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On 24/09/2021 at 12:19, slartibartfast said:

Good pubs in the centre, got pissed many times before the match !

Alternatively you could visit the cathedral. 

7 hours ago, Swede said:

That's just it, HE can't let it go! Which is why there is still so much hostility and vitriol generated whenever his name is mentioned.

An example of this would be Geoff Twentyman. He's from the same era as that odious person yet nobody sees him in the same light.  

Twenty pence is a scouser not a Gas head born and bred. I have no problems with players who wear their loyalty on their sleeve. For Ollie read Scotty Murray in a City shirt. 

The fact is that controversial or not I like him. He's a character and we need more of those to save us from the mind numbing tedium of pundits like Shearer and Jenas. He's a local boy made good carving out a successful career out of football as a player, manager and pundit and, while people might not like it, he's been in demand because he's knowledgeable about the game. Outside of football the man nursed his wife through lymphatic cancer and mounted a crusade so that his deaf children could receive a decent education. He deserves respect. 

I'm not sure why people get so bent out of shape about Holloway. Born in the heart of Gas territory in East Bristol, played for the Gas with his heart on his sleeve, its hardly surprising he remains a Gas fan who sometimes likes to Lord it over City. Given the Gap there are few opportunities to do so these days and in any case I can think of a few ex City players who would return the favour. Just let it go. 

Aah the vagaries of the offside system. Look at the Ipswich equaliser against Wednesday. When Peacock Farrell throws the ball down unaware that Macauley Bonne is behind him, and nicks which leads to the goal, why is Bonne not offside having come from an offside position. 

I know yesterday's attendance was 19326 but did anyone hear the Fulham fans figure. The tannoy got drowned out where I was. 

Typical Kasey. Moments of absolute brilliance mixed with strolling about like he's playing football with his mates on a Caribbean beach. If Pearson can make him into a 90 minute player he will truly be a miracle worker. 

Williams definitely made a difference when he came on, in particular there were some tackles that were hard but in my opinion fair which the ref allowed but he would probably not got away with them a year ago. However I feel some of the criticism of Bakinson is unfair. He didn't have his best game in a City shirt but that happens with young players. There was an inference he didn't move us forward but my main complaint about Tyreeq is that he tries to play every ball forward when a simple sideways or backwards pass would be better. 

Like others I fully enjoyed that game. Mitrovic should have won for them but overall I thought a draw a fair result. Both sides went for it but there was some tremendous blocking and last ditch defending. For example, Tanner made some great challenges first half and the penalty box tackle by Antonee Robinson on Weimann was absolute class. Williams made a difference after coming on (as did Harrison Reed for them) and nice to see KC making a telling contribution. I know it's another home match without a win but 12 or 18 months ago having gone behind we'd have lost that game. 

1 hour ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Rarely is any away kit?

Except for Blackpool perhaps. I can't think of a season when Blackpool's away kit has been anything other than white shirt and tangerine shorts, the reverse of their home kit. 

12 minutes ago, BS3City said:

That looks good to me...

It would look even better if the further deduction of 9 points for FFP breaches was applied and it read minus 11.

I thought it was a decent debut. 0verrun occasionally 1st half but he had little to no cover. One very good tackle towards the end of the game. Showed decent technique on the ball, mostly took the sensible defensive options and didn't get caught in possession. If he gains the confidence of Nige and he gets decent game time we may have found ourselves a right back. 

Not our best performance this season but far from our worst. Bentley and Massengo (again) outstanding. Bakinson played well and there was, a decent debut for Tanner despite the lack of cover he got in the first half. The subs Dasilva, Semenyo and Wells all made a impact, not the least when Semenyo and Wells linked superbly for the winner. Despite the moaning Minnie's around me we won so revel in that. Top class performances to go alongside wins can come later. 

3 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

  Meant The George not The Plough, of course.

One of a vanishing few to still serve their beer straight from barrels behind the bar.

I can remember when the Volley did that. When it was the Volley of course with the bar on the other side and flagstone floors rather than the plastic pub it's become. 

