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Harsh but true RR. As I pointed out his strengths. These are his weaknesses. You can see it with your eyes...and then it's underlined when listening to the commentary on the stream, when they also pick up on the same weakness. He shines when played up front. His final ball when contributing from a deeper position is less so.

Imo Weimann is the one man who often is played as a square peg in a round hole. He's at his best as an out and out striker playing central. He maybe not the best at the club in that position, but that's HIS best position. He has experience, he's respected, he gives 100%, he runs all day, he gives his all...so he gets put in the team in various positions. He runs his socks off. Yet for me...often a lot of the issues into the final third involve him. For all the good he does in other parts of the game, gets undone in the final third. Rushed, uncontrolled, not composed, over hit, under hit, trying to play glory balls often when unbalanced... You name it, he does it. So for all the good...the one bit we are missing, is final third composure. Which he often doesn't give. We'd be better off with a more measured player, playing behind the front three.

It's probably down to there being more defenders than strikers in the box and a GK. It's easy to defend against these days as teams are so well drilled.

So who are the two players he thought were day dreaming for their goal? https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/expect-more-nigel-pearson-verdict-after-bristol-city-loss-to-sheff-utd-4109473

Who knows.

I watched the game and certain things stood out for me with Scott...body language. It spoke volumes tonight, it was like he was a changed person. Almost an attitude. I dismissed it and thought maybe I'd read it wrong. Now after NPs comments perhaps my eyes didn't receive me. It was weird.because it was so noticeable in my eyes. As for Conway...no attitude, but just looked off the pace. I don't mean disrespect to Scott...as he's been humble and brilliant for us. But there was definitely a different attitude tonight.

I've posted about this before...crossing perse, creates the least amount of goals in football. It's the least affective way of trying to score a goal. From stats... The average cross from open play creates a goal just 1.3 per cent of the time, so once in roughly 76 crosses.

So frustrating watching us dominate game and lose. Imo...it's a mental thing and part coached. We play composed measured football into the final third...then become headless chickens. Rushed, poor touch, poor decisions, poor delivery. Literally no composure. I watch, and it's obvious to me that we are trying to play fast one touch passes and crosses into the final third to try and catch out the opposition. In trying to do so , it's rushed and unmeasured. No composure. Trying to push the percentages. Sheff Utd rode their luck, but when they got the chance it was composed and accurate and played with precision. It's what we are lacking of late imo.

...I'd love this to happen.

Animal Rising renamed itself recently from Animal Rebellion. As they wanted to move away from the Extinction rebellion movement. There are approximately 20 to 30 people that work full time organising protests. They are funded mainly by an unnamed donator based in the States. They also receive donations from others in the public and the likes of people like Dale Vince. Organisations that can profit from change. When you look at the background of the organisers, they've had their fingers in many pies. Vegan, Vegetarian, Animal rights, Stop oil, Fracking, minority justice, strikes etc etc etc...basically anti establishment...you get the picture. Mainly white middle to upper class educated people. Looking to change the world as it is. Here's one founder. Links and people associated. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dan-kidby-a81317216 Here's a link to their website. https://www.animalrising.org/ It's interesting that they state in there info about how they achieve change...that it's done with ' actions from the heart'. Which is all well and good in principle, but you have to use your head to get things done properly and to be taken seriously. Their aim is change...by getting media attention and the public talking about it. Sadly the attention and talk strays from the main subject that wish to discuss. Because of the way they go about things. They end up looking like dumb uneducated anarchists, intent on destruction and negatively affecting the general publics lives. They do harm than good to their cause and ethos. I'd have a lot more sympathy to their causes if they went about things differently. And I'm sure many others would too. I agree with many of their desires for change. Not how they go about it.

Weston looking more League 1 than the Gas ?? decent crowd and atmosphere.

A stereotype only becomes one, when it's become a common theme. I agree...there are many that go to the Cheltenham festival or Grand National that don't have a clue about horse racing. They go because it's become trendy. However...they aren't the ones protesting or trying to stop horse racing. If you are going to try to stop something...at least know your subject and offer a solution. This is the point I've tried to make. These protest groups come across as pretty dumb imo. When interviewed they often don't have solutions or know the subject well. They want the public to know about their causes...yet go about protesting in a way that angers the general public. They disrupt, spoil, destroy often making the general publics life a misery, and often with financial consequences. It leaves a bad impression in the public's memory. For all the good intentions, they are misplaced and do more harm than good to their causes.

