaching ffp, no embarrassment will be caused to any “big club” ( and the EFL) in the season that they secure promotion, notwithstanding what their accounts/projected accounts might indicate. Of course, the Vila protocol was complicated by their use of the Morris manoeuvre. This is similar, but different, to the Heimlich manoeuvre - the Heimlich manouvre relieves choking on something difficult to swallow, whereas the morris manoeuvre causes choking on something difficult to swallow, namely the accepted valuation of stadium sold by an owner to himself.

Those are huge losses and as it goes I'm a bit surprised given all their sales of players- Peacock-Farrell, Jansson, Clarke, Roofe and there were more- in Summer 2019 that the Profit on Disposal isn't higher than £10-11m. I digress, their losses are MAJOR but not necessarily FFP breaching having had a look but not in depth. For a start, promotion costs ie Bonuses and I guess if fees due to clubs if and only if promotion achieved are excluded. Believe that these were in the region of £20-25m. They weren't stated but 2018/19 Accounts for contingent liabilities in the event of Promotion had it in that ballpark. Then their Accounts were to July as opposed to the usual June to take account of the extended season. Last July, it stated in Ahead of The Game £19m and £5m due to Promotion. Also I noted in their P&L £7m in Broadcasting Rebate. This would be the Sky Rebate and arguably a Covid cost as without Covid they wouldn't have extended Reporting Period to July and it wouldn't be a cost that would be there as no Rebate. Maybe £30m off already. Then the Costs of Covid. Says Insurance paid out £2.5m owing to lost Revenue, though £2.5m seems conservative to me. I'd have thought more like £5m tbh. Then there was the agreed rollup by clubs of two years into one. Irrespective standalone I think they're close but not quite over. However without promotion, major cutbacks would have been required. Think their Allowable Costs £5-6m per year.

Peadophiles (sic)...? Like Captain Birds Eye? Petite pois, marrowfat, mushy, garden, sugarsnap?

Beginning?

Intimidating in that you have a genuine chance of injury, after the stairs collapse or the roof caves in on your head

This isn't the Bears' day but between the ref and the tmo this match is a ****up! They can identify which blade of grass for a kick but miss out on forward passes and knock ons!

comedy club

I watched the Roman Kemp documentary, "Our Silent Emergency", on BBC One last night, focusing on the high number of young men who commit suicide. Heartbreaking to hear from those who had lost a dear friend or loved one. I thought that it was a brave choice of topic, as suicide is still very much a taboo subject in ordinary conversation. It's available on i-Player if anybody is interested.