5 minutes ago, Club and Country said:

Think they will tbf

norwich won't be assed and won't fancy it either, Liverpool is no where near the draw for them as it is the gas 

Of course Norwich will be arsed.

Goal scoring bonus, win bonus, pressure from the boardroom, professional pride, chance of a glamour tie.

If they aren't arsed, they are in the wrong job.

2 minutes ago, phantom said:

Walked in past the Atyeo statue last night, I noticed the KFC by that end was closed 

I haven't eaten there in years, but wondered how long it had been closed for? 

Was down that way over Christmas and it was closed then.

Surprised if it wasn't making strong money, so no idea why it has been closed.

3 minutes ago, archie andrews said:

Wonder if they ever consider dolman side cameras.... 

They have done temporary television camera gantry points before (they were in the Dolman during the redevelopment, think Gary Johnson was there)  but that comes at the expense of available seats.

The best spots would be middle tier, Lansdown. But they are the most profitable seats in the ground, and for what at the moment is likely to be 3 or 4 occasions a year, more coin in leaving the hospitality and premium seating to sell.

1 hour ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

Great clickbait from the Irish Mirror .....

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/what-time-tv-channel-bristol-31897090

What time and TV channel is Bristol Rovers v Norwich in FA Cup? Streaming options and betting odds

 

Where and when is it?

The Memorial Stadium, Bristol on Wednesday 17th January 2024.

When is kick-off?

Kick-off is at 7:45pm.

What channel is it on?

The match is not being shown live on TV.

Can I stream the game?

Unfortunately the match is not being streamed.

So how can I watch the game?

You will just have to watch from the car park with all the thousands who will be locked out.

 

 

 

Quite a few of their people are looking for streams.

If the game isn't being shown live anywhere, isn't that a something of a futile exercise?

2 minutes ago, archie andrews said:

Championship ready sprinklers probably on full blast at the moment.... 

Just now, CyderInACan said:

and Babestation!

Something about watersport and other niche areas of the Internet.

I am surprised that the club haven't looked to address this, the height of the television gantry makes it almost impossible to have anything than a 'top down' view.

Frustrating as it is for watching football, it's even more annoying when watching rugby.

Every time we feature on telly, there are complaints from neutrals and away fans not at the game regarding it, and you wonder if this has any material impact on viewing figures, which might make broadcasters reluctant to use Ashton Gate as often as they could. Which would of course be at a cost to the club as the 'home' appearance fee is quite considerable.

Dare say the bean counters have weighed up the options, SCAT have asked questions and it's just an accepted imperfection.

1 hour ago, kmpowell said:

The finished stand. Quite literally "tinpot"... 

Looks like the entire pitch is a victim of the new stand and floodlight situation.

The Octopus Energy adverts they're playing on the wireless at the moment.

If Octopus offered me electricity free of charge, I'd still tell them to shove a pylon up their hoop and to gargle battery acid.

35 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

A polish guy ran the wimpy in east street I recall in the 80s for years I recall, can't remember his name 

Mr Sheen.

#Polish

Just stayed over to Gaschat....

I am staggered at the confidence of their fanbase as to how their game against a Championship side is likely to go. Granted there are a few realists, but most of them seem to have this as some sort of formality.

Obviously, no idea how the game will go, what sort of sides either club will put out, but the Fewers seem convinced that this game doesn't mean much to Norwich.

How they've arrived at that conclusion is still something of a mystery. 

2 hours ago, Harry said:

Free Haribo’s at half time in the family stand. 
Card reader was off. Chap turned the till on and off again. Still not working. Server looked baffled.
I said “sorry pal, aint got time for this, there’s a bloke down there with Sausage Rolls.” 

Amended that for you.

29 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Go on then, show some evidence

I suspect he had better things to do that showing Rovers in a good light and City in a bad one. Chris Swift reported on Rovers back in the day, a Kidderminster fan, but, as you would expect for someone who went all over the country covering matches for a team, he became a bit of a fan, whoever was covering City at the time, no doubt was the same.

When I was growing up, Robin Perry covered Rovers and Peter Godsiff covered City and one would assume they both wanted their respective teams to do well and that may have been reflected in their journalism, and that doesn't necessarily that they were constantly waving the flag, just that they cared about their teams.

Anyway  , as a sizeable business within Bristol there must have been at least a few City fans working there to counteract any bias, I mean, I know we've got more fans than you and all that.....

No idea who the editor was, but I do remember the Post issuing a grovelling apology some time after various members of our squad went to prison for affray and the post mentioned it at every opportunity.

Last time the BBC displayed such an enthusiastic voice, I had to dig back to the Olympics.

Reflecting again, I probably learned LESS from a David Woods book than I did from Pearce waxing about the side this evening.

A masterclass in 'you'll never guess who I grew up watching'.

It was a joyous experience, like watching the game with the most entertaining of all the pub-bores, and I mean that with all affection.

1 minute ago, luke_bristol said:

I have no idea what Leon Osman is on about to be honest

He is taking more sense than Russel did.

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Yeah, a shite one.

Yeap!

And having watched the game from my sick bed, and taking the odd look at the West Ham Forum, KUMB; fair to say a lot of them have got far too familiar with soft football where every challenge gets reviews and the game doesn't flow.

Under intense scrutiny, Williams and TGH could have both walked this evening. 

Delighted the ref let the game play out.

Gotta be honest, a VAR controlled game might have resulted in an entirely different viewing experience.

3 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

Conway off...joke

We'll need him Saturday.

KUMB is gonna be double salty after that.

They are proper salty over on the KUMB forum.

To be fair, that Williams tackle would have been challenge of the season in the 70s, possible free kick in the 80s, definite free kick in the 90s, a yellow in the 00s, a debatable red in the 10s, and today, a red all day long.

GTFIT

My failure to recover from a chest infection sees me in the company of the BBC and OTIB this evening, hopefully the game provides sufficient cheer to aid recovery.

Can't believe I was unable to make the away game and now I've failed a late fitness test for the home game.

13 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Went for the first time in years on a Sat eve back in December. Place was absolutely rammed.

Must admit I was a bit worse for wear after being at the Bears game during the day, but everything was on point, and all the friends we were with on their first visit were really impressed.

Chilli monkfish starter was my highlight. Hopefully return soon when I haven't been on a massive session. 

I must be the only person who thinks Urban Tandoor is just 'okay'.

Must have been there half a dozen times and whilst there is nothing wrong with the food at all, I just can't understand the hype.

4 hours ago, BanburyRed said:

He appeared on a recent episode of Celebrity Mastermind (I wasn't aware he is/was a 'celebrity') and scored no points in his specialist subject round!

Maybe he likes the passing game.