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Loved seeing the kit in the flesh, thought it looked great. Of course there was no chance of buying one. I did go into the club shop and it was quite funny watching people’s reactions when they walked in, we’ve got less stock than Taunton Town now. In fact if you took out the Bears stuff the amount left could have been taken around the ground to sell a bit like those looky looky men you see on the holiday beaches abroad.

Wouldn’t have been better if the club moved it to 12.30 months ago? That way the police would be happy, if Sky chose it it may have been 12.30 they wanted and it certainly would never have been 3 o’clock. And then if Sky had moved it again at least they would get the blame. Plus, haven’t Sky chosen their games for that period weeks ago? What an utter shambles

Yeah it is great to see them at the ground. I had a chat with Geoff Merrick, Tom Ritchie and Gerry Sweeney a week or two ago. All of them such lovely blokes. Just to chat to anyone about memories from 40 odd years ago is great but to chat to people you idolised about memories they were creating for you was priceless.

Turns out the limited edition was half a dozen in each size!

Yes. I only buy one a decade though.

Bit weird bringing out a shirt to commemorate just one match that wasn’t even a semifinal or final. But…….I absolutely love it and am joining that queue to get one

Can’t believe I couldn’t make it tonight, @alexukhc will be wanting my ticket every week!!

Would be such a confidence boost to get the first goal. When they went ahead at St Mary’s they saw the game out comfortably. Exciting half ahead.

Some great attacking play but my goodness were poor at converting that into good efforts on goal

it’s a question that will have an ever evolving answer as players come in and out of form. At the moment I’d probably go with the OP’s choice but I am a fan of Tanner who is probably entering the peak time of his career.

That moustache seems to be draining his energy.

Messaged you back

Annoyingly I can’t make tomorrow. If there’s anyone who would love to go but can’t because they’re skint right now or whatever, message me and I’ll forward my ticket to you FOC. Nice seat in the lower Lansdown. COYR *****Ticket now gone******

I think he jumped from the hotel window. on a happier note, Another winners medal and man of the match for Tom Abell last night in the South African T20 tournament. Top scoring with 55. What a great player to have in our team, expecting big things now he’s free of the captaincy

Very odd, which kind of sums up the whole, sorry, sad affair

It’s often the case that whatever surrounds the vineyards food wise, will usually compliment the wine perfectly. Here the vineyards of Picpoul de Pinet touch the waters where they farm oysters and other shellfish. Further inland on the slopes of the Montagne Noire a hearty red would go perfectly with Sanglier (wild boar) that roam amongst those vines. Here you can see the shacks of Leucate, you can see where the South East Asia reference come from. It’s blisteringly hot there in the summer too.

Yeah I wasn’t sure when I first arrived there about getting oysters out of the warm waters of the Med. The truth is, that area is known for its pretty constant and often strong winds. These constantly churn over the sea and the étangs keeping the water relatively cool compared to other parts. A good 5/6c cooler than Nice for instance. Great for shellfish not for swimming.

If you’re ever down my old part of France there are étangs (lagoons) behind the Med where they grow Oysters all along the coast from Perpignan to Montpelier. There’s one place called Leucate where if you follow the étang down to where the inlet meets the sea, this is where all the oyster boats bring their catch in to shack type places where they unload them into tanks to go through the ultraviolet light system to filter out any bad stuff. On the land side of the shacks are very basic restaurants, just tables and chairs, no cookers or anything. Here you can get the best oysters ever, simply delicious and will make you realise how different an oyster that has traveled any distance to be in a supermarket or fishmongers taste compared to fresh out of the water. All served with the wine grown on the banks of the étangs, like a Picpoul de Pinet, which goes perfectly with seafood. These shacks are the closest thing you’ll see to food outlets in S.E. Asia. Just an amazing experience. https://maps.app.goo.gl/BJ2Fz1DCjKc2JFet8?g_st=ic

I haven’t looked at the stats but it feels like Rob Dickie has played nearly every minute of every game, with great consistency too. Deserves a few minutes rest when Rob Atkinson is ready.

That’s where Harry Cornick has gone?

Please be ok Pringy

Shame Cornick has gone off, was doing well.

I’m loving Dickie more each day!

Didn’t take long……

Ahh! When are things going to fall for us in the opposition box?