Silvio Dante

On 17/10/2019 at 08:47, One Team In Keynsham said:

That was Silvio putting us to shame.

Trust me, I paid for it yesterday

1 hour ago, mozo said:

And close to 1,500 miles for the year if my stalking is correct. Impressive.

And I’m paying for those constantly

The great thing about the recent running explosion is that there are so many good runs locally which means if you want to do a 10k there’s no need to wait.

On that distance, I’d really recommend the Westonbirt Run for the trees - fast, flat and scenic. Takes place in April I think. Also good is Two Tunnels 10k round Twerton - really bizarre running in blazing heat then a cool down through the tunnels for a couple of k.

Not done a Marathon yet - keep applying to London but never successful. Done 1:38 for a half and 43mins for a 10k - not getting faster than that at early 40’s! Best invention ever is Strava - the tracking, segment achievements and badges get you out day after day - should hit just short of 3000k this year and it’s mainly due to challenging myself through that.

And Brooks. More than worth it. Wore Adidas for years and the difference is insane as to how good Ghosts are.

31 minutes ago, wayne allisons tongues said:

I think that’s the first instalment of 3.

Next one due Jan 2020 

Ah, thanks - BBC report originally just said £5.3m and didn’t indicate it was an instalment. Makes more sense now and indicates FIFA viewed Sala as Cardiff’s player

See the FIFA ruling is now in and Cardiff have been ordered to pay £5.3m to Nantes for Sala. Seems a bit of a fudge - if he was their player, then surely full fee payable. If not, surely nothing. Be interested to see the logic in 1/3 of agreed fee being the decision 

Is it too early to say I think this is now a good first innings score when you consider the pitch, pressure and other scores at Taunton recently? Doesn’t make us clear favourites but very much in the hunt....

10 hours ago, RedLionLad said:

Would anyone really want to get married here?

Possibly. I can see the target market 

This might just be over...

1 minute ago, TomF said:

The finch ****** is slaying us 

Literally, two of the sixes clearing catchers by inches. Git.

Finished on 157-9

Disappointing after the start but there is literally no pace in this pitch. This may *just* be competitive

18 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

But on the plus side, Dernbach has two overs left

He’s our man. Back on and started nb/nb/wd

3 minutes ago, TomF said:

**** me is it turning square? 

Nope. Just seems a very slow pitch and we’re misjudging it. Need Waller and RVDM to bowl well

5 minutes ago, TomF said:

Tahir causing mayhem 

And Batty unfortunately - now 111-5, two good Foakes stumpings

Just now, Silvio Dante said:

And Batty unfortunately - now 111-5, two good Foakes stumpings

But on the plus side, Dernbach has two overs left

4 minutes ago, TomF said:

Remember to wash thoroughly once you leave 

Going a bit wrong now, 90-3. 

Banton caught on boundary off Tahir for 47. 80-1 off 8.1

3 minutes ago, TomF said:

I see money bags Surrey can’t even manage a live stream on YouTube. Useless ***** 

Luckily enough I’m at the Oval. Banton hitting it all over, switch hit to Tahir first over. 70-0 in the 7th

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2019/aug/27/david-squires-on-bolton-bury-and-the-threat-to-our-football-clubs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Squires. Always worth reading for the (sometimes gallows) humour but the last frame really sums this up

Jesus, they’re gullible.

I work near temple meads. There is already likely work on the prior “arena island” for offices, restaurants etc. There is also a large space by the cheese grater and more in the office district earmarked for a hotel. There is a multi screen cinema less than a mile away.

You build there, all you’re building is a stadium. The infrastructure won’t come with as its more of an industrial area (notwithstanding paintworks) and the hotel/leisure requirement is covered and better located - So, what “investors”, hitherto uninterested in the rovers would actually fund this as damn sure Wally won’t...

4 hours ago, Southport Red said:

I read this week that Florist fans were collecting money to help save Notts County.

Would anyone be brave enough to shake a tin for Rovers at Ashton Gate if it came to it?

 

 

 

Thought not.

Slightly inaccurate I think.

In my understanding, the bucket collection at Forests game was to raise money to pay the staff at Notts who hadn’t been paid for two months due to one of many shyster owners in English football these days. This wasn’t to save the club, it was to stop likely low paid staff going to food banks and letting them stay in homes.

So, in that circumstance (which, tbf, is likely to arise under Wally), and for those people, yes, I probably would.

Sorry...

Another T20 launching in Ireland, Holland and Scotland - see Pete Trego is off for a stint in Rotterdam

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam

3 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said:

Forgot Rodrigues, and embarrassingly that JJ came to us from Saints

Could only think of Dryden and Howells

It does feel fairly poor that over the last 30 years or so (bar a couple of seasons in league one), Saints have been a bigger club, at a higher level than us, relatively local and we haven’t formed links. Seems like we could have used them and vice versa - unless there is some bad feeling over their local satellite academy?

Not suggesting a feeder club, just when you see what we’re doing with Newport’s, Walsall’s, Torquay’s now when we were lower we didn’t seek similar localish links.

To tie back to the topic, clearly LJ/BCFC and Darrell Clark have a decent relationship from Clarke’s attendance at games and us sending Pring/Holden to Walsall. Just proves what a bunch of ****s they were to enact the “no transfers” policy after Matty Taylor when LJ clearly wouldn’t have minded giving players to Clarke as a coach 

David Howells on loan in about 2000 has just pinged into my mind. Because he just seemed to have so much time on the ball at our level despite seeming bang average in the top division 

1 minute ago, BobBobSuperBob said:

I know the 76 side won the FA Cup but that early 80s side was the best Southampton side in my lifetime 

 

Musnt derail the Let’s all laugh at the Sags thread but you’ve now got me thinking of players we’ve bought or sold to the Saints ......not many 

Dryden?

Dani Rodriguez?

I’m sure the club did this a couple of years ago - men’s game kicked off first followed by women’s game.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39681629

Looks like the blue few may be on the move again from the headline and location...