Red-Robbo

No misinformation in my post. I suggest you read this and follow the links: https://theconversation.com/no-vaccinated-people-are-not-just-as-infectious-as-unvaccinated-people-if-they-get-covid-171302 There is a reason they've imposed these passes They aren't just for fun and no one is making money out of them. (They've already done that! Whether the system is used or not is irrelevant to the developers). The scientific consensus is that restricting unvaccinated and/or untested people from large events will slow the spread. I'm happy to accept expert opinion, rather than that of non-experts.

Unvaccinated people are likely to shed higher quantities of virons. I'm happy not to be sharing breathing space with them at AG. There are lots of older supporters and ones with underlying health conditions. They will be relieved to know that the crowd they encounter are not unvaccinated, or have at least proved in other ways that they are less likely to be carrying the virus into AG. Going to AG is a risk for many of us. We're happy that such a risk is reduced, even if it is only fractionally. This legislation doesn't force you to get vaccinated. You can get a pass if you've had a negative PCR test before the game, or if you've tested positive any time in the last 6 months and done the required 10 days isolation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55718553

All my relatives have broad Bristol accents. I had one once, but we moved to Somerset when I was 7 and since then I've lived all over the place and now I'd say I have a slight generic West Country accent. I know broad Bristolian very well though. I have a second cousin who was once a very well-known councillor in Bedminster who is incomprehensible to anyone born 5 miles away from the Avon! I have to translate when he talks to my missus. I have to point out though, that Adge Cutler and most of the original Wurzels had north Somerset accents, which are very different. When Adge sings Virtue Et Industrial that's a Somerset man's impression of a Bristol accent.

I always think the L thing is a bit of a myth. If anything, it's more like adding a W to the end of open vowel words. An exception is "idea" that is unfailingly pronounced as "ideal".

Never envy anything from Croydon, MCR. It's like a cross between a Russian gulag and the 7th circle of Hell.

I wish the orange-faced **** would get over his obsession with us and come to terms that he was the not very successful chairman of a boring club from the armpit of Surrey who at their peak are destined only to be the 5th ranked side from Greater London. As a businessman he managed to lose the vast majority of his money and now ekes a living summing up everything that is wrong with Talksport.

Hey, I've used London night buses frequently. All human life is there - and occasionally some creatures who aren't necessarily Homo Sapiens!! I'm sort of rediscovering buses in my dotage. Most journeys are just standard. I chat to my mate. You occasionally are forced to overhear loud Spanish or Polish conversations from the seat in front, but, hey, at least we don't have to take in the details of whatever Juanita or Mila is talking to her mates about! My funniest journey back from AG was when a small gang of 15-year-old chavs started giving me and my mate the evils when the bus was halted outside Temple Cloud Chinese take away. One rotund hero with impressive moobs was mouthing the "you and me" challenge to me. I'm 57! (But I reckon he'd still have shat it had I left the bus!!)

Don't Rob Atkinson's occasional forays from the back line up into their final third remind you a bit of Ayling? I love it when a player can make that amount of ground for us.

He was our worst player yesterday, but what options did we have? Simpson is slower than those two stewards trying to catch the pitch invader! It wasn't Zak's finest 90 minutes yesterday, but he did make the odd important interception. I don't think he's "not good enough", I just think he's perhaps not first choice in a fully fit team. As a guy whose flitted between midfield and defence, perhaps one could say he's a jack of all trades and not particularly a master of any. But he can be a handy squad player.

Was OK, but if he concentrates on his finishing as much as he does on his acting, he'd be a terrifying prospect. Should have been booked for his second hopeless dive in the box IMO.

Ditto. The thing with WRDCFC is every game they approach is a must win for them. There is such a miniscule chance they could escape relegation that at this stage they are a like one of those clubs in the drop zone who suddenly become ferocious in late March. Also the players want to put themselves in the shop window so they can perchance stay in the Championship when the drop - inevitably- comes.

Semenyo and Martin attack. Goalfest likely... ?

A massive loss to us. We are twice the side when he is in, mainly because the defence actually gets some protection from on-running players, and our forwards and attacking midfielders get some service. As others have said, whether he is fit or not in January, we need to find a Williams-alike to step in if and when he gets injured again. Unfortunately, he's had so many lengthy injuries, his entire future in the game is uncertain.

