Red Billy

Went to a restaurant once and bought what I thought was a lovely meal. I hoped it would satisfy me and fill my hunger. Turned out it was sh@te and I didn’t finish it. Luckily I had the option having paid for it to not finish it and leave. Football is very much the same.

I love it when we have a storming victory. Unable to direct their anger at the manager, players and after two pens awarded not even the referee, I like nothing more than to sit back with some popcorn and watch the OTIB community turn in each other to blow off some steam.

The one year I didn’t renew my season ticket we got promoted and won the JLP trophy. Due to circumstances I’m not renewing next year either. Premier League here we come!

On holiday so didn’t go tonight. I’m beginning to think this is personal!

More chance of a pregnant woman coming on than Mbude.

Good question. If not then could be the first.

But I don’t wanna talk about it anymore! (Or rather we’re not allowed to talk about him anymore)

I’ve often thought this. I suppose it’s different in the world of contracts which are then paid up but in any other industry you would walk away with a pay out which I suppose in a way they do. Would or rather could be a very interesting case to follow if it went to court. I think the same about young drivers being charged a higher premium for car insurance. Any other walk of life that’s discrimination based on a characteristic and would not been allowed.

Hey Alexa - set a reminder for April 9th 2027.

Semenyo or Abraham as we could do with the goals. Drifting from current players then Jacki (not going to try and spell it) there was a player I could watch and it wouldn’t matter if we won or lost as it was worth the entrance fee alone to watch him.

Yet explains so much! Would be great on the piano though. Congratulations

Maybe we could just borrow one to truly authenticate and mark the occasion?

Sometimes you think you are safe and that the results needed to create the swing won’t happen. Some times you think fifty points will see you over the line. Some times you laugh so hard you have tears that roll down your cheek.

Watched the highlights on sky sports. Turns out it was just a Max O’Leary greatest saves reel.

Did like the chant but awkward when you’re taking your eleven year old and nine year old to matches!

Good example. A player at the time who was held in high regard and it looked like there was a good player in him. Now on loan at Burton.

I meant in terms of not performing well for their parent clubs but having potential to be a good player rather than their age or senior games played.

The signing reminds me a lot of the Lois Diony loan from the outside. Had performed well in the past but had struggled leading up to us signing him. Bring him in and hope you can get the better version playing for you. I’d rather we loan these players first and take a look at them than sign them like Gustav Engvall and never play them and have them stuck on a three year deal nowhere near the first team set up.

I don’t mind getting beat when we are trying to win but can’t stomach losing when we are trying not to get beat.

Ah - I see what you’re saying. Weirdly though without the football club it’s probably a better investment. Lower incomes yes but lower outgoings. Cant see the basketball bringing in the money like it does in the NBA but the home they play in used as a music venue and conference centre could be a nice little earner. It would probably put of a sole investor but maybe the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund might see it as a nice addition to the airport.

Absolutely. Get promoted and we have Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea etc coming down in the masses. Get relegated and we have Lincoln, Stevenage, Wigan and Burton coming to town. Not sure there will be demand for huge hotel in Ashton on a weekend without top flight sport. Could be a massive millstone.

It was talked about on another thread but once / if the hotel gets built and we were to get into the Premier League then the whole Bristol Sport package starts to look more attractive as a tangible asset. The football tourists who would snap up all those controversially available South Stand tickets whilst spending the night in the “Lansdown Plaza” perhaps make a weekend of it and watch the basketball on the Friday, Football on the Saturday and Rugby on the Sunday. “Build it and they will come”

Purchase of intangible assets is an interesting line to put in accounts. I notice we had it a few years back in our P&L. It had a sub header reading Watkins and Engvall.

Otherwise known as a sh@t sandwich

It’s an interesting question as there are examples to support either way but ultimately it’s not about what revenue you generate (or are bankrolled) but how wisely you spend your disposable income. Many teams have risen up the leagues with a relatively low expenditure whilst you only need to look at what we’ve spent as a club in comparison to others and where we sit in the football pyramid. If all clubs were forced to be ran by trusts and only spend what they earn big clubs would still drop down the leagues like the size of Sunderland and Derby and the likes of Luton and Bournemouth would still get promoted. In the first premier league season there were three teams with a capacity under 20k - the same as this year. Lazy statistics maybe but shows that even with all the money small clubs can still reach the top.