Daniro

Well ... I guess we are so used to him now that he's kind of one of the family - and I agree he is a far better interviewer of the top brass than any of the half wits who interview Nige every week - but I can't stand the way he reads out tweets in that slow, deliberate scouser voice .... as if they were actually worth hearing. "Come.. on .. you ... reds ...says ... Cider'ed Sid" "F*** the Gas, says Gas'ed Gazzer." but we will miss him.

"For all those berating horse racing...refuse to eat your food produced in such ways. Otherwise you don't have an argument. " Thanks for your response. I guess I was expecting you had some specific examples of food products to avoid for those of us with newly discovered scruples about horse racing deaths, given your exhortation that we "don't have an argument" unless we do. I'm sure we've all witnessed or at least heard about abuse of animals all over the world, including in the UK and Ireland (they've found horse meat in the great British burger not so long ago) but I'm not yet convinced by the conflation of the purported cruelty of horse racing (in particular jumping a la Grand National) with food production in less developed countries .

Interesting point of view. Genuine question: which food products from third world countries are you recommending anti-horse-racers should avoid? Like you, I try to avoid stuff with crazy food miles, like blueberries from Peru and green beans from Kenya etc. for environmental reasons and because they are often totally tasteless, but hadn't particularly factored animal welfare into my thinking.

I've only today changed my mind about horse racing, not based on the "isolated incident" that happened a few years back (even though that seems symptomatic of the heartlessness of the sport that is hidden from the public). Seeing the video of Hill Sixteen lying dead having jumped one fence has convinced me it's not acceptable. Further research has consolidated my thinking. Three horses died at Aintree. I now realise these tragedies are hidden from the public because of the gambling money involved. The way ITV just deleted the first jump from their detailed replay of the race demonstrates the problem. I have been to the races a few times in the past and admit it was fun at the time, but people need to know the truth about what really goes on. You don't have to Google long to see for yourself.

Perhaps a visit to Gordon Elliott's stables would be educational?

Actually it was Hill Sixteen that died. Thought it was shameful of ITV to gloss over the first fence when they did the replay as if nothing had happened.

hmm. I always have a wee bet on the National and the Gold Cup - have done for years. But I've become increasingly uneasy about the tales of animal cruelty in racing, was horrified by that trainer smoking a cigar sitting on a dead horse a few years ago. Today I put a tenner on Cloudy Glen which fell at the first and I've just seen a video of it on twitter and it looks like the poor thing died. So I think that's a sign for me to boycott horse racing from now on. Betting is a terrible curse for so many people too and it's a shame how much advertising for gambling there is in football too.

He's been very quiet again. I forgot he was still on the pitch

How many minutes has Antoine actually played for Bmouth so far?

I agree. Nige always looked pretty sharp in the last kit. Looks like something out of Primark now

Weiman's been having a right go at the ref. Even after the half time whistle.

Nige looks terrible in that kit! Really cheap and nasty.

don't rub it in - i can't find any way of watching it!

i was just about to sy that's the sort of thing the Robins TC commentator says before the other team scores!

any tips for getting this to work? I keep getting "stream is off-line" ta

it's not an English word in my book - blooming Americans ruin everything

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/23431585.ipswich-town-latest-accounts-show-huge-investment-owners/ Hurtling towards adversity and spending a blooming fortune on the way!

Well I admire those of you who are more forgiving, but I really resent the rugger boogers mashing up our pitch the evening before we have a game. I know it's Lansdown's property but some of us have been watching football on that hallowed stretch of land for many many decades and it's painful to see footballers struggling on a surface cut to shreds by knuckle headed egg chasers.

You'd think the lesson "Don't give their big striker a free header from free kicks" would have been learned a long time ago

Weimann seemed to have none of his energy or spark - seemed tired out - and Wells just was never in the right place at the right time,

Reading are a terrible team - schoolboy mistakes throughout - almost comical at times and yet we fail to beat them. Really disappointing performance.

Another terrible press conference. You have to feel sorry for Nige having to face 30 minutes of pathetic questioning from what are presumably professional journalists. I mean, surely they could prepare in advance and come up with some serious questions. NP will engage with good questions if ever asked and his insights when he does are revealing, but here at times he just looks in disbelief. Some of them aren't even questions, just journalists stating the blooming obvious.

I posted his pre match interview on this thread earlier and I must admit I kind of warmed to him watching it. He does seem like a lovely old fella with a good sense of fun. I wonder if he still thinks the same about Brexit - one of the very few if he does!

Atkinson against Wigan 15 Feb

worrying that we can't seem to score - and that the last time we scored in open play was Atkinson against Wigan on four matches ago