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I am so looking forward to 4.30pm tomorrow. Two huge packs full of quality going head to head, Bears backline is so full of attacking intent, skill and has three world class players, the Sarries backs aren't too shoddy either. If the Bears pack can get good quick ball out Bears will win by 10.

Any commentary I can pick up free online or DAB? Not paying to watch that rubbish again

BRISTOL BEARS YOU BEAUTIES

Was about to post the same. Shocking for them or very very good for the Ladies

It is the full article

Derby County could yet face sanctions for possible breaches of financial regulations after the English Football League ordered an independent valuation of their Pride Park stadium. Derby are among a number of clubs who have been accused by rivals of exploiting a loophole in the rules that has allowed them to buy their own stadium to make themselves financially compliant. That has prompted the EFL to commission property experts to provide a valuation of the Sky Bet Championship club’s ground, The Times can reveal. Sources have told this newspaper that independent stadium valuations have also been commissioned for Sheffield Wednesday and Reading. In Derby’s case, owner and chairman Mel Morris used a separate company to buy the ground for £80 million — with a deal to then lease it back to the club — when it was listed as an asset on the club’s books with a value of just £41 million. It meant Derby reported a pre-tax profit of £14.6 million earlier this year when losses in excess of £13 million per year over a three-year period amount to a breach of the EFL’s profit and sustainability rules. Last season Birmingham were docked nine points after recording total losses of £48.8 million from 2015-16 to 2017-18, taking them close to £10 million more than the £39 million limit. It remains possible that Pride Park’s valuation could be boosted by a proposal to build a roof that would make the stadium a multipurpose venue. But the 24 planning application documents currently listed on Derby City Council’s website appear to be focused on a two-storey extension for a food court. One property expert with knowledge of Pride Park believes it could be valued even lower than the £41 million previously stated in Derby’s books. A senior figure at a rival Championship club dismissed plans for a new roof at Pride Park as “irrelevant” when it had not been built at the time of the purchase by Morris. Derby, who have made a slow start to the season under new manager Phillip Cocu and sit 19th in the Championship table, are already under renewed scrutiny after signing Wayne Rooney as part of a controversial £100,000 a week player/coach deal in collaboration with a major betting firm. Clubs have already accused Derby, among others, of breaching financial fair play rules, with Middlesbrough even reportedly considering legal action. The Middlesbrough owner Steve Gibson levelled such accusations at both Aston Villa and Derby at the Championship’s March meeting and the Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani argued that Derby should have faced sanctions for selling their ground to their owner. “We should revisit the rules,” said Radrizzani at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit. “We were judged as a cheating club when we sent a scout to watch [Derby] training, so they should take a similar view on what I would say is greater cheating by these clubs. “For me if it’s cheating to send a scout in a public street, what should be the punishment of selling the stadium to a sister company to increase income of the clubs?” Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading have consistently said they have not breached any regulations.

Bit late to the party a bit like Somerset batsmen getting a bat down on Yorkers! up the Shire

Winning at Champions Saracens currently HT 18-13 Live stream on bet365 and betfair

anyone found a stream link yet?

If the rugby club was still at their proper home they would still have played this game at AG, no doubts about that.

The delay in sending out season tickets and shirts has been horrendous even by Bristol Sport standards, many still waiting for both having paid months ago.

All helps to pay stadium costs.

BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL BRISTOL errr BEARS

Glos gone on go slow

anyone watching a stream of Glos?

More importantly he comes off his line and deals with it - something we had to have after losing Flint.

Replays on bcfc tv and it was and it was

pmsl

Not sure I'd back us to beat the Gas tonight

who is doing the commentary and summarising on bcfc tv?

see post above

A few ANother purchased on loaned during the Summer

Must be the poorest team we have put out in several years, ambition?

I really quite detest the Queens, arrogant buggers. I don't think we have the personnel or confidence to rub salt in their wounds unfortunately

They are so envious of the Cockney Rhyming Slang for us they just had to do it.