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I thought he played very well in that season a couple of years ago before he was loaned out. Good luck to him at Hearts.

I didn’t see the game, but that second goal was awful defending from us. We can’t keep giving away such easy goals.

Glad to see that Massengo is fit enough to play. I think he’s going to be a key player for use this season. He was one of the few players to emerge with any credit at the back end of last season.

He never seemed to settle here. For an international player I expected more from him.

Overall I thought we looked decent enough. It took us a while to get going, but we grew into the game and dominated most of it. Atkinson had a good debut. We pressed them well and looked organised. Blackpool got behind us a couple of times and the warning signs were there before they equalised. We look short of pace up front. Based on today’s game Blackpool are going to struggle. Gutted about the result. I hope that doesn’t dent the team’s confidence.

I’m really looking forward to getting to see City at AG again today. My kids are excited too. It’s so weird that it’s been as long as 18 months. With the tribute to TC as well it’s going to be an emotional day. My prediction: 2-1 to City.

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I remember him as being a good finisher, with a hell of a shot, who came alive in and around the penalty area. Not the most mobile of players even then, but a decent goal scorer who I thought at the time was under-used.

Best wishes to you, Mick.

Yep, me too, I find that really difficult on Word! I remember being given those colour blindness tests as a kid (the ones with different colour dots and a number) and I thought it was a conspiracy cos all I saw was dots.

And until reading this thread I always thought the Dairy Milk wrapper was dark blue. You live and learn!

I’m colour blind and, like others have said, I don’t really notice it most of the time. In football, though, if City are playing a team in a dark kit I often rely on our white shorts to be able to distinguish between the teams, particularly in evening games. So I’ve always hated it when City wear all red at home. Similarly, when I play FIFA in City’s all black away kit against a team in all red I find it quite difficult to tell the difference. I’m glad I’m not the only one!

I’m sure I’ve read that both AG and Eastville were flooded in the late 1960s.

Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down - Elvis Costello

We love you Tinman.

I want them to lose all their remaining games and go down rock bottom.

Yes! I was in Costa in Avonmeads. I didn’t think the stars would align to send them down, so I only checked my phone towards the end of the game. It was absolutely brilliant.

What a fascinating picture! Not just the surrounding area, like where Cumberland Basin is now, but also I didn’t know there used to be an advert on the roof of the EE!

Two pics I found on Facebook a while ago. The second one particularly resonates with me because it’s that’s the part of the ground I used to see with my dad when we walked towards the Dolman turnstiles in my first years of going to AG as a child.

Neat finish for the second goal.

I blame the ref for that defeat.

Another player who was before my time, but my dad’s always spoken very highly of him. RIP Bobby.

What a mountain of a player. I’ve always been impressed when I’ve seen him play against us. All the best, Sol. Fingers crossed.

Yes I have heard this too. I remember a kid at my primary school doing it, and that was in the 1980s when things between fans were already toxic. But it must have been common in the days before getting to away games was feasible. I’m intrigued to know how people who did this chose which side to support in a derby match.

Very sad to hear that Bury have been expelled. A proud club with a long history. I feel very sorry for their loyal supporters.