The turtle

7 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Biggest disappointment for me is the ref performance.

Far too much premier league privilege tonight. 

When one of the best sides in the world gets the rub (non pen, non free kicks, unlucky own goal) of the green
Doesn't exactly make a cup upset easy 

It's been a very positive performance however. Use this has a spring board to bigger and better things. Its all there. (Truly couldn't see the day I'd write that in mid December)

Just now, Port Said Red said:

I like Conor Macnamara and Ian Dennis on 5 Live.

Good shouts, both are so good at the sense of occasion.

55 minutes ago, elhombrecito said:

Almost forgot we were playing today, what with all the fuss about O'Neills and Man City...

One of the greatest jobs in football.

One of the most difficult jobs in football.

Not one of them universally loved, yet all the soundtrack to TV  and radio football life.

But who do you most enjoy?

For me personally, it's peter drury.

His story on how he came to "roma have risen from their ruins" well it makes the commentary even more mythical. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoXtR9Aj6yZ/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

However, i get it, he won't be to everyone's taste.

So,who is your favourite current commentator, and why?

Adios to the city kit I disliked more than any kit. Glad and happy it's gone.

16 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

The only thing worse than a 74 year old wearing a tracksuit is someone thinking that it's their place to tell them that they shouldn't be..!

Imagine feeling the need to start a thread on a forum about what some OAP decides to wear to work..!

I can't stand Neil Warnock - but I fully respect his right to wear whatever he chooses without someone feeling the need to tell him that he shouldn't. 

You are my living hero , would give this a million likes 

28 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Nige has had a really tough task to pretty much rebuild the entire football club after it had become a shambles under LJ and Ashton, plus having to reduce the wage bill at the same time.

The Baggies defeat on Boxing Day at AG seems to have been the turning point

Next up Hull City at AG and hopefully another 3 points to push up the table and who knows? maybe another penalty to the home team.

 

Nah me going to millwall (first game of season after being too sick for wba) 

My presence leaving it's mark, that was the true true turning point. Literally unbeaten since

20 hours ago, Beezey said:

He’s a “Wish” Adrian Durham. Look at me I’m controversial! 

Even he's grown up from that. Quite easy to listen to now his sole isn't to get you to call in

More then a few of my favourite city memories were under GJ. What a ride that was. One of the few times i can remember where the players, manager and club were truly as one. It was a special period.

Never forget just how much trouble we were in when he first came in, then quite a few winless at first too. There was a before xmas red& White night (Huddersfield maybe?) where the club was simply desperate for a win.

(For me personally i always remember the depressing circle. Starting with Bradford at home, FT 7th or 8th defeat in a row.. windass gives the going down sign to the atyeo, from that moment i truly hated him with every inch of passion; wembley was a chance for revenge in my eye;  it just had to be him with a worldy didn't it) -

NB some things above may be a bit off due to memory.

Anyone wonderful memories. Amazing period, man is legend 

13 hours ago, elhombrecito said:

Down to a pin badge, bouncy ball and calendar...

So basically, we've gone from a perfectly workable reward scheme that gave us money off purchases, to one that basically allows us to enter prize draws that we're not going to win... Splendid

At first i thought this thread was a joke. Then began to realise it's real

Thanks all. Ill check out all things advised

28 minutes ago, Pezo said:

I get it a fraction of a second not 1 or 2 seconds, it’s enough to be off putting.

I may be being dramatic

Enough to be offputting much better worded 

Sure this can be merged elsewhere, but I couldn't find the typical bctv thread.

Does anyone else have issie with the pictures v sound. For weeks now the commentators are telling me what's going to happen 1-2 seconds before it actually happens. It's to the point at times you can hear goal celebrations before the ball is in.

Is this just a general issue or something i can change in settings (not literally the delay but the cause)?

2 hours ago, Mattredrobin said:

Ha Ha that's dedication to be at a party and listen to the game.

 

I remember being at the game when the floodlights went out couldn't tell you anything about the game other then the floodlights going out that's all I remember

Have no memory of the next game at home. 

I'm so pleased my son who is 7 loves coming to games now and he can have some memories of his own tha's what it's all about.......Well hopefully anyway.

I may have only been 9 but i knew the difference between right and wrong

I was 4/5years into city life. (As a child I didn't like Keith welch because he replaced leaning)

I argued over and over why i should go to the game. But, no. So absolutely either took/found a radio

The funny thing, when the other parents told my dad what I'd done, he wasn't even angry; more a faint proud look if anything 

............

7 years old what i time to follow football. Lucky him; he's in for life now and nothing he can do about it. We go, we watch, we fall in love and not a damn thing can do about it.

3 hours ago, Mattredrobin said:

I was only 8 when this happened although not at the game, But I will never forget being able to listen to the game on the radio in my bedroom and running down the stairs and jumping into my dads arms with us both cheering when tins scored that goal had the city bug ever since.

Same here: the first game was the same day as my best friends birthday party , i was fuming my dad made me go to the party.

Needless to say i sat in the corner listening to radio the whole of first game 

...

Anfield i just remember listening at home with my dad, going absolutely crazy twice. The time between goal and FT felt like an eternity 

2 hours ago, ashton_fan said:

The first match at AG is mainly forgotten about but was also a good performance. It had to be played twice as the first match was halted by floodlight failure.

 

 

Point of curiosity: did you really have to pay to see the 2nd game if had ticket for first (as commentator said) even at reduced prices? Seems crazy to me.

Or have i misunderstood that ?

1 hour ago, TMWANG50 said:

Did anyone see that last Cowboys snap from Elliott to Dak wtf? 

Isn't that 3 out of 4 same teams as last year in the last 4, not sure that's happened recently?

 

Chiefs at 5 in a row in this round, no team has ever done 4.

It's the arrowhead invitational now(as nick Wright calls it)

3 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

Wow surprised to hear the above.. atmosphere if quieter still so much better than the rest of the season, songs spreading around the stadium again, atmosphere today better than any ‘winning’ atmospheres we’ve had all season

I suspect it was more to do with aound mics today than anything else. It happens some games. It can be really hard to tell what the atmosphere is actually like

Not sure if it's sound mic, TV , or perception, but it sounds beyond quiet today. About the only thing can hear is the buzz of conversation.

Has the move been less effective today?

1 hour ago, elhombrecito said:

Precisely. Honestly don't get why people don't like him. Always seems a really nice bloke in interviews etc. 

Once said something negative about England, the anybody but line. Bla bla bla

And that was it game over.

As always we want refreshing honestly, get it and cue the Lifetime dislike.

1 hour ago, The Bard said:

I watched London Irish vs Bristol last week. The pitch looked fine 

The very match that frustrated them. The club were said to be deeply unimpressed with the state of the pitch following that game. 

This came up because on sky they were saying how unusual it is to see such a poor pitch in the premier league, then went on to talk about how Brentford had stated they weren't happy either.

N.B. I've looked on the mighty Google and not a mention of it, so make of that what you will.

8 hours ago, Basil Fawlty said:

Hasn’t done Brentford any harm…

They (the club) are seriously annoyed about the state of the pitch Though 

Holiday last year

1 hour ago, BigTone said:

All I said was that the proposed noise didn't come over on Robin's TV. Others I know who attended the game said the same from the Lansdown. If you want to sing then sing and good luck to you. I frankly dont give a crap. You can sing Boyzones greatest hits for all I care. Remember though that not everybody shows their support in the same way, however they pay their £30 odd entry fee in the same way you do. It doesn't make them any less a fan.

I thought it came through on tv really clearly