City oz

Shocking injury.

1 hour ago, City oz said:

Sadly, not in OZ Dave

Foxtel in OZ Dave removed Be in Sports from its package about three months ago. Be In Sports 1,2 and 3 were brilliant.

Just got the missues now working out how I can stream it live tonight at 10.00pm on the computer.

My thoughts are with this great man today.

Sir Alex Ferguson's wife Cathy dies aged 84: Heartbroken Man Utd legend loses his 'tower of strength' who was by his side as he became one of football's greatest managers (and was the only one who gave HIM the hairdryer treatment)

27 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Bucharest for me today!

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

Sadly, not in OZ Dave

On 05/10/2023 at 21:28, 22A said:

Fifty years ago this season, there was of course this game; 

 

Great memories of that era. Cashley, Sweeney, Drysdale, Gow, Collier, Merrick, Tainton, the big cheese, Tom the sticks Ritchie, Clive Whitehed, Gillies, we were getting 34,000 at some of these cup matches at Ashton Gate.

19 hours ago, MarcusX said:

The documentary series is now available on Netflix in 4 parts.

I can’t be alone here in saying I grew up absolutely idolising this bloke and so this was a must watch for me.

The abuse we received after France 98 was criminal, literally. I’ve no idea how the bloke overcame that. 
 

One take away from that, what a piece of work Hoddle was for his comments. He could have tried to defuse that situation or protected him better.

You can see after that it galvanised the United players and no wonder there was the much talked about rifts in the England camps. Fergie instilled an “us against the world” mindset.

It’s a shame they skimmed over 2002 a bit quick for my liking. I’d have liked to have heard more about the build up to that Argentina game. That Greece free kick has to be one of the best England goals of all time though, pure goosebumps every time I see it.

 

Conways goals at Rotherham this week gave me more goosebumps than whatever Mr. Becham ever did.

6 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

We should be targeting 6 points from the next two games. Very realistic goal. 

I'd like to say I'd be happy with 4 points but I suppose if it's a draw and home and then a win away then we'd be disappointed with the home draw.

However flip it the other way and win at home but then draw away and then we're disappointed to not beat Rotherham. 

I guess I'd be content with 4 points but happy with 6.

I'll take the six as the most likely.

On 30/06/2023 at 21:15, phantom said:

A total of 732 clubs will take part in the Emirates FA Cup during the 2023-24 season, with the list of clubs accepted into the competition now being revealed. 

Among the list are Harleston Town, Heacham and Okehampton Argyle who are among those entering the FA Cup for the first time.

And there's also a spot for Bury FC, previous FA Cup winners in 1900 and 1903. They return to the competition following their merger with Bury AFC, who were formed following Bury's removal from the EFL in 2020 and being placed in administration later that year.

As the FA Cup applications were oversubscribed, it has not been possible to accommodate all clubs that submitted an application to enter. The maximum number of clubs that can be accepted to participate in the competition in its current format shall be 732.

And having reviewed all applications, seven places were available in the FA Cup for clubs at Step 6 of the FA National League System. These places have been awarded to the seven highest-ranked Step 6 clubs (that applied to enter) not promoted to Step 5, based on their points per game (PPG) from the 2022-2023 season.

For ease of reference, the seven Step 6 Clubs to be accepted are Brislington FC, Hartpury University FC, Liskeard Athletic FC, Okehampton Argyle FC, Stockport Town FC, Wells City FC and Wendron United FC

Alongside the round exemptions and prize fund, the same details for the FA Youth Cup, Isuzu FA Trophy and Isuzu FA Vase have also been released ahead of the new season kicking-off in August.

 

Can't see the gas listed in these early rounds.

On 22/09/2023 at 16:27, petelekg said:

No mention of priority booking for hospitality for season ticket holder in email from Aston Gate we had this offer for the Elton John  concert

looks like you have to buy there album to qualify for a pre sales code 

Why buy the album. Will anyone turn up TO WATCH THEM. 

22 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

The Foxes away.

They appointed Dean Smith last April after Brendan Rodgers was sacked https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65235729

In mid-June he was replaced, he oversaw just two victories from eight games in a failed attempt to keep the Foxes in the Premier League, when they appointed treble-winning Manchester City assistant coach Enzo Maresca as their manager on a deal which runs until 2026. The 43-year-old Italian joined the Foxes just six days after Manchester City's Champions League final win. Former Manchester City and Chelsea goalkeeper Willy Caballero joined as assistant manager.Caballero, joined from Southampton.

At the end of June England midfielder James Maddison left to join Spurs on a five-year deal for £40m. They also sold Harvey Barnes to Newcastle for a fee of about £38m.

On 1st July they signed England internationals Conor Coady and Harry Winks on three-year deals. Defender Coady, 30, arrived after eight years at Wolves while midfielder Winks, 27, joined from Tottenham Hotspur.

