Alan Dicks' Barmy Army

7 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

https://onefootball.com/en/news/uefa-mulling-over-controversial-decision-to-hold-the-2026-champions-league-final-in-the-usa-37312625

Do us all a favour mate, whenever you post a new story, rather post a pointless link can you not just copy and paste the story so we can actually understand what you are posting about 

2 hours ago, Curr Avon said:

David Squires on … Manchester United beating Liverpool plus awesome Arsenal | Football | The Guardian

Here's a taster....

I am curious why this is a MUST READ? I can't see any relevance to us

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Didn’t you post this earlier in the week?

Is this a different “edit”?

3 hours ago, Curr Avon said:

Possibly, I can't recall.....

Confabulation at its finest 

2 hours ago, MarcusX said:

If it’s damaged, how do you expect it to be magically fixed in 12 extra hours?

It's frightening that people think damage to structures can be fixed so quickly 

1 hour ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

Indoor gigs in Bristol etc have been cancelled tomorrow night so wouldn’t surprise me if it was postponed in the morning 

Completely unrelated to us

1 hour ago, MarcusX said:

I’m surprised it wasn’t postponed just to save Boro travelling today. It’s a long way to go and the roads have been carnage here (about half way between the two) and we’ve had it nothing like the south west.

Of course they probably flew, but even that was a risk. A lot of internal flights cancelled today.

They are here, hundreds of flights safely flew today 

1 hour ago, lenred said:

It’s a yellow warning only tomorrow.  Winds of up to 21mph. Can’t see why that would lead to any postponement as long as Boro get here ok. 

At last somebody sensible in this thread 

1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Exeter v Barrow off tomorrow - similar distances albeit Barrow would probably travel down in the morning.

Nothing to do with distance, the problem is with St James' Park

1 hour ago, East Londoner said:

Just a thought though, with all the Ashton Gate Eight stuff planned tomorrow maybe there’s pressure on not to call the game off 

Please tell me you were not actually being serious about this? 

The main celebration is tonight, tomorrow they just get presented to the crowd 

38 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

@JerrySLO

Any idea if any sort if pre match inspections are expected tomorrow? Either Ref or SAG.

Why would there be? 

The storm has long passed, there are no problems at the ground, there is no problem with the weather tomorrow. 

I never cease to be amazed how our support get into such a frenzy about the weather impacting a game!! 

Whenever we have heavy rain or snow there's always a thread panicking about conditions, is it really that hard to realise what is actually happening out there? 

1 hour ago, Curr Avon said:

This is just a bit of fun and not to be taken seriously.

 

To the tune of "Remember you're a Womble" (trust me)

Semenyo

Semenyo 

Semenyo 

Semenyo

Semenyo

Semenyo

Semenyo

Semenyo's gonna rumble

(Semenyo's gonna rumble)

Semenyo's gonna rumble

(Semenyo's gonna rumble)

Semenyo's gonna rumble

(Semenyo's gonna rumble)

Semenyo's gonna rumble

(Semenyo's gonna rumble)

Semenyo, menyo, menyo's gonna rumble, rumble rumble you up!

 

I find it hilarious how people keep thinking up new songs for players, clearly no idea how songs randomly get found

Sorry but 1/10 is being generous

Perhaps you could take up watching planes land or watching the curling to pass your time from now on?

5 hours ago, Blockb said:

When you ask a polite question and are attacked by the people running the forum what is the point staying you are obviously going to keep my money good luck to you keyboard bully 

Nobody has attacked you, I can only assume you were having a bad day

As for someone to ask for their money back, there is only one person in the wrong in this thread and it is not Phantom

20 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

In a way, I sort of hope you are correct, as my (unfortunate and, hopefully, erroneous) guess was the son of an esteemed former England and British Lions Captain.

5 hours ago, The Batman said:

You're correct though, there are 3 Sale players who fit the profile now. So we have two innocent parties. 

Was quite common knowledge up this way who was arrested

Whether he is guilty is yet to be decided of course

4 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

More than one, actually.

Given the tendancy for the media to be rather 'loose' with their definitions, the expression 'former England International' could have been used to describe a player who, e.g. was called up to the England squad (but didn't play), a player who played for England Saxons....

You should see the state of our back Yarde up here 

3 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

I'd sum it up as a good player having a great season. He's solid and dependable and every now and then finds the ball at his feet in a position to shoot. If he hits 20 this season then great, but that will be an outlier, and a sign of a hot streak, rather than a transformation into a goal machine.

Was definitely a big miss when he was injured last season 

34 minutes ago, VT05763 said:

If he could do what he did for his second goal consistently, he'd be another level.

And not playing for us !!!

The only thing stopping him from playing in a lower Prem/Top six Champs team is his inconsistency and much of that could be down to how awful we have been as a team the last 2 seasons.

Thank you so much for making me laugh out loud tonight 

5 hours ago, VT05763 said:

As soon as you see that typed on this forum it reveals how much the writer knows about football.

I am amazed how some of our supporters start threads like this to have a dig at other people's opinions. 

But you are more than happy to constantly dig at Pearson 

We can also see his qualities but how often do we get end products like today? 

1 hour ago, VT05763 said:

Not standard when I played.

Definitely would have been classed as a great finish.

Let me guess, if it wasn't for your knee injury :laugh:

Stick to your ITK claims at least they are amusing to the rest of us

Merry Christmas 

15 minutes ago, Riaz said:

I stood by my comments. Problem is, people don’t understand what is actually going on. And how few healthy people under 60 are actually dying. 

