CloudyThatchers Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56748752 It wasnt Holden or Ashton's fault,it's the red seats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stortfordred Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Bring back the Dolman Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, stortfordred said: Bring back the Dolman Wall Don’t know about bringing I back the wall but when we get back in the ground we will once again witness the dolman shuffle starting about 10 minutes before the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stortfordred Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 At least when the wall was there they weren’t blocking anyone’s view. No hang on! All discussion about Dolman early leavers was boring back in the day! Crowds in grounds are like a dim and distant dream now. I’d settle for 45 minutes let alone 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, stortfordred said: At least when the wall was there they weren’t blocking anyone’s view. No hang on! All discussion about Dolman early leavers was boring back in the day! Crowds in grounds are like a dim and distant dream now. I’d settle for 45 minutes let alone 85. Most Dolmanites went into lockdown 15 minutes before it was first announced last March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isawjonshaw Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 31 minutes ago, BigTone said: Most Dolmanites went into lockdown 15 minutes before it was first announced last March. brilliant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 We’ve been crap at home ever since Johnson shortened the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, Alan Dicks said: We’ve been crap at home ever since Johnson shortened the pitch. Wasn't that debunked recently? Sure someone said our pitch isn't much different in size or nothing too dramatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, MarcusX said: Wasn't that debunked recently? Sure someone said our pitch isn't much different in size or nothing too dramatic? So no reason not to put it back then! I’m sure Johnson mentioned he wanted the pitch narrowed to assist our high press, short, sharp passing game plan.....that clearly worked a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wybmadwity Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Play in Purple & Lime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Liverpool awful at home - might be on to something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Colour of kit and background are very real issues. I have witnessed many times at ground level, either the opposition or our home players barely visible across the far side of the pitch. This was particularly the case when we had the black band across the top of the shirt (2012/13). If everything is a splurge of red, there are bound to be occasions when players are missed/mistaken for something else. Not the only or main reason we're crap at home, that's more to do with the type of player we have and our game plan to suit that type of player. Much better to have a neutral background at ground level, isn't that after all why cricket screens are used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Alan Dicks said: We’ve been crap at home ever since Johnson shortened the pitch. It was narrowed by approx 1 yard on each side which totals 2 yards. That lasted for two seasons and it was then restored back to original width. As far as I can determine, the pitch is 115 yards (105 metres) in length and 75 yards (69metres) wide. To the best of my knowledge and memory, the pitch has always been that size, apart from the two years mentioned above, since I started watching City in 1950. Even though it has been shifted a couple of times firstly when the Dolman was built 1970(?) and again when Dolman renovated in the ground reconstruction six years ago, it has always been 115 yards long by 75 yards wide. So @Alan Dicks, lets not blame the pitch for our poor home performances. There are humans to blame for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 The moving pitchside advertising is a bugbear of mine - the one with the dachshund running along is a particular hate. How can players distinguish between a moving ad and a player is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Red on red is pretty difficult distinguish. There is a bit of legend that the redcoats wore red because it hid the numbers of marching troops best. Might be nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wybmadwity Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 15/04/2021 at 19:43, Pezo said: Red on red is pretty difficult distinguish. There is a bit of legend that the redcoats wore red because it hid the numbers of marching troops best. Might be nonsense. I would suggest we tried playing with a few extra players if they wouldn't get noticed, but I'm not sure that would help us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 14/04/2021 at 23:21, cidered abroad said: It was narrowed by approx 1 yard on each side which totals 2 yards. That lasted for two seasons and it was then restored back to original width. As far as I can determine, the pitch is 115 yards (105 metres) in length and 75 yards (69metres) wide. To the best of my knowledge and memory, the pitch has always been that size, apart from the two years mentioned above, since I started watching City in 1950. Even though it has been shifted a couple of times firstly when the Dolman was built 1970(?) and again when Dolman renovated in the ground reconstruction six years ago, it has always been 115 yards long by 75 yards wide. So @Alan Dicks, lets not blame the pitch for our poor home performances. There are humans to blame for them. I think there are many similarities between the EU and Lee Johnson in @Alan Dicks’s mind. They are to blame for every ill to ever befall us. Regardless of facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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