SecretSam

Thread of people drawing their club's badge:

3 hours ago, 2015 said:

Which is why it's not really for me. I don't want violence, but I would like a hostile atmosphere. Away team being booed and whistled from minute 1 to 90, AG to be a fortress.

The last time AG was a fortress was under Cooper, when we'd win 17 out of 23 home games. And maybe 3 away...

14 hours ago, sglosbcfc said:

I remember needing a pee at Blackpool away in the 80s and being shown to a wooden wall with a trench underneath, that is what you had to pee against. No taps or basin either. Different world now, even at the smallest League Two clubs.

 

I remember something similar at the old Wembley, in c.2000. Whenever I hear people going on about how wonderful that old ground was, I think "you must have been in the Royal Box"!

3 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

When has this ever happened though? 

My first City games were 94/95 against Tranmere and Derby County. Crowds of about 8,000 rattling around a more than half empty stadium. I don't recall the atmosphere being vociferous or intimidating. 

Agree to some extent, although I remember the atmosphere at 1980s Bristol derbies was pretty spicy

18 hours ago, Bris Red said:

Gone far too much the other way now though IMO, of course we all want to go to a safe and inclusive environment when we go to football but the whole match day experience at 99% of football clubs in this country has become far too sanitised.

 

By 'sanitised', do you mean 'safe and welcoming'? 'Comfortable'? 'Pleasant'?

Before you respond, I attended in the '80s, including a particularly bottom-clenching evening game at the (old) Den. Give me modern facilities every time.

13 hours ago, Three Lions said:

He doesnt know why England fans carry St Georges and thinks its recent!!! 

It IS recent. Always used to be the union flag.

Interesting analysis

https://youtu.be/mXR7cqXENq8?si=_VdgnBq3Iy2-RlO7

I was at that game! My first away match. Every time I go to IKEA or Tesco I think of it

1 hour ago, Lewisdabaron said:

 

Mainoo already done more than Gallagher 

Gallagher's main talent seems to be running around a lot

2 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

Haven’t read the thread so don’t know if discussed. Gallagher is chasing shadows at this level 

Yes, and yes

12 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said:

Give us your other options?

Barkley

1 minute ago, Ivorguy said:

Surely there is someone better than Chilwell.  An awful half by him

 

Me. 55, asthmatic, right-footed.

Chilwell... FFS 

53 minutes ago, Jacki said:

This whole debate has completely baffled me and the reaction to the ‘flag’ has been as predictable as it has been depressing. In the modern, ridiculously binary world we live in, it seems so obvious to me that you’re going to get a section of society foaming at the mouth with fury about something like this. And then you’re going to get politicians wading in about how disgraceful it all is in a calculated way so they appeal to the angry audience. Maybe that’s what Nike wanted. But as others have said, there really are far, far more important things to worry about than a tiny emblem on the back of a football shirt.

I have honestly never been less bothered by anything in my entire life. 

FFS don't say "binary", you'll start that all off again!!!!

43 minutes ago, Cowshed said:

Defacing a flag is a hate crime. 

2 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Still got the kids though? 
Hope your back is better. Tricky chaps , backs. 

I see what you did there

Back is much better, thanks

13 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

Love the name-calling between rival fans. Port Fail and Joke City.

I know, I am glad we don't go in for that in Bristol

2 minutes ago, bearded_red said:

 OTIB’s resident nutcase had missed the opportunity to make yet another show of himself

You're gonna need to narrow that down...

1 minute ago, phantom said:

But still responding . . . .

Read my edited post. I like to take time to consider my replies.

3 minutes ago, phantom said:

For someone who keeps telling us all you are not interested, why have you posted and reacted so many times in this thread

#triggered

I didn't say I "wasn't interested".

I said I wasn't bothered about the flag. The debate fascinates me.

That's the only one of our FLT finals that I missed. I gad tickets, for the kids as well, I thought a day at Wembley would win them over as City fans.

Sadly, I injured my back a few days before and couldn't go. Gave the tickets away. Gutted.

I live away as well, although planning to move back. But I don't expect any rewards, as such. It's just how things are. I don't get to many games, but having been to the Cardiff home game recently, I don't feel that I have missed out!

Just now, Davefevs said:

I guess Nike didn’t do it on a whim?

Or without consulting their stakeholders.