Red-Robbo

7 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

John Lowe, ranked 2 in England, 3 in the world, you can’t possibly get any higher than that!

My favourite, and one that shows Sid's Classics background, is:

"At the age of 32 Alexander the Great sat down at the banks of the Hyphases and cried salty tears for there was no more of the civillised world to conquer. Jocky Wilson's 31!!!"

9 hours ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Written by Sid Waddell, amazingly. Just learned that myself. 

Double first in Classics from Cambridge. A very clever man. 

All his memorable phrases - "there's only one word for that - classic darts!" etc - were uttered deliberately and tongue in cheek to amuse his audience. 

1 hour ago, BigTone said:

Lick arse !!!

Have you been spying?   :laugh:

Just now, TV Tom said:

Too old ? someone like Gwyneth or Cate Blanchett would do for me despite being in their 50s (slightly less likely than Rovers finishing in the top 2) 

Helena Bonham-Carter, Julianne Moore, Michelle Pfieffer would all be more than welcome!  But truth told I'm more than happy with Mrs Robbo. Just in case you're reading Otib for the first time in your life, you're fab! 

2 hours ago, DaveInSA said:

What I like about Rugby is that there is a structure. A platform. And you can play the solid base, kick, chase, and rely on defences to make mistakes. But, you’ve got players now in the back 3 who rarely make mistakes. So it’s becoming less productive.

from that structure, a little bit of magic can unlock defences and it’s enthralling

 

Well, that is a bit like football. No matter how talented the player is though, goals only ever come from defensive mistakes (not necessarily mistakes made by defenders). A high-tempo game in both sports is more likely to produce those mistakes and be more attractive to the spectators. 

1 minute ago, TV Tom said:

Hope you get your passion with Jessica Alba, who is she ?

She's an American actress and I have to be honest I googled "attractive actresses" to find her. The ones I used to fancy are now too old or too odd for the average board member. 

2 minutes ago, Taz said:

Based on what!? That's like us saying we're targeting a top 2 finish next year, but not putting any extra money or players into the squad.

Wishful, hopeful, deluded. Whatever you like, silly gastards.

I'm targeting a night of passion with Jessica Alba. It's not going to happen, but it's as likely as the Gas "coming for us". 

What was the keeper thinking! Took his eye right off the ball.

Just now, TV Tom said:

I do oppose the pedestrianisation of the city centre though. People need access to Tandy's. 

9 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

I'll be honest and say that in addition to the factors you point out - sight lines, comfort, tight to the pitch -  a huge part of it for me is the area surrounding the ground.

Stadiums that are set in the heart of a city, surrounded by characterful pubs and bars, a variety of food options, within an interesting walk from a railway station, those are special. Places like the old Griffin Park, Kenilworth Road, St James Park (both Exeter and Newcastle), the City Ground, even somewhere like Stamford Bridge or the Emirates. The atmosphere at these grounds begins outside the gates and it's often wonderful.

Pub options near Kennilworth Road are woeful. And to be honest it isn't much better at Stamford Bridge!

Griffin Park - now you're talking! And even the new ground has an easy walk to some lovely old pubs in Kew Village. 

My favourite away ground - although I won't be travelling there this visit - is Carrow Road. Near the city centre and not too far from the station, nice waterside pubs nearby and some cracking bars and restaurants. Far away enough to be a real jaunt. I usually stay over as I'm a big fan of the city and Norfolk on general. 

2 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

 

From their own FB page….Located on Southville’s bustling North Street, our Café Bar is a hub for great food, drink, music and art.

Resist the Southville attempt to invade its neighbour. Whatever Red Trousers and various estate agents try to tell non-Bristolians North Street is Bedminster. All of it. 

3 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

 

 

Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Bristol, BS3 1TF, https://tobaccofactory.com Located on Southville’s bustling North Street, this Cafe Bar is a hub for great food, drink, music and art. Converted from a historic factory, once at the heart of Bristol’s industrial past, the bright, contemporary and welcoming space is a unique spot to eat and relax. 10 minutes walk away from Ashton Gate.

 

 

 

Southville my arse! That's a red card offence!   

11 minutes ago, BS3 Ark at Ee said:

More pillars in the stadium than fans!! 

You've misspelt pillocks. 

18 minutes ago, Cole Not Gas said:

  Will be good to see Pompey back at the Gate next season

No it won't. F- the Skates. 

7 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

I’ve always thought we’re lucky to have a song like Drink up thy Zider associated with our club. It’s a proper anthem with a huge connection to OUR part of the World.

Not many other clubs have that…including the Gas. 
 

Was just going to say this. Drink Up is just so massively better and specific to us. Imagine singing a 1930s dirge about a cuckold about to kill himself. AND having borrowed it from another club.

3 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

I'm not really worried about results ATM , I wanted to see us put in a performance against one of the "poorer" sides in this division. We seem to go missing against these sides .

Because, as I've noted elsewhere, sides that've been cack all season are suddenly revitalised by the need not to have a relegation on their CV, with attendant potential loss of income and career prospects. It really focuses the minds of lots of players. Results at Home Park, St Andrews and the New Den show Huddersfield's players aren't the only relegation-threatened team to play with a new urgency at this stage of the season. 

