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@Kid in the Riot Thanks for your comments which are very spot on. When I was a child and especially after the inception of the NHS, I cannot remember anyone even considering not having any of the new vaccines as they arrived. In fact everyone that I knew, parents and relatives, who never even considered not taking advantage of a way of avoiding the horrible diseases that were still rampant in many parts of this planet. I suppose our parents firstly wanted us to have a healthy life but by doing so, helping many others to also benefit. I stopped going to City and Bears before last year's lockdown not only because I was scared for myself but also for my wife who has mild asthma. How could I live with myself if I had brought it home. Nowt to do with political beliefs, just caring about others and being sensible.

I appreciate your contributions on this board and I don't want to be harsh, but here's a well-intentioned tip. When talking about things you don't know about - like vaccines and medicine generally - do plenty of informed background reading from sources that have put in the hard yards of research in those subjects, and can be considered "expert". I am neither a vaccinologist, nor do I possess any sort of medical degree: However, I know from intensive reading on the subject that there is no way being injected with a few microns of matter to trigger an immune system response can possibly affect your fertility. That just isn't how it works. If it was, your fertility would decline every time you caught a cold, or had hay fever, or scratched your skin. Every medicine has side effects. Open up a packet of paracetamol these days and you'll get a fold-out leaflet listing common, less-common, rare and incredibly rare, side effects. In paracetamol this can, in very rare cases, include death. This is to be expected - there are people who will die if they eat a strawberry, whereas most of us love them. The very fact that about 3 billion doses of Covid vaccine has been given around the world, should reassure you that "lots" of people aren't going to die or be seriously harmed from it. 3 billion is a f- of a lot and if even one in 100,000 doses caused death, folk would be dropping like flies. They haven't. We injected tens of thousands last spring/summer and ramped that up to millions starting 8 months ago. If there was something the massed ranks of scientists and statistical researchers had missed in trials, it would have become obvious by now. We've had inoculations for a millennia, injectable vaccines for centuries and have used similar technologies to these jabs for decades. The active agent that promotes the immune response is excreted by the body in hours. The immune response builds over three weeks, then fades. In months, all you have is a memory stored in your bloodstream of the pathogen; just like your body stores the memory of umpteen other things it doesn't require. This is why if a vaccine is going to make you ill, it will do so straight away. Any malign affects will have happened in that three weeks where the immune "charge" builds. A vaccine can no more make you ill 6 months after you've had it, than an off pint you drank in 2019 can make you have the squits today. I know this from reading what medics, scientists, virologists, haematologists etc have found. Proper peer-reviewed science. So my second tip, is distinguish between sources. It's likely that tens of thousands of medical researchers know more than the former Coventry City goalie. If there are "voices from the wilderness who disagree with the consensus" there is a reason they are in the "wilderness". Usually, because they have no in-depth knowledge of what they're talking about. Often because their income derives from grifting

Bloke is a total weapon - always was and always will be.

Had a good bit of luck today. I got put through as the lucky caller on the BBC Radio Bristol Big Mystery Prize competition. The DJ said to me "How are you feeling?" "Nervous" I replied. "Don't worry he said, it's an easy Maths question, get it right and you win the star prize" "That's a bit of luck" I said "I did Maths at GCSE and A-Level and then I went on to do an HND in Engineering and there's lots of Maths in that" The DJ responded, "Well then it shouldn't be too difficult for you. Ok, Before we start, I can reveal that the Grand Mystery Prize today is 2 VIP Tickets to a Bristol Rovers match of your choice. After the match you'll have the chance to meet the manager and players and you'll get a signed shirt. So, the question you need to answer to win this amazing prize is....... what it 2 plus 2?" "7" I said.

Clearly No, or we would still be waiting for the result.

Technically he committed this offence whilst on Crown Court bail for the other Stendal assault. The jufge could refuse to give him bail again. Looking at the Sun article i think, like Simpsons DA case; its going to be a victimless prosecution(ie she won't support). However she has injuries, and no doubt the 999 call, plus bodyworn footage from the attending officers will be damning. He has so much bad character against him now. But the nature of this offence is a step too far...

Seems completely out of character to me ?

Wow this new hundred tournament is really exciting with all these Low scores. Amazing.

Saw a sag say the Cambridge guy "chose money over ambition" I mean I can't think of any other reason you'd choose Wrexham over the sags.

That's far enough...stop right there. No one's stopping me drinking mine. ???