Lucky for us then you clearly know so much more than everyone else 

Wouldn't it be great for Northampton to beat them this weekend, otherwise there's a danger they may hit form

I had forgotten the blind love in that a few posters had with Cotts

Amazing how some people can only see the good in one boss, and then only see the bad in another

19 minutes ago, markcarter said:

Football will certainly be suspended pretty soon.  There’s a reasonable chance that either Luton or Brentford will be our last match this season.  It’s going to be truly horrific for the next few months and they may just have to cut and run at some point.

Why oh why do you keep bleating on the same thing, have you not read any of the posts above that show the numbers in the game are all very low?

1 hour ago, Son of Fred said:

The new variant is not only more infectious,,,there is around a 25% rise in very high viral load...that's the headline.

This means a higher percentage of those infected can expect a poor outcome - with obviously more pressure on the NHS.

You are forgetting that footballers are not living the same lives as we are, the Prem lot are nigh on living in bubbles and even the EFL players are purposely instructed to be more vigilant.

I'll take the discussion of your last line onto the actual Coronavirus discussion thread, but the NHS are not impacted by this testing they are all done privately. It is important not to assume that problems that impact us will impact on these footballers

1 hour ago, lenred said:

Its 2 prem games I think. Really doesn’t matter imho how many EFL games get postponed it’s a different beast to the Prem. It’s all conjecture obviously, but I just dont see the Prem stopping. All about the coin. We shall see. 

Was interesting that as recently as September the Prem said that games should not be postponed unless there was a major problem as squad sizes are so big, it was mentioned as long as there were 14 players available that the games should go on

1 hour ago, MarcusX said:

Miniscule? Hardly (relative to the history of cases in this country). 40k and accelerating. More people in hospital than in the worst period in April. 2000 people a day admitted to hospital.

Oh please wise one, tell me what's actually going on

Headlines and facts are two very different things, like I said above this is not the thread for these discussions, but there are many medical personnel around the country shrugging their shoulders looking at wards no busier than normal at the moment.

Do you think it was a coincidence that the Nightingale Hospital in London was closed.... it was never used !

Anyway this is about football not the virus

14 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said:

You keep on saying this, is it just your prediction or are you aware of something most of us aren't?

They are typical of someone who doesn't have an actual understanding of what is going on, yet can only see the headlines 

On 25/12/2020 at 22:02, phantom said:

Wasn't there a study that a footballer didn't actually stand close enough to a specific player to contract the virus?

I'm still amazed the EFL are not routinely testing 

Not sure there's any reason or evidence that would back up that % of players would be higher than any other industry. 

Only Man City would have a complete test of staff, but surely that is the whole squad and staff around training and matchday squads. 

Apart from maybe one or two clubs numbers affected have always been low

When the EFL brings in mass testing in January will be the make or break time on a larger scale 

Below shows tests in the Premier League, clearly indicating there's not any mass problems

Multiply the above over the top four divisions, there is no mass problem. 

Please deal with facts and not misguided opinions 

I find it amazing all the people claiming the leagues won't be finished, what exactly are you basing this on?

The actual number of positive tests is miniscule, much is preventative measures to stop contact with these players etc.

17 minutes ago, myol'man said:

When will tickets for the Pompey cup match be available?

Blimey, let the club sort the Wycombe match out first, hardly any urgency

4 hours ago, Son of Fred said:

Only one guess allowed as to what my obvious answer to that response will be ..

If you don't mind me asking,,have you "visited" of recent??

Regularly visit and work with Managers of ICU wards 

10 hours ago, Red Ferret said:

No football ground is opening until a proper vaccine is in place and rolled out to the most vulnerable people in our society 

Anyone who wants football grounds open before then is either thick as shit or just selfish, or perhaps both. 

What if those grounds could be proven to have people safely distanced, and adequate checks in place before entering the stadium so there is no risk?

Also what do you say to those grounds around Europe that have reopened and have had no additional cases as a result?

Perhaps "thick as shit" is a bit of an ironic comment?

2 hours ago, Son of Fred said:

A lot of denial going on..

If they could take a walk into their local hospital & view the 'covid' areas,, witness the staff putting themselves on the line,,facing constant danger,,then I'm sure many of them would shit themselves - so many can't see anything unless it's right under their nose.  

I have been in lots of hospitals over the past weeks, perhaps you should educate yourself and visit one.

ICU wards etc are certainly nowhere near being over run

41 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

It's what happens after they go through the turnstile that's the problem.

If fans already are unable to sit down in the seats they've been allocated, keep safety exits clear, refrain from smoking inside stadia or wash their hands after visiting the bog, what chance do you think there is of them keeping to severe rules that would be required to keep punters safe? Folks have already shared on here advice as to control flows post Covid in stadia and that requires timed ingress & egress. We've plenty of punters who can't do 90 mins as is, so clearly they'll be happy to hang around for an hour post  a drab match, won't they?

I do wonder why people like yourself continually post such negative comments on the return?

It's like you won't be happy unless you are told people won't be able to return!!

There are clearly ways of making this work, but like a few others you struggle to accept that this is possible

There are many examples of games being played around Europe without problems, yet you continually have an obsession of everything going wrong in England?

On 17/08/2020 at 08:29, Super said:

It's bad enough wearing a mask in a shop for 10 mins, especially for many like me that wear glasses!

Being deadly serious, if you are not comfortable, we recommend our clients and staff to wear one at home when watching TV etc and get used to wearing it subconciously 

1 hour ago, bristolmoose said:

The fog on glasses is droplets of water from breath condensing on the colder lenses so if this is happening, the mask is not working. 

Correct. If there is any moisture appearing on someones glasses the covering is too low and not correctly covering the nose