Both players, each capped 10 times, move for undisclosed amounts although Winks' fee is reported to be about £10m and Coady's £8.5m.

They signed Danish keeper Mads Hermansen from Brondby on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old was a regular in Brondby's side for the past two seasons and helped them win the Danish top-flight in 2021.

They also added striker Stephy Mavididi from French club Montpellier for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old agreed a five-year contract at the King Power Stadium. Mavididi scored 21 goals in 91 league appearances for Montpellier after joining them from Juventus in 2020.

In mid August they signed Italy Under-20 international Cesare Casedei on loan for the rest of the season from Chelsea.

They sealed their seventh signing of the summer with winger Yunus Akgun joining on a season-long loan from Galatasaray.

On the day before deadline day they added Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu on a season-long loan from Sporting Lisbon. Then on deadline day they signed Tom Cannon from Everton for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract.

Head-to-head record

Won: 20

Lost: 28

Drawn: 19

Andy King pre-match: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/interviews/king-looks-ahead-to-leicester-city/

NP presser: https://youtu.be/RB0lqyvnxJE

Officials

Referee: James Bell

Assistants: Ian Cooper and George Byrne
Fourth official: Ed Duckworth

NP had two spells as their manager June 2008 - June 2010 and November 2011 to June 2015.

In June 2015 they sacked him: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2511095-nigel-pearson-sacked-as-leicester-city-manager-latest-details-and-reaction

Former Foxes striker Gary Lineker reacted like this ‘Leicester City have sacked Nigel Pearson! Really? WTF! Could you kindly reinstate him like the last time you fired him?’

Leicester's last 10 games under Nigel Pearson: LWWWWLWWDW

Goals for: 22

Conceded: 11

Points won: 22/30

They are enjoying their start to life in the Championship and are currently second in the table following six wins and one defeat  (1-0 at home to Hull). On Wednesday they won 2-0 away at Norwich having made five changes from their last win away at Southampton and their bench was worth £74m!

Leicester facts

• Kings of Crisps: Who hasn’t had a packet of Walkers crisps? But did you know the famous crisp brand is from Leicester? That’s all thanks to butcher Henry Walker, who in 1948 took the potato and created a delicious new snack – Walkers Crisps. The Walkers Crisps factory is still based in Leicester and currently produces 11 million bags of crisps a day!
• Leicester’s market is the largest outdoor covered market in Europe: Right in the heart of the city centre, close to the Clock Tower, you’ll find the largest outdoor covered market in Europe. Leicester Market is around 800 years old and has been at its current site for around 700 years.
• Home to the Pork Pie and Stilton Cheese: It’s pretty obvious that Red Leicester cheese comes from Leicester, but did you know that famous delicacies the Melton Mowbray pork pie and Stilton cheese are also from Leicestershire? What’s more, they are both from Melton Mowbray and thanks to protected status, can only be made in this locality, just like the Champagne region in France! For centuries Melton was the place to be for hunting, with the royal, the rich and the famous spending autumns and winters in this Leicestershire town. Needing a bite to eat mid-hunt, pork pies became a saddlebag favourite and were literally ‘eaten whilst on the hoof’. Nowadays, rich, crunchy pastry and succulent British pork ensure these unique pies remain popular. Dickinson and Morris’ Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, established in 1851, is one of Melton’s top attractions. As well as buying a pie, Stilton cheese, fresh bread and chutneys, groups can join a pie-making demonstration and have a go at making one themselves.
• The University of Leicester is the birthplace of DNA fingerprinting: DNA fingerprinting has become fundamental in solving criminal cases and identifying inherited genetic diseases. Did you know the technique was in fact discovered at the University of Leicester? Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discovered the technique in 1984 at his laboratory in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester.
• Leicester has one of the largest concentrations of textile firms in the country: Leicester is one of the UK’s largest textiles and fashion clusters. With 1,500 firms in the City and County, it has the second largest concentration of textile firms in the country. The textiles manufacturing sector was at the heart of Leicester and Leicestershire’s economic development throughout the 19th and 20th century and there are still some big companies based there today. The renowned fine English sock maker Pantherella was established in 1937 in a small factory in the city of Leicester. They have remained in Leicester, now occupying pretty much the whole street opposite their original factory, but they have grown to be a world-renowned high-quality brand with clients including Vivienne Westwood and some of Savile Row’s most renowned stores, as well as having their own private label which is sold in high end department stores such as Harrods and John Lewis. The Leicester factory now produces around 720,000 pairs of socks each year. Another clothing brand based in Leicestershire is NEXT. Originally founded in 1870 as Kendall and Sons, an umbrella, rainwear and ladies wear company, it was sold to Hepworth and Sons in 1984 who embarked on a journey to convert the stores into the NEXT brand. The company is now the largest clothing retailer by sales in the United Kingdom, with over 700 stores, and its headquarters are in Leicestershire.
• A King Found in a Car Park: When Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, his body was unceremoniously buried at Grey Friars Church and all but forgotten about. The destruction of the monastery at the hands of the Reformation further ensured that his grave would be lost forever. Fast forward more than 500 years to August 2012 and a team of historians and archaeologists began excavating the site they believed to be the Grey Friars Church, which at this point was a car park in a modern city. Within days they not only uncovered the old church but also a skeleton with battle wounds and a curved spine. Experts from the University of Leicester used DNA sampling to link the skeleton to Richard III’s descendants. Results from carbon dating of the bones coincided with Richard III’s death and the bones were identified to be of a man the similar age as Richard when he died – 32 years old. In February 2013 the University of Leicester announced that the skeleton found was that of Richard III. The last Plantagenet King of England was reburied at Leicester Cathedral in 2015, with his funeral being broadcast live on TV.

