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We just have this unerring ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It’s a Bristol thing. It’s what we do.

All very bizarre. Just don’t understand what’s going on. That ‘dead bat’ interview of Radio Bristol, an ultra-low profile, the parting statement referencing solely Nige and Brian - it’s all very suspect. Think with the Lansdown’s you have to tread a very delicate path. Gould got it just right. Ashton played a blinder and treated them like royalty - but just for his own interests. Alexander, I suspect, was too strong-willed. Quite where this leaves Nige I’ve no idea. If the Lansdown’s wanted him out, they had the opportunity after that West Brom match around Xmas. They stood by him though. If Nige wanted out he could just walk. Let’s just hope there is a plan and that Nige and Brian are signed to it. Need some clarity soon before the Club becomes unsettled.

Suspect they didn’t want any distractions on match day and were hoping the story wouldn’t break over the weekend. Probably would have targeted Monday for the press release.

Not sure he ever seemed a particularly good ‘fit’ with us. Whether that was because he was being tightly controlled from above or it was his own modus operandi, I suspect, we will never know. Anyhows, can only hope Gould has had second thoughts about his dream cricket job and wants to come back. If not, Gould set the bar and we need to match, preferably, exceed his qualities/abilities. There is a lot to be optimistic and excited about Club and Bristol Sport-wise at present. So like us to cock it up, just as we’re on the verge of something special though!

Agree. I’m not in their trade … but would have thought if you have 24 shirts of one colour you would have 24 socks of the same colour. Basic stock control. Lummydaze, you could have walked into any branch of Sports Direct and managed to get some matching kit in those numbers at the time. As you say, a little communication goes a long way. Struggling to understand why they don’t communicate as constant criticism damages the brand name.

I think the evidence points to O’Neills being an issue, as well as our own designers. The mis-match between the piss coloured shirt and mustard coloured socks was just unforgivable for a professional outfit. I just can’t believe the designers could have looked at a colour chart and ordered two different yellows. So that error/supply issue has to be on O’Neills. A supplier of kit to a Downs League side would have been embarrassed by that tbh.

Yep, ‘rhythm and flow’ a key element of good design. Does make me think the kit designers have been on very elementary design courses. May be it’s just a Bristol thing. Always thought it bizarre that Bristol Design Guides for key sites were prepared without reference to their context. Consequence, you end up with a hotchpotch of buildings cheek by jowl, leading to a confused townscape lacking identity, with individual buildings competing with each other for attention. Same principle applies to our shirt range. Just a very random collection of designs some ok, others not.

Not keen myself and think they make it more difficult to pick out players. That said, the ‘All Blacks’ clearly find there to be no disadvantage in wearing a solid black kit. Always thought our white shirt/black shorts away kit looked smart.

I think someone was given a John Bull Printing Set for Xmas. It’s ok, pretty safe with, yet again, a retro design element which has been used in quite a novel, subtle, yet interesting way. So an overall ‘pass’. Could have been better, could have been worse. After the third shirt saga, I suppose ‘relieved’ is the over-riding emotion. Could look better in the flesh though.

This is a consequence of taking all of Jon ‘s crayons away.

Yep, you can trace the evolution of the updated Club badge from those original cave paintings. Clear that much effort went into the design of the Robin used in the ‘official’ badge, you can perhaps understand why he just traced ‘splat’ off a computer screen for the third shirt. Good interview with BT. Would still like to know the set up of our scouting network though.

Well, maybe they are already involved in the retail side. Decided that souvenirs are likely throwaway and shirts are just one-season wonders, neither of which reflect sound green policy. So instruction was don’t stock the former and design and construct the shirts so badly no one wants to buy them. This stroke of genius set us apart from ‘the field’ and the fact we’ve now decided not to have an away shirt and will play in ‘skins’ clinched the award for us. Brilliant, utterly brilliant.

Sloppy and cocky in this second-half. Poor stuff. Time for a few to step up.

You can proceed with ‘unauthorised development’, but ‘it’s entirely at your own risk’. One risk is that if the case goes to Committee the politicians see the act of commencing/completing the development to which the application relates as undermining their authority and that pisses them off - so a refusal is more likely. This is particularly the case if there are some sound planning reasons around to back a refusal. An enforcement, followed by a stop notice, can be served though. If memory serves me right the Council can then apply to Court should then building continue in order to stop it. Should the magistrate/judge support the Council’s application an injunction will be served on the offending party resulting in mega ££££s/jail if breached. If they are not building in accordance with the details in the submitted plan, this will - from my experience - really piss the Councillors off.

Anybody quickly read the title and thought it was going to be about a ‘bit’ of a woman’s anatomy? Just me then.

