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I’d add to my previous post and ask if the league and the circumstances that led to it were irrelevant, how many would turn down both clubs fighting it out in the same division again? We basically monopolised football in this City over the last 5 years to the point where the Gas weren’t even an after-thought and still didn’t have the arse to get promoted, is there anyone not bored by the lack of a derby or properly meaningful games? That’s what football is for after all isn’t it? Hate Cardiff and that game produces a good atmosphere but has lost its edge on the whole and like many fixtures these days is much funner away. The gas on our tails is one the few things guaranteed to bring a bit of fire back to AG.

Gas picking up would be good for us I reckon. Gives even regular league games more of an edge. As much as it’s funny seeing them languish in mediocrity it’s at least a contribution to the staleness of Ashton Gate at the moment. Just based on previous eras.

Nige, In the words of my long time accomplice, and your more recent one, Guatama Buddha - “To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we will not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear” Best wishes and I hope you can continue to lead our club after, and only when, you have fully recovered.

I was perplexed as to why we didn’t join 40 other league clubs in backing the recent fan-led initiative which would require the parachute payment system - something which our CEO has repeatedly complained about - to end. Reading this thread and the comments from @The Constant Rabbit our snub makes perfect sense. It also proposed tougher reviews into any potential new owner and fairer distribution of TV money.

Flat out load of shite.

B block is where the school trips go these days. Most of the familiar faces who sat there haven’t returned post covid

For some reason I couldn’t see him coming here. Even without the question of whether he’d want to, I believe Nige let Simpson and Downing go as he felt the setup was too crowded. I even think this may be why he was watching games from the stand previously and has now stopped. Would another coach coming in just overcrowd the first team setup again? Perhaps there’s a part of him that wants to prove himself without Shakespeare as well. Working relationships often drift apart and go their separate ways as time goes by.

Babic is the spitting image of a steward in section 82

Another thing worth noting, it proves that all the talk of acoustics and crowd placement doesn’t mean shit if the stadium is willing to support the team vocally.

The end of the game was ******* outstanding support. Felt like a real moment. One step beyond post FT a random shout but sent the place into delirium

Watching QPR vs Forest. Adomah starting at the age of 33. Got to be one the most universally popular championship footballers. Every team he’s played at has loved him.

That’s a fair comment. But there are still players in the squad I will not forgive for last season and I would certainly use the phrase ‘downed tools’ during that awful run. My comment may have been premature but I don’t maintain a lot of trust that they won’t do it again, particularly when they are up against it in periods such as this. I’m not sure NP does either, hence some of the comments he’s made of late.

**** me. Can’t be allowed to happen. Don’t know where they would’ve heard that though

Players who have downed tools for previous managers and appear to be doing the same to Pearson

It’s very unlikely/nearly certain to not re-open is it not?

He is a well off bloke and probably part bank-rolling the football club so I struggle to think anything will happen as a result.

A trilogy worth its salt in any era

100%. Knows he’s spent and on the wind up. Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s some seriously dodgy shit going on there led by the messiah

He’s taking the piss out of them

Wilder KO Sunday morning because this is the heavyweight division and people never learn.

Can 100% see him at rovers by the end of the season

Not great news given how long it took him to recover last time. Hope he bounces back

Has there been any official news?

Apart from the odd fancy touch and one burst of brilliance in the second half, he was invisible for nearly all of the game and I’d like to see him work harder for the team. Nige should bring in Weimann next game and show ‘Messi’ that work ethic is required to be successful over here.

There seem to be widespread reduced allocations across the board this season. We took 5k to the hawthorns for a cup game not long ago