Port Said Red

3 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

A huge sense of disappointment, frustration and anger about the second half performance.

No problem with a half-time sub (assume Cornick a knock), but why the change in shape from the first half where we controlled so much of the 45 mins?

They played through us, around us, behind us.  We had no answer.  CB spacing went to pot as they slid in their forwards.

To end, well done though, three points, winless run over, a big boost after a tough set of fixtures.

And chilllllllllll.

What did they create, Max had one decent save to make? It was fine, we just needed to see the game out without expending too much energy and we did it. 

Just now, And Its Smith said:

Max, Tanner, Vyner, Dickie, Knight, James, TGH, Cornick all very good today.  Tanner my MOTM

Yes Tanner has really hit form in recent weeks, today he was excellent in every part of the pitch.

2 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

7-0 to the referee 

we only need 13

Former Bartons 1 - Current Burtons 2

17 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

No Sykes!!....

Understood he was due to feature today.

Hoping it's what I'm hoping it is

Yes, looks like a change of plan......

8 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Who moved ?

They finally found a place to buy.

7 hours ago, Midred said:

Thanks for the update. Good that we have a genuine ITK!

6 hours ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

That's new on here a genuine ITK contributor

Obviously not up to Ian Gay standards,  but I do my best. 

7 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

What the primier league?

Probably something to do with Johnstone's paints.

6 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Dumb question but who are we playing & what time’s KO?

At the HPC?

No it's away to QPR, so they must be fairly confident in their fitness as they don't usually do away games first back. I think it must be a rearranged game because it isn't on the OS. Home to Cardiff Tuesday though.

Just now, Midred said:

Nosy neighbours? 

Not any longer.

But still in touch.

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

Sykes having been absent for just over a month you’d think would be back up to speed pretty quick.

Atkinson has been out for a year, so understandable if it’s a bit longer & provided Zak & Rob Dickie stay fit, there’s no rush.

I am really pleased for Rob, it will have been 8 days shy of a year out. I know he had that 45 minutes in November, but I am sure he would have expected to have been back before now. He has been in full training since 28th Jan, so he's probably more prepared than you might think.

He's been through a lot away from football too, (sorry to be so mysterious) so I am sure he is itching to get back tomorrow. 

Just now, bcfc01 said:

Twine ?

Would be good wouldn't it? Naisy looks more likely, there is another U21's game on Tuesday, so that's an option as well as the first team bench.

Starting for U21's tomorrow, let's hope it all goes well and they available for 1st team action soon.

More to come too.

8 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Every game being on the telly or streamed is certainly not helping that though.

It doesn't seem to be affecting attendances though, streaming might be effecting Sky, BT etc, but the numbers in the ground continue to increase. 

2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Sorry I thought you said you'd seen games at a low level of football where blue cards had been used? That's what I was alluding to. Wasn't expecting you to be expert on ice hockey!

Ah right, that was another "port" @Portland Bill he's answered your point above I think?

45 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

For multiple reasons I think this will be positive.

Sin bins already work well in numerous other team sports, including very high-paced sports like ice hockey, and other field sports such as hockey and rugby. 

It's not a rule change, it's a new tool for referees to enforce the rules that already exist.

It should also bring new attacking tactics as well as potentially defensive ones. @Port Said Red have you seen that in the games you've watched?

The laws of the game have never stood still. From the outlawing of hacking in the 1800s, to the adaptations of offside, to the removal of the backpass in the 90s. There is not single point in time when the laws were perfect, and if anyone likes back through rose-tinted glasses and says there is...they're kidding themselves.

I can't see it being anything more than a positive change. 

Did you mean to tag me here? I haven't followed any of those sports. I am new to basketball and they don't really have a sin bin as such. A player can be "sent off" for 5 personal fouls, but it doesn't reduce the team numbers, just the options for making changes. 

Coaches seem to use there own sin bin approach though and will take a player out if they are 3 or 4 fouls, and reintroduce them in the final minutes, reducing the risk of losing them completely.

13 minutes ago, 2015 said:

I still think the Sport is on a decline, and I have done for about 4-5 years now. The changing in rules, VAR, the changes being made to the World Cup's, Tournaments being played in corrupt nations, money being spent that is unsustainable.

Every Sport has its peak and I think Football had its peak between 1990 - 2019 ish. 

Too many rules being introduced, too many players being coached the same way too and too much exposure is leading to the Sport being a pretty bland spectacle on the whole.

I also think attendances are on the up as the game has become more family friendly, not because the Sport has improved in any way.

I don't know how you can say that the game is on the decline because it's attracting more fans from a different demographic than before. That's a good thing isn't it? Of course the game may be losing some people (e.g. single males over 45) I don't know, but they/we aren't the future of the game. 

If your personal interest, or the interest levels of your friends is declining, I don't think that's indicative of the sport as a whole.

5 minutes ago, 2015 said:

Maybe at a lower league level, but I think interest at the top of the sport is on the decline personally. You can thank the ridiculous money being spent, corruption and VAR for that.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/686981/football-aggregate-attendance-by-league-united-kingdom/

9 hours ago, 2015 said:

Too many rules being introduced that is ruining Football as a spectacle for the fans.

I do worry Football is on the start of a decline in interest and daft decisions like these wont help it.

I thought attendances were on the up? Every club is trying to increase it's capacity in some way.

On 05/02/2024 at 22:27, northsomersetred said:

 

That's bizarre. Is there an issue with the colour of the barrier and the background we can't see? Amazed no one was seriously hurt.

Just now, TV Tom said:

Did you light any candles ? 

Unnecessary, the one thing that took me out of the nostalgia was sitting playing cards on my laptop.

I have just watched the highlights on a bigger screen and it seems to me that the defender does just enough to shepherd Wells beyond the ball so that he is ahead of it when it comes across. 

Should really have still scored though.

I listened to the 5Live Sports extra broadcast which was actually Radio Nottingham's commentary and it was very good. 

Apart from the odd mention of "we" the commentary was really fair and they weren't one-eyed at all. The commentator had really done his homework and knew a lot about individual players, and he called us "City" throughout. Steve Sutton was the summariser and he was a little more biased, but really impressed with Max, he did call us "Bristol" a lot though he did correct himself at times. 

At @Davefevs is right, it was a bit like the old days. I even had the lights off, so it felt like the days of the "3 day week". 

3 minutes ago, Mihai said:

That Bell....

2 minutes ago, The Coach said:

Shouldn’t have Bell taking one so early given his out of form state and not part of starting team

You do realise we wouldn't have got to a shoot out if it wasn't for Sam's great defending, and that he set up Nakhi for what should have been the winner? 

Unlucky Anis

29 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I thought Bak might start, but for those who have suggested that recent signings mean that the Academy isn't all that, I have seen almost all those players playing and looking good for the U21's and several have already made the 1st team bench at least. That's pretty impressive for an U18s side.