To adopt a Groucho quote, he wouldn't want to be at any club that would accept him as a manager.

Yep. To be honest, it seems a pretty level-headed response outlined in the report. Lady Casey notes there may be a danger future games will be over-policed. Something all fans know can create more problems than it tries to solve. Calling for extra care to be taken in the planning for such high-profile and highly anticipated games is common sense. Sometimes you need someone external to point out the common-sense approach.

Baroness Casey makes clear it was only a minority of England fans involved in violence and illegality, and that conclusion is echoed in every story I've read about her report. Nonetheless, we can't play down the scale of the problem that evening. My sister-in-law and her bloke go to virtually every England game and they said they'd never seen anything like it. It was a throwback to the bad old days of the 70s and 80s, but with added cocaine.

People always say this about young players, but I don't think they are any more likely to be "ruined" than experienced pros by playing in an underachieving and failing team. We've seen in recent games, younger players excelling while more experienced team-mates look short of confidence and demoralised. Young players realise they should have a decent career ahead of them. Older players will worry more about the direction of their career, have more responsibilities and many feel they've been there, done it, and already proved themselves. They can be the curious combination of fearful and complacent. Anyway, I hope Louis takes the opportunity to prove himself at Woking and returns to City before too long.

I don't think anyone's talking about making him an automatic starter: he isn't challenging Martin, Weimann, Wells or Semenyo for the first XI. I just wonder if he couldn't give us a sub option when we want a young player, who can go up front, play without fear and have something to prove. We already sit U23 players on the bench, and if LB scores more than them in those games, it's just possible he should be the young player there. It's not like we're knocking in a lot of goals this season. Which is why I wonder if sending the lad on loan is the right thing to do.

No bus goes past my house - and in fact, no service to Bristol goes through my village at all. Nonetheless, I've decided to use the bus to get to Saturday games. The time to get to Bristol is about the same as driving, and I don't have the arse-ache of finding a parking space. Plus I have the righteous glow of being eco-friendly- my Greta Thunberg seal of approval. Seriously, it's mainly the parking that persuaded me to use this mode, but it does have some upsides. I am able to get more pints in now, but the extra walking (I disembark at Temple Meads) means I exercise off most of those beer calories. I'd encourage everyone who can to take the option of public transport and walking, but I do realise that for many fans, for reasons of age, infirmity and disability, this just isn't practical. The Council should give serious thought to these people. It's discriminatory to deny access and parking to all but the worst-case Blue Badge holders. I'm happy with a 45 minute stroll to the Gate in all weathers. If I was 20 years older, it wouldn't be an option.

I remember about a decade plus ago seeing a bride, groom and full wedding party (all togged up appropriately) watching a game in the old East End. Why not go down the Gate after the service, with new Mrs 082005? Combine two terrifying ordeals on one day!

Well the highlighted line is the point. Has Conway got anywhere near Britton's goal rate? Played 10 times the number of first-team minutes that LB has, but scored the same number of first-team goals. We're a goal-shy club at the moment. I'd rather have a youngster on our bench who doesn't do (or maybe say) the right things in training, but scores goals in games, then someone who trains brilliantly, but doesn't.

Skate-shagger

Corrected that for you

Another factor to consider is the ageing dynamic of football crowds. I'd say the average age of the block I sit in is about 55, and only the presence of a few dads with children drags the average under retirement age. Same at loads of clubs: https://www.football365.com/news/wanted-the-next-generation-of-football-fans More oldies at football = more medical emergencies

There are a surprising number of people in Liverpool who still go to watch both Everton and Liverpool (used to be the case here with people watching City and Rovers, the practice mostly died out in the 70s). Also, Liverpool fans real hatred still seems to be focussed on Man U rather than Everton. In my experience, the real hatred rivalries are Sheffield United v Wednesday (was in the city centre once on a derby day. It was like a bleedin' war zone!) and Southampton v Portsmouth. I lived in Southampton at one time so I can say the Sotonian hatred of Portsmouth goes beyond football, to a general hatred of everything to do with the city and its inhabitants.