I used to like the Bell Inn at Alfred Place (think it may be called the Green Man now) but I haven't been there forca long time. The owners also used to run the Green Tree in Green St, Bath. 

Another decent performance but we laced a cutting edge. Our best efforts came from a run and shot by the outstanding Atkinson first half and from a crisp shot by the even more outstanding Massengo in the second. I thought we overplayed the long throw, we never looked like threatening Preston that way. And Preston posed a threat through the movement of Maguire and especially the clever passing of Johnson. Every time he was on the ball I worried. All in all not a dull 0-0 draw and, while disappointed we didn't win, I'll take the consolation prize of a clean sheet. Just 14 more of those to make us title contenders (according to Nige). 

4 hours ago, OneTeamInBristol said:

Just let it go pal, you were wrong.

It's fine, everyone is wrong sometimes, even you.

And John McEnroe is German. 

8 hours ago, davidoldfart said:

Having lost £93m over 3 seasons Reading are under EFL transfer embargo which means they can only sign Free agents or loans (half season) and pay no transfer or loan fees . 

How come they get Danny Drinkwater from Chelsea for a seasons loan !!!!!!! The guy is on the best part of £100k a week .

Think Derby get away with murder - Reading really take the biscuit .

I missed the signings of Huntley and Palmer. 

Best performance of the season for me. This was a much more high intensity game than Reading, against a big physical side that we needed to stand up against. NP got it spot on with the team selection. Throughout we were faster to the ball than Cardiff and caused them some real problems running through the middle. In what was a tremendous team performance it seems churlish to pick anybody out but I thought Massengo, Pring and the front two of Martin and Weimann (with his two goals) were immense. Pring had the beating of his fullback while in the first half Han-Noah constantly hurried Curtis Nelson into errors. Not the biggest against the Cardiff giants Martin and Weimman used all their experience and nous to get the better of Flint and Morrison. James and King controlled the tempo, the back 4 were solid and Bentley did what was required. His own goal (against the run of play) was most unfortunate. A really good cameo from Semenyo, who replaced King, culminating in a superb assist for Weimann's classy second. Ref was decent I thought allowing proper challenges in a feisty derby. Great atmosphere and I look forward to tonight's highlights on Quest. 

Bad defeat for promotion certainties. Source: Joeys letter to the Memorial few. (book left out of the NT) 

21 minutes ago, chinapig said:

So you expect an independent journalist to be a mouthpiece for the manager? The club has its own media team if you want a nice sanitised version approved by the manager.

Journalists write both factual and opinion pieces and the distinction between them is clear. Or do you think political journalists should not write opinion columns but only print what politicians tell them?

I don't have a problem with a journalist writing an opinion but I do have a problem with being unprofessional. His scoring of NP, which does not appear to be the policy of the papervhe represents as its not applied to Barton at the SAGS, is, to use an Americanism, Busch League. There is a proud tradition of expert sports journalism in this country, even sometimes in the past at the Post, but GMcG falls miles short of such standards. 

Expect him to continue his feud until NP plays the system or players Gregor wants. 

Gutted. By and large we controlled the game, looked quite assured at the back and should have won easily. but while we played some delightful football we didn't get enough balls into the box and didn't test their shaky keeper anything like enough. Nevertheless a great improvement on the back end of last season. All the new boys played well, I particularly liked Atkinson's positioning and young Alex Scott put in a really good shift. We definitely lost something when he and Palmer went off. Understood the Scott substitution as he looked knackered at but Palmer's withdrawal seemed unnecessary to me. 

Disappointed to drop 2 points but we go again. 

3 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Or simply that we can't accommodate everyone in the 18.

Exactly that I think. The number you can have on the bench has reverted to pre Covid so no room. 

All the best Mick. Stay strong. 

2 hours ago, Shaun Taylor said:

We have no players so fielded mainly youth and a couple of trialist. Also a couple of pros refuse to train as they haven't been paid 

Presumably that's what they fielded at Melksham Town too which I understand ended in a 0-0 draw. Forest Green fielded two separate team for each half against Melksham and won 6-0.