Pubs

Near the ground are these four:

The Last Plantagenet, 107 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 6FD

Counting House, 40 Almond Road, Freeman Park, Leicester, LE2 7LH, https://www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/leicestershire/counting-house?utm_source=g_places&utm_medium=locations&utm_campaign=PL_pubpage

The Hind, 49 London Road, Leicester, LE2 0PD, near the train station

The Old Horse on 198 London Road is good pub. Loads of local memorabilia, often a good atmosphere, and some good beers on tap, https://www.oldhorseleicester.co.uk

Further afield there are seven pubs in Leicester recommended in the Good Pub Guide:  https://thegoodpubguide.co.uk/?s=&gpg=Leicester&pub_category=1-main-entry

To all those traveling be loud and proud and have a great day, let’s come back with three points! 

The Foxies have to be one of the favorites for promotion this season. This one will be great a test to see where we are actually at. I think we have played already some of the potential top teams that will finish in the top eight by end of season, and we are doing well. A win today will elevate us to a solid top six position and potentially put other top teams on notice that we are a threat to be considered. A draw most likely would be the result and acceptable. I sincerely hope those of you 3K plus travelling away today have a fantastic and enjoyable day. Keep safe and sing out load.COYRedssss

31 minutes ago, Steve Watts said:

That was a pain in the arse for locals back in 1485 mind, digging up the car park to bury him under it.  Took the council ages to get it back to standard.....

There probably still digging it up each week to see if he's still there. Keeps them in a job I suppose.

14 hours ago, italian dave said:

I’m not always a big fan of his press conferences, but that was good.

A bit worried that he seems to have started sniffing….like a certain predecessor!

And what’s that behind him? Is that where Jon Lansdown practices designing new badges and shirt logos?! 

He did sniff a bit too much. Probably just a cold mate  he is though very down to earth and very honest in what he says and how he comes across. Most probably will go done as one of our best managers in history at the end of this season. He still is not yet City history like Alan Dicks though in my books. But let us wait and see.

11 hours ago, kiwicolin said:

You have to be 50 years old and above. We meet ,usually Thursday, 3rd week of each month.  Sometimes it changes. 

I will find an email for to send and ask to join. 

 

How can I be a part of this great organisation. I'm 61 but a bit far for me to attend each month.

6 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

He did, I was a regular in there, buying subbuteo teams.  Was either there or Sportscene for my boots.

On my last few visits back there was also a great Indian restaurant on the Gilda, from memory a pub just across the road as well.

23 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

On the edge of the East End that night, having moved under cover from my usual spot near the back of the open terrace by the enclosure, to get out of the wind and rain.

Good view of the whole event and a mixture of shock and disbelief when the ball went in.

Chants were uncomplicated in those days, often little more than the player's name 'Tommmmmmmmmmmm Rit-chie', 'Super-Cheese,' 'Sir Geoffrey Merrick,' etc. and Cash's usual chant of, 'Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Cash-ley' was belted out like never before, over and over again, and the excited hubbub in the crowd continued for several minutes.

Am I amazed it was 50 years ago? Well, actually no, I was 15 and that is a hell of a long time ago!

I was 11 years old and with my dad in the open end. You also mention some great players in your post, and they are true City legends. A fantastic era in our great club that not only Cashleys goal but then players then of that time were and will all ways be true legends for those of us lucky to have watched them play.

There will also be some great legends this season I hope as I have a good feeling it will be a good one.

On 18/09/2023 at 16:29, Jerseybean said:

50 years ago today Ray Cashley scored for City, with a long clearance from his own penalty area, against Hull City on a very gusty night.

Were you there? 

Sure was. I remember both of us posting on this a few months back. It was a very cold night and Ray throughout the match constantly kicked the ball to the other end of the ground. I remember the goal well as I saw the ball bounce in front of their goalie and over his head. I will always remember this as one of the best memorable occasions at Ashton gate.

