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On 21/04/2024 at 11:07, 1960maaan said:

I am amazed he's not been given a run in the U21s. When you think a few of the first team who actually play, notably Kahki , have had a run out for them just to get minutes. Training is one thing, but surely seeing him in a match would be good, even if it is one the U21.

Maybe hes Billy big spuds and refuses to be anywhere but the first team because his contract says so, even though established pros are happy for the run out.

On 21/04/2024 at 20:59, petehinton said:

Can’t quite remember, nor find, the exact quote from LM a few months back where he basically admitted (I imagine, by mistake) that the medical staff were seeking external help and guidance due to the amount of injuries we’ve picked up, given that those now in the building after Rennie got binned are all pretty inexperienced in comparison. 
 

Wonder if they’ve found their man, and if he’s more experience than R Jon and Brian?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6CNFHirNTt/?igsh=MThsMXI4em94dTdtMA==

 

Looks a right poser tbh. Right arm clearly his biggest,and tensed.Tommy normal expression, physio LA gang member stance.

Odd photo.

15 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

And that was only because they thought they`d just breeze past The Canaries and be heading for Anfield in the next round. They were booking hotels and coaches before the match.

Deluded doesn`t even begin to cover it.

Plus a 15% (I presume) away allocation and Norwich travel well.

2 minutes ago, phantom said:

Personally I would say this has been most of the years I have been watching since 1987

With a few seasons interspersed youre not wrong !

14 hours ago, TV Tom said:

Would of been have the crowd arrested in that Millwall home game in ‘85 

Even they still go on about that one.

Shocking when you think back, started nice and early didnt it.

7 hours ago, TV Tom said:

Lucky it was '92, would of got jail time in today's climate !!!

Absolutely.

5 arrests

1 hour ago, Sleepy1968 said:

There's the issue right there. 'Singing section'. What prevents people signing around the rest of the ground, and why is it so quiet in general. Phones and no shows are an issue, but all this should be spontaneous.

Because of allocated seating groups of friends are split up all over the ground.

I agree "singing section" sounds lame but its all there is.

Lastly, its generally quiet because the football is and has been generally shite for ages.

6 hours ago, Markthehorn said:

Strange to scrap Round one and two replays when the PL clubs don’t enter those rounds .

Another nail in the coffin of the cup.

FA bullshit about grassroots football too. Number if clubs in financial difficulties because of ridiculous ground improvement demands and start/end dates of the seasons.

1 minute ago, phantom said:

Which of course from next season will see tickets available again for the cheaper South Stand 

Think the Atyeo should be chaper still though in view of isolation and facilities compared to the South.

Also shoukd be unallocated imo which isbt an option in the south.

22 minutes ago, phantom said:

I agree that it seems unfair to restrict everyone because of the behaviour of one or two clubs, and within them it is no doubt only a small percentage of their following.

I'm not sure what accountability you feel you deserve from the club, or why? It is not their decision so unsure what you want them to come out and say? IT you want to hear from the SAG that badly you should contact them and see what they come back with. Though I know a FOI request many years ago sent into them about something else was constantly fobbed off without being answered - though SAGs from other areas did reply with full details to the requests.

Off the top of my head I can only think of Reading that decided to cut the away allocation at their ground and look how their home form and crowds etc have nosedived since 

I guess it is all about opinions but the season there has definitely not been any advantage to the away sides due to a larger following, lets be honest Leeds were steamrolling everyone they played at the time we met them

You may be surprised too that from discussions with fans groups there is no interest from any of them to relocate to the Atyeo in the near future, and unless we were selling out consistently I see no reason to even consider it

For a ballpark figure with ticket sales and on the day purchase in the ground we made approx £100k from Leicester visiting the other week, why would anyone want to turn down money like that to limit to 2k for no reason?

Not every club fills the Atyeo, and I imagine most City fans have no knowledge or interest in fans groups.

I know a fair few who would use the Atyeo if available.

Take your point about Leicester of course plus a number of other clubs.

15 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

In respect of the Atyeo and possible splitting it. This is just an opinion nothing more albeit as I expected.. 

The Atyeo holds 3,414, seemingly at the behest of the SAG- thank you to @JerrySLO for confirming both the capacity and the reason.

We appear to have lost some 600-800 or close to in capacity pretty much unannounced. Not that I wish to give away fans 4k or so but given that there are separate stands this is fairly disgraceful overkill, no?

At th behest of the secretive know nothings who decide it all. I hope the club push back at least internally in so far as is possible.

