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1 hour ago, Buckeyed said:

I really don't see the issue - if it's not a minutes silence then it's just another minute of Downsy filler

 

When you put it like that can we let people have a minutes silence for their dead hamster, to remember the grass they have just cut, anything really!

I thought this was going to be a birthday message for the gap, isn't it 22 years old somewhere about now?

I rarely listen to RB post match but did today. I was really looking forward to seeing how he would embarrass himself and the club in his assessment of the match. What a shame when he seemed fairly reasonable about it. Just expressing my disappointment when the interviewer asked him about Bobby Charlton, at which point he said something like "who can forget watching that amazing European Cup win" - the one that happened 14 years before you were born? Then seemed to get Jock Stein into the mix somehow as well. Just a little thing but bizarre all the same.

6 minutes ago, Will Rollason said:

Link

 

Heard a brief interview with their CEO (maybe).

Something like 2/3rds of German supporters think football is far too expensive. He believes this is the case across Europe. 

From my own perspective I was a season ticket holder a few years ago , couldn't get down enough to justify it, so became an occasional visitor.. which is now far, far too expensive for me and family. 

That being said, if City are filling the Gate up as it is, why would they change it to help folk like me? Wouldn't have thought it would go down too well with the season ticket holders either. 

I have a ST and would have no problem with free tickets being given out for 2-3 matches a year.

What I wouldn't be so keen on is a giveaway to just anybody, you would get plenty of people that don't give a **** and just want it because it's free.

Maybe what it should be is limited to people, such as yourself, that are on the club's database but can't get to games so much any more for whatever reason.

P.S. I agree, football is indeed too expensive

4 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

It really is Newport I-O-W, or at least…it was.

Taken a closer look, you're right

It's not Newport IoW, though very similar - this is Newport

The dugouts are different...

6 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Social housing will include housing associations as well as the council and its linked to incomes rather than a set rental.

Yep, I wasn't very clear - Social Housing can be provided by a HA as well as the council.

The rent is linked to average incomes in the area, rather than somebody's personal income.

4 minutes ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

New estates need to have social housing/council houses/housing Associations, however you want to use the term.

They use affordable housing as a term to get around saying it’s social housing, as let’s be honest, there isn’t many people who would be that keen on spending £500k on a new build to find next door are paying about £400 a month rent for a house.

It’s also clear that it’s social housing/council houses/ housing Associations   as you can’t actually buy any of these “affordable homes” can you. 

Whilst Social Housing is a subset of Affordable. Affordable Housing is by no means all Social.

7 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

 

Affordable housing is social housing. 

 

No it isn't, Social Housing is what used to be called Council Houses

17 minutes ago, 42nite said:

Don't worry, the thread will keep going as long as I do.

My prostate cancer seems to be responding well to the radiotherapy I've had, so we'll be good for a while yet.

A like isn't enough, glad you're on the mend

Best hope @42nite doesn't delete his account or OTIB's biggest thread is gone!

12 hours ago, RedM said:

Not the women's, but consider this, it's his job to attend all the games, it is part of his role. He used to attend all games before he was employed by the club, going back years but now he is very much working and engaging with fans. 

I believe he broke the 1000 consecutive away games barrier last season. Not a single match missed since something like 1985.

On 10/10/2023 at 12:29, phantom said:

Exactly my thoughts too

I'm sure people can answer here though

AFCB - Official Club Website

UpTheCherries Forum | AFC Bournemouth Forum (vitalfootball.co.uk)

I had a look at the first 10 pages of their forum and found no threads about him - clearly nobody has any interest over there

 

Don't just look at thread titles, if you do a search for Alex Scott he is getting plenty of mentions from people that seem to be genuinely excited for him to start and are seeing his introduction to the team as a potential turning point for their season!

Personally I would love to see him thrive in the top echelons of the game, I still take an interest whenever I see Tammy Abraham's name pop up and he wasn't even ours!

If it is true that they offered ETM the money for the roof at the start of the process and it was turned down then it would seem they don't have a leg to stand on. And I can't imagine that they would be lying in the statement.

1 minute ago, marcofisher said:

Cornick has been really poor today.

Cue Cornick with a last minute equaliser...

We can still get something from this

Is the rugby World Cup never going to end? Feels like months now....

If it’s not a daft question, you seemingly aren't moving for work and have little previous knowledge of the area, so why choose Bristol?

Unsurprisingly no interest at all, so if anyone does find themselves in need of an U19 ticket in S24 tomorrow get in touch and you can have it for free, I have no use for it.

P.S. It's several rows away from my seat, so you won't have to sit anywhere near me

My daughter has an U19 ticket in the South Stand S24 for tomorrow that she can no longer use.

Cost £15, happy to let it go for a tenner if anyone wants it?

1 hour ago, mattjb said:

The word ‘room’ is probably used loosely, I’m betting it’s more of a shack,shed or tent

Nah, it'll be a Portakabin

11 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

I think (geeky post alert) that they’ve introduced more than one wifi server. I’ve seen “AG In-Bowl Wifi” and (I think) “AG public Wifi” this season. It was only one last year.

They were both there last season, but I think the most likely reason for the improvement is an upgrade on the bandwidth made available to the public wifi as previously it was easy to connect to, you just couldn't get anything through it. Either that or they have put in new Access Points, but I don't think that's the case.

6 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'm with Vodafone, doesn't work in most places here in weston tho mind, but generally it works OK at Ashton Gate. 

Maybe a little bit slow at half time but that's to be expected at a sporting event. I've had far worse at other stadiums. 

Inside the stadium bowl I find the WiFi to be pretty good. My son watches YouTube on the WiFi with no issues. 

I find that I can normally either get online by mobile data or the WiFi. 

My work phone used to be Vodafone, my personal phone is O2 - Vodafone a million times better in Weston!

Mind you, my work phone is now EE and that is an upgrade again when in Weston, though less so elsewhere

I've found the wifi a lot better this season

1 hour ago, slartibartfast said:

No, he hit every bloody one !

10 hours ago, Enclosure Old Timer said:

Remarkable how a sag p*sstake thread has now morphed into a thread about an obscure, eccentric novelty act from the late 60's. 

Not obscure at the time, he got married live on TV and broke the record for the world's largest ever TV audience!