23 hours ago, Super said:

Should be a good atmosphere anyway. Nonsense anyone that calls it a derby game.

It will be a close one though. 3-2 win to us

9 hours ago, Sleepy1968 said:

'Some People' (1962) was good to watch just because it was from an eta before I was born.

'A Starter for 10' has a lot of Bristol filmed scenes - the former rex/abc in North Street is featured, as is either the uni or Clifton College.

Apart from the first x seasons of Casulty, I alsoremember Teachers, Being Human, Afterlife and recently Outlaws, being filmed in Bristol.

There was also a miniseries where a body was found in the docks by underfall yard, and another drama series where I think this policewoman son went undercover with a drugs gang. Oh, and Skins!

What else has been bristol based/featured?

Only Fools and Horses and some of Poldark

1 minute ago, Always red said:

We have several international breaks during the season and also when the team is away or its a long journey ( to those fans that go home and away) please consider local non league football. They'd appreciate your support. I personally go to Clevedon town where the welcome is friendly and the football good. And you can enjoy a pint on the terraces whilst standing up! Weston, Portishead, Nailsea and Tickenham are all worth a visit.

These clubs have a hand to mouth existence and don't have access to the money swilling around at the top of the game

Give it a go if you can

Going back some 40 years now but I remember watching Keynsham a few times. It was always easy for me as I just had to drive down the notorious hill at Stockwood lane. There was also a pub across the road from the ground. Wonder if it is still there??

Local football is great especially if you can enjoy a few pints with others.

19 minutes ago, frenchred said:

Itd been remade mate as a full length film.

It's ok for the nostalgia but not great and as others have said some clear fake accents

I will have to try and search it over the weekend as I would love to give it a go. Quite a few of the wife's side lived in Hartcliffe over the years, and then a few down in Bedminster. Both great areas with a lot of history. Some negative history like most areas of Bristol but most very good.

Any movies or documentaries of Bristol are always great to watch. 

Not been back for four years but will be back next year. 

11 hours ago, chinapig said:

From Wikipedia:

ASMR

An autonomous sensory meridian response is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia and may overlap with frisson. ASMR is a subjective experience of "low-grade euphoria" characterized by "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin." It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention control. A genre of videos intended to induce ASMR has emerged, approximately 25 million of which had been published on YouTube by 2022, and categories of dedicated live ASMR streams exist on Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok.

PARESTHESIA OMG you know have me confused. POSITIVE FEELINGS are something I used to get on a Sunday morning. TINGLING SENSATION wow used to get them as well.

4 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Yes, if I were living in Thornbury when I started going.... I lived in Yate in the mid 60's and it was much more of an adventure for me to go to Ashton than scabby Eastville .

Was the 002-pub built in Yate around that time. You could have watched it on a black and white Telly in the pub.

23 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

"Every" was a bit of an exaggeration, but the vast majority certainly, especially in the lower leagues.

But to @Olé's point...no it doesn't really. Interviewers don't really put much regard by the technicalities of prior performance in most jobs, and in football management it's even less of a factor.

LJ will do well for one season at Fleetwood and then it will all come tumbling down. I remember LJ as a player with us and he was absolutely poor. 2006/7 even though he was part of the promotion team I felt he was lacking in team spirit and the willing to play.

His managerial career also is very sketchy and inconsistent. 

I have never ranked him as a decent player, and he is also a poor manager.

Not sure why we all keep talking about the bloke. Thank God he is not part of Bristol City anymore.

Be positive mate and look at the womans world cup football. Sport culture going forward will not just be the male sports.

On 29/08/2023 at 16:52, MichaelRobartes said:

My worry for England is that they don't have the players to play the system they want to play. People are talking about shifting the selection around but they're not seeing the bigger picture. I was listening to a rugby writer I follow and he was discussing the Ireland game, saying that by kicking mid-long and having no effective kick chase, they showed that they didn't understand why they'd lost to Ireland in the Six Nations and it's difficult to argue with that. That sort of thing should be extremely worrying.

That said, they're in a really weak pool so who knows. They can lose to Argentina and qualify easily. Japan look pretty rubbish at the moment. England will have Aussie, Wales or Fiji in the QF, all tough given how badly England are playing but all winnable.

As for Ireland, it's our toughest pool ever. I's back us to beat Scotland but they're playing really well and should've beaten us in the Six Nations. SA are a bit hard to predict. As impressed as I am with the variation they've added to their game, I worry about Libbok at ten. Really good player but he's had off days in big KO games before. I'd probably lean towards SA topping the group and us having to beat France to reach a SF. Tough ask.

 

Watching some of the Fox news in OZ today the Irish team should do very well.