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I would say that, to follow Bristol City, myth is pretty vital. The reality is somewhat grey, and disappointing. And Russell Osman. Allow your imagination to run free a little, every now and again ....

Who do we copy, though? We have to copy someone (getting it right). Steve has referenced Norwich (can see us copying them in the Prem, were we ever to get there) and Burnley. It's not like Steve's going to bring an original or unique approach to all this, or come up with an idea that works that no-one has previously thought of or implemented successfully. We need to copy someone. Who is it to be?

Then perhaps Steve needs another football club somewhere overseas with whom he can get around some of the many obstacles to success he appears to find insurmountable. Get rid of the rugby club - who's he going to buy or sell from/to Bris rugby (actually, Bakes/Joe Joyce swap deal, that might work ....)

You're a vicar, covering two parishes. All makes sense, now

Or, our time was 2017-19. Or 1975-1979. I'm not sure All Things Come To Ye Who Wait (whilst complying dutifully by ye Financial Fair Play). Abraham Lincoln said: "Things may come to those that wait, but only the things left by those that hustle." And Watford, and others, hustle. While our Steve, bless him, crossing his "tees" and dotting "eyes" and getting his returns in on time every year, still waits ....

You don't have that problem with a "souless bowl" of a ground, so time to make their minds up: you want to be an "authentic" 70s throwback (ie skint, and no choice in the matter) or a 21st century club, like 95% of the pyramid?

3 points "good for body and mind" in winter, too ....

Oh, come on. Pull the other one. What next, you don't sit in the sauna, listening to ABBA while browsing OTIB??

How would, or, how would you, go about firing Joe Barton? 1. Face to face/(your)nose to (his)forehead?* 2. In the tunnel at half-time, via one of the ball boys? 3. Or by text, while you're seeing the family in sunny Jordan? *a bit like "Gizza job" in Boys From The Blackstuff, only he's gotta job that you're taking away.

And Nailsworth, population 5,500.

Bobby Campbell?

110%, Dave.

Yes. Not "next-the-sea."

And windows - how many windows did you arrive back with?

That's in his top 200, certainly

Me and @Huntstile Red have taken to calling the g4s the "goose," seein' as they've taken to calling theirselves "g4s." We prefer "goose" to "gas." Do join us, if you like. Honk, honk ....

What are we - 29th in all England? - and they must be, what, 90th is it?

Was happy with a point. Gave Wells both barrells for not taking it in the corner, til the net bulged ....

Who would that be, then?

This is where we come back, yet again, to poor old Steve, and his dubious decisions and choices. As @samo II, a quick look at the L1 table makes you wonder what would've happened if Steve had bombed Ashton out before he got rid of LJ. "Hindsight!" many will protest. But Steve is on the inside, with all the facts and the information at his disposal, the ability to speak directly to everyone involved, and it his task to make the right calls at the right time (like the owners at Brighton, Brentford etc) but when we look back, we can see that Steve makes decisions that are at best questionable. We had Bristol City with LJ and Ashton here, and the outcome was good and bad; then we had Bristol City with Ashton but not LJ, and the result was poor; what we never had was Bristol City with LJ but not Ashton. We'll never know what that could've been like. And that's down to Steve.

After seven games?

We've lost two in seven. Last season we lost 25 in 46 games.

Time to try running away from adversity, I reckon. What's the worst that can happen? They bump into mediocrity?

Showing now at the Novello in the West end. Your niece will go with you

They didn't sell 300 in advance, though. Not quite.