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1 hour ago, Denbury Red said:

Good job to ban towels - they should bring back a time limit on throw ins and how long it takes the keeper to kick the ball out and ban attacking players from blocking the kick.

Both would speed the game up and get the ball in play much quicker!

There is a time limit 6 seconds or indirect free kick should be given if longer. It's laughable what refs allow. I don't understand why the crowd don't start chanting the time in seconds to remind the ref and the fourth official can then report the ref for not invoking the rules when it's not adhered to. Fat chance of that happening.

4 minutes ago, TinMan's left peg said:

It’s interesting how the way people see the game has evolved.  I think this is the main reason why certain more senior members of the crowd around me get very frustrated and continually shout “Forward!” when city are keeping possession and probing for an opening.  They just don’t get it 

I think a lot of the frustrations have crept in over the past couple of seasons due to seeing how easily our opponent's have been able to move "forward" with ease using slick passing and movement which has been sadly absent from our armoury for a while. With the recent improvements in our capabilities and improved understanding of patterns of play prevelant from the general viewing of games from all the media available there is a tendancy to understand the need to be more patient.

Although there's nothing wrong with a long ball under the right circumstances as seen in the recent England game. 

10 hours ago, GreedyHarry said:

Cider from a farm at Huish on the A370. £4.50 for half a gallon (with your own container)

Crossmans

Can remember when a guy made a video recording of the lottery draw. Next week he purchased a ticket with the same numbers. That Saturday he gathered the family around the tv and unbeknowing to then played the video. Pandemonium broke out when they "won" the lottery. Never heard how it all ended though. 

6 minutes ago, frenchred said:

:laugh:! Ronnie was a great player in his day, left back as well, after one game a guy came up to him and said well played son, how old are you, his reply was too old for you, it was a man utd scout!

Sorry, never remember Ronnie as a left back always the tricky midfielder. Always the kid in the playground you couldn't get the ball off.

Can I join in? I played with Julian and Grantley's dad Ronnie for the Venture on a a Sunday.

2 minutes ago, Glen hump said:

Or pumps 

Wots bikes gotta do wiv it?

5 hours ago, bcfc01 said:

I've seen Scarlett a few times now and he can finish, but his decision making is awful. That team would be lifted by Tommy Conway being in it - proper team player.

 

Played for Scotland hasn't he or can they swap about at that age?

32 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Going back further Bryan Drysdale, Alec Briggs and Mike Thresher were all more than decent left backs. 

Alec was a rare right footed left back at City when he  was converted from a right  back to the left when Mike Thresher retired and Tony Ford came in at right back.

Had a lovely chat with a lady displaying her items at the North Somerset Arts and Crafts Fayre last week. She has a small forge producing some attractive ware that looks as though it would have been affected. Just hope this does not cause her to big a set back.

16 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'm surprised they don't run a coach or two up from these parts. The support down here is huge. 

I used to either get the bus or the train but busses stop turning up and I got fed up of checking if the trains were on strike so I just drive up now. 

Bloody annoying now that they've turned one of the lanes on the a370 into a bus lane. Kinda ironic too considering the busses rarely turn up.

I catch the X1 that comes from W-S-M and don't find it aproblem.

2 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

Struggling to remember any decent nicknames down AG since Fluffy Slippers and Russian Robot 

Marc "freezer" Goodfellow.

6 hours ago, cidered abroad said:

You really are joking! We were second in the league after the Manure win.

Followed quickly by a stupid and inept defea Followedt by Wolves after leading their ten men with 20 minutes to go.

Ignoring the Semi Final defeat by Man City, didn't we gather a magnificent total of 11 points from the next SIXTY NINE on offer!

Any other club in the country would have dispensed their manager. But not BCFC. Oh no he was still here a couple of years later, still bumbling along.

 

Please don't keep reminding me of this debacle who heft me the most depressed I have ever been leaving a football ground.

34 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

According to those who have looked on the website it hasn’t been yet.

Without saying too much here I can think of a few people at BCC who might just make sure this application is pushed through a lot quicker than the average house loft extension..

The application for the "grand designs" proposal next to our house was due to be decided by last August. With no alterations the planning decision was decided in February this year. All due to pressure of work apparently.

