Jerseybean

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. Benjamin E. Mays

The membership has increased by four since my OP ? there are now 18,194 members of OTIB

Updated top chip shops in and around Bristol….https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/west-country-fish-chip-shop-8281009?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

As per the title: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65052544

Three Michelin starred places to try, the Italian restaurant Marmo, the Blaise Inn pub in Henbury and Mediterranean restaurant COR. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/michelin-guide-three-bristol-restaurants-8279031?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

His version is very positive…..https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/that-is-why-27-year-old-sends-honest-message-as-bristol-city-transfer-update-announced/

A few gems here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1071875-20-hilarious-world-football-headlines

Now been corrected: REPORT: LONDON CITY LIONESSES 2-0 BRISTOL CITY

Match highlights: https://youtu.be/l7Rd6r3Zv-U

As I don’t have a champagne moment as such I’ve stretched it and gone for NP for his commitment and hard work in turning us around on and off the pitch under difficult circumstances.

It was the 0-2 bit that troubled me

Our media team strike again…. REPORT: LONDON CITY LIONESSES 0-2 BRISTOL CITY SUNDAY, MARCH 19TH 2023 City fell to a 2-0 defeat at Princes Park as London City Lionesses closed the gap at the top of the table to three points.

NP post-match…..https://youtu.be/OjqcF8eTWro

IMO despite the positive bias offered throughout by Robins TV the result reflected the balance of play. Largely we were second best today, while they played neat and tidy possession football and created clearer scoring opportunities. Sometimes you have to acknowledge being beaten by a team that played better on the day.

Swansea City: Andy Fisher; Harry Darling, Ben Cabango, Nathan Wood, Ryan Manning; Liam Walsh, Matt Grimes (captain); Luke Cundle, Joel Piroe, Olivier Ntcham; Liam Cullen. Substitutes: Andreas Søndergaard, Jamie Paterson, Morgan Whittaker, Kyle Naughton, Matty Sorinola, Ollie Cooper, Cameron Congreve.

Good day In case you aren’t already aware of this I saw this on FB

There was a snake that crawled over a sharp saw and was cut. In anger the snake wrapped the saw with its thick body and proceeded to squeeze the life out of the saw. With each angry squeeze it felt more pain but continued because it wasn’t going to let the saw get away with the pain it caused it. The snake, refusing to let go of the saw, eventually died; not knowing the whole time, he needed to let go of the initial pain and focus on its future and where it was going. Instead, the snake unfortunately lost its life and didn’t even see it coming. Control your anger, forgive those that hurt you, and don’t give people or things power over you. It can eventually kill you.

Phew their match thread is depressing! https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/swanseacity/forum/295884/swansea-city-v-bristol-city-matchday-thread-2022-23/#14

