Steve Watts

Well? Which ruddy part?!?

They cancel the press conference because of a leak?!? What they doing? Unsacking him because OTIB got wind of it?!??

What's your source saying now.........?!?

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Pulis all over again....took us years to recover from him.

Try and contact Richard Latham. If anyone can get hold of Cheese it'll be him, I'm sure.

They'll be getting a new stand or two when we re-enter the winter of discount tents soon.......

You're absolutely right....3 points off relegation is very much at risk. But we're not 3 points off relegation. We're 8 points off. 9 when Reading get their 9 point deduction soon.

That was pretty much what Orient's owner has said - determine where in the ground drinking should/could be allowed and also choosing the match. (His example being that a tense London derby wouldn't be the best match to trial it with) Your first point is absolutely the biggest problem I can foresee with it. You would hope that those that are idiotic enough to do it would likely be all in the same area anyway, but even so.... We have a prediction most matches what minute the kids and parents along from us go to the toilet. Alcohol definitely isn't a contributing factor here! I guess part of the (admittedly erroneous) theory may be that if you can drink at your seat you're not going to try and binge a few pints in 15 minutes just before the game and at half time etc, and so the drinking will be more paced, hopefully reducing the amount of alcohol related incidents in the ground. I'm all for trialling it, but feel it should be something that the fans get a vote on how it works if it's passed. But in all honesty I don't think it would be passed, so that's kind of a moot point in any case. There will be incidents during the trial that shows too many people couldn't be trusted to behave responsibly, I've no doubt. Personally I don't drink before a game because I have a bladder the size of a peanut and would miss half the match even on 1 pint!

I'm interested to know how they handle segregation for this match because there is no natural segregation in the stadium. Yeovil will obviously bring fans up. Not sure if any Dover supporters made the trip yesterday if I'm honest!

They absolutely deserved the victory tonight. Came flying out of the blocks and took the game to Dover for the first 25/30 mins. Dover looked far stronger by the interval though. I was worried Yate had put too much energy into the opening exchanges and screwed themselves over in terms of fitness. Half time came at the right time as far as Yate were concerned. Second half though they were by far the better team, especially from a defensive point of view. Dover had spells but Yate had an answer to absolutely everything and could've better a could more with a little composure in front of goal. Scenes at the final whistle. The magic of the cup is well and truly alive further down the pyramid.

It's a really difficult one. It's an important distinction to make that the club aren't denying victims the compensation they are owed in this instance. From what I can see they are just not convinced that these 8 people were in fact victims. No judgment has been awarded in the individuals' favour and it doesn't appear to have even gone through the courts before. If it had done and compensation had been awarded that the club are refusing to pay out then that is clearly another situation entirely. The current owners can only rely on the information they have available to them, presumably from the original trial. Bennell is the only one found responsible that is still alive and therefore the only one that can realistically testify - irrespective of whether or not anything he says is believed. If the information that has come out before sees no reference to the 8 people suing today then the club are within their rights to wonder whether or not the alleged abuse took place and to counter it if they have reason to suspect that in actual fact it's 8 people looking for a meal ticket because others they knew and trained with had the misfortune to suffer abuse. It wouldn't be the first time someone has fraudulently joined a class action because they see the opportunity for a windfall. By allowing it to go through the court, the club then ensures the legal system therefore assesses the evidence and makes a judgment. If the 8 are determined to be telling the truth then they will receive a payout accordingly and they will likely receive a bigger sum than if it were to be settled out of court. That bigger sum will still be a drop in the ocean to the current owners and so they're probably happy to take that risk to avoid other unscrupulous people who weren't victims from coming forward thinking it'll be an easy out of court payday for them that ultimately they don't deserve. There are of course counter arguments to all of the above, and there is a good chance that these 8 people are genuine victims, but just offering a thought as to why the club aren't just blindly settling out of court.

I had to look into that myself as it seemed extremely high...and I think you've misread this. It's actually only 40% of the population that get free prescriptions. It's just that 90% of dispensed items are prescribed to this 40% due to the elderly (in particular) and children generally being prescribed more than those that pay.

I have to say I was very surprised he didn't get one to start the season with. I know Tins has always preferred to place players where they'll get exposure to men's football, but after some of his displays at this level in the few chances he had I found it strange that National League was the highest level that we could get that guarantee for someone with such promise.

If John doesn't take everything could I possibly hoover up the remains please? My boy would find this fascinating. Gutted I didn't see the post.

I know, right? Common decency and consideration of others is just the worst, isn't it! Anyone else long for the winter of discontent? (As opposed to Rovers who long for the winter of discount tents)

I love it when a grammatically challenged post begins with "Listen carefully you are clearly not very intelligent.." Alanis Morissette may even write a song about it!

Paul Simpson joins Ipswich.....?

The issue I have with this comment is that the Bournemouth players had to deal with this as well but seemed to get on just fine. It would be slightly odd for our players to therefore be affected (unless they do suffer colour blindness) and Bournemouth's to not be affected. You're absolutely spot on. The colouring in that photo does bring a striking realisation as to the troubles people suffer. As for the highlighted bit. I'm not sure it's the colour of the kits that have made enjoying the game really difficult over the last few seasons in particular! In all seriousness thought, I think it's worth giving thought to what more we, as fans with and without this affliction can do to convince the powers that be to take this issue seriously.

Maybe it was the away end that swung it for them....I mean it does afford plenty of entertainment to the visiting fans seeing the absolute car crash in front of them.... Gloucester Road is probably what pushed them up a bit. Maybe more amenities in the surrounding area?

I don't think this is odd at all. He seems to get hit with illness with Covid, though presumably not as bad this time as last. Therefore his immune system is still getting back to strength and he'd be susceptible to picking up stuff. At the moment there are an awful lot of pretty bad coughs and colds around, and so it wouldn't make sense for him to go into a crowded pub where lots of people are going to be and to want some time with him. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Well it won't be Posh then Clickety Click

Paul Dickov has to be a shoe in... As should (David) Currie and (Brian) Rice as a pair.

I see your Steve Death and raise you a Norman Conquest, who once conceded 17 goals against an English FA XI in 1951 for Australia...

When did that ever stop them? (Though, granted, the administration changes that now!)