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Quite agree. I didn't bother to watch MotD as I knew what would happen. It's annoying in that they'll even show extended highlights of the game they broadcast live, in it's entirety, just a few hours earlier, plus reshow the goals and highlights from games they have shown about three times already (at the end of Final Score, on the News and then at halftime during the Spurs v PNE game) yet to see the first televised highlights (usually just the goals) from a game that hasn't been seen at all one has to sit through everything one has already seen umpteen times before it is plonked on as an afterthought at the very end.

No definitely Sky Sports

Hopefully they'll put a late bid in for Semenyo

I think their jealousy goes back to 1989 when City lost very narrowly in the league cup semi final 2-1 over 210 minutes to Nottingham Forest while Luton lost limply 3-1 to the same opponents over just 90 minutes (so would've been 7-2 over 210 minutes) in the final. And, to rub it in even more, Luton's solitary goal was scored by ex City striker Mick Harford.

I would like to wish Bents all the best. A great player and class act. He wasn't given the club captaincy as a keeper for nothing. My only concern is that we could well play Wolves next season in the league or in the cup and it will no doubt be when we are finally awarded that long awaited penalty....and Bents will bloody save it!

Yes a lot of Russians are against the war in Ukraine and increasing numbers of them are seeing their sons come home in body bags. For that reason I am not against Russian footballers. However, if Putin even signed for us I would definitely boo.

Where my partner lives near Pontypridd we went into her local, The Upper Boat Inn, for a meal and drink. Couple of weeks later got a fine for £80. Didn't keep receipts etc so didn't challenge it. When we went there again we went through another entrance and there was a machine to input car reg number. Unfortunately, the other entrance doesn't have this. I wonder if those businesses in cahoots with the parking companies deliberately do this so the parking companies actually make money from those legitimately using the business they are innocently visiting and gracing with their custom. It's all wrong.

The parking fine has now been cancelled. Many thanks for your tips especially Dollymarie as it was through our SLO, Jerry, that it got cancelled. Also, obviously, thanks to Jerry too. I know now I will no longer be paying that fine that it will impact on our compliance with ffp regs but so be it.

Sykes hat-trick three goals in succession

Thanks Red hot poker, another avenue to go down. It was only because my partner bought goods online from the club as Christmas presents and a jacket was faulty (zip didn't work and one of the two side pockets was sealed up) that we had to go to the shop to get a replacement and then bought other goods in store in the sale that we were there.

Thanks Dollymarie I will send him an email shortly

Thanks everyone Yes I gather now that there's a machine in the club shop but we simply didn't see it and after making our purchases (which also involved returning something bought online that was faulty) nobody asked if we had inputted our reg number. Plus my partner was moving around on a crutch that was alien to her at the time so we were concentrating more on that. It's annoying as well because we then decided to have a brunch in the cafe. Had we not done that we would've been within the thirty minutes. Plus the cafe gave me the wrong order (scrambled egg on toast when I ordered a veggie chilli jacket potato) so had to wait longer for my correct order to be cooked.

Thanks Loco, I checked on that after and it also went on to say that if items are purchased from the club shop or cafe that charges then don't apply as the registration number can then be logged into the system. Nobody told us of this when we were customers of the club shop or the cafe and as my partner was just getting out and about again on crutches after a partial knee replacement we needed to park fairly close and I wasn't as observant of signs etc as concentrating on getting her crutches out of the car and helping her into the shop.

Thanks Dollymarie. What is Jerry's email address?

Thanks James yes she has proof of the purchases

I would be grateful if anyone can provide advice on this matter. On December 29th, my partner and I parked at Ashton Gate and bought items at the club shop and then had something to eat and drink in the cafe next door to the shop. In all over £100 was spent on Bristol City premises but today we have received a parking charge of £80 (£45 if it's paid early) for being there for nearly sixty minutes. This seems grossly unfair especially as we were dealing with the staff in the shop and at no time did anyone inform us that we needed to input a registration number (if that is the case).

Another positive is Welsh football fans at last didn't vandalise the toilets. At least no reports of it yet.

I don't think things are quite as dire as everyone seems to be making out as the addition of seven or eight new players in the transfer window will simply address these concerns

Get a message to Nigel to use the wings more

If they give penalties for that there would be about ten penalties every match. And even Bristol City might be awarded one every six months.

And calling the Argentinians animals

Yes came on for Martin Peters

You are right, I recall at the time it being said that Costa Rica were missing their top scorer, Saborio, through injury so I don't think he played at all in the Finals despite his goals getting them there

Stern John scored in 2006 World Cup but it was ruled out for offside (pre VAR) so it might really have been onside.

FIFA had to wait until Neil Warnock retired from management to implement this new strategy as they figured otherwise matches involving his teams wouldn't finish on the day they commenced and the end of the football season would have to be extended from May until mid-July.