Sunday at Swansea with a 1230 kick off. There is no pay on the day for away supporters. We drew 1-1 at home at the end of October with something of a make-shift team, given injuries and illness among the squad. https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/highlights-bristol-city-1-1-swansea-city/ Post-match NP said “In terms of endeavour, they were prepared to work hard for the team and on another day we would win that. The players went about it in really positive fashion. Performance-wise we were great and we were unlucky to concede – it was a fantastic strike to be fair which took a deflection – so it’s disappointing for us in that regard. Swansea are very accomplished in possession but on a day when our forwards are in their pomp we could have put them to bed early on. We were positive all game, even when we had to withstand long spells of Swansea passing the ball.” The manager added: “People look at possession stats but we should have been out of sight in the first half. We’ve scored the goal and had four, what I would call, straightforward chances and we even had a couple in the second half that we could have done better with.” Pearson went on to praise Zak Vyner, George Tanner after his first start of the season and Cameron Pring – a late substitute for illness-hit Rob Atkinson, as well as the work-rate of midfielders Matty James and Alex Scott and the finishing of Conway. Match preview from the OS: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/match-preview-swansea-city-a/ We also faced them in January in the FA Cup, highlights: In February they signed keeper Andreas Sondergaard on a deal until the end of the season. The 22 year-old has been a free agent since he left Wolves in January. Jamie Paterson signed for them in August 2021 and Korey Smith also played for them. Allegedly both them and us are interested in midfielder Killian Phillips, from Palace who could be available either on loan or on a permanent basis: https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/bristol-city-and-swansea-city-linked-with-transfer-swoop-for-crystal-palace-midfielder-4063161 Our head-to-head record is won 30, drawn 23 and lost 23. Last time out (Tuesday) they lost 2-1 away to Millwall and are five points worse off than us. A win would mean City would enter the international break having passed the 50-point mark. We finished last season with 55. Also worth pointing out at this stage last season, we went into the March international break 18th with 44 points. Their home form, over the last six games, is the worse in the Championship. NP’s first game in charge and victory (we won 3-1) was away to Swansea in February 2021: https://www.swanseacity.com/news/highlights-swansea-city-v-bristol-city-0 Ahead of Sunday’s game NP had this to say: The M48 Severn bridge is closed https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/m48-severn-bridge-closed-weekend-8259277?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email They expect to welcome back Ollie Cooper to their squad after the Welshman missed the defeat to Millwall on Tuesday night due to a knock he sustained against Middlesbrough last weekend. Joe Allen and Steven Benda remain absent through injury while Joel Latibeaudiere and Jay Fulton are both suspended. Head Coach Russell Martin has said that Andy Fisher will keep his place in goal despite his recent struggles, I say let’s hope he is fishing the ball out of the net +++++ on Sunday. They have won just three of their last 21 league games and their manager is under pressure: https://planetswans.co.uk/2023/03/18/its-a-results-business-pressure-on-russ-ahead-of-bristol-city/ A few comments from their fans suggest they aren’t enjoying their season! There are only so many easy three points in the world and we seem to have them all available, come and get them. Know your season is over but we need a couple of things from you. Pearson and his staff need to wind up Martin as much as possible, don't worry about the game, just constantly be at him all afternoon and tell him his hair is s**t but to believe in the process, he'll probably snap by half time and be sent off. Do you mind if we play cricket instead? Your lads will enjoy the change and it would be better for us since we can go 100-0 ahead and keep some dignity when we still lose. We are f**cking s**t. That’s about all you need to know. Swansea stuff The Gower Peninsula was designated the first Area of Outstanding Beauty in 1956 and is one of only five in Wales. Swansea has been recently named as the cleanest city in Wales and is the second cleanest city in the whole of the UK. Swansea was once called Sweins ey, which roughly translates as Swein’s island. It is not certain who Swein was, but legend has it that he was a Norseman who built a fort in Swansea in 100AD and used it as a base to raid the rest of Wales. In 2004 the MET Office named Swansea as Britain’s wettest city. From the late 18th century until well into the Victorian era, Swansea was nicknamed ‘Copperopolis’ due to the huge volume of the material manufactured in the city. In 1823 the first ever human fossil was discovered near Swansea in the Gower Peninsula. The Red Lady of Paviland (who is actually a man) dates back over 33,000 years and was dyed by the red ochre in the surrounding rocks. The phrase ‘Swansea Jack’ comes from a dog called Jack who saved 27 people from drowning the River Tawe during the seven years of his life (1930-1937). Famous people from the city include poet Dylan Thomas, entertainer Sir Harry Secombe, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, politician Michael Heseltine, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, footballers John Charles, Ivor Allchurch and John Hartson, actress Joanna Page, 18th-century dandy Beau Nash, broadcaster Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, artist Vernon Watkins, writers Russell T Davies and Iris Gower, and rock musician Spencer Davis. Pubs The Harvester at Morfa Parc, Morfa Shopping Park, Brunel Way, Bon-y-maen, Swansea SA1 7BP, https://www.harvester.co.uk/restaurants/wales/themorfaparcswansea#/ The Pumphouse, Pump House Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1TT, https://www.pumphousepubswansea.co.uk No Sign Bar, 56 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1EG, https://nosignwinebar.com The Bank Statement, 57-58 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1EP (Spoons) https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/wales/swansea/the-bank-statement-swansea?utm_source=google&utm_medium=maps&utm_campaign=gmb

Short answer is no, longer version here: https://www.2020archery.co.uk/blog/is-it-legal-to-shoot-a-welshman-with-an-arrow/

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OS interview: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/these-are-exciting-times-tanner/