Pickle Rick

2 minutes ago, spudski said:

Omg...I so hope this is true. With black shorts this will look amazing imo.

It's sooooooo 1970s DDR

I can’t imagine anyone going through the effort of leaking fake Bristol City shirts to be fair

Looks nice.

1 hour ago, GrahamC said:

 

Struggling to think of a player who was as overrated as him & based on what? 

Kasey Palmer.

You could argue good pedigree for both, but Palmer is worse in my opinion.

So over hyped and only really showed anything with Afobe in the team.

3 minutes ago, petehinton said:

O’Leary going on loan. Again. Just let him go on a free imo. What good is another loan doing for him at 25/26

He’s still relatively young for a goalkeeper. I also expect that he’s rated.

No harm done. He could have a great loan in L1 and replace Bentley if he goes for a decent fee the following season. Would make sense.

On 08/06/2022 at 21:49, Ian M said:

A friend is looking to try their luck getting a tattoo this week. Obviously too late to book somewhere, anyone able to recommend any good artists who accept walk-ins?

I know Tattotime used to, so it may be worth contacting them. Not sure if they’ve changed their policy as I haven’t been there for at least 6 or 7 years!

13 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Gonna be a new scheme this year….no idea what it will be though.

Ok thanks.

Odd that they hadn’t defined this before releasing new stuff in the shop!

Does anyone know:

1. If there will be a £10 start up credit for the shop?

2. If yes, then will it be the same as before where 10% credit is added per purchase

3. Also if 10% discount still applies to season card holders?

Any help would be much appreciated.

11 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

Almost 2 weeks on from his shin injury and he's been recommended to see a specialist, though unclear when this will happen.

With a continuing 'anxious wait' before the severity of the injury is known

All seems a bit slow, 

You never know, it could partly be a ploy to fend off interest if he’s injured with no return date.

Where I used to work there was a bloke who had an eye missing and everyone called him “Keth”. It took me a while, but one day I realised his name tag actually said Keith

1 hour ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

So then, the general feedback is the new kit is bloody lovely and bloody vile  

Same feedback as every season to be fair.

At least they’ve gone for a bit of a sentimental idea (50’s/John Atyeo era) and they don’t have those awful templates some kit manufacturers ship out via third parties.

On 15/04/2022 at 13:58, Jerseybean said:

Everyday Thai in Fishponds, https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/thai-restaurant-still-ranked-bristols-6815463

 

Been a couple times, but not for a while.

This recently put me off the idea of returning:

https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/740632
 

So I went Indian and tried Chilli Masala instead. Very nice. Staple Hill area.

On 26/05/2022 at 15:44, cityed said:

Just noticed this when I attempted to go to the online store.

Does anyone know if the store itself is closed?

45 minutes ago, cider hoss rules said:

I see Cov are with Hummel and they have done a bespoke kit to look like the 70's number with the vertical stripes.

At least there can be an option for bespoke designs rather than bog standard template kits.

 

Coventry City 2022-23 Hummel Home Kit - Football Shirt Culture - Latest Football Kit News and More

Almost had me for a mo when I first glanced at the link. Looked like we’d moved Kasey Palmer on

Remove agent fees. They instead work on a rate per player, using the player’s league as a ‘rate’.

Which clubs do not sell their best players?

Man City? Real Madrid?

8 hours ago, Shuffle said:

Think he’s out of favour after West Brom  where he was heavily criticised for giving the ball away from a throw in with Pearson saying at time it’s the same players again & again. Harsh on him imo 

If it’s a performance issue then he doesn’t need to look any further than the likes of Jay Dasilva for an example of coming back into contention.

Put the work in and you’ll get a chance. Cannot apply what’s asked, then someone  else will take the place.

Pearson has been doing this all season. 

It’s only a big deal to Cam if he makes it a big deal. 

Either way there’s no real issue.

George Elokobi. Played a few minutes, so counts.

Never been such a hench beast play for Bristol City before.

4 hours ago, YGBjammy said:

I think there are a fair few managers who would have got relegated with this squad to be fair.

It think it’s 40% squad, 60% mentality.

To take the lead as many times as Fulham, but lose it more than anyone else shows a glaring issue.

It’s obvious  to Nige and he needs to ensure he can correct this over the summer.