17 hours ago, BCFCGav said:

It honestly never even occurred to me that people on here have watched Atyeo play live. Amazing really. What was he like to watch? I assume he had God status with supporters.

There's loads of us.

Sliders, great won't have to take the granddaughter to the park 

Not seen any mention  of Bobby Etheridge a wing half who put it about in Mike Thresher's day. He was just dirty, not a hard man, who's language was appalling. Remember back in the 50s watching City train on the car park behind the Grand Stand and every other word was effin and  jeffin. He was also Glos back up wicket keeper to Barrie Meyer who came to City via the Gas and Cardiff. He turned to umpiring and holds a rather obscure record as being the only player to score a goal against Man Utd and umpire in a test match. 

23 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

Even if Shaun Wright-Philips never played for us or played RB and I have no idea who Tommy Casey is, I still feel both were better for us than Steve Phillips…

Youngster.

I imagine he was strictly sticking to orders about positioning and keeping shape and did this well enough. The other aspects like control, passing and tackling etc was all at a pace he is not used to so was a little of game in this respect and the pitch conditions should be taken into account.

3 minutes ago, HOZDA said:

Was at the game today. Will likely be my last visit of the season, so I was hopeful to see a win! We really should have. Dominated possession and got into multiple dangerous positions, particularly down the flanks, but dear me, the end product was poor. Crosses were not beating the first man, shots delayed or straight at the keeper.

Reading's goal was so frustrating as it was blatant what they were going to do - chip it to Carroll for him to head/flick it on. Very one dimensional but looked inevitable as we had conceded a lot of height vs them. 

Thought James was pretty good - commanded the middle, missed Scott though. Great to have Conway back and for him to score. Mehmeti had a lot of the ball but rather wasteful and often delays his outlet - still think he will come good. Pring was solid but we do miss him at LB. Tanner also good and had some decent runs, same for Weimann.

Must say, when Joao was through at the end I thought we'd concede, then he completely lost control of it and Cornick could have won it - would have done him a world of good! Ah well. 

Overall, it was a decent game and I had a good day out with my dad. Hoping we can find a way to win these games where we are the more dominant. Exciting summer to come. 

COYR

 

From my view in the Dolman thought he should have played Wieman in on his right for a far easier finish.

2 hours ago, bcfcredandwhite said:

Last time I went in the Tap and Barrel I ended up in a ‘scuffle’. 
The brother-in-law is a regular around those pubs and he’d obviously upset somebody because a bloke deliberately barged him whilst he was singing Karaoke. 
I jumped up and separated them, then we left. It was a very tense atmosphere. 
 

Back in the day (mid 80s) though it was one of my regular haunts - as was the Black Cat. 
Does anyone remember when Gerry ran the Black Cat? I’m going back to 1985. I think he took it on just after it reopened. His mate Steve ran the Yew Tree in Bishopsworth for a while too. Nice guys but didn’t stay in the trade for long. 

Can remember when the Black Cat was the Sportsmans Arms and the govenor was Bill "Knocker" Dix back in the 1960s. Roy Savage ran the Princess of Wales up on the top corner of Westbourne Grove. One for the oldies.

11 hours ago, shahanshahan said:

Unfortunately, he wasn't. His son Rick was invited by the Former Players Association to honour what would have been Buster's 85th birthday this month

 

Sorry that you had audio issues, which have long been reported & made aware to - and also by - the Supporters Club & Trust board

Quick solution until it's sorted if ever Subtitles on the big screens. Oh for the days of Dennis Langley. That's one for the oldies.

2 hours ago, Lrrr said:

I’ve seen some players literally just cut out some foam to give the appearance of shin pads….. if anyone has seen Goal! Then yeah the shin pad scene isn’t far off 

It was Readers Digest down the socks in the 1950s. Not bought by Mum and Dad by the way

43 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

Aye. Doesn't make it any less of a head-in-your-hands moment though.. 

Various options to beat O'Leary but manages to carefully steer it well wide. 

From my view in Dolman E29 I thought he tried to go around O'Leary on the outside but he shinned his last touch and it ran away from him.

7 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

I don't fear the leading teams, we have some pace to exploit room they might give us.

They're leading teams because they don't give room