Lord Northski

FFS this's flipping tedious. 

This isn’t working.  

Yawn 

Just now, Monkeh said:

They won't have a phone in while live commentary of the other team is on, ita always been like that

I agree that its always been like that, but just because its been done badly until now, doesn't mean there isn't a better way. 

They have the ability/technology/staff to do a phone in on one frequency, and commentary on another game on the other. Each club should have it's own phone in after each game. 

Regardless of the ability to continue using split frequencies like they do for commentary. No phone in after the match and an opportunity for the fans to have their say. They have a commentary team at the ground and we're forced to listen to flipping Yeovil town. This is all because nobody at Radio Bristol has enough nouse to do anything about this. Its the same every week. 

Apparently a phone in at 5pm, by which time the moment will be lost. Sort yourself out Radio Bristol, do better.

Absolute dog shit. Only started playing with 5 minutes to go. 

Perhaps I was just in a really bad mood following City’s all too predicable no show on Saturday. But I left the ground, walked back to the car, turned on Radio Bristol and wanted to hear other fans throwing teacups, smashing up their houses and having a right bloody rant at the crap that they’d seen served up and wanted to vent and wallow in the misery we were all feeling. 
Instead, we have to share the radio station with flipping Rovers and their miserable manager. Yeovil, Bath and a stupid game called rugby, all of whom I couldn’t give a fig about.

Now, if there wasn’t anything we could do about this then I wouldn’t have bothered posting. But there is, Radio Bristol splits frequencies for the match commentary, so perhaps have a phone in with the match commentators or their sidekicks until 5.30 or 5.45 for the two big clubs, with the third frequency used for the smaller clubs. 
Yes, it’ll  probably be the usual voices, but I’d much rather listen to them, than listen to the manager of Marshfield who’ve earned a replay at Folkestone, or whatever. (nothing against Marshfield, just an example)

Failing that, there’s definitely a place for a regular post match podcast immediately the game’s finished. I know Forever Bristol City are doing one this coming Saturday at Sheffield Wednesday) but, that’s unusual. Radio Bristol have the staff, the knowhow, they’re already at the game and the independence to tell it like it is. Either the match day commentator, Chris Honor, or Gary Owers are all perfectly capable of hosting this, all of whom have the credibility and professionalism to carry this off.
Radio Bristol aren't averse to new ideas. Coverage of evening matches used to finish at 10pm, but now regularly stays on air until 10.30, and the phone in was always a lot better as Marshfield weren’t playing. But the Saturday post match offering needs freshening up, and could be more tailored. Otherwise you’ll be handing the your entire audience over to another provider, when you have the skills and ability to retain them. 

Typical Briistol City 

Radio Briz sorted

Anyone else having problems with Radio Bristol signal

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

If attendances continue there needs to be a point where ST holders can at a minimum notify the club their seat won’t be used.  The club may decide to offer some £s back if that seat is then sold.  Even if they only do it for certain games.  Wasted revenue opportunity, let alone atmosphere.

Couldn’t agree more

Like most season ticket holders I buy a season ticket as I intend to go to most games. But like everyone, stuff occurs occasionally like family events, holidays etc, meaning that I can’t go without getting divorced. I also have a very elderly father who still wanted to go when they went on sale last year, but as the season’s gone on he goes less often. I swapped his OAP season ticket for a standard adult ST in the summer, as it’s easier to take someone else when he’s not able. Albeit, my mates and I probably could’ve got away with appearing that old. So we do what we can to fill the seat.
Really like the initiative allowing us to be able to email the seat to others, which I used for the first time on Friday. 
I can understand and empathise with those who see empty seats and the criticism that these get from those not able to go But behind every empty seat there’s a story, and most of them are about family dynamics and real lives beyond football. With the exception of a few plastics, we pretty much all have football as part of our NDA But all family demographics mean there’s always a generation not as able go as those generations younger than them. Perhaps worth considering next time you see and empty seat  

15 minutes ago, Leabrook said:

Fed up of people crying about it.  Plenty of teams without parachute payments finishing top 10 over the last few seasons and some have gone up.  

