ralphindevon

I’m renewing tomorrow. This winter and it’s endless rain, grey and dullness has made me realise how much I need to escape Devon for a few hours of city life. Of course I could still come up regularly without bothering with football but there’s no way I would do it as regularly as I do now. Seeing Bristol friends and others from further afield is very important too. I don’t want to lose my seat, great view, nobody sat behind me or in front of me, a great bunch of fellow fans around me. There’s something else which I’ve forgotten…… ……….oh yeah, last and not quite least, the football. I’m already looking forward to being the first to declare we’re safe for another season around the middle of February as we make that 12th position our own.

My memories of Rotherham back then is of scrapyards, pubs with ridiculously cheap and very good beer and outside toilets at the ground. Only somewhere like Rotherham could vacate their ground and it still remains a ground. Most other places it would have become a supermarket or flats within months

It could turn out to be a very rare bargain. We didn’t play in a cup final in 1985!!

This thread has enough information to have a great time in our great city. It almost seems a shame to have to squeeze Bristol City v Rotherham into the day

I do like some old grounds, I found the old Rotherham a bit like visiting a museum in an interesting way. Also liked the old Brentford. However, recentish visits to Villa park, the away end at Elland rd and Fratton park had me thinking they were all close to being unfit for purpose. Horrible experience.

It’s great how an influx of English has improved the Indian food around Blagnac. I had an evening there fairly recently, early flight, and saw there was 3 nearby, the two you mentioned and one called Layaja which was in Cornebarrieu and the pub was called The Temple Meads. Sadly we had eaten a big lunch so didn’t try any. I did go to one of them when I was living in Carcassonne, a little excursion after a trip to IKEA. Very good from memory and I’d forgotten about it until now.

My reply was a bit tongue in cheek but I think everything is legal until you access subscription channels without a subscription, then as you say that’s too good to be true. From what I can gather it’s only those supplying that have been prosecuted. I’m sure others will be more informed than me.

Oh ffs! Poor lad.

Just make sure you’ve blocked everyone on this forum that work for the police when you come back to tell us you’ve bought one

I hadn’t realised both Flintoff’s sons played.

Over the years there have been games that I’ve been surprised at when they’ve shaken hands. Nowadays especially since T20 things can turn so quickly with someone hitting 20 off an over or 3 wickets falling in an over.

Only the 3rd time every county has played and every game has ended in a draw.

Yes we had one in Carcassonne that was ran by a couple from India. When we got to know them we explained that we liked our curries with a bit more spice than the a French and they would prepare meals especially for our taste. They soon realised that most Brits liked it that way and would then offer any Brits eating there the spicier menu. Our French friends could barely handle a Korma. Also had a very good one in Marseille once but besides that very hard to find decent ones.

Kasey Aldridge is my new favourite Somerset player. I loved the look of his batting last year with his ever improving bowling he COULD make a genuine very good all rounder. Of course we’ve seen many promise so much only to falter, Banton the latest, but atm I love the look of him

Everyone was fine on Saturday, though we weren’t long in there as I had a train to catch. These things can happen though. Enjoy Rassay, if you come back with a glowing review I might have to make a summer trip up at some point.

Phew!

Come on Somerset, 5 to go for a famous victory.……….maybe? No! Ill take the draw

It feels like it’s rained every day this winter/spring where the hell is it when you need it!

Holy shit, I had kind of forgotten about the T20 effect. Overton and Gregory were making it look so easy I thought they and the other 2 would bat until time to shake hands.

Had a post match curry in Raj - Kings St on Saturday. Haven’t been for years and although it’s one of the old school Indian restaurants I really enjoyed it, some lovely flavours. I’m looking forward to trying Rassay but might have to wait until next season. I’m off to Little French next month for my birthday, so looking forward to that.

Decent effort from Somerset today, could have easily folded early doors and lost that. Be good to get Abell and Umeed back and hopefully the bowlers get into more of a rhythm. Looking forward to the first day at Taunton on Friday. Sad to see the passing of Deadly Derek Underwood. He was a huge presence in cricket when I started watching, very deadly on the uncovered wickets we had in those days

The Mods versus Rockers seaside battles were a bank holiday thing across the country at most big seaside resorts. Some huge battles went on but it was always just old fashioned fighting, no knives or stuff like that

Some great footage there, I first started visiting Bristol 2 or 3 years after that aged 12/13 just as we got to the top flight. As an outsider, from West Somerset, I soon fell in love with the city and that love for the place remains as strong today as it had throughout, including all the years I lived there. I’m definitely an honorary Bristolian. My memories of Weston back then were almost entirely from visits to Clarence Park to watch Somerset CCC. Very happy memories. I absolutely loved watching cricket there, you were really rubbing shoulders with some of the worlds best players on a small park that wasn’t even a cricket ground. Really sad when it stopped.

They were filming near us in the lower Lansdown for a while in the first half. No idea if it was a club thing or outsiders.

I moved second half to that side of the Dolman so had a great view. It was definitely one of those that sometimes get given (today) sometimes don’t (us for about 3 years) Overall I thought the ref was pretty good today, seemed to have just the right amount of chat with the players and a sense of humour. Oh and she seems to have upset Joey Barton who’s making judgement on a persons whole career on one decision on one camera angle, so that’s good.