Cider_boy

Just saw a bit of Sunderland v Charlton on sky. 

The gas still seem to think they are a big fish in their pond, god knows what they will think when they visit the stadium of light. They will still some how delude themselves that they are a big club.

Congrats @havanatopia

And how nice to have a match day thread again!

Looking forward to the condensed version.

17 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

Isn’t he ex Gas anyway?

According to wiki he was in their youth set up for a couple of years, but failed to earn a youth scholarship and was released in 2008 at the age of fifteen.

31 minutes ago, Seventeen said:

Literally no one said that about Taylor and Bodin

I'm fairly sure that once Taylor was sold plenty of fewers claimed he wasn't their best player, and that Bodin was better.

33 minutes ago, chinapig said:

I can only speculate that there are other reasons for them wanting discussion to be shut down.

It is noticeable how some gasheads, especially the newbie on here, are so certain that the police are acting outside their remit by investigating these accusations of a serious, violent crime, and really shouldn't be doing so.

Slight panic setting in Henbury Gas? What are the odds Julie will turn up at his shop at 3pm as agreed, to find it shut for the day?

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Out of order for the way he sarcastically clapped gas fans at the end with the shithead Vyner! Could have incited crowd trouble.  Muff fans giving it large but it was their fan who started It off by running towards us away fans.  Police were not interested and heavy handed!

Knew it couldn't be their fault

2 hours ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Quiet here today but not so quiet at the swamp which has now apparently been improved by storm damage:

Bristol Rovers' Memorial Stadium hit by 'significant' storm damage

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-memorial-stadium-hit-1304511#ICID=Android_BristolPostApp_AppShare

 

No doubt they will be making an insurance claim...!

9 hours ago, myol'man said:

Match postponed, referee said "**** me this pitch so bad, I wouldn't even use it for camel racing "

Some actual quotes (maybe out of context!)

From the post report - "the pitch was not deemed up to standards"

Referee: "It wouldn't have been a good spectacle"

So why aren't all of their games postponed?

18 minutes ago, BobbyC said:

8,346 crammed in today.

Turning up in huge numbers, 'cos that just what they do!

not again...

Sounds like Thatch is at the game!

1 minute ago, hodge said:

Diedhiou shirt being pulled that time...

It is getting stupid, how blatantly this now happens without the referee doing anything

Given our ability for them, we did well not to score an own goal then!

1 minute ago, reformed_red said:

In the spirit of keeping it "down with the kidz";

BRAP         BRAP          BRAP

? you what? Is that a thing now?

Leeds starting to get frustrated already? No more injuries please!

47 minutes ago, Busterrimes said:

For my sins I've just been on asschat and they are looking to install electronic turnstiles finally. Why, you ask? Is it to bring the club into the 21st Century? No is's because too many are getting in for free. Not sure if it is dodgy turnstile operators or stewards

Ahh, no doubt the real attendances are more like 15k then, but only 8k pay to get in. 'cos they are so loyal and true 

6 minutes ago, cityloyal473 said:

A win, any win will do.

Yep.

Glad to see no-one is saying we owe anyone a hammering, and they hope it is today.

A scrappy 1-0 with no new injuries will do for me.

10 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

It’s just hilarious but also a little bit sad....and sad is definitely what they are feeling right now...their ‘billionaire owner’

They went quiet about our billionaire owner when they thought they had one too. Now that they are starting to realise their owner doesn't have the cash, they are starting to moan about SL again. 

At least once they go into administration they'll stop boring on about '82!

From slag chat, apparently Bodin's not worth having anyway

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200k my arse,who told you to say that a city fan
Whatever it was he will work out expensive wage wise,very injury prone so lucky if you get half a season out of him

7 minutes ago, Nibor said:

Nope.  You have to have your hands somewhere, you're not required to put them behind your back.  There's no predicting where the ball is going.  It's only an offence if he moves his hands onto the ball after it's hit and he clearly didn't have time to.

No, but the rules you quoted say the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement. If a defender stands with his hands above his head before a cross is hit, that can still mean it is an infringement. The suggestion is that in this case this is effectively what he did, he expected a cross, so had his arm above his head ready to block it.

I'm not necessarily arguing either way in this case - was his arm where it naturally would be when jumping to try to head the ball - if so it's OK, if his arm is in an unnatural position, then it's a penalty

3 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Isn't Albert out injured?

Went off as a 90th minute sub, I assume to use up a few seconds rather than injured?

1 minute ago, Nibor said:

The rules would disagree.

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The referee must take the following into consideration:

• the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)
• the distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)
• the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement

 

He didn't move his hand towards the ball and the ball was unexpected.  It's clear cut.

He knew he was going to cross it from where he was, it wasn't unexpected, so he put his arm up ready to block it, the rules suggest it is a penalty!

6 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

although the game I remain nervous about is Villa

As long as they start with agent Adomah, we'll be against 10 men from the start 

b0ll0x

We go again!

Their keepers distribution's as bad as Frankie's!