You must be the worst socialist ever. Thought you were all about helping all of society out, especially the most vulnerable? That's why I got the jab. I wasn't "scared" into it like you suggested. In fact I'd already had covid by the time I'd had the jab! I just wanted to protect the most vulnerable in society. You're clearly petrified of getting a bit of water, salt and sugar, and a few chemicals no worse than you'd find in processed food and a few beers, injected into your body. That's fine, but I will remember this next time you start preaching about social inequality and looking after the vulnerable... it's amazing how often people of your political persuasion don't practice what they preach, seen it time and time again.

Well, if you can't understand, you're the thicko. There you are. A translation for all of those over the age of 25.

@Riaz I was born in 1943 so could have had a bomb land on my bed until 1945. Just after the war, children were dying of several horrible diseases. I spent two weeks in hospital with measles and a further three weeks in convalecence at Clevedon. Just after a vaccine was introduced. Do we hear much about measles now? Also polio, Mumps, Whooping cough, TB, smallpox and maybe a couple more that I cannot remember. All vaccines have a risk of one death in a very large number. But all of these medical advances turned the average anticipated life span for most "Western" children in the rich and developed countries from around 35 years in the mid 1800's to over 70 by mid 1970's. There is not any guarantee that you reach that age but we all have a much better chance of a life not ridden with illness and early deaths. Hence the big increase in human population numbers in the last forty/fifty years. There is a downside though. I first watched City in April 1950 and got instantly hooked. So if I had died earlier in my life, I would not have had to suffer seven relegations and a helluva lot of crap seasons like the one just passed!

I phoned Heart FM today, to enter their mystery prize competition. The presenter answered and said “Congratulations on being our first caller, all you need to do is answer the following question correctly, to win our Mystery Grand Star Prize!” "That Fantastic!" I called out in delight. "Feel Confident?" The presenter asked, "It's a Maths Question." "Well, I've got a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University," I proudly replied, "and I've taught maths to A level students for the last 20 years.” "Ok then, to win our grand prize of 2 VIP tickets to a Bristol Rovers game and to meet the players after the game, what is 2+2 ?" "7", I replied.

I must admit, I thought I knew all of Cliff Richard`s songs.......................................

I sympathise. My cat's not house-trained either.

Following up from the post that hasn’t been replied to yet, Why are fans that have an annual pass for robins tv not been allowed to watch the pre season friendlies? Nowhere where signing up was it stated these would not be shown with the membership, it isn’t the Same as a season ticket, you have paid purely for robins TV for a year. To make matters worse, a steam of robinsTV is always available on easily accessible IPTV platforms (yes it’s “illegal”). Why after what has happened over the last year, the club still feels it’s ok to take the Mickey out of supporters who have already paid money for passes. Yet again, it’s not fans, it’s customers.

Swindoin? Blue Nemesis? Is that their latest favourite vaping flavour? Or the colour of their aforementioned Ford Escort, prior to crashing into a lamppost or 3..? Or Irene's favourite pulling perfume?

Saxon Drugs and Rock & Roll … Ian Dury & the Blockheads

Bradley Ash scores the winner for Weymouth against Swindon,DOWN in deepest Dorset.

You are assuming that they would ever crawl out from under their 1970's rock.

I like the idea of an anti-vaxxers section towards which, even into which, Nakhi Wells could run to celebrate scoring.

? Superb comment! ?

There is no risk ?

I think that if you're going to do anything like this then it needs to be done with clarity, transparency and clear data-driven rationale. Otherwise it will cause misunderstanding, confusion and will never get public consensus. And I agree with you (and @Baba Yaga) about the complete lack of any of those things from our government. Its just been yet another example of policy being made up as they go along, knee jerk response, constant u-turns, with no clear strategy. There are probably three reasons for having vaccine passports (and I'm not arguing for or against here, just setting out what the case might be): - short term as an alternative to tighter restrictions: we can open this up but there's a risk so the only way we can do it safely is to use passports - short term as amends of incentivising vaccinations: this is a public health imperative and if you go along with it you make the country safer and you get something out of it as a direct result - long term as a means of controlling an infectious disease: where the data supports the very clear benefits, ie with them the virus stops spreading, without them it doesn't. Seems to me that it's far too early for the last of those, not least because the data isn't even available, let alone clear. I give you two scenarios, both starting where we were a month or two ago: 1. We hope that we will be able to relax restrictions in July. We're confident we'll be able to do so as long as cases don't rise. As cases start to rise the message becomes more cautious: the data is highlighting the risks of opening up too quickly, we need to go forward cautiously and we're looking at whether its sensible to relax restrictions and at other measures that might be necessary, including vaccine passports. As numbers continue to rise: we are still confident vaccines are helping keep this under control but given the rise in cases, hospitalisations etc we don't want to relax everything as completely as we'd intended. However, we can still take that a significant step with the reassurance that other measures, including vaccine passports in the short term, will give us. 2. Freedom Day will happen in July and it will be irreversible. We're aware the numbers are continuing to rise but vaccines vaccines vaccines. We have no plans for vaccine passports. And when the day arrives, with continuing rises in cases, along with the challenge that scientists are warning this is at best risky and irresponsible, I need to manage this news conference - so I'll suggest that we're going to introduce vaccine passports, even though we haven't really thought it through and we'll need to backtrack and obfuscate in a few hours time. No surprise when the UK, using the second approach, finds people confused and angry.