Seriously!?! So it’s been tried and succeeded in the sporting arena. Jobs a good ‘un then. All we need to do is convince ‘Red Skin’ of the merits of the song, get the Chubby Brown version on the jukebox at the Three Lions and everyone put their 20p in to play on repeat all night, download on phones to play on the trains up to Leicester so we can practice and ‘Bob’s your Uncle’ or, more appropriately, ‘Alice is your Aunt’ …… we’ve a new Club anthem. Now, on to the away shirt …. taking the Bears theme, pixelated image of partially-clad Prof Alice anyone? Nurse……..

Well, Prof Alice did go to the school next door to mine…and did once ‘like’ a Twitter comment of mine referencing ‘The Gate’ with her shown photographed on the Suspension Bridge looking in our direction, so she could well be a closet ‘red’. Further justification for adopting this song then! Having just re-read the above, it does make me sound a bit like a sad, desperate individual, borderline stalker, so just keep that ‘Dr Alice’ information between you and me if you could please.

Yeah but …….. belting out ‘Mavis, Mavis … who the **** is Mavis’ I don’t think would be so catchy somehow. Maybe just me though.

A thread most likely to disappear down/off the front page quicker than Water Company shares dropping after Labour winning the next election …but bear with me. Was out with my ex-Bristol childhood neighbour who stayed down here for the weekend, someone who choose the wrong path and became a Gashead. It’s ok, I don’t need sympathy, as I claim it as a ‘care in the community’ duty for tax purposes. As usual, took him down to the bright lights of Teignmouth/Shaldon for a couple of evening drinking sessions. This is equivalent of going to Las Vegas for our Village neighbours. Always end up in T’mouth at The New Quay when they have live music. Quite possibly the ‘best’ music venue in the World with the right band on the right night. This small, edgy, tatty, mostly locals venue absolutely bounces on a calm, sultry summers eve, spilling out on to the quay and back beach. Indeed, it’s not unknown for the barmaids to start dancing on the bar when things reach ‘fever pitch’. Jon! Put those ******* crayons down will you!! Highly recommended - but not the place to take liberties. Anyhows, to the crux of the matter. The band was working the crowd into a frenzy with a well-structured playlist but suddenly go from ‘Zombie’ to Smokies (remember them?), ‘Living Next Door to Alice’. I thought wtf is going on, but everyone around was still buzzing. Then realised this was a right crowd-engager with the chorus line supplemented by mass audience participation of ‘Alice, Alice who the **** is Alice’. Nearly took the roof off and windows out every time. So got me thinking, while my Gashead mate was slumped in the corner of the pub, dribbling and muttering something about needing ‘Irene’, ….. The Gas have got ‘Irene’, Stoke have ‘Delilah’ … how about City having ‘Alice’? Written under instruction by my therapist after suffering recent Visitor Trauma.

FAO D. Dublin If you haven’t got anything worthwhile to say shut the **** up.

Already stated in a previous posting that I will view his legacy in the context of who he allows to purchase the Club and the nature/vision/ambition/resources of the new owner. If a Glazier-type or asset stripper, I will gauge Steve’s tenure not just wasted years, but disastrous for the Club. I would really hope any deal - mindful that loads of us gave SL/the Club our shares which we originally purchased when the Club were in dire trouble - will have some form of ‘arrangement’ whereby fans can veto any future transfer of ownership to persons deemed unsuitable as a custodian of our Club. Unlikely outcome, I have to say, as SL does seem to view his involvement more as an owner and not custodian - which, for me is one of his weaknesses. That said, if I’d put best part of £250 million into something I might think the same way!

The problem is Steve L, for all the errors he’s made (how many other owners would have made similar?), is still the owner I would most wish to be in charge of my Club. A Bristol lad, passionate about Bristol, provided the Club with the physical infrastructure the envy of many in the Premier League, believer and investor in our Academy, a great Bristol Sport/Sporting Quarter vision and still with great wealth to support the delivery of that vision. Nice chap too, who does much to support other worthy (conservation) interests. I, for one, will be sad to see him go. Be careful what you wish for, there are many, many ‘investors’ who would never get near to delivering what Steve L has for us.

Hozelock connectors aren’t up to the standards of the past.

Just be thankful social media didn’t exist when we all wore brown boots, white navy bags, vests, and tied rayon scarfs around our wrists and/or heads. These lads look positively mainstream as opposed to us freaks.

Thought it was a pretty evasive performance, which is worrying as it begs the question why did he feel the need just to ‘dead bat’ fundamental questions concerning the Club’s future. If, as he stated, he knows nothing about potential new investors (thought that was his specialism), very little about the Arena project and has not apparently engaged with Nige on an extended contract, for a Club CEO this isn’t just a bit worrying, it’s friggin alarming. Something’s, amiss here. While highly appreciative of what Steve has done and understanding his view that he’s put and continues to put £millions into the Club so he sees himself, quite justifiably, as the ‘main man’ this CEO interview just reinforced the Club’s ‘you’re customers, not fans’ approach.