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2 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

So, as we’ve seen Manning favours a high possession, high pressing style of football that is similar to what teams like Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea use. He likes to play with three at the back, two wing-backs, two creative midfielders and a lone striker. This system allows us to dominate the ball, create chances and press the opposition high up the pitch. It also gives us defensive solidity and flexibility to switch formations if needed.

This style of play works well against Premier League teams because they also like to play out from the back and keep the ball. We can disrupt their rhythm, force them into mistakes and exploit the spaces they leave behind. However, this style of play is not as effective against Championship teams because they are more physical, direct and like to play a much deeper block against us.  We’ve struggled against teams like this in the league, so, are we better suited to play in the Premier League than the championship?

Well in our 3 “premier league” games we average 1.66 points per game, over 38 games that’s 63 points and a top 10 finish.

Wednesday the 7th I’m guessing for the replay, Forest play the Sunday before

Good game that we had the best of.

Both teams poor with decision making in the attacking box

Hang on, the Premier League starts the week after! So……………

12 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said:

Where does the AG3 go?

• AG1 Portway Park & Ride via Portway (includes free parking)
• AG2 Brislington Park & Ride, Direct (includes free parking)
• AG3 Temple Meads via Broadmead and Centre

There are usually at least 2 AG buses for each route waiting for the game to finish. They depart as they fill up so no worries about leaving you behind if the match drags on a bit. the first one usually goes fairly promptly after the game as quite a few leave before final whistle or run to get it right on the whistle.

Then the next one fills up and both or however many there are will come back to collect those taking a more leisurely exit from the game, so there’s no rush and no worries about not getting back.

The first few will be full and standing for those boarding last. 

12 hours ago, East End Old Boy said:

It’s a shame people don’t walk on the pavement, walking 2 or even 3 abreast in the road is stupid and asking for an accident to happen!

That's the problem, when you've got loads of people walking back there'll be some going at snails pace and others in a rush and there's little room for maneuver.

I'm guilty of the occasional overtake off the pavement and to be fair cars don't seem to get too close to the pavement.

4 hours ago, Barrs Court Red said:

Which way do people walk back? I’ve been tempted on doing this when the trains aren’t running 

The walk back includes a very narrow and not well maintained, often covered in wet leaves, pavement and I often wonder if this is the reason the P&R never officially gets mentioned as an option.

I do it every game and for me it’s no problem but I’m not sure what would happen if they encouraged a thousand people to use it then someone was clipped or worse by a passing car on what is a busy dual carriageway with a pavement less than a meter wide in places.

I’m just guessing but they obviously know we use it and have even opened the gates on Sundays for us. 

It looked to me yesterday like Watford had highlighted our throw-ins as a weakness and a way to regain possession quite quickly.

They gave us no room and and there were always plenty of their players around the thrower. As the game went on there seemed to fewer options for the thrower, stats may prove me wrong but it certainly felt like that. 

If I remember rightly Liverpool were around, maybe a place or two lower than West Ham are now and we were about where we are now.

Does this mean there’ll be a mural from Tuesday night in the concourse soon?

24 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

On a personal basis, I steadfastly refused to clap Russell Osman. Disliked him then and time is no barrier.

Mark Shail appears to have aged better than anyone else.

Interesting that they came out in positional order after the coaching team other than one man.

But I’m sure there were more players mooted - Scott and Edwards I’m sure were on the guest list originally?

And, where the hell were Junior Bent and Liam Robinson??

#JusticeforLiam

I’m the same with Osman. I can remember Phil Tottle (I think) saying he was privileged enough to be in the dressing room at Anfield when Osman gave a Churchillian type speech before they went out and beat Liverpool. He was praising it more than Tinnions goal.

I started to feel guilty about not liking him until I remembered those endlesss, posing punts upfield to nobody time after time followed by him moaning and blaming someone else for it leading to nothing.

I expected more of that team to turn up too, was Any Llewelyn there? He does come to games sometimes.

7 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Swansea made it to the Mestalla around that time too. What a stadium.

Yeah, gorgeous winter sunshine, lovely city and a unique stadium with more steps than Newcastle’s away end.

I must admit to being full of festive cheer and optimism when we scored 4 at their place.

I never thought when we would be playing the reverse fixture we wouldn’t have scored a single league goal since.

It’s one of those typical championship fixtures that’s impossible to call, so I’ll go for a closer 2-1 victory for us this time. 

25 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

Just beat a European cup winner, only won it last year a well…

And a proper double European cup winner awaits next.

But a trip to Stratford wasn't the quaint warm european city break I had in mind.

Knowing our luck we'd get a Moldovan team that takes 3 flights and 2 days to get to.

40 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Had this discussion on the way to Man City a few years back. 
My thoughts were, win a trophy and you're always a Cup Winner. If we got promoted , we would most likely get relegated pretty quickly and then we would be just another side that got relegated.

A favourable draw in Europe and we could have some unbelievable memories.
I  went to watch Stoke in Valencia in 2012 and it was an experience the 4000  Stokies will never forget, I’ve never felt so jealous. 

1 hour ago, shahanshahan said:

They've been on sale since August
https://www.ashtongatestadium.co.uk/news/red-roses-v-wales-clash-on-general-sale/

Oh six nations rugby, of course. No thanks!

6 minutes ago, shahanshahan said:

Ashton Gate is hosting the England v Wales game in the Women's Six Nations on Saturday March 30th, KO 4.45pm.
From what I believe was mentioned by @JerrySLO at a previous SC&T meeting, the City v Leicester would most likely be moved so that there's enough time (24+ hours) to get the stadium ready e.g. setting up various TV cameras, relevant sponsor signs inside the stadium etc

Didn’t know that, thanks.

Have tickets for the England game gone on sale yet?

What an horrendous thing to go through and to be alone in a hotel room away from home lying there in agony must have really tested his mental strength.

He clearly passed the mental and physical tests with flying colours and I really hope he’s now rewarded for his efforts with a run of form that gets him the Scotland squad.

2 hours ago, MarcusX said:

I’d take winning the FA Cup over promotion, I think

That’s a whole new thread but I’d probably agree.

The odds of a side getting to both finals are very slim but it’d certainly be a headache for organisers, I’d guess the play off final would have to find a new slot. 

2 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'm pretty sure, when the rugby first came here, when the Lansdown was under construction, they used a camera in the Dolman where as we used a camera on a temporary structure. I'm sure I remember that being the case.

There was a temporary scaffold TV tower in front of the building site that is now the Lansdown. Can't remember anything in the Dolman, maybe it was just for the rugby

1 minute ago, RedRock said:

Wasn’t me Ralph! 

I put mine up at The Ferryboat!

I was too cold to take mine off

Unhappy Hammers even down our way. Just saw this on our local Facebook page.

Not mine by the way...

8 minutes ago, elhombrecito said:

Does anybody know who they would have got in the next round? 

I know they play 'pool on Saturday, Blackpool........

Who almost got a winner just then to earn a second visit to Bristol on the Friday 

1 hour ago, eardun said:

We’re going to be busy at the end of May! FA Cup final on Sat 25 May and the Play Off Final on Sun 26 May!

We could be the first team to play our under 21s in an FA cup final so the first team can concentrate on getting to the P L the next day.

With a potential points deduction and relegation to worry about I can’t see Forest being too excited about a cup tie at Ashton Gate. In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if Blackpool win tonight but given a choice I’d take Forest.