Assuming that 3,414 is indeed the max for football, 2k..but what sort of segregation would they want if stadium capacity reduced by 2-3% and indeed stand capacity by some 15-20% for no discernible reason.

Is this the case at other grounds? A light needs shining on these bastards.. jumped-up, unaccountable.

I see so many matches with fans sitting right up to the pitchside with rivals separated by a few feet.

Not making any part of the Atyeo available does tend to push people towards the pricier stands which im guessing is the clubs aim.

17 minutes ago, cidered abroad said:

I assume he couldn't have anything to do with the Bears as he funds them down the A4.

Quite so...

1 hour ago, Back of the Dolman said:

I’m not sure it’s the case that we should be playing better sides.

Many LM supporters would say that our better performances have come against the better sides we’ve played this season and that’s probably true.

The real challenge has been the teams inability to create chances against the supposedly poorer sides who are happy to sit in against us.

So maybe it’s those sorts of sides we should be facing in preseason

Spot on.

42 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Should have taken the head coach role himself then.

Probably not in reality, seeing his in depth knowledge of the football industry is the major reason we have flatlined under him for 20+ years despite spending £200m.

”Trust me on Tinnion”, the ludicrous appointment of Dean Holden, FFS.

Just sell up & spend even more time In Guernsey.

 

Absolutely Graham.

6 hours ago, Superjack said:

Still not his place to be interfering.

I honestly wish that he would just appoint himself as head coach of both the football and the rugby. 

That's what he wants to be.

Lansdown couldnt articulate to a coach how he wants football to be played let alone rugby.

I know Lam said that Lansdown had spoken with him but his ego and length of contract wouldnt cause him to rip up his playbook because of a word from the owner.

Its more about the return of big players and Lam resetting to a style that worked (finally)

We will see exactly how good they are when meaningful games come up.

1 minute ago, pillred said:

And yet when we only pick up a couple of points over 5 games like we have at times we are doomed, going down, Manning is 5crap etc.

I dont judge over 5 games personally but  actually think on what I have seen that Manning appears crap so far.

42 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

Good lord. You really do want to argue with someone who thinks that don't you?

Anyway, back to the thread. 

You are most odd.

Enjoy the rest of the thread.

2 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

Again, please try and argue with a point I have made rather than one I haven't. 

Just to be clear, I do not think (and nobody else does either) that most people who listen to Sound of the City don't like Bristol City men's team.

Why try to hijack the thread then?

Someone posted that most people arent interested in womens football on a thread about a show dedicated (until now) to the senior mens team at BCFC.

He clearly posted in the context of BCFC.

You responded to that post.

3 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

Great. Please do then, rather than pretending I was talking about listeners to Sound of the City on that post.

This thread is about a show dedicated to Bristol City on a Bristol City forum, used almost exclusively by Bristol City fans.

12 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

Fair enough. It's easier for you to argue with that than what I am actually saying or think.

Go ahead.

What you are saying (writing) I presume you think, and are a matter of record on this thread.

What you have posted is worthy of challenge, as it is nonsense.

2 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

If you want to argue with someone who thinks that most people who listen to SOTC don't like the men's team, you'll have to look elsewhere.

I actually think im in the right place.

1 minute ago, astrondrew said:

"Most people aren't interested in Bristol City men either. Lots are though. And huge numbers of people are interested in women's football too."

Exactly what I said.

Ah so I missed out "lots are though".

This thread is about SOTC I thought ?

Is that not so?

10 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

No I didn't. I said most people aren't interested in Bristol City men and lots of people are interested in women's football.

Yes, more people support the men's team but if all football reporting was only about the most popular teams, local radio would be so much the poorer. 

Read your own post !

Rovers are 1/3 the size of City but get at least equal media attention.

Absolutely fine theres a slot for women, im just picking up your obvious inaccuracies and making the point that some teams of genuine inrerest to City fans barely get a look in by their own club let alone the general media.

13 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

If all football reporting was only focused on the most popular teams, it would be rubbish.

Im talking Bristol City not Manchester City. You referred to most people being disinterested in the mens team and huge numbers being interested in the womens team.

I dont think figures bear out those assertions.

I have no evidence, but I suspect the majority of City fans whether male or female have more interest in the so called pathway teams rather than the womens team for the obvious reason the next Scott or Semenyo is involved.

However, those sides get zilch exposure compared to the womens team, which I guess is ok by you.

5 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said:

I think the comments on this thread are ok really - so it shouldn't be disappointing that people don't hold the same opinion.

Doesnt suit his raison d'etre so will disappoint him.