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  1. 16 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

    Agree, brilliant idea but a ridiculously short amount of time to submit details.

    If this does become an annual thing (& it should) hopefully this can be ironed out.

    I do know that people that have contacted the club previously about people passing have already been contacted by the club, this isn't literally starting from scratch today, the wheels have been in motion aiming for this day for a long time

    Though even so, I do agree that it is poor to only be advising two days in advance

    Going forward though this is the clubs planned way of remembering those who have passed rather than having an applause or picture most games

    Obviously there will be times where there will be a recognition after a passing

    13 minutes ago, glynriley said:

    Shouldn’t be done at half time either, when everyone is off having a pint and/or a piss. 
     

    Before the teams run out probably best time for it. 

    The simply answer to this is that the time before kick off is very controlled and regimented and we would have to get prior approval from the FA, the opposition to amend the pre-match routine

    At least we know about it in advance so anyone wanting to pay their respects am sure can miss a half time drink etc for one game

     

    I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but externally I was asked about why the club were not accepting pictures of people that passed away this time around, the sad reason is that last time we did this there were a number of pictures submitted of people that were still alive and obviously caused great upset

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  2. There really is something in the air in that part of Bristol that makes a sportsman spout absolute nonsense . . . 

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    TAKEN FROM: Mark Alleyne: Head coach says Gloucestershire 'good enough' to win promotion - BBC Sport

    New Gloucestershire head coach Mark Alleyne believes it is a "realistic goal" to win promotion in the County Championship this season.

    Alleyne, 55, is Gloucestershire's most decorated player and previously coached there from 2005 to 2007, before returning last month.

    Gloucestershire finished bottom of Division Two last season after being relegated in 2021.

    The club begin their 2024 campaign away to Derbyshire on 5 April.

    "We're good enough as we are to be in the top two of eight in the Championship, that's a realistic goal to achieve in 2024," Alleyne told BBC Points West.

    "I think quite naturally you'll see from the results - particularly the last two years - they're well below the standard that you would expect here. First and foremost we want to turn that around.

    "But the players here are exciting, they're good, it's a nice blend. I think the mature, more experienced players aren't that old and we've got a good crop of young guys who have come in and made an impact.

    "I think the group is ready to achieve and that will be the exciting part of the season."

    After being relegated from Division One in 2022, Gloucestershire did not win a single County Championship match last season.

    Yet Alleyne's return harks the club back to one of the most successful periods in their history.

    The former all-rounder - who won 10 one-day caps for England - played in nearly 800 matches for the county and won nine trophies and a County Championship promotion during his 19-year playing career at the Shire.

    "I'm really keen on raising expectations, even if we don't meet them we won't be far off, but performances should improve," Alleyne said.

    "There's always be a reference point [to the past] but I've always looked forward."

    'Never spiritually left'

    While the County Championship is the first priority, managing performances when the T20 Blast begins later this summer will be more of a challenge, according to Alleyne.

    Gloucestershire last reached the knockout stages in 2020.

    "That is going to be a much tougher task admittedly, the group [southern] we are in is strong," Alleyne said.

    "Look at last year and the four semi-finalists were all from this group - that is going to be a tough ask but one that we are looking forward to."

    Alleyne was Glamorgan's white-ball coach last season and also coached the England Twenty20 side on their 2022 tour of the West Indies.

    He said he did not feel he had ever "spiritually" left Gloucestershire and that the opportunity to return was a "really good fit" at this point in his career, with his children finishing full-time education last year.

    "[For] my first go at this I was an experienced player, captain, but very young coach," he said. "Now I feel as though I've still got those attributes but I'm a more matured coach now with experience under my belt, so [in] a much, much better place to take this role on."

  3. 20 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said:

    I did wonder about its effectiveness if people can't tell who each player is during the second half of the game? But I get the sentiment.

    What it will do is raise the profile of the condition, I'm not actually sure apart from those sat pitchside can read the names anyway

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  4. 3 hours ago, GrahamC said:

    Fair enough, though not sure I would believe too much Trundle says after he made up that crap about Styvar & wasn’t good enough at Championship level by the time we signed him.

    Perhaps you should watch the interview

    3 hours ago, SecretSam said:

    If ever there was a more over-rated player than Trundle...

    That's a very random comment on a thread about Matty James

  5. 4 hours ago, GrahamC said:

    So the appearance clause rumour was bollocks, then.

    Plenty to criticise anyway without people making stuff up.

    I do agree, but until he's on the pitch I'd reserve judgement 

    Have a look at the Trundle thread, he explains how he would get a bonus if he played 20 games, he never got past 19. Our hierarchy clearly have previous in this 

     

     

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  6. 11 hours ago, redkev said:

    How & why people go and watch England friendlies at Wembley I don’t know , would love to know how much it would cost just to travel from Bristol , pay for parking tube in from parking , couple of pints , bit of food , ticket for game etc etc to watch an exhibition game , I understand why people do it but not for me thanks 

    £3.90 each way on National Express 

    Made a day of it with a friend who hadn't seen England at Wembley before, she had an amazing day 

    Drinks in the Globe, drinks in Boxpark then onto the game 

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  7. 8 hours ago, Robbored said:

    It ain’t rocket science RRL. 

    Maybe not, but clearly getting three initials correct clearly is 😁

    6 hours ago, YorkshireSection said:

    I can hear a pair of smarmy little hands being rubbed together whilst the words: "small pond, big fish" are whispered, repeatedly into our subconscious,

    With a white cat sat on his lap 

  8. 17 minutes ago, Lewisdabaron said:

    Just a slight co-incidence its the flag in same style of the bisexual flag? Not that i care what that stands for, we just shouldnt be messing with traditional st george cross. Simple. 

    It's already been confirmed that it's a shout out to the training gear used in 1966!!

    See pictures in previous pages 

    No reason to try to create a situation not there 

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  9. 15 minutes ago, Topper 123 said:

    Fans must be really pissed off next Friday biggest crowd of season :laugh: so many muppets on here COYR 

    Why? 

    It's £12.50 a ticket with the mates rates offer 

    2 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said:

    Out of interest, did by any chance you vote for Brexit, and follow up if I may; consider people you don’t like Woke? 

    How does that relate to our season ticket renewal 

  10. 7 hours ago, phantom said:

    He's not been asked on record yet, but there's a live pre match conference with him and John Stones later this morning 

    SSN are reporting the publics reaction so he's sure to be asked 

    But there's no way he'll publicly criticise Nike etc for fear of contractual consequences 

    Pre match interview is 7:30pm this evening 

  11. 20 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

    No it’s fine, I get it now, only the colour matters. Was just trying to establish the parameters for being offended. A change to the form would have been fine. So no one would have complained about this. Got it. Cheers.

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    I sometimes wonder how people get by day to day 🤦

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