City Rocker

Well quite

Yep true enough, we are talking about the man who wrote 'For Tomorrow' and 'This Is A Low', for example, and at least a dozen more world-class songs. Damon has set his bar so ludicrously sky-high that we have to cut him some slack when he comes up with material that is only "really good".

Pretty sure they, or at least their project managers, know what they're doing. Imagine the outrage with the NIMBYS and the 'anti-Rovers' councillors when the stand can't be opened in August. How dare they?! Mayor Marvin the blue will see it through the 'due process' for them, no doubt, whether or not it is in the interests of his citizens.

Similarly, I remember a game during those difficult early weeks in Gary Johnson's tenure when City were struggling in the League 1 relegation zone. With nothing of any note going on in the game (I guess we were losing), a few in the Atyeo started singing 'City 'till I die', and kept it going until more and more started joining in around the ground. As I remember it, the team responded almost straight away, playing with a previously unfound intensity. I think we ended up winning the game (others might remember more detail), but it was the start of an amazing turnaround and paved the way for a pulsating atmosphere at the Gate and a couple of the most memorable seasons in the club's history.

That is absolutely brilliant, thanks for sharing!

As previously mentioned, I suspect they intend simply to plough ahead and build (*assemble*) the stand, before even submitting a planning application. By the time the new structure (almost twice the height of the existing tent) has taken shape, the local residents will finally have woken up to the impact of the new build. By that time though, it will be too late for them. Any resistance to the progress of the application will draw the wrath of Wael, Barton and the Few, and one suspects sag Mayor Marvin Rees will see it through for them without too much bother. Basically, they'll bully their way through, bypassing the due process.

David Kelly. Some of us are still undergoing counselling...?

Aden Flint is having a party Bring your vodka and your Charlie Frankie Fielding's in the building Get your Thatchers and your Natch in

Don't Queens Park play at Hampden? Easy mistake to make, mind.

Our best season for big away followings must have been that first season back up in the Championship with Gary Johnson - 2007/08 - the play off season. Pretty sure we averaged about 1,800 that season, didn't we?

Quite simply, one of the best records ever made. It changed the world forever.

Indeed, but as @bert tann pointed out, the (admittedly rudimentary and amateurish) illustration they published appeared to show a structure almost twice the height of the existing tents. That's got to have a pretty big impact on the neighbourhood, so if due process is followed, it can't happen overnight. If, on the other hand, they bully their way through the 'red tape', blaming NIMBYs and backward-looking councillors for any obstruction, I imagine gashead Marv will be able to expedite the necessary consents with near-miraculous speed.

I've been revisiting the first records I bought, as an 8 year-old, and the first band I ever loved - The Sweet. What a criminally underrated hard rock band they were! Incredible four-part harmonies and insanely good players, not least the drummer Mick Tucker, who for me is up there with Bonham and Moon. The Six Teens, showcases their all-round brilliance and should go down as a classic.

Baby, it's been a long time coming... Mission Accomplished.

Quite poetic. Biblical, even

The T Rex original of Cosmic Dancer I've had for years, but that Nick Cave cover is fantastically haunting, thanks for sharing. Seeing The Jam at the Locarno when I was 15 remains one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. So much respect to Weller for never reforming the band though.

Much as I genuinely enjoy discovering new music, let's be honest, the old songs beat the shit out of the new ones, don't they? Which forgotten classics from yesteryear have you rediscovered, perhaps on a late night trawl through YouTube? Here are two incredible tracks from my youth that I've had on my playlist recently. No More Ghettos In America by Stanley Winston. Absolute goosebumps every time I hear this. I honestly think it might be the best thing I've ever heard. "That was so good I thought my jaw was going to lock." So said John Peel the first time he played me this sublime tune. Little is known about Mr Winston, apart from that he had a voice that could make grown men cry. Oh Lori by Alessi Brothers. In the most exciting summer in the history of music, just as the 12 year old me was discovering the seismic Sex Pistols, the Stranglers and the Jam, who would collectively change the world forever, this fantastic song by twins Bobby and Billy Alessi was also on Top of the Pops. I absolutely loved this at time, but it was deeply uncool and I never declared my love to another human being. Until now. I could listen to this endlessly now that stupid music snobbery is no longer a thing in my life.

I can float a ball into the box, and I'm really shit. Why can't highly paid former Premier League players do it?

Vyner's having another terrific game. Plus, in my book, any player who wears black boots in the modern age deserves every respect.

Absolutely no evidence, as far as I can see, to suggest that the w nky Bristol Rovers have ever actually been to Rome to see the Pope. I'm pretty sure Dover Athletic is the furthest south-east they've been.

Fantastic game to watch, end-to-end stuff, and we were unlucky not to take all three points against one of the better sides in the league, packed with Premier League loanees. Looks like we watched different games, my friend. I've seen some shite over the past 46 years, but today was one of the good days.

That 1200 where we sold out our full allocation, you mean?

Just another narcissist with a nice watch ?