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RoystonFoote'snephew

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  1. That was such a great watch. Both teams made mistakes but both tried to play go forward attacking rugby from the very start. While Fiji will be disappointed to lose they still qualified to play England in the QF and Portugal get their first ever win at the world cup. They did themselves proud and can't that winger half shift.
  2. I was in the Enclosure that day and also heard the crack. I almost turned away when they brought him on the stretcher to the tunnel as the misshapen leg was evident and the bone had apparently broken through the skin.
  3. Shocking injury for one of my favourite players of the last 20 years and I wish him a speedy recovery for him and his family, even if it's not be on the football field. I say favourite player, in fact if I could have made one affordable signing in the last 20 years it would have been him. All the best Chris.
  4. Don't deny it but I'm willing to bet we've had 54 blatant penalties denied since 2015 rather than 54 awarded.
  5. Robert Street to be given the freedom of Cheltenham.
  6. Just been said commentary on the St Mirren v Rangers game that James Tavernier now has 107 goals including 54 penalties. He signed for Rangers in 2015. No way have City had 54 penalties since 2015 and I'm wondering how far back we'd have to go to rack up that many.
  7. Wishing all those injured or traumatised by the event a speedy recovery. Hope the police got, or get, the scum responsible.
  8. Sad news. Condolences to Sir Alex, family and friends.
  9. No, that was Dean Whitestone the clown we had on Wednesday. I know people complain about Stroud but he's streets ahead of officials like Linnington and Whitestone, plus, a few others, as he is at least his own man and, rarely gets swayed by home crowds.
  10. Could be a good appointment. Whatever people think of Keith Stroud he's nowhere near the worst ref in the EFL (this Wednesdays clown is one that proves that), he's his own man and he rarely gets swayed by home crowds.
  11. I know you're not suggesting that non white british or irish players are not hardworking.
  12. I admit to being a Beckham fan. As a crosser of a ball on the run he only ranks 2nd to Terry Paine. A great free kick taker and captain, my admiration for him rose when he was prepared to anger Ferguson by skipping training to take care of his children. Very astute guy he was well aware of his image and knew how to exploit the tabloids. And that image was amazing. Supposedly when at Real Madrid he sold more replica shirts than anyone, in a side that included Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Roberto Carlos, Raul and Casillas among others. Even this though was eclipsed by his adoration in south east Asia which almost took on god like proportions. The man's a success and good on him.
  13. We ought to be receiving yet another letter from PGMOL for that clown's performance but as we won I don't suppose we will.
  14. Well, would you Adam and Eve it. The only good thing about the game was Tommy Conway and the result, but I'll take it. Now on to Leeds.
  15. Am I glad I didn't make the trip tonight. That was bloody awful! We could/should of had a penalty but that aside we were sloppy all around the park. Our midfield hasn't coped with Rotherham's man for man system at all. Sykes has to track back more as Gardner-Hickman keeps getting caught inside as the midfielder he really is. Must do better.
  16. According to Damian Derrick in his sports round-up on Points West Nicky Hunt, not Jack, scored for the Gas against Port Vale last night. He got the right back slot correct I suppose.
  17. More points or a better goal difference than the team that finishes 7th.
  18. Used to sometimes get accused of diving but a proper striker and a true Man City legend, despite the number of times that word gets bandied around. Made a fortune in the paper industry after retiring from the game. RIP Franny. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
  19. I think that being a referee now is harder than its ever been and VAR has made it harder not easier. That said I also believe that the current crop of officials across the Premier league and EFL is the worst in 50 years. What annoys me most is that too few of them have the courage of their own convictions. It seems to be if they visit the VAR screen they are duty bound to agree with the guy in the booth instead of sometimes telling the guy he's a prat and sticking with their original decision. Offside is a prime example of where VAR gets it wrong too many times despite slow motion and the apparent drawing of lines. Ridiculous, given that over the years statistics showed that linesmen got it right in real time some 90+%of the time.
  20. I've said it several times and expect to say it many more but PGMOL's only role is to send letters of apologies to clubs for the incompetence of its members. We could paper Ashton Gate with the letters we've received.
  21. Disappointed. This had to be a target match for 3 points to get the new WSL venture off to a flyer. Have to look at the likes of Leicester, West Ham and Brighton as the sides we are competing with to stay up.
  22. Watching Australia v Portugal. Kerevi given a yellow card for what was clearly not a lead elbow but a punch to the head. How the hell had that not been upgraded to a red card.
  23. Gutting defeat but a cracking watch. On another day we'd have been out of sight of any comeback. The hurt was that we should lose again to an Alex Neill side.
  24. 96-17 final score. The All Black are contenders once more. Let's see if the other southern hemisphere sides can bounce back.
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