The turtle

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

What is the stage before being undercooked?

Maggot susceptibility ? It's that kinda game 

Scintillating stuff. 

QPR trying to play, but just not that good.

We have simply been boring, robins tv just love to pump out the brave on the ball mantra. More so in the last two weeks, all i can say is; i look forward to the day it comes.

3 hours ago, SecretSam said:

Weird question, but hey: does anyone else avoid buying things that are blue - I'm talking cars, etc. - for example, I simply won't buy a blue car. Partly because I owned an unreliable POS that happened to be blue, but also because...well, you know.

I didn't want anything blue, or even navy blue when I got married. Despite a few attempts for me to at least try; it was a firm no.

My now wife actually assumed it was because of the Tory's. She was even more wtf when i explained it was football related. 

Blue in every day life, it's just another colour. Though as a child and teenager i did hate the colour

4 hours ago, elhombrecito said:

Nah, knowing how you approach fantasy football, you'd have signed and sold 100 different players by the end of January...

Step up or step aside. It's a simple formula 

Somebody calm cool considered with everything they do. Do things their way.

Step up Mr turtle 

Much needed. 

It's quite difficult to both support the team and be angry against the club leaders....  the atmosphere sounds trapped..... Too much team support is validation, too much anger is team betrayal.the result is much of nothing

We live in a world where even too much winning would validate them

53 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

He's never old enough to have been around 23 years surely?

Edit: I just looked him up and he's 50! I mean I know I am still guilty of wearing jeans, T shirts and hoodies in my early 60's, but he dresses like 15 year old.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/11/real-life-championship-manager-rise-dorking-wanderers

A little bit more on the club 

.....

One of my favourite things on him;

Whenever a visiting side sell out their allocation at Dorking’s Meadowbank stadium, he puts money behind the bar at local pubs to show his appreciation.

‘I like rewarding the fans that make an effort to sort of say, “If you’re spending your money coming to Dorking, then I’m going to buy you a beer because we appreciate it”,’ he says.

........

The guy has lived the football dream.

He made his money working in the finance sector in London, so is rich enough to wear what he wants I guess.

Have a small squad by intention and preference, so when injuries come calling, no matter how extreme... Small squad is not a reason.

Didn't invest the scott money.

Right now those chickens are coming home to roost 

Everybody loves an academy player or two, but it's not supposed to be most of your side, as the way we play. It's a bit headless chicken football 100 mile an hour football with no real precision.

There's enough effort, and talent in that team, we won't be near the bottom, but Leicester, Leeds, Ipswich we are miles away.

We run around with high energy, we have some quality moments (Conway v Rotherham) but we certainly don't play front foot attractive football.

The thing is, it's almost a good team, it's almost there,  a striker, an attack minded midfielder playing between lines, a keeper (harsh) and somebody genuinely exciting on the ball. There is in hope for the future (as always) but too often it's a slog to watch..... The last 3 Coventry, Ipswich, Cardiff........ Next to 0 high quality. To often I've thought to myself i wish city had that type of player or played that type of pass.

We are what we are, a team of quality moments, but not enough high quality, and certainly not enough precision attacking football 

Are we really better than a year ago? Have we moved forward? As a club I'm sure the progress is there. The wage bill etc etc. But on the pitch, the thing i actually care about...... The one player you could build around is no longer there, sure we added in other areas, but are we any different/better?

Playoffs feel as far away as ever.

I love that we have an academy to be proud of, i love the players coming through...... It's great that it saves money. But it's supposed to compliment to how you invest - and that's exactly what we are missing.

12 promotions in 23 years.... I mean he's getting something right.

3 minutes ago, pillred said:

I've got to the stage though if we get a good player coming through I now think how long will they be with us? sadly

That's the plan though, always has been.

Sell the very very good after a season,  keep the decent to good.

The circle continues

Well you've just learnt what kind of person you are....

Are you a results based person?

Or

Are you performance based?

Personally the score is funny. And a bit of a joke

4 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

Today's issue is a new one for me...If I watch on mute then no problem, picture is fine, if I try to combine pictures with commentary then that's when it goes wrong

 

I just get a loading page. Wonderful 

4 hours ago, HitchinRed said:

I love the fact that the OS is telling us which VPN we can use!

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/city-men-news/leeds-on-robins-tv-in-selected-overseas-countries/

Indeed

As i actually do live in spain, had to take a flight to italy

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2 hours ago, elhombrecito said:

 

Indeed. Current Megabus cost is less than a tenner return.

Do you not remember last time ??

23 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

Random one… but I’ll try.

Sheffield Wednesday

Derby

Burnley

Pompey

Coventry

Watford

City

Reading

Blackpool

I think it's a decent stab. Only team which seems out of place is Burnley.

Sheffield Wednesday

Derby

Pompey

Coventry

Watford

Burnley 

City

Reading

Blackpool

.....

I'm not even that happy with Burnley above city. I mean they are a well run club sure, but look at their success and still only 15-20k attendance. (Granted it's half the town)

You'd certainly argue Preston are a club with a deeper history, but bigger?

Fanbase, honours and when, stadium, tradition.

I think city are near the top, or top.

.......

Just as an extended point.

City, Coventry, sheffield weds, watford , Portsmouth, Burnley, Derby, Blackpool, Reading.

how would you put those 9 in order?

18 minutes ago, nickolas said:

Apart from if that was for us in their box, obviously!

That's got the point where it goes without saying.

If it was in the other box, i see that at 50-50 at best 

7 minutes ago, elhombrecito said:

Soft? That was an absolute nailed on penalty. As demonstrated by not a single player disputing it.

It's about as obvious as they come.

Was he looking for it, sure.

But the leg was out in such away that's a pen every single time.

What's worse.... 

Nothing at all

Or an audio that's so much further ahead than reasonable (least can mute it)

Waste of a Saturday afternoon 

Mine is down 

And back in the game 

He should score. We can get technical, but he put himself in a position from where he should score.

It's a good save, but a poor finish.