Spoons

Pot , kettle and black come to mind! 
It’s not just Millwall fans who throw things on the pitch….short memory??

regarding homophobic chant….it’s calling palace loanee a Chelsea rent boy. Not nice but not quite what you are trying to make it to be.

Just now, ChippenhamRed said:

When was the last time we had a penalty shoot out at Ashton Gate? I can’t think of one.

We don’t even get a penalty in a game normally let alone a penalty shoot out! 

3 minutes ago, maxjak said:

Whatever happens now, will not detract from an excellent 90 minute performance ................if only we had a goal scorer?

It’s okay semenyo is on now

7,300 attendance 

It was heading for a small crowd and with this horrible weather this morning anyone thinking of turning up on the day might have second thoughts. 

@Harryis no @Mr Popodopolous

1 hour ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Hmmm, I’m not so sure.

Nine goals in five games equates to 83 goals over a season, and I suspect (our defence notwithstanding) that would result in us finishing in the play offs at least - on the subject of which, when we went to Wembley back in 2008, our leading scorer, a certain Mr Byfield, didn’t score very many goals at all (9?).

And we didn’t get promoted with Darren did we. If we would have bought a decent striker in January to help out byfield and adebola it might have been different. 
 

I would love to know if semenyo thinks he’s a striker? 
 

His touch is shocking, but dribbling he looks a real threat. He doesn’t shoot enough either for a striker.

I really don’t buy into playing a striker that doesn’t score goals, yes team has scored 9 in 5 when he started up front but no team will get promoted or be in play offs with a striker that doesn’t score. 

2 hours ago, Maltshoveller said:

Definitely dived but was clearly a pen??

Sorry but should it not be

ether he dived=Yellow card or A pen cant be both

Two fouls first before the dive . So penalty. 
 

Big decisions were right call by Ref/Var. 

Arsenal pen claim no decent angle from tv cameras to say it was clear and obvious mistake. 
Man City pen , was a foul and he pulled his shirt. Definitely dived as well but clearly was a pen. 
Red card- Gabriel was the fool .

Arsenal played really well and didn’t deserve to lose. 

1 minute ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Pretty sure the club took all the players to get their boosters in one go back in December. We definitely seem to have our house in order and that has no doubt been helped by having a manager who knows full well how bad the virus is.

 

Yes they did, turned up on team bus at brockway medical centre in Nailsea.

How good from Smith to win the set despite prices 9 darter. 
Proper game of darts this

Takes a big man to apologize and he was right to do so.

Last season who cares. Move on! 

Sounds like you admitted you parked like a idiot!

2 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said:

Yeah, both correct and both in QPR's favour. Scott gets taken down in their penalty area 10 minutes before and in exactly the same type of challenge that he gave the penalty against Pring for and he waves play on.

QPR were allowed to hammer into challenges all over the pitch with almost no response from the Ref. 

Awful officiating. 

Scott made to much of it, I thought it was a pen but he does throw himself on the floor regularly 

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

If performances continue like this id suggest it’ll be north of what we got for Webster. 

Not with a transfer market like the current one which has collapsed.

2 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

So common these days. So many people from all walks of life are on the beak 

That’s okay then?

I wish De Sousa or soutar had covid so I don’t have to watch this dross. Worst game of the tournament so far. 

I am Still receiving counselling from my junior reds coach trip to notts county away….I committed a huge crime! Eating a sandwich on the coach ! 
only good thing about junior reds is used to play matches at away grounds against other teams junior fans before the game.

The days of selling someone for £20 plus million to help out are gone as well, we don’t seem to have that player and the transfer market is screwed. 

These results are even more painful when you see high earners like KC Palmer and Naki Wells earning huge amounts but not getting anywhere near the 1st team. 
 

wow we have problems going forward!

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

What level of income do you think he brings into the PFA?

Heres their annual return summary for 2020 (pic below).

£1.7m for a £17m “business” is way out of kilter.  Oxfam £415m / CEO £129k.  I’m sure @headhunterwould give you a ballpark figure for a CEO salary for a £17m turnover company?  It ain’t 10% though.  The PFA are not the Premier League!

https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/charity-pay-study-2017-highest-earners/special-report/article/1427306

 

I know that the PFA get £27million a year from premier league. 
I agree it shouldn’t be 10%. 
 

Trade unions in general have issues with their CEO/ General Secretary. 
GMB £288,000 per year Tim roach I think?

francis O’grady TUC £169,000 . 
 

Even the trade union I work For( Elected position) has a General Secretary who earns £125,000 whilst other FT employees average £22,800. 
 

 This one issue alone splits the membership but I would say being the head of any union including the PFA deserves a decent wage as the job is very challenging.

My personal thoughts are Gordon Taylor isn’t a great human being but…

The wage he was earning was a standard CEO wage for a company that brings in income like PFA and he represents players that would take home £1.7m in a couple of months. 
 

He also represents players at the bottom end and the PFA does outstanding work in supporting players who have to re-train or enter education again. 
 

Support given to current and past players for physical and mental health issues is another hugely successful piece of work undertaken by the PFA.

Clearly the PFA are far from perfect but I agree In not releasing the report as all it’s going to do is start a which hunt of a 74 year old man who the new leadership of the PFA are trying to rebuild for the future. Digging up old tales does nothing. 
 

The talk of failing players regarding dementia research is a hot topic and an area which is needing more research and investment however I would look at the NFL and the trouble they have had recently for the same issues. 
 

Can I pay to watch this be streamed through bears tv? My father in law wants to watch it at ours when he’s round for Xmas buffet later