Good one. So you wouldn’t do anything, or suggest anything. So your stance is “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. But…problem is that it is clearly broken, and you know it. 
Perhaps your response may have more to do with you can’t think of a better solution, so let’s not do anything. The type of person put in charge of Northern Ireland in the 70/80’s. 

The Championship table needs asterisks next to the name of football clubs who benefit from parachute payments in all published league tables. In so doing, it shows that these clubs’ league position is artificially inflated by an unfair and disproportionate allocation of money, which makes an absurdity of the league, akin to performance enhancing drugs. 

With this made evident, all readers will have an understanding of the inequality in the league, so it’s obvious to all, and these clubs’ successes should be judged (or tainted) accordingly. 
 

Thought Gary Owers was absolutely right to blow a gasket after the match, saying we’re six points off the playoffs and haven’t gone for it in the January window. Two transfer windows the fans have known exactly what’s needed up front, and now Tins says we need a big striker and we have the money ready and waiting. Jeezzzz. Would imagine Manning wants to punch his lights out, having said from about week three that we need a striker. 
Nice one Gary. Next time you interview Tins and rip him a new one. 

He really is Bas Savage of stadium announcers.
Not a particularly pc nickname either. 

Rather awkwardly, Bridgwater isn’t that beautiful either. And until recently was rumoured to be twinned with Chernobyl. 

35 minutes ago, Harry said:

It’s sensible though isn’t it. 
Not sure why we can’t be happy with highly regarded youngsters from lower leagues which many other teams at our level (and above) were interested in too. 

You’re right, in as far as it’s one for the future, he’s in our jam tomorrow file. 
The point the poster you were responding to was making is, how does this get us promoted this season? Where is the striker we all know we need? This policy almost guarantees Championship football at best, forever. We lack goals, and besides a fit Conway and a fit Wells, we don’t have anyone capable of scoring regularly enough to get us promoted.

At some stage we have to decide in January to go for it. This signing (if indeed he does) wouldn’t count as going for it. So, is there another signing besides Twine that would indicate that. Answer: No 

If there aren’t any further signings one could make a case that our present policy will see Tinnion in a nice comfy job at Bristol City right up to retirement.  Without anything to get excited about apart from the odd cup run. 

Not sure what’s worse. Watching City under Manning or not being able to watch City coz the Sky Virgin Red Button thing is shite 

Not sure if it’s Sky or Virgin but it’s still

fukked 

Red button stopped working ffs

2 hours ago, GrahamC said:

With you 100% until the last sentence, can’t happen soon enough.

Brexit was sold as an opportunity to sell to the world and to take control of our borders, Oh and some other nationalist bollox, to pump the nads of the knuckle draggers. As a result, a majority of voters got what they wished for, evidently without the intelligence to realise what they already had, or work out the risks of jumping feet first, and gambling the farm on a spin of a coin which was sold by charlatans. All without thinking whether such a move could potentially fall flat on it's arse, making us look like an international basket case, and demonstrate to the world that a majority of the British adult population were thick is pig shit.

With this in mind. One would like to think that those heralding the arrival of a new Messiah will do so conscious that, it's mathematically likely their judgement on new untested shiny things is flawed, based on recent history As such, they may prudently decide it's probably best to leave such decisions to those who've evidently demonstrated their competence in financial matters for decades. 

So, probably best to ask yourself "Did I vote for Brexit?" before you make any further comment. 

Given the stadium used to be used for 2 hours every fortnight, for nine months of the year. I'm pretty glad it's being used every week, makes a lot more sense. Means all the young people they employ can be given work each week, as they need a regular weekend income whilst in education, and sharing with another sport means no having to share with Rovers. But a badge or two would be nice too, but it keeps it classy not doing so. Always wondered why he didn't sell the naming rights for the stadium to make an extra few million quid, but again, guess it's because it's classier not to. People wishing for a new owner should be careful what they wish for.

Was wondering if the Sky commentator has been borrowed from Southampton Fans TV. 

Apologies if covered earlier, but would someone be able to let me know which channel highlights will be screened on.  Thanks in advance.