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Just now, Red Army 75 said:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/lansdowns-put-faith-concept-bristol-8888252
 

JP with another good article. 

To me this read more as a rambling piece intent on massaging the Lansdowns’ egos at every given opportunity. It gives them far more credit with regards to some master plan being in place than we know to actually be true.

They didn’t like Pearson as a person and are simply reverting back to the “Lee Johnson plan” which ultimately left the club in such a mess last time, with Tinnion now seemingly taking up the role of Mark Ashton.

4 hours ago, firstdivision said:

You say ‘the odd little moan’, Dave. Don’t you think there were enough digs at the hierarchy to make it pretty clear what he thought? Also, his comments have effectively rallied his supporters in the fan base behind him, and created an us and them situation. Don’t you think he knew what he was doing and couldn’t help himself? No football hierarchy likes being called out in public. Never has, never will. 

This went both ways and actually it was Jon Lansdown who started it last season when he called out Nigel as underperforming in a radio interview and said we had a top six squad, to everyone’s bemusement.

Complete and utter delusion from the daddy’s boy, and Steve is the same.

Not a chance I’ll be showing up next Saturday.

3 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

Why not go on the OS and see for yourself how many are left ?

Maybe because the OS won’t provide the answer?? Anyone who travels away will know that the OS doesn’t keep a rolling tally of tickets sold and the ticketing website is unreliable as they’re sold in batches. Only people at the club in the ticketing office will know, hence the thread asking if anyone has any idea.

Club Twitter page embarrassing yet again.

On 20/04/2023 at 16:42, archie andrews said:

They will take their allocation if its 2k i bet they will sell em... 

Not far off.

6 hours ago, tin said:

I like the Barley Mow and the Little Grosvenor around the corner was an old haunt of mine. Is the Apple Tree still going? 

Still going but don’t even think about getting something on draft and stick to the cans as all the regulars do 

1 hour ago, petehinton said:

Masonic and Spoons will be buzzing. 
 

Only been in some of those a few times, but can’t lie found them pretty tense and unwelcoming unless you were in there every day

Really? I rarely went in the Black Cat but have been in the London Inn and Tap and Barrel countless times with various different mates and never once heard anyone describe them as being tense or made to feel unwelcome. Brilliant pubs.

16 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Spain must have had several players unavailable………….

Their manager decided to make 8 changes, the side they had out was shocking.

1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said:

Not sure of the numbers on the football specials to and from Swansea,but can all those who did use the service and those who didn't,

send a tweet to Great West western railway saying thank you for laying on the special train,

With Cardiff and Swansea and ourselves being in the same division next year,similar specials might be arranged

With Plymouth in a good position and possibly Bournemouth and Saints being relegated more footy specials could be on the way

Send the tweet now before you forget,and I hope you all got your tickets issued from Parson Street 

There was barely anyone on them because they were put on at very short notice and neither the club nor the police bothered to mention it.

1 hour ago, italian dave said:

When we had those few games of having to show a covid pass to get into the ground, every single person I saw showing theirs was doing so on their phone. 

I’d almost erased this from memory, what a terrible period of time that was. Half of this forum also wanted it to remain a permanent thing forever, how silly they must feel now.

1 hour ago, Wealwayseatcheese said:

Around 40 of us got into Gatekeeper Wetherspoons on Westgate street from 0900. Chepstow, Caldicot, FOD, Gloucester chaps. Not wrapped up like Bristol trains were. Always an option to get off at Severn Tunnel and get on Train from Birmingham Had a good drink and went mainly unnoticed as we were split over 2 floors on 10 different tables. There is a drink there if you plan ahead and don’t follow the herd. 

Very good shout that. We were in the same spoons in Newport last season though and there weren’t many other city fans in there, there were no issues or trouble so not sure what their problem was this time. I’m surprised that one in Cardiff didn’t have bouncers on the doors as well.

32 minutes ago, weepywall said:

Went to Cardiff last week and after that experience I won't be rushing back to Wales for a game, treated like a herd of cattle, can't get a pint anywhere except for the overpriced crap at the ground, you feel like a criminal for daring to go to a football match and as others have said when Cardiff and Swansea come here they go pretty much anywhere they want Inc Swansea drinking on the waterfront on a Friday afternoon fairly recently.

Exactly this. Cardiff smashed up the toilets in the ground last season causing thousands of pounds of damage yet still get a free roam of Bristol. Meanwhile we were even denied entry to a Wetherspoons in Newport last weekend who had 2 bouncers on the door from 8am ready for us, luckily another pub was open at 9am that did let us in.

