Bazooka Joe

Reminds me of a film. Twineless in the battle.

No Hale though,

McCrorie is a brave and strong individual. He has a good personality and has overcome what sounds like a really painful injury/illness that would have crushed many a lesser man. He has the potential to achieve great things with our club and I’m sure we all wish the best.

Forgot these and a fair few others, I'm sure. Didn't know them all by name/nickname. Friends have asked me what about . . . . Elmer F, the Polaks, the Stephens family, Shamrock, the Belleras, Big Arfur, Flannagan and Martin (House That Jack Built)? The problem when you mention a name or names, is that you unintentionally exclude those who think they (as do others) deserve a mention. Some rightly so. Rob Barry and mates were from Hartcliffe/Withywood if I'm not mistaken. I once saw Rob have a massive brawl with Dave BWZ, a tough character from Long Ashton, on the City Centre. One of the hardest and scariest City-mad characters I met in the early 70s, was an Irish brute in his early forties who we called "Crazy Sullivan". He was a trench-digger who drank heavily and lodged at a house on Coronation Road, close to Allington Road. He was not affiliated to any group, but just came to games when he felt like it. During games he usually stood in the Grandstand, his big voice booming out obscenities (unchallenged, of course) at visiting fans. Outside the ground, he'd be everywhere spoiling for a fight. No matter what the weather, he would stomp around (usually half-sozzled) wearing an open, baggy shirt, hanging over his trousers, with his big, hairy barrel-chest on display, shouting out stuff like "CITTYYYY . . . CITTYYYY . . . who wants to try their luck?" He got arrested for "greeting" Man U fans at Temple Meads and giving them his personal, hostile reception. When he got sent down, we saw his real name and realised it had absolutely no connection or relevance to the name "Sullivan." Some of the old guard on here may remember him, One of my brothers reckons "Sullivan" looked like a big, but uglier version of Steve Logan, the wrestler, with his greasy black unkempt hair. I don't quite see that, but maybe it's the closest way of describing him. When I go down to Ashton Gate now, it's a very, very different place and experience.

Yep, we had two Tanks in the City ranks. The other one was Tank Docherty.

Yeah, I remember and knew some from them long gone days. Blackjack, Jiffy, Angus, Larry the Limp, Paddy Walsh, The Pascoes, John Feeney, Chris Saunders, Heavy Duty, Moussah, and Boner spring to mind. Blackjack and Moussah had brothers who were well-known. Some of those that followed City in those days, were bitter enemies “off the pitch”, who put their differences aside temporarily on match days.

What a Yank . . . er ! Hasn’t got clue about where he is and who he’s watching. To offer him the benefit of the doubt, maybe he was overcome by the piss fumes and the smell of Irene.

Mbude's performance against QPR was embarrassingly mbade. So far, he doesn't look worth anywhere near the fee quoted. I believe there are several better players available out there for considerably less money. Something is definitely wrong with our scouting and assessment set-up if Mbude was the best propect identified.

If that happens, they’d get suspended.

This is S(h)ocking. W(h)oley unacceptable. Wouldn’t be surprised to see some young kids copying this.

Manning's substitutions were certainly sub-standard. I have a sinking feeling that he's plumbing new depths. Man (ning) overboard !!!

Well done ! (Sorry, I couldn't resist the invitation to praise you this way)

Based on yesterday's performance, we would have struggled to beat the pension-aged City legends of 1974 that were on show yesterday.

Can't think of a "plus" from yesterday's slow and bore fest. Same old, same old. As Lois Diony, the French fool-osopher and alleged footballer once said "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose".

Maybe the penny has dropped for Manning. Bad decision?

You're such a tease.

Maybe we needed a Sweeper to clean up the mess.

Makes perfect sense. However, based on yesterday's starting XI, don't be surprised to find Medube is the first name on the team sheet . . . and that we're trying to bring back Diony and Bas Savage.

Does bringing Medube in on-loan suggest that our recrutiment policy is based on quality rather than quantity? With regard to the option to buy, based on yesterday's showing it's . . . bye !

Crazy innit? Clearly, that was a fantastic performance against QPR. Dare I say, breathtaking ? We were desperately unlucky to lose. It will be even better when Manning gets even more time with the players on the training pitch. We've never had it so good.

Pleased to see many of the recently-missing fans back in the South Stand, around me yesterday. Full of hope and optimism, cracking jokes and catching up with their City mates. However, towards the end of that abject, inexcusably dire performance, most had deserted the shinking ship early, looking miserable and bad-tempered. It was clear, from what was heard, that they won't be back anytime soon (and who can blame them?). The club doesn't do itself any favours. A golden opportunity to play open, entertaining, attacking football agsainst a struggling, mediocre side, to lure more fans back and generate demand for next season tickets. But hell no ! As usual, all we got, was an absolute pile of shite. Front foot shitball.

More like a combination of Diony and Bas Savage. On that showing, we’ve been well and truly mugged off. What really boils my piss is that, as always, so many of us fell for another of their “we may have unearthed another nugget” PR stunts. So far, it looks like Fools Gold to me.

Sweet !

Can anyone explain that goal celebration?

Great performance all round. Pleased Bell got that goal after his penalty miss against Forest, and his visible upset. What doesn’t kill you, makes you … a goal-scorer.