Merrick's Marvels

Magnificent, especially the second half performance. Our greatest away performance in Europe and I didn't think I'd see anything to top Biarritz in 2000 when we won with the last play of the game, going the length of the field to score. And for all the attention the star signings get, there would have been 5 Bristolians and one from Yeovil out there tonight if it wasn't for injury. It's been a long road since winning the Cup in 83 but we're back where we belong, mixing it with the best and - just as importantly - doing it in style. It's been emotional, as someone once said, and god willing this is just the start.

Not the one I was in ?

Please make one that just says: Trust Works Both Ways

Love. Power. Money. Wade. So much for that theory, then. Although Elliott was quite good at Fleetwood that day, wasn't he?

At the moment their "crowd" manage to park within a 10 minute walk of the Memorial Ground. Not sure that would be possible IF this thing happens. Hopefully not, anything to piss them off. There used to be a small train station close to the Fruit Market which would have been handy. It closed in the 50s - integrated public transport, who needs it eh?!!

You say "good transport links"? Not so sure about that. It might be near a train station but it's more likely most of what counts for their support will want to drive and the roads in St Phillips ain't great. In fact, it'll be gridlock central I'd have thought, especially when you factor in all the thousands upon thousands who'll be locked out every week. Agree with your comments re the mayor though. When not in Malaysia, he's spent all his time doing **** all for Bristol as a whole but plenty for the minority interests close to his heart - the gAssholes counting for both on that score. It would be interesting to hear Rees explain why he considers that part of the city completely unsuitable for a 12,000 capacity concert venue but perfectly fine for a 20,000 (guess) football stadium.

No doubt North Street will look different when we reach the other side of this. The Football League too, you would think. OTIB!

The Health .v. Economics question that Pickle Rick highlighted, and I responded to, will be decided by the powers-that-be: Premier League, EFL, FA, Government. It's not the players' decision whether to resume or abandon this season.

Indeed. As with everything, it boils down to which side you stand on: Money first, whatever the human cost or Humanity first, whatever the monetary cost. Is it worth people dying, so that football clubs businesses survive.

Love the newspaper clipping - where did you find that? Came across this a while ago, from late 80s I'd guess - not sure why we never used it:

Twas ever thus eh!!! By chance t'other day I came cross this comment in David Woods' "The Modern Era - A Complete Record" about the Stoke / Cheesley's knee game in '76. The attendance was eventually recorded as 25,316 but the author's 2 line summation of the game begins: "A phantom turnstile perhaps as an attendance of 32,537 is originally announced?" ?

Yeah, that Prince William is sooooooooo working class, isn't he? ?

Couldn't see the JCB diggers from my seat - was in with the home fans

Big promotion game at the end of the season, both teams in the top 4 (both eventually promoted). Not sure why it went off so spectacularly, even considering what an important game it was. Perhaps because we were 2 down quite early and it felt like a hammer blow to our promotion hopes. In the event, we went undefeated for the rest of the season, winning 4 of the last 6 games and were promoted with York, Doncaster and Reading. For the record, we lost the Reading game 2-0 to goals from Lawrie Sanchez and a Dean Horrix mishit fluke (yes that Dean Horrix)

Yep one of the livelier days out that one.

Yes please.

10 man opposition - yet again.

Agreed (apart from the fact It's not Frankie Prince)

What a classless wtat that bloke was is.

3,200?

A champion post.

Indeed he did - there can only have been 1 reason for that. Rees is also gAss, so watch this space people...

I think we all might be! Fourthed.

Re the banner: That was probably just payback for 1990. Karma and all that. Sorry. As for Ashton Vale, that really did show them in their true colours - hosting World Cup games would have been a massive boost for all Bristolians, the city as a whole, the wider region. Yet the gAssholes were only interested in petty, small-minded points scoring - utterly pathetic and utterly typical.

Cardiff and Fulham to be relegated while City get promoted. That'll learn 'em. We can but dream!!