If Avon and Somerset treated the Welsh how we get it off the Heddlu year on year they would be crying their eyes out about it being anti-Welsh xenophobia, and no doubt it would be all over “Wales Online”.

9 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Your fans took a red scarf, slung it around their necks, and lapped up success at the expense of your identity and your soul.

Another great photo of Cardiff fans in full embrace of red here, more than just a few scarves:

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In the past they’ve hilariously tried to claim this was a Wales game, we can see the black shorts…

Unfortunately, to the club Downsy is viewed as unsackable. It doesn’t matter what he does wrong, he is here to stay.

Hopefully the Qatari’s will send him a big pay cheque to do some more DJ’ing out there. Despite what he might claim on social media, his morals will quickly all go out the window again.

11 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

Surely the problem is that they're not good enough / looking for a final payday, rather than their age?

Just look at Modric midweek. 37 years old...

Wade Elliott/Wilbraham great examples for us in recent years as well

4 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

51 tickets left , amazing what the pull of a Newcastle weekender can do haha

Just over 1k sold according to Jerry, so about half left but still a very good effort so far.

If a fan had made those remarks they would have a criminal record and a likely lifetime ban from attending football matches. How do people within the game get off so lightly? 

6 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Ta, did you have to watch in a mini-screen?

You can view full screen

8 hours ago, mightyreds89 said:

I’m pretty sure from memory that due to the grading/degree of angle of the Dolman stand that it doesn’t meet the requirements for safe standing, I maybe wrong and if I recall maybe the bottom tier of the Dolman may be ok. 

That would just seem completely baffling to me if true, just looking at the stands it seems as if there’s barely a difference in gradient between the two. You only have to look at Dortmund’s yellow wall, one of the steepest stands in Europe, who manage 25,000 in there without any issues whatsoever. 

Today proved that there is far more demand for standing areas than the club are currently willing to accommodate. 1000 seats shoved away in a corner doesn’t cut it.

If the club had any sense, or desire to generate atmosphere at Ashton Gate the entirety of block A would be turned into safe standing, along with the current corner, which would avoid all of the issues today with people having to stand on the stairs and unable to get to their seats. Anyone who currently has a season ticket in block A (not many at all, 100 max), could easily be reallocated to another Dolman block should they wish to do so.

It could be done for next season but unfortunately I think this is the exact thing the club will be desperate to stamp out.

43 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Naismith was in the Championship team of the season & was Luton’s player of the year as a CB.

He’s a central defender, that’s where he’s played for a while now.

Genuinely baffled that someone thinks we currently have 11 fit better players than him.

He’s been a central defender for about 1.5 seasons if you include this one, and he’s now 30 years old.

In his first season at Luton he played predominantly as a left back or left midfielder, occasionally at centre back. Last season he played centre back consistently for the first time in his career, though it is worth pointing out that this was always on the left side of a back 3, where he is familiar, in the same way that Luke Ayling is not a centre back but played as a right sided centre back in a 3 under Cotterill, and was successful.

At Wigan he played nearly always as a left back/winger/midfielder with the occasional game at centre back. At Pompey and earlier he was usually on the wings.

This season he’s played nearly every game centrally in the back 3 and has been consistently poor and full of errors. Much of the blame has to go to Pearson who continues to persist with him here, but it doesn’t take away from the fact he has been far, far worse than anything he showed at Luton last season.

15 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Naismith really isn’t a left back.

Going to be lost in the aftermath of another home defeat but thought he was decent today, one superb long range pass & a brilliant delivery from a corner that nearly resulted in an own goal.

Not sure I understood the logic behind putting him in midfield though.

This is the issue with Naismith. People regularly say he had a decent game and the only thing that backs that up is that he did a couple of nice passes or corners. He also shanked one out 40 yards across the pitch for a West Brom throw in when we had a free kick near the halfway line, and he was at fault for the second goal after once again, for what seems like the millionth time this season, messing about with it and getting caught out.

He’s more of a left back then a centre half, though I wouldn’t have him anywhere near the starting 11. Has made more mistakes than anyone this season and that’s with a couple of months out injured.

It’s alright he’s making it all back by charging Preston fans £33 this weekend.

Cost us a point at least against Sunderland, cost us all 3 at Blackpool and then could easily have cost us all 3 tonight. On another day or against a more potent attack he would have. Generally plays well with plenty of good moments and then throws it all away with baffling decision making in the worst areas of the pitch and under little pressure.

Even after the disaster on Saturday he was keen on messing about with it again tonight which is worrying. Needs to cut it out sharpish or like others have said, patience will start wearing thin.