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Now, now Port Said. That's for other threads. Let's keep the focus on Ralphie ....

Outrageously gifted on the pitch, poor lad struggled off it. In his short time here he left us with a couple of memorable moments

Indeed. Another one bites the d signs for Bournemouth, and another signs and another one signs, another one's off to 'muff; hey! (Steve walks warily down the street, with the brim pulled way down low; get a few mill in for Pring, and the next one ready to go .....) Hey! Oh, bite .... sign fer 'muff, baby .....,

It depends, which emotion are you referring to? There's more than one you know (not that you'd know it, taking in a Liam Manning interview). Would the emotion of curiosity or disgust feed poor decision making? What about prowed? I thought we played quite emotionally v West Ham, not that we'd get away with ruffling the opposition's emotions like that every week in the Championship, not at Elland Road.

Not forgetting there will be Coventry fans in Coventry, too. And Liverpool "fans," wherever you go.

We often are

Count yourself blessed to feel that way, and young enough never to have encountered theseirritating little "look at us!" ***** in any real or meaningful way (ie playing them).

To paraphrase Ms Kelis: his milk floats brought all the milk, and many a Fewer, to the Mem (la la la la warm it up)

Due to rising sea levels, mate, we'll all be living cheek by jowl by then, it'll just be a case of making an announcement "would Ivan Testimitanu, Famara Dhiedhiou or Hordour Magnússon please report to the VIP entrance so's we can bring you out at half-time" over the Dolman tannoy ....

Imagine his children were starting or in school about the time he was here so stayed put for that?

Yes, every week they appear to be having a lively game at Home Park, and few problems finding the back of the net, or creating opportunities. Maybe it'll be different next season. You just wonder how we find creating opportunities and putting them away so difficult given we have been at this level for years.

It's not many goals, is it. Not a lot of "action," not in the opposition's penalty area. I notice that Plymouth, newly promoted Plymouth, have scored twice as many as us at home. You might expect Leicester or Leeds to score that many more than us, but Plymouth? Perhaps Preston and Millwall get all the way down to Devon and the sea air goes to their heads and they "bomb" forward with gaya abandon, like they never do here. I don't know. But dear me - to borrow from another thread - how bleedin hard is it (for us) to score goals? And it's not just Manning, it has been four or five seasons of largely dour football served up at Ashton Gate. It's a wonder the attendances continue to be around 20,000. In previous times, crowds would've dropped off significantly given such poor standard of attacking football.

Wrexham look shit Dave, what's all the bleedin fuss with them?

What was it Groucho said about going on like this all night, but ..... summat to do with his suspenders

Let's get on and do it ourselves

Russ had gorgeous hair, and still cuts a distinguished dash. Mrs Osman was a lovely thing too (when I last saw her), her hair was pretty impressive too

Love to know what that was like ....

What was Andi Weimann's header at Sheffield Utd like, Dave?

He needs to go out on loan this lad ..... to someone in L1 next season

Oh well, all's well that Sidswell

We mightn't always show it but we do know how lucky we are, as the Rovers Blue Few thread will testify ....

When Nige was moved along, the club came out and told us whoppers. Which has resulted in some/many doubting just about everything they do/say. You reap what you sow, at the end of the day ....

Moving Bristol City fans around Ashton Gate in the hope of transforming the atmosphere, is akin to moving the deck chairs around the Titanic in the hope of making it to New York. Wherever we are in the ground v Watford we just will not be as excited as we were against West Ham. If City fans were to be in the Atyeo tomorrow the atmosphere will not be as good as Tuesday, even if we win 2:0 or 3:0. It's what's happening on the pitch that either revs people up or sends them to the concourse/their phones. Tuesday's agricultural, up and at -em, old-school, get in to 'um **** 'em up style football alongside the slaying of a PL club, plus being under the lights, is (part of) what makes an atmosphere. Watford at home, with (probably), lots of technical possession football amongst the cbs and midfield around the middle of the pitch, does not an atmosphere make. Not even with us in the Atyeo.

You sure, spud? Thought you said, last week, it was .... I forget now. Summat or other. Surely, what's wrong with this world, is people being so sure what's wrong with this world (ie other people), or something like that? Plus social media.

It'll be spring soon, mate