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Not many City go away 5 times, mate. Maybe 50?

This is a very good point. I think Norman Hunter was more dirty than hard. Dirty and a bit sly. Check out his ding-doing with Franny Lee, Norm would've been (literally) on the ropes in that one, had their been ropes.

Nah. We was going to go, we ummed and ahhed a bit (200 miles, bloody hell), then we couldn't be arsed. Up the City!

Mick Harford, any one said Mick Harford yet? Mick Harford, for me.

He is an "entitled" top level footballer - he believed he was able to harangue a linesman without any comeback (other than a card), and could scarce believe it when there was comeback ("he hit me! On the chin!")

Crikey. Too much info

What was Geoff better at - football or radio (bearing in mind Radio Bristol is the "Bristol Rovers" of media outlets)?

What were your thoughts about Twentyman the hoofing centre back? No need to be impartial, fair or balanced.

The field of psychology puts forward a number of suggestions as to why people moan like ****, one is that where we are powerless to do anything about a situation important to us grumbling about it is a way of coping with how we feel about this helplessness. It's a way of managing or coping with unpleasant feelings (tension/fear/anxiety/disappointment/etc). Some people aim this at Liam Fontaine/ Marlon Pack/Harry Cornick, while others prefer Lester Shapter/Clive Thomas/Keith Stroud. Or drive home and start "Today's ref" threads. And some people like to make vulgar gestures toward the away end with their hands.

Does he wear boots while broadcasting?

Yeah, we have to wait so blinkin long on here for @Olé to file his report from away trips up north, and the photos from @Never to the dark side are so bleedin bleak and grim from rubbish northern away games, whereas Reading and QPR, much preferable away days for us all on here on our sofas on the Match Day thread ....

If we hadn't been 2 up, we'd've lost 0:2 today.

Why Frank bloody Lampard again? Why not give John Sparrow a go? Or Micky Droy? Or Ken Monkou?

You've got a long wait now, mate, til August. And about ten minutes into the first game, when we go 0:1 down to Sheffield Wednesday, or Ipswich. Then things will liven up a little again

Yes. And they will both (just about) keep their trousers up: Roy his stylish, tailored trousers with a classy Gucci belt, Colin his polyester Sports Direct joggers with an elasticated waist (and belly to fill)

Stop fretting.

You are right, of course. Other teams have injuries too.

The drunks, boozers and alkies of Plymouth were the winners in all that, then?

Is that a remix?

The England cricket team keep it simple: Lamby Beefy Stewy Cooky Delhi* Belly Woakesy Foakesy Stokesy Jimmy Broady Rooty Freddie Knotty Closey Steely Greigy Snowy Goochie, Boycott. *(Was there ever a "Dell"? Maybe Derek Pringle was "Del," and so "Delhi")

If they'd had them (machines) then, when our dads' were young men, Most of wouldn't be on Otib tonight ....

I hope they come up. And go straight back down again (perhaps their owner will also be "surprised" by the wages demanded in the Championship)

A lot of Americans are big leggy - John Wayne, for example.

Where can you pick up a copy of Corriere Dello Sport these days? @italian dave?