There are positives to take and attitudes which have been tested. Dasilva, Scott, Weimann and Semenyo have been some of the highlights of the season within the squad.

Surprised he’s not had a thread already?!

I’ve not seen him over 90 minutes before and was very impressed with him yesterday.

Against a team with some good individual players, he didn’t look out of his depth and made some good interceptions, along with being strong in the air.

His diagonal ball across to Atkinson for Weimann’s goal was exceptional too.

I hope he can keep this up and he seemed to work very well with Klosse, who has proven to be a good signing.

Seemed to admit his own mistake on two separate occasions in the first half. One for blowing the whistle on our advantage and again when their player was on the floor. 

Was also odd that he was like an opposition player leaning over the player on the floor; assuming he was also telling him to get up.

Didn't help with the amount of driving/gamesmanship from 'Boro. Probably the worst I've seen since Dirty Leeds a few good years back pre Bielsa.

Let's take a moment to appreciate Michael Fish the day before the similar winds back in 1987.

Storm? Nothing to see here

2 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

Exactly, I'll be working from home when I move back, or possibly commuting into London by train.

The car will be used for short local shopping trips, and then long motorway trips around the middle of the country (Birmingham, Bristol, MK and Cambridge kind of area). That part of the road network is positively littered with service stations and chargers, and with a young kid I'm going to be stopping for multiple toilet and food breaks aren't I! We will do the occasional trip to more remote areas, but that's going to be once or twice a year max.

So for me max range is lower on my list of concerns, but a sub-20 minute 80% charge time would be great, plus I want some good cruising comfort, and a naughty 0-60 time.

HFC is interesting. Honestly I've been out of the country for 3 years so really a bit behind on where the market is and what is available.

Long way for infrastructure on HFC, but funding is 'appearing' as such. Not much in terms of vehicle options either.

If you've not seen it before, download the Zap Map app. It uses Google Maps and shows the charge points and types located. 

Slightly contradicting myself, but you'll find many charge points are located in areas of which you'd perhaps least expect.

1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said:

Yeh I'll be looking to test drive in the spring once we're settled back in the UK.

If the Model Y was available to us then I'd buy one no questions asked. Mum and Dad's experience of the Model S is just fantastic. They've loved it from the start, regularly drive it from Somerset up to Scotland and back, have done trips on the continent with it. It's just incredible.

But it's looking like a long wait and with a 1 year old we will need a car fairly sharpish, so am looking at some alternative options. Tbh the Polestar looks a little underpowered unless you go for the top spec model. Ioniq 5 looks decent though and has better advertised charging stats than the ID4, although ID4 has the better range I really don't see the need for more than 300miles per charge...realistically how often does the average family drive more than 300 miles without stopping for 30 minutes? 200 - 250 is more than enough really.

This is the thing. How far do you generally drive. As long as the mileage is reasonable for your journeys, then fine.

I have the 'self-charging' Toyota as it's a better option due to my job. I can drive anywhere from 5-200 miles to my place of work. I don't want to be leaving at 6am and going to the depths of Devon/Cornwall/Ceredigion/Pembrokeshire with a vehicle that may struggle one way.

But my colleague barely would do 100 miles one way so has opted for the ID3

With the petrol/diesel preference being shed on short/long or B-road/faster A-road journeys; I believe we will likely see the option instead being EV for lower mileage drivers and HFC (Hydrogen Fuel Cell) for the longer mileage drivers. 

The Toyota HFC Mirai can do over 600 miles using (preferably green) Hydrogen before refueling.

48 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Have you driven the Polestar?

I'll be needing a family car this year. Parents have had a Tesla Model S for about 7 years now and it's lush. I probably won't be able to wait for/afford the Model Y though so am looking around at some of the options (now that there actually are some).

No I've not, although I'd be keen to try it.

I would say give it a test drive if possible and check a couple reputable reviews.

VW ID 3 or 4 may be worth a shout too

7 hours ago, Super said:

Too many good midfielders ahead of him.

I'm sure many thought the same about Bowen at West Ham 6 months ago.

The guy is immense and like with Webster and Kelly, you can see him eventually playing for England one day

Cannot judge him by goals alone, but in a better team, he would thrive.