ralphindevon

Wouldn’t have been better if the club moved it to 12.30 months ago?

That way the police would be happy, if Sky chose it it may have been 12.30 they wanted and it certainly would never have been 3 o’clock.

And then if Sky had moved it again at least they would get the blame.

Plus, haven’t Sky chosen their games for that period weeks ago?

What an utter shambles

12 minutes ago, spudski said:

I think it has more to do with celebrating our former players. Rather than a game tbh. 

There's been an active role by various people to embrace our former players, something we neglected for years. 

It's a joy to see them at the ground now. 

Good for them and the fans. 

I can only see positives. 

Yeah it is great to see them at the ground.

I had a chat with Geoff Merrick, Tom Ritchie and Gerry Sweeney a week or two ago. All of them such lovely blokes.

Just to chat to anyone about memories from 40 odd years ago is great but to chat to people you idolised about memories they were creating for you was priceless.

8 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Page now gone altogether!

Turns out the limited edition was half a dozen in each size!

17 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

£££s

Yes. I only buy one a decade though.

Bit weird bringing out a shirt to commemorate just one match that wasn’t even a semifinal or final.

But…….I absolutely love it and am joining that queue to get one 

Can’t believe I couldn’t make it tonight, @alexukhc will be wanting my ticket every week!! 

Would be such a confidence boost to get the first goal.

When they went ahead at St Mary’s they saw the game out comfortably. Exciting half ahead.

Some great attacking play but my goodness were poor at converting that into good efforts on goal

it’s a question that will have an ever evolving answer as players come in and out of form.

At the moment I’d probably go with the OP’s choice but I am a fan of Tanner who is probably entering the peak time of his career. 

11 minutes ago, Red Army 87 said:

Confirmed by LM on pre match interview that cornick is feeling under the weather, but makes the bench. 

That moustache seems to be draining his energy.

8 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

Still going?

Messaged you back

Annoyingly I can’t make tomorrow.

If there’s anyone who would love to go but can’t because they’re skint right now or whatever, message me and I’ll forward my ticket to you FOC.

Nice seat in the lower Lansdown. COYR

*****Ticket now gone******

1 minute ago, phantom said:

"Mr McDonald said he stepped outside the hotel room to make a phone call and heard his colleague Lt Cecil Jacobs shouting at Mr Roebuck.

An incident then took place which resulted in Mr Roebuck's death, the inquest heard." 

Sounds very dodgy, did he shoot / stab himself? 

I think he jumped from the hotel window.

on a happier note, Another winners medal and man of the match for Tom Abell last night in the South African T20 tournament. Top scoring with 55.

What a great player to have in our team, expecting big things now he’s free of the captaincy 

16 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Peter Roebuck inquest: Cricketer took his own life amid sexual assault probe - BBC News

Why has it taken thirteen years to hold an inquest?

Very odd, which kind of sums up the whole, sorry, sad affair

24 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

That sounds amazing. Coincidentally I had a glass of Picpoul with my oysters at Noahs - L'Abeille 

It’s often the case that whatever surrounds the vineyards food wise, will usually compliment the wine perfectly. Here the vineyards of Picpoul de Pinet touch the waters where they farm oysters and other shellfish.

Further inland on the slopes of the Montagne Noire a hearty red would go perfectly with Sanglier (wild boar) that roam amongst those vines.

Here you can see the shacks of Leucate, you can see where the South East Asia reference come from. It’s blisteringly hot there in the summer too.

1 hour ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Well, as the old saying goes, every day is a school day.

I never knew one could get oysters from the Mediterranean.

On the subject of buying fresh oysters, one of my bugbears is that, of course, they are sold by weight, and then opened.

I swear there must be about 1/2 litre of sea water in one kilo of oysters, so 50% of the purchase weight is discarded immediately, not to mention the weight of the heavy shells.

The same is true of fresh shrimps, although at least the heads and shells can be used for stock.

 

Yeah I wasn’t sure when I first arrived there about getting oysters out of the warm waters of the Med.

The truth is, that area is known for its pretty constant and often strong winds. These constantly churn over the sea and the étangs keeping the water relatively cool compared to other parts. A good 5/6c cooler than Nice for instance. Great for shellfish not for swimming.

On 10/02/2024 at 00:35, PHILINFRANCE said:

Ah Yes, quite obvious now you menton it .

A propos oysters, I am always amazed how expensive they are in restaurants, especially in the UK.

I am fortunate to have an excellent wet fishmonger close to me, and can often buy a dozen for about €5, opened in front of me (I don't know if you have ever tried, but opening oysters is a real bugger, even with a proper knife).

I prepare a simple Mignonette with a fresh eschalot (ludicrously cheap over here) and Voila, an excellent lunch for two - actually, I eat them all, as my wife cannot stand oysters, although she will help me with the accompanying bottle of chilled Sancerre.

 

22 hours ago, Red7 said:

Not surprised. Lethal things...but well worth the risk.

If you’re ever down my old part of France there are étangs (lagoons) behind the Med where they grow Oysters all along the coast from Perpignan to Montpelier.

There’s one place called Leucate where if you follow the étang down to where the inlet meets the sea, this is where all the oyster boats bring their catch in to shack type places where they unload them into tanks to go through the ultraviolet light system to filter out any bad stuff.

On the land side of the shacks are very basic restaurants, just tables and chairs, no cookers or anything. Here you can get the best oysters ever, simply delicious and will make you realise how different an oyster that has traveled any distance to be in a supermarket or fishmongers taste compared to fresh out of the water.

All served with the wine grown on the banks of the étangs, like a Picpoul de Pinet, which goes perfectly with seafood.

These shacks are the closest thing you’ll see to food outlets in S.E. Asia. Just an amazing experience.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BJ2Fz1DCjKc2JFet8?g_st=ic
 

I haven’t looked at the stats but it feels like Rob Dickie has played nearly every minute of every game, with great consistency too.

Deserves a few minutes rest when Rob Atkinson is ready.

Just now, Major Isewater said:

with moustaches ? 

That’s where Harry Cornick has gone?

Please be ok Pringy

Shame Cornick has gone off, was doing well.

I’m loving Dickie more each day!

3 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Ahh! When are things going to fall for us in the opposition box?

Didn’t take long……

Ahh! When are things going to fall for us in the opposition box?

Anyone been to Black Cumin on Cotham Hill?

Seems to get good reviews and I fancy a trip back to a bit of Bristol where I spent most of the nineties.