Merrick's Marvels

His racehorses stayed on their feet more often than his football players. 

And his silks were a terrible design - quarters! Who the hell thinks quarters are a good look?????

That aside, I doff my flat cap to him - NH racing won't be the same without you sir, RIP. 

7 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Allegedly Admiral Sir Tony Radakin is a big City fan: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/admiral-sir-tony-radakin-kcb-adc-appointed-new-chief-of-the-defence-staff?fbclid=IwAR2liKkkEw5h2togqca2OQ0LJeNxfD3NOPn6AOvmd7MuURMu_pmPqfzNLMM

Yes indeed, good old Bones. Went to same schools as him, as did one or two others on here.  

1 hour ago, RedZepperin said:

TR is from Portishead. Followed his brother into the Navy who was a much bigger City fan in those days. Both had a soft spot for Oldham. 

Yep, his brother Chris fought in the Falklands. 

50 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

Jacki.... did things only a select few players could ever do. Not dream of doing, DO! A player who made opposition fans applaud his outrageous skills. And for those briefest and brightest of moments he brought joy the likes of which has rarely been glimpsed at City. 

Beautifully put. 

21 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

 

just for you.

Cheers Major! 

38 minutes ago, fishy said:

I feel you're more passionate about this debate than I.  I hadn't attributed it to any under achievement, but was merely pointing out if we were in a bidding war for the same players then Watford's location would trump ours.  I still think that true. 

Just now, fishy said:

They must also benefit from having a catchment of London players which is attractive to a 24yr old with loads of cash to burn.  Either on the way up or on the way down.  

They must also benefit from having a catchment of London players which is attractive to a 24yr old with loads of cash to burn.  Either on the way up or on the way down.  

Bristol isn't Timbuktu! Please don't find excuses for our chronic under achievement. 

If the people who've been in charge of our club down the years had been any cop, and if there were more Bristolians like you and me who gave a toss about their local teams, we wouldn't be having this conversation. When you get down to the brass tacks of it, location has little to do with it. 

We haven't been run well enough since the year dot and there aren't enough of us to kick up a stink about that and demand better. End of. 

8 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

I say this a lot about Brentford, some teams do it differently from others & copying it simply wouldn’t work.

They have undoubtedly been far more successful than us, this works for them, I doubt it would for us.

Indeed, I wouldn't want us to change managers every 5 minutes like Watford.

But they've found a way to actually achieve something while Lansdown, at City for 25 years and counting, has implemented more duff ideas than good ones. 

33 minutes ago, BcfcRed3 said:

yo-yo team, can't stay up there and have 3 managers a season... not for me

So you think we wouldn't be a yo-yo club if we ever achieve this much talked-about, but highly elusive, promotion to the Premier League???

I'd bite your hand off for a bit of yo-yo action!

33 minutes ago, BcfcRed3 said:

Poorly ran club. Incredibly grateful to have someone like SL.

2 promotions to the Premier League, 1 automatic the other via the play-offs.

2 other play-off appearances.

An FA Cup final.

2 FA Cup semi-finals.

A League Cup semi-final.

That's what Watford FC has achieved since our current owner became chairman/majority shareholder in 2002. 

Some people talk the talk, others just get on and do it. 

If you really want, you can add a further spell of top flight football if you go back to the time our owner first joined as a director in 1996.

Yes, the way they hire and fire managers is bizarre, and they've sailed close to financial ruin too, but on the field they've achieved far, far more in the last 20 years than we have.  

He's a good player. Got everything in his locker. No idea if he can stay fit but, if so, he'll be part of a darn good City team further down the line - spine of Bentley, Kalas, Atkinson, Baker, James & Williams gives us every chance once we have the time and money to re-calibrate the forward positions. 

3 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Done incredibly well at Swansea so far, one start, was taken off at HT when they were 3-0 down, one sub appearance as well.

Huge loss.

Leave it!

11 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said:

Lost top player in James, made no difference it seems.

Yeah, Liam Walsh 

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Not sure how their accounts in 20/21 will look any better???

By which time it'll be irrelevant, given they'll stay up this year even with a 6 point penalty? 

The efl are such a weak, ineffectual, limp wristed organisation. You'd think Larry Grayson was in charge. 

He might as well be.  

Reading need to be shat on, like Derby. Instead, they've been allowed to sign players the rest of the division would love to have! 

Utterly useless governonce by the efl. 

A splendid initiative. 

Sir Tom Ritchie for President! 

Sod the rattan chairs, he should've done this the day he announced Dean Holden, in an empty stadium.

Unt C. 

18 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

Faithful and true. What a club they are

That clip is a beautiful thing. 

Once he finds his feet, Tanner will provide the quality we currently lack from RB going forward. Good luck today young man. Play well.

We are boring but difficult to beat.

Circumstances dictate this.

This season is about staying up, no more no less. We'll be bored shirtless but needs must.

Next summer there will be scope to mould the squad more to his liking. 

3 minutes ago, Red Exile said:

I don't wholly disagree about the overall performance...but, having been gifted a lead, to fail to see it out - yet again - is ridiculous given the experience we have all over the pitch.

Atkinson's a big softie + Bentley always has a mistake in him = disaster. 

4 minutes ago, Red Exile said:

Another ridiculous result. How we didn't put that to bed is beyond me. 

Frustrating to say the very least!

I think you'll find that will be, verbatim, the Luton manager's post match comments.

Which keeper was making all the saves?

We were dreadful tonight and barely deserved a point. 0/10 for entertainment, lacked energy and the usual absence of control and any sort of quality.

46 minutes ago, Super said:

Why is it every time i read one of your posts i find myself shaking my head?!

Because they're a moron? Or perhaps a massive WUM, which is moronic behaviour by another name. A moron it is then. 

16 minutes ago, Wiltshire robin said:

 I got told by a Chippenham town fan that a singing section sounds tin pot

They're not wrong. 

The singing's been decent at home games so far this season tbf. 

Plenty of effort but a complete lack of quality, composure, and control. Dreadful spectacle and a waste of everyone's time.  We go again. 

3 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

They’ve just signed another one - Sam Morsy. Decent get that.

At last, a player the manager actually asked for!

Look out for a quote from Cook along the lines - "When I write my autobiography, I'll have some stories to tell" (copyright L.Johnson)

Mamma mia. Love it.