Bright Cider Life

6 minutes ago, RedRock said:

What I really, really enjoyed tonight was our challenges.

So long we’ve been powder-puff. Physically and mentally weak.

How many of the 50/50’s did we win tonight! Virtually all of them.

Lovely jubbly. Now, get rid of our other albatross - inconsistency - and we just might become a real threat in this division.

 

Absolutely this. We have a real physical edge, the like of which I haven’t seen in a long time. It’s old fashioned but an absolute joy to watch. Combined with the modern approach to when we are in possession and we look a real force. Unfortunately the Championship doesn’t allow consistency! But that’s for another day, up the bloody City!!!

Everything today just seemed off the pace. As a terrible player I always blame the pitch but was it just me that thought it played really slow today?

34 minutes ago, frenchred said:

I was also one against the academy and lack of players it produced (thats almost a fact by the way)

I understand that at the moment we are seeing a purple patch with 2 to 3 players regularly in the first team and a few more coming through, great news for the club

Let's give it a couple of seasons before we pass judgement, I hope my initial feelings are wrong, but until we are churning out players, like for example, Southampton, and those said players are part of a successful BCFC team then I will still enjoy their  current success but reserve my judgement in the overall success of it.

I am led to believe the crop that will likely begin to feature for the first team in 2 to 3 years has some absolute gems in it. Clubs like Newcastle and Chelsea already sniffing around. Many a slip twixt cup and lip and all that but the talent is there. 

So we all agree it’s a bad standard. Anyone got a solution? Went to a Surburban League Meeting last night and there was a warning that the if the two (yep just 2) new young referees get abuse then your team won’t get a ref for a month. A pretty empty threat as there are hardly any anyway. It’s all about critical mass, small numbers coming through mean standards drop and my guess is not many of you have ever reffed a game in your life. Don’t get me wrong, I am first off my seat to bemoan a decision but in the cold light of day what are any of us doing to make the situation better?