East End Old Boy

9 minutes ago, Dr Balls said:

You know the best way to make the Portishead line happen and a decision made earlier? For Liam Fox to resign. That would focus top Tory minds very quickly and before you can say “by-election defeat”, it would be given the green light. Then Fox could lap up the local plaudits and improve his chance of getting re-elected. He’s been an MP for 30 years, so he’s well past the point of getting a full MP’s pension (20 years as an MP if you would like to know) anyway, so losing and retiring gracefully wouldn’t be that bad an option either.

But he doesn’t like his constituents that much, so he won’t!

Liam Fox is actually working with a Bristol South Labour MP to try and get this moving. The recent adjournment debate was a win which has helped the current move forward!

22 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

A very Josh Brownhill goal in there too.

Reminded me of his goal against Cardiff, perhaps an omen!

After seeing the retaliation, I thought Freeman was playing…..

https://www.skysports.com/football/burnley-vs-blackpool/video/467874

1 hour ago, Sleepy1968 said:

If we were all in the enclosure, who was in the East End?

Must have been me, on my own!

2 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Sophie Dyer is emailing a link from Sky Sports twitter to the FA!

Who’s Sophie Dyer?

44 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

 

Regrettably, I fear it is more likely to be our old friend, Tom Lockyer.

Oh bollocks, forgot about that c***!

9 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

No that's where the car park is, the roundabout in that plan will be outside the Harbourside Doctors surgery Sorry I see others have answered.

The only issue I can see is that it will increase the amount of traffic around the estate with people living in Phoenix way at the station end having to drive down to Newfoundland Rd and come out by the Majestics building.

Yep, agree roundabout moves, see exchanges above.

Although, why the need for people living on Phoenix Way to detour, as it’s still two way traffic and a three entry/exit roundabout?

1 hour ago, 22A said:

Back in the 70's Managers deplored their brawling fans. Now the boot's on the other foot.

 

Pretty certain I was at that game. Was staying in London with relatives and went to the game with their neighbour’s son. Stood in the shed end when Spurs fans came at the other end - both sets of fans charging on to the pitch before police could react! Chelsea won 1-0! Interesting for a 14 year old!

1 hour ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Looks like it’s moved left (as you drive in) up to the health centre so quite a big change

Yep, I get it now, so the location of the car park will cover part of the existing roundabout.

On 31/07/2022 at 21:49, TonyTonyTony said:

So the current Roundabout into the VQ disappears and moved down to the health centre. That’s major reconstruction. As you say this area is a mess with cars parking on the road outside the health centre. They have to get the design right or it will be a nightmare

Phoenix way school run time is a basket case and this will make it worse I reckon

You say the roundabout disappears, but the Quays Avenue/Phoenix Way roundabout looks the same to me, unless I’m missing something!

1 hour ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Pleased to report i didn't hear a sexist chant from the City fans at Wigan. Long may it continue. 

The last time I can recall any sexist chanting at Ashton Gate was against Brighton, when the away fans were singing “one nil to the Nancy Boys”

Along similar lines, no doubt some chanting on Sunday will be referred to as racist?

3 hours ago, daored said:

@headhunterwhat is the official club podcast that you mentioned today? I’m only aware of 3Peaps, OSIB and yourselves - wasn’t aware of a fourth one 

Sad old men syndrome which don’t like competition who, perhaps, talk more sense?

6 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said:

But surely by using "pick" all the shovels and hoes out there will be offended. 

Perhaps a “pr!ck” of the match may be used later in the season?

17 hours ago, Super said:

For the next 3 seasons. Good news.

Is this for live games, or just a highlights package?

16 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

The one where the bloke lets you in for a tenner no questions asked.

Is that the bloke gives you a tenner? To be honest I’d want a lot more than that to go there!

2 hours ago, myol'man said:

I saw the home semi-final v Spurs as an 11 year old, both games v Forest and Man City.

Who could forget Mardon's goal at Forest, or being 1-0 up at half-time at the Ethiad, all wonderful memories. For a club that gets one succesful season on average every 10 years give me the League cup any day.

Guess I’m just a couple of years older than you and those League Cup Semi-finals are definitely some of the main highlights of 56 years watching City. Not giving up on a fourth, hopefully with a Wembley final!

1 hour ago, handsofclay said:

I was in the Leppings Lane End but very top row. I remember we came alive in the second half and probably deserved a draw but lost one nil. Danny Wilson was manager of Sheff Wednesday about a year before he took over at Ashton Gate. Wednesday were in the Premier League relegation zone and City in League One

I was in the same stand, pretty certain quite low down though. Don’t think it was a very big crowd, bit of snow around that day?

3 hours ago, handsofclay said:

I've been near the top of the Upper Lansdown and know what you mean, but have to say it's not as steep as some grounds. At Hillsborough back in 1999, I think, in the cup under Pulis, I was in the very back row and kept holding onto the back of the stand. I don't think it was until about 25 minutes of the match left that I let go of the thing and stopped feeling dizzy. It was so steep I kept feeling like I could easily fall to the tier below. I'm not one for those steep stands at all. 

I was at the game, but must have been lower down as don’t have the same recollection as you, unless you were in a different part of the ground?

I had a nice chat with a Lovely Welsh WPC and she showed me a picture of something hot and throbbing between her legs. She had just bought a new motorbike!

14 hours ago, Wiltshire robin said:

Like I said when our loud fans were in the atyeo they only had the corner of it not the whole stand . If the club gave the whole atyeo as an unreserved stand like what pretty much every other club has we would be able to make an atmosphere.

“an unreserved stand like what pretty much every other club” Please name clubs that have all seater stadiums and do this? 

2 hours ago, Galley is our king said:

Pyrotechnics in a crowd is just bonkers and wrong and I'm surprised that anyone thinks differently. They are dangerous to those who set them off and those close to them.

Back in the 1970’s, at around November time, there used to be an issue with bangers being thrown around the East End, not a pleasant experience!

51 minutes ago, Leveller said:

But a lot of stuff is still wildly overpackaged - you can still find four small croissants in a plastic tray tucked inside a plastic wrapper. Getting rid of a lot of that would be more profitable. I wonder how often the packaging costs more than the goods inside. They just need to dial down a bit on the over protection of the product. And the packaging that is purely for marketing purposes.

Totally agree with your first comment, although the usual answer is probably shelf live/hygiene/protection etc. With regard to getting “rid of a lot would be more profitable”, the answer is who for, retailer or packaging industry?

1 hour ago, Clutton Caveman said:

I work in the packaging industry when massive thought goes into creating functional packaging that can be easily recycled. such as getting rid of shrink wrap for coke cans and the plastic rings for 6 beer packs. Bearing in mind the heat of the last few days should we not at least think about recycling

I worked in the packaging industry for over 40 years and have seen many changes during this time. I am very sceptical about the “green” motives of companies, as profit still comes before environment, I know as I’ve championed it! 

1 hour ago, JoeAman08 said:

Bentley, Kalas, Dasilva, Massengo, Klose, Martin and Wells all food players who can play a big part in a season are all OOC.

Thought Tomlin was the only ”food” player we’ve had in recent years? 

1 hour ago, Jeez said:

They just need to stop and think! 12,000 pcs of unnecessary foam that will take 1,000 years to break down in landfill or get burnt into the atmos.

it really annoys me that companies still do thoughtless crap like this. 

With regards to the businesses you mention all are in serious decline as consumer behaviour has already changed and they haven’t.

Don’t forget the Bristol Bears send outs!