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More than welcome to your opinion (as am I), but I think you will find yourself in a minority. Not the required groupthink in here I know, but the vast majority of supporters have had a collective shrug of their shoulders and moved on.

I didn't say we played amazingly well, I said it was an exciting game, first 30 minutes aside, and I stand by that. Cannot think of a better one in that respect. There were obviously games we played better, had easier wins etc., but that match was more exciting than anything I can recall recently. 20 shots on target split between both sides, woodwork being hit, a penalty for a change, snatching a winner after letting a two goal lead slip....what's not to like?

It's bizarre. All you see in here is browbeating about Pearson going, and comments about the Lansdowns being clowns, awful, finished at this club etc. I have yet to find a single person, either sat around us in the SS or amongst friends, who isn't a regular on here, that feels even close to that. The vast majority, so far as I can see, were maybe a little nonplussed at Pearson going but could see why, and quite enjoyed the most exciting game at the Gate for several seasons yesterday (first 30 minutes aside).

Griffin Park was the greatest away end in the league, although I do seem to remember they put us at the opposite end for a couple of years at some point? My personal favourite was Ipswich, that felt like a proper ground to me.

I think your Jevons opinion may be negatively influenced by the fact that he was a Gary Johnson favourite RR, he wasn't that bad. Somewhere in the middle ranking over the years for me.

Undoubtedly the worst striker I have seen play for us, and I include Bas Savage in that list

I certainly wasn't an LJ hater, though I do feel his time was up when he left. But to say we would have gone up were it not for the pandemic is just nonsense. The only time he had us anywhere near challenging was the Man Utd season, where we were right up there but fell apart after Fieldings rush of blood to the head vs Wolves

I'm not watching so in no position to comment....

Ouija Board coming out....

There are many factors that can drive people to crime. Poverty and Mental Health are certainly a couple, and there definitely isn't one single driver that you seem to be asking for. Next you'll be telling us that you're the kind of guy who calls a spade a spade and anything else is just woke nonsense.

Didn't listen to all of the sacking episode, but I feel like I may have missed out on something very entertaining here.....

The meetups started in 1997 I think, from memory it all began as a result of myself and Jer Boon meeting up at a game to discuss a website he was starting and it snowballed from there

I know all that, but I was more invested in that side than I have been for any other. The City List had started meeting up before games, making for a really decent online and pre-match community in the early(ish) days of people being connected to the internet. As a result, we were invited to meetings in the AG boardroom with Scott Davidson and I really felt closer to the club than I ever had before (my support began in 1985 so post 82) I went to 44 of the 46 league games, and even bagged a grand in the half time draw at one home match. Also did all the cup matches and a fair few reserves. It was a shame the football didn't match the enjoyment I was getting, but I loved that team, supported them wholeheartedly and still have a soft spot for Benny!

I know we went down but I loved that season!

Rob Dickie on the other hand....

Nice win, proving a lot of the naysayers earlier in this thread very wrong I'm glad to say.

He became famous on the back of getting a job due to his skill at playing Football Manager on his computer, turns out he was pretty good at it! I have been told that any club employing him will have to pay a fine every match he is in charge as he has no coaching qualifications, but no idea how true it is.

I don't think it will be as hostile towards the Lansdowns as so.e seem to be hoping. I really think there is a lot less anger than OTIB is expressing amongst the fan base. Maybe the odd raised eyebrow but not the furious raging that seems to be amplified a lot on here.

Not if we win the next two games.... I still can't shake the feeling that they are waiting for those two results, if they are positive the Fleming will be given the job. If not, and they have to look elsewhere my preference would be for Luke Williams.

I think that would all come down to whether he got involved in the first place with a view to using BCFC as a vehicle to make money out of things such as Longmoor by creating Bristol Sport. I'm not convinced there was ever that kind of plan around it. I met and spoke to him and Maggie a few times around 2002 just after he had become a director and he told me 100% that the only reason he got involved then was because Jon was a fan and he was using the corporate facilities etc. which led to somebody at the club asking him to invest which he did. The Bristol Sport idea was something that evolved afterwards, and I still believe he has done it for the right reasons, and not to cynically exploit the club as Big Al seems to imply. I would say that he is not going about things the way that most people agree with, that is obvious, but I really do think that he is doing things because he believes it's for the good of the club. I.e. You can question his methods but not his intentions.

Shags also implied Rowett was the choice as he was the only one we spoke to before sacking Pearson. KITR obviously has some knowledge, but is often far from correct. I think they would both admit they are not always 100%, no matter how much faith some people place in them

Why is Wiliams ruled out? Did I miss that bit?

Your story seems to have nothing at all to do with having been a banker yourself, more a story that was told to you by someone who was a banker. As I read it, the story is SL asked a bank for money to launch Bristol Sport - he was refused. SL then told said bank all about his nefarious plans which were to diversify by bringing more sports under the BS umbrella and therefore spread any risk as well as including a bit about making ownership shady (something that probably won't fool anyone who knows what they are looking at) - why would he do that? I really am struggling to see how this paints SL in a bad light, god knows there's enough other stuff going round at the moment to do that.

Just as I was starting to think Luke Williams doesn't look like a bad shout....

Official account asking for votes for PotM, every single reply is Nigel Pearson