Laner

I agree with the sentiment of your post, but unless the players swapped in are an exact like-for-like replacement, then tactics must change. Wells and Semenyo are different players to Martin so tactics must change to make sure we feed them with the balls/passes they prefer.

It hasn't been all season - certainly not in the Dolman. Can easily walk up and get a drink with very little queuing before games.

I'm fortunate to live about a five minute walk from the ground and know parking isn't great. And hasn't been helped by the council decisions e.g. extending the RPZs. But I do wonder sometimes, why people think they can turn up to an event of 20,000(ish) people and park in the roads directly around the stadium at 2:30pm?

Expect lots of traffic jams, bus/cycle lanes and roads closed for pedestrians then.

Bit of encroachment as the penalty is taken too.

As they've found out in Bath, these zones can just create more traffic and pollution in the outlying areas. In your case you could drive down Ashton Drive to get on the ring road spur and them come back in along the Long Ashton bypass. Not ideal and a longer journey. Sadly people with no other viable options will have to find these different routes. And that's the key point in Bristol, we've not got any real cost-effective "other viable options".

No. The longer the prognosis the more likely it would be to bring in cover. But the tickly question to answer would be 'how long do we wait?' Also I wonder who would be available as short term cover. Yes, we can all name names and look-up managers who are out of work... but realistically would they really want to jump onto the sinking ship at this time, even for only a few months?

Spot on. Initial cover would be found internally... which is exactly what City have done.

With his latest stupid comment.. Spurs should be the last place he ends up.

Nuno Espírito Santo... every time I hear his name it always sounds like something the Pope would say during mass.

No long throws tonight please. They're not working.

And whatever muppet created that used an image of JB outside a court hearing! ?

Any Senior Reds on here that were at the lunch when NP came in and spoke? I'm sure my Dad told me that NP said Martin was the quickest player at the club. Was that right? And if so... quickest at what because on the pitch it's not running.

We've had zero 'box entries'!

Perhaps it's advertising because it uses a 'product' not just the company logo? Sponsors promote a brand. Just a thought. Still seems really harsh though.

Family club!? ??

And that they will be promoted. Hilarious to listen to him.

"Shut up shop"... yeah because we're really good at doing that!!

"until they hit the prem, which can’t be too far away now." Me too.

How times have changed... wasn't Ferguson one of the loudest opponents of the stadium developments? But happy to use it to promote one of his businesses?

Blaming the ref again... ???

And we can all wear those lovely third kits we've had on order... oh hang on.

I thought the taker had to keep forward momentum. Swansea player doesn't do that.

I think the crazy bit is the fact the game they'll be watching is happening only a few yards away behind the blacked-out windows.

Clearly hasn't heard of the internet. Quick search found all three!