This is exactly the type of example I spoke about earlier...where protestors have no idea about the industry and can't offer a solution when asked a straightforward question. It happens all the time.

RR...if it's 0.2% and you want measures to be taken to be as ' near zero as possible'...then there is only another 0.1% to go. So things are heading in the right direction, wouldn't you agree.

Here is the list. It's grim reading in black and white. https://www.horsedeathwatch.com/index.php

:laugh:...I've got him on ignore, so missed that quip. A bit like the bloke in the pub everyone ignores, and trys to avoid, but they don't get the hint. ???

I totally agree, there are some terrible conditions on the planet, where animals have no life and housed and slaughtered in humanly for our consumption. However, there are many people throughout the world that care for their animals, give them freedom to roam, feed them well, and slaughter in a human and painless way as possible. Either in sustainable small holdings or on very large open farms. It's not all evil. I look at the bigger picture. As I said on an earlier post, we are all animals on this planet. Take away what us humans have put in place, in the way we live, take it back to basics. The animal kingdom consists of Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores. Each goes about its way of consuming food. The Latter two kill other animals to eat the meat. Often in a barbaric way and eaten alive. It's the way of the animal kingdom that we are part of. We consider ourselves the higher educated and knowledgeable species...something that we've labelled ourselves. But are we? We are just judging the animal kingdom on our views. In the natural world we are one of the most incapable species at surviving in the wild. We've used our brains in a different way to keep ourselves warm and a food supply etc. I wonder what an Octopus, Dolphin or Whale would say about us! Yes it's an alternate way of looking at life...but in the simplistic way of us all living together on the planet as one, that's what it boils down to.

Yes...I agree, it is a strange when you think about it. Imo, in this country we are one of the most caring nations in the world, when it comes to animals. We love animals, care for them and dislike them being mistreated or hurt on purpose. Yet...the majority eat meat. And even those that try vegetarianism, 80 odd% give up and return to eating meat. I find it odd that vegetarians eat meat substitutes, that are formed into the shape of meat cuts, and made to taste similar to meat. And as I've pointed out...there are many animals being used in the production and transportation of plant food that vegetarians eat, that are tortured, abused, die, not cared for, beaten, whipped daily to provide for the consumption of mankind. Do Vegetarians stop eating those products supplied in such a way? It's easy to turn a blind eye when we live in a country that supplies us everything. It's a lot different for many parts of the world who aren't so fortunate or unfortunate, depending how you view life. I guess many humans have a switch that they can use. Farmers often look after their animals, care for them, develop relationships with them...yet slaughter them. It's a complicated business.

Max O'Leary? ??

I've just tagged Scott Davidson into the tweet, so he'll now be aware of it. ?

I haven't a clue who owns it. It was on twitter. I'll have another look though.

In 1908 the average wage in the UK was £70 a year. So in today's terms... I'd say closer to £15 K

I agree to an extent...but so many don't even have an answer. There are a huge amount of people who follow the protests, and protest for the sake of it.

Your point resonates in this thread. I got accused of ' going off on a tangent'...however the points I made are valid in the bigger picture of animal welfare. Yet are ignored because they don't fit the narrative. Approx 8500 races last year across UK and Ireland. Of which the average amount of horses in a race on flat or jumps was 8. Less than 1% of horses die in racing each year. The horses get 5 star treatment and welfare throughout their racing lives. And are found good homes afterwards to retire. People are up in arms, protesting about deaths in racing. And their belief that the horses are mistreated. Yet look at the number of deaths, injury and treatment to horses and animals away from horse racing. As I posted in a link...67000 deaths a year in UK to pet dogs. Is anyone protesting about that? Across the world animals are used in transportation and production in manufacture, food, farming, military, tourist attractions. The welfare, injury and death rate to those animals are far removed from the horse racing fraternity. It's a misguided concern in the bigger picture. Some good info on here https://petkeen.com/how-many-horses-are-there-uk-statistics/

When they are interviewed at the protest...the protesters are often clueless and have no answers or resolution when questioned why they are there.