5 minutes ago, Three Lions said:

 

Robbo your referring to guidance to law 12 from ifab prior to 2022 and law 12 handball was rewritten since then.

 You're right although according to the 2023 PL guidelines it's still a handball if "The player falls and the hand/arm is extended laterally or vertically away from the body". IFAB still distinguish between a supporting hand/arm and the other arm. Most of the rule changes seem to cover deflections. 

The rules that come into force next season (and already are applied in European competitions) seem to suggest that if it hits the upper part of the arm and the position is accidental and "justifiable" by a player's action, that would no longer be considered handball. 

As ever, it's very much at the ref's discretion if they think the movement of an arm is natural and thereby justifiable or exaggerated and therefore unnatural. 

Having read what's coming in, I don't think it clarifies the law at all. 

5 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

I completely agree we’ve seen far worse in the past …… on the pitch.  

I honestly can’t remember such a half arsed, shambolic, amateur, unqualified bunch running the club before though.  

How SL can think this mob is what’s required to run a successful Championship club completely baffles me and I think this is the root of the problems at this club, not the head coach, though he doesn’t help matters!

Totally agree, but it's a bit like my local boozer: the landlord is a bit of a twonk and he's had the pub on the market for a while - but I still go there because it's my local and there are things I like about it, that are nothing to do with him.  City are my club, so I'll hopefully last out the Lansdown years. 

. A player is not deemed to have committed an offence if he/she handles the ball while falling “and the hand/arm is between the body and the ground to support the body, but not extended laterally or vertically away from the body”. 

So, if it had struck his other arm, no handball. Waving arm for balance, even though not deliberate, handball. 

2 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

Very true.  

It certainly had that end-of-season atmosphere about it and as you say, you can bet it would have been very different with something riding on it.

I still think the club have a hell of a lot of work to do to try and get more of the fans back on board for the new season though.

I just think "I've seen a hell of a lot worse in the past"!  Not thrilled with Manning, but his reign has so far given us a few highpoints, so it's not all been tedium. There are glimpses that a joined-up successful Bristol City could be created although far too much is slow-paced cobblers like Saturday. I'll press on as a fan and hope that consistency might come. We've not had a really exciting season for some time. Even under NP it was all "a period of transition".

Although Huddy fans are big soppy Yorkshire puddings - they must all have eagle eyes in order to have instantly seen from the other side of the ground that there was "no penalty" (and as for the extra time added, they clearly don't know the rules) - however their side gave a good account of itself, as will most teams playing out of their skin at this stage of the season to try to avoid the drop. I think that intensity made us look poor, especially in the first half. 

Just now, BrizzleRed said:

I think you’ll find this is what you get when you disconnect with a large number of your fanbase.  

They don’t feel invested any more, so find it far easier to walk away if they’re watching dross.  I reckon you can put a large amount of blame down t when we turned from fans into customers.

If the product is shit, you can then walk away without conscience.

There is also the fact that it was a dead rubber game. The end result wasn't really that important. It was boring and a bit cold so people left.

If we'd been desperate for a point to stay out the drop zone or make the play-offs, then you'd find people staying until the final whistle regardless of those two factors. 

3 hours ago, IAmNick said:

I get what you're going for, but I think we need to be a bit careful here - has he really never blooded youth in his career? Do you mean a team's own academy specifically, as that's a very different claim. What is "youth", what is "blooding" them?

 

A quick look, at MK Dons:

Brooklyn Ilunga: Gave him his debut from the academy at 17

Callum Tripp: Gave him his debut from the academy at 16

Signed and played:

Patrick O'Hora: 21

Matthew Dennis: 19

 

At Oxford:

Gatlin O'Donkor: Regular starter at 18 from the academy

Tyler Goodman: Played at 19 from the academy

Stephan Negru: Debut at 20

 

 

I'm not trying to go out of my way to defend Manning, but I'm just interested where this "He hates youth" thing comes from. His signings have been pretty young, he's playing some pretty young players... what do we mean specifically here?

The above is from a quick look so might be a bit wrong. It feels a bit like it's been said a few times recently though and is now accepted as truth.

Gatlin O'Donkor has to be a made-up name, surely?  

Huddersfield got entirely what they deseved after all the ludicrous play acting and unsporting behaviour in the last 15 minutes. It's interesting that during the attack which led to the ball being up there for the penalty, yet another one of their players went down "with cramp" and once his appeal to stop the game was ignored by the ref, instantly sprang back up and sprinted to the box, cramp now all better. 

I hate the play acting in modern football. It's one of the things rugby fans always ridicule about the game - and they have a point.

Up to now I have had no real feelings about Huddersfield Town. Now, I want them to go down. **** them. 

17 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Decent away win for Taunton at Farnborough today, given themselves half a chance of staying up now. Looking a bit nervy for Torquay though sadly - if they go down it`s curtains for the club I fear.

At minimum, they will not have any full-time pros on the books. They get decent support for that level and now Osborne isn't involved the ground should be safe.

Rumour is that the bloke who runs Brewdog is interested in taking it over. 

I just love it when timewasting comes back to bite a team on the arse.   I was bored to ****, but now feel rather cheery.