The Dolman Pragmatist

I thoroughly enjoyed the stream today, not least because I didn’t have to listen to that joker near the middle of the Dolman shouting “Get into ‘em!”, “Move!” and “Forward!” In strict rotation.

4 hours ago, ashton_fan said:

Sam Allison will be the first black referee to officiate a Premier League game today for the first time for 15 years. According to media stories he used to play for us, but I can't find anything about it online, I have no memory of him and I doubt he ever appeared for the first team. Can anyone else remember him being here?

From efl.com:

‘Having started his journey with Swindon Town, Allison moved on to the likes of Bristol City, Bournemouth and Exeter City, even making a handful of appearances for England schoolboys and representing Great Britain.

He eventually dropped down into the semi-professional game with spells at Clubs including Bath City, Chippenham Town and Salisbury City. It was during one of these spells that he began toying with the idea of trying his hand at refereeing.’

18 minutes ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

Taken from what ?

Interview last week.

10 hours ago, JoeAman08 said:

I know McRorie came in as a rb and Tanner is coming under a lot of scrutiny. 

Manning really rates Tanner…

1 hour ago, old_eastender said:

Get Mehmeti off, great chance then to take his man on and he wimps out.,

Bet you’re feeling a bit embarrassed now…

Getting 15% of decisions wrong seems a bit frightening to me.  5%?  Maybe just acceptable…

4 hours ago, Countryfile said:

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Also in the photo on face ache (which I haven’t been able to copy) is I think Jamie Mac?

No disrespect, but it ain’t the equivalent of an undergraduate degree.  I imagine it’s DipHE equivalent, which is what you would get if you completed two years of a degree course.

11 minutes ago, johnbytheriver said:

That goes for every manager,what they did today comes from Nige. Full credit to the players,we have got some great 100 percent professionals, LM is lucky to have inherited them.Good luck to him as well!

So how do you explain the last two defeats?  Did they come from above too…

The fact that people are ridiculing Manning’s comment stuns me in the context of modern football.  Analysing data is exactly the same as ‘working out what is happening’ and which successful club isn’t doing that to the maximum extent?  And he even qualifies it, rightly, by saying that analysing data in itself doesn’t win you games, but is a critical tool in getting you to where you want to be.

Perfectly valid and wholly encouraging quote from the coach, which should be welcomed by fans.

1 hour ago, Red Shadow said:

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Small People … Randy Newman

10 hours ago, The Saturday Boy said:

Three little pigs birds - Bob Marley

Out on the tiles …. Led Zeppelin

On 09/12/2023 at 17:55, Red-Robbo said:

Yeah, they never played the national anthem at my graduation so I think it's a bit of anachronism that they still did until this year at Bristol.

Personally, I think GSK should be used like when Americans play Hail To The Chief: ie. only at events where the King or at least a senior Royal is present. 

 

What on earth has the national anthem got to do with a graduation ceremony??

Of course.  The only thing that would stop me would be ill health, and hopefully I’ve got a few years before hauling myself up the Dolman steps gets too much .

1 hour ago, Super said:

Lots play footy on a Saturday so the odd game on a Sunday gives them a chance to see a game. 

Quite a few are probably involved in grass roots football on a Sunday.  Avon Youth League U15 and U16 kick off at 2pm on Sundays…

2 hours ago, The Nest Egg said:

 

Looks like Matt Taylor taking over.

A good manager who I respect from his time in Exeter.

That being said, it didn't go so well for the blue few last time...

Very good appointment I think, particularly after the car crash that was Barton.  

Sadly, I haven’t been to an away match since the Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium in 2003, where I sat with my wife and father in law in front of a row of the most seriously unpleasant people it’s ever been my misfortune to encounter.  From what I remember (I’ve since tried to blot it out), they were smartly-dressed, seemingly white-collared men in their 30s.  Certainly the most unpleasant experience I’ve ever had at a football match.

The young Ryan Harley got caught up in the City drinking culture, and it had a big effect on how few games he played for us before being moved on.  Now assistant to Luke Williams at Notts County.

1 hour ago, sadlybrokered said:

Just saw a post on twitter, Lansdown is blocking people speaking the truth.

What a tool…

As the post on X said Lansclown is more appropriate.

‘Lansclown’, eh?  That’s really funny!  

2 minutes ago, fisherrich said:

The bloke is going to be on a tightrope from the GO. Under whelming IMO. Still a big risk and I have my doubts. This is a massive step up for him. Lansdown "interference".  Someone who is unproven, untested in the Championship. But probably as good as Bristol Sport (sorry City) will get.

Bound to have to "obey the boss". Odds are stacked against him IMO.

But apart from that, a good appointment?

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Or they “used him” to get us through a potential banana skin game, and can now leave to Cisse and Hines.

(cynical vuew )

Fleming said on Radio Bristol after the match on Saturday that we was happy to be asked to help out by taking temporary charge while a new appointment was being prepared.  Sounded perfectly straightforward to me.

8 hours ago, bearded_red said:

Well I’m not in Section 82, and I can assure you’re that ‘Nigel Pearson’s Cider Army’, ‘one Nigel Pearson’ and ‘Jon Lansdown, what a manual manipulator’ rang around for the last ten minutes, and on the final whistle more pro Nige chants started.

No doubt, people will try and spin this as not enough, or too much, but the fact remains, this has (to my knowledge) never happened in the game following any previous manager being sacked.

Genuinely didn’t hear any of these from the middle of the Dolman.  Did hear the Nigel’s Pearson’s red & white army chant, but that’s all.  The irritatingly unoriginal “Is this a library?” from Wednesday suggest how quiet it was.

2 minutes ago, Frenchay Red said:

indeed. Delusional waffle

OTIB poster complains about delusional waffle!  

14 minutes ago, Roe said:

Because it's not really communication, is it? 

What is it then?

Just now, chowie said:

Zak says 'split the fanbase'" I'm not seeing that.

You’re clearly not looking in the right places.  If you seriously think that 97% of fans are angry about Pearson going then I suspect you’re way off the mark.  Most fans have seen it all before.  Managers come and go.  It’s part of football.  Pearson had a good run, and has done some very good work, but at the end of the day, we’re in the same position we were in four seasons ago and have just lost a manager with one of the worst win percentages in the clubs history.  I’ve talked to Pearson and I liked him, but it’s hardly a huge surprise that he’s gone.  Time to move on.

52 minutes ago, tin said:

How about we revert that stand back to its rightful name? The Williams Stand. That’s what I call it. **** Lansdown.

Do you think Des Williams did more for this club than Steve Lansdown has?