row m the best view in the whole stadium

Finally, I have been able to buy locally 2 x1l fliptop bottles. It seems a second fermentation works wonders for clarity and taste. My latest beer (Alexa Play 3 Lions Pale Ale) was brewed and conditioned using the maximum days recommended. It certainly was a smooth, easy drinking and refreshing pale ale. Craft Ales are supposed to be cloudy but when you're not used to it, it's worth dabbling! We'll see in five days time how much clearer it will be just by looking at the bottle.

Bit different taking a penalty in the 3rd division than a penalty shoot out to win the euro's.

I have glanced at a few of the 100 matches, both women and men, and, to be fair, there seems to be little difference in the standard compared to T20. My concern/problem with the 100 format is not so much the standard of play but, rather, how an unnecessary new tournament diminishes two perfectly good existing ones, just so that BBC can have their exclusive tournament. In addition, of course, and this is probably more of a personal grievance, the 100 deprives Taunton and Bristol of a first class cricket tournament during the summer months, to the benefit of Cardiff - hardly a traditional hot bed of cricket - and I feel it difficult, impossible even, to form any allegiance to a franchise such as, e.g. Welsh Fire. On a slightly different subject, did anybody see Roelof’s catch last night?

Ha ha shut up you ??

They shut their eyes when it`s in view and end up crashing their Ford Escorts into lampposts.

That's actually quite nice and with a good kit supplier as well. Better than the cheap market tat over at the swamp.

They are on YouTube.

Season 2 out today @Southport Red

New shirt for next season awaiting sponsors name. Better that blue & white square shirt from north Bristol!

Having it away with his own brothers partner tells me all I need to know about him.

By all accounts we won't be here to do so....sorry! Riaz - I always had you down as a bit of a Corbyn-ista. Seems like I was right and wrong - I just had the wrong one in mind!

You evidently have more knowledge of China than I do. But it’s also the way society works here. Sometimes by mandate; you’re not free to drive on the right. Sometimes by prohibition if you choose not to comply: driving with poor eyesight, even if, for example, you could have had it corrected by treatment but chose not to because it involved injecting chemicals. I didn’t want to have my European citizenship taken away from me, or be deprived of my right to travel in Europe, but it’s happened because society mandated it by the election of Bozo.

You've made an absolute prat out of yourself here mate.

I can’t find the figures for Covid deaths for healthy people under 60, but last time i checked it was under 1000. Deaths from vaccine 1470 and counting. Covid has been here’s for 16 months and most people have only just been vaccinated

2021/2022 fixtures out! Team are away to Crystal Palace for first game in August, then home to Lewes & away to Liverpool for first two games in September. Last league game is away to Sunderland. Who's looking forward to it!? Comments on club website also confirm plans are being worked on for matchday bus services from city to the Robins High Performance Centre

Touching lyrics

Is that what you meant to type? Or do I just not understand a ******* word anyone under 25 says anymore? ?

It’s the whole track, not just the chorus. ”E created the vibe, E takes you for a ride and as if by design, the party ignites like it’s coming to life..” etc I think the BBC cottoned on to it in the end but not before it reached number 1. Im pretty sure it hit the top of the charts in some ‘national drug awareness week’ as well, but I could be wrong. What I do know for a fact is that the Gas are shit and have very few fans.

? . Guess you haven’t got any friends who are rovers fans then. I’d hate for my friends to be without a football club. Get over yourself

Two o's in to? Only joking just thankful to have a club!

Strange how so many people are outraged at Giggs and yet were equally outraged at the CPS for charging Caroline Flack when there was overwhelming evidence against her for domestic assault. That’s not aimed at this forum by the way, just an observation from the media etc.

Its already been filmed and been renewed for Season 3

Ok, you're entitled to your opinion. Problem is you don't know me or anything about me. You don't know what I have seen with friends and acquaintances during my 60 odd years. My question in this instance is why get to together with this man when his past misdemeanors are well documented. Dinosaur I'm not pal, far from it. In Mrs Merton style "what was it you saw in drunken, woman beating, cheating, multi millionaire Ryan Giggs?" Just so you don't try twisting my words I think Giggs is a worthless sack of shit who needs to be dealt with in the harshest manner available to the law.