Sleepy1968

So <0.5 of a BCW attendance.

I've just got in. Tuned in to watch the archive on YouTube and gave up for the same reason just as fan 3 was trying to ask a question. If I want cringe I'll watch The Office. Much easier to review the running commentary in this thread.

A question for @Rudolf Hucker ?

I usually resort to counting the number of seagulls congregating on the Lansdown Stand roof at some point during a game.

xG relates to the shot as it is taken per this https://statsbomb.com/soccer-metrics/expected-goals-xg-explained/ I do wonder if some of the models take additional information into account. For example, if the goalie is half way up the pitch, I'd think the xG might be higher, but maybe is it generally 'of all shots taken from here, this proportion result in a goal scored.'

Pied wagtail. There are usually 3-4 that can be seen around Marina Dolman's way in the winter. Made a change from counting the seagulls.

I watched those earlier then subbed to The EFL channel. It has all Champ clubs extended highlights so it might be a more useful way to catch up games of interest, especially if you prefer your tvs YouTube app.

Apparently that's a goer if we can collect a ton of rocking horse sh** by the New Year.

I think I might have to rate that one above TGH's. Perfect execution.

I feel dirty saying this, but I would absolutely love it if Man Utd won this.

No reason Bristol couldn't support a successful women's team, and I'm sure there would have been takers if SL tried selling it off in the summer. Letting it go pot like this, and chance finishing one off the bottom is not a way to run a club.

Maybe I got out of the wrong side of bed today, but I don't think I disagreed with anything Ian said. I don't know which one of us should be more worried.

There was an audible laugh at least at one game in the 80s. That was in the days when a few of the gatemen got nicked for being bent. They must have had very large pockets given some of those obvious discrepancies.

I think it was mentioned in another thread. I believe it was toward the end of last season when Andi Weinmen scored at the South Stand end.

FYI The Football League paper gave the match 5 stars (they gave the last match at QPR 1 star), and TGH the 'Star man'. I don't know what his rating was because his name seems too long for the way they display this graphic to show it. It might have been an 8 given that we had quite a few 7's.

He's the kitman for gawdsakes. What on earth is he doing wrong? What makes him unprofessional?

You probably won't get any appreciation of this from the TV highlights, but I'm still in shock that the Boro chance near the end that hit the post didn't go in. I had a great angle on it from the Dolman, and that effort was going in all the way, but didn't. Talk about fine margins.

I heard 24/24 too.

Out of possession it was noticeable that Mehmeti was chasing shadows. It made it much easier for boro to attack down their right. He did look better than belly going forward, but by that time the game was open and ragged. I'd sooner start Bell, but I'm not really convinced by either of them at the moment.

It will be interesting to see how the team shape changes. And I don't expect long balls to be fired up/over to TC's head today.

Good points. Also I think he's lost 2 years of development hasn't he? (I hope Ive got that wrong.) That's massive. I think we're all absolutely gutted for the lad, and I can't imagine how he's managing to cope. Hopefully the City have a good sports psychologist on hand to support him back.

That doesn't sound like much of an exaggeration ...

Lucky barstewards. Hopefully England will liven up a bit now.

Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.

In a world where The Gas are prowed of their new, ahem, 'stand', I can almost believe this. But surely even the most incompetent owner would realise that after being turned down for a prom date three times, something is wrong with their offer? Surely ... ... they might literally have to dig someone up at this rate ...