Not Banksy

TC is back 

What can be done to sort out officiating in this country?! Dire at all levels! 

The fact we have 39 games left and are already longing for a new kit says it all in my opinion. 

Why do we have a supplier who seem to be figuring it out as they go along?

In the dustbin thread already my bad

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/exclusive-former-bristol-city-striker-8765404

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

Picked mine up yesterday (which was a bit of a faff) and I have to say I am extremely pleased with it. 

I love the silky smooth material. I really like the badge. I've checked it thoroughly and it is absolutely fine. 

My only slight annoyance is that the O'Neills logo is stitched on which to me looks a bit amateur but that's just me being picky. 

Other than that I love it. 

Fair enough.. 

One question tho.. Does this “silky smooth” material feel like modern day football shirt material to you? 

2 hours ago, GrahamC said:

So true.

I remember a certain podcast claim our midfield was (Scott aside) a “collection of mediocrity”. Truly clueless.

Matty James is right up there with any midfielders we have had who play his role, his awareness, touch, pass completion rate of about 99% & the way he nearly always gives a team mate the ball exactly where they’d want it, just so good.

Imagine being that good at playing the game, he’s a gem.

One of those players that seems to have longer on the ball than anyone else.

7 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Welcome back on OTIB everyone, I’ve missed you all day!

How did you avoid the exile Fevs?

Just now, Red-Robbo said:

 

To ensure we didn't celebrate last night's win too much.  The Matrix wants us all to be unhappy.... 

Best win for a while and all we will do is moan that the site was down. Sounds about right haha

Was going to start a separate thread about this last night but the page was down...

 Havn't seen a City player run games in years the way Matty James does. Quality.

ayyyy we're back .. but why were some dumped out ??

1 minute ago, alexukhc said:

Looking forward to this, got the makings of a thriller

0-0 it is then

15 minutes ago, phantom said:

Not sure it is, but not sure any of the advertised contacts are what you need

Yeah saw this last night and none of them jumped out as obvious. Will fill in the other you sent and see if I get luck there. Cheers 

48 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Yes, if they gave us that many being as we haven't played down there for over ten years we would sell out, i'm not denying their support is good but the 2600 they took to PNE this season will be down to 1300 next season., the novelty soon wears off, interesting that a couple of years ago when they weren't doing so well in the 3rd/4th division their home crowds were down to 7000

Agreed.. first time back in the 2nd tier for years so will be interesting to see where they are in a season or two as think they should be alright this year from what I've seen. 

Also think about where Plymouth is.. In recent years where Yeovil and Torquay have fallen away, they have only had Exeter City anywhere near them. Their fans must be thrilled that they have an away day that isn't crazy far away. At least from Bristol we have the 2 Welsh clubs, any Midlands clubs up the M5, and London clubs a couple hours across the M4. Plymouth is over 2 hours from Bristol before going onto anywhere else so fair play to the numbers they've taken this year so far.

That being said I grew up in Devon and can't stand Plymouth so hopefully we batter them tonight. Going 6-0, Harry Cornick to get all 6.

Know its only lunch time...  but is this the best email to get to the club with this? 

supporterservices@bristol-sport.co.uk

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

Yea I ordered one too for collection but still not had an email saying its ready. 

Not to single you out @W-S-M Seagull but just off the back of your comments at the top of the page regarding quality. 

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the quality when you do get it… If you think it’s acceptable for a club of the size of City. 

5 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

I ordered one and am waiting to collect it (hopefully tomorrow night). 

Looking at the evidence so far every shirt is slightly different so hopefully you get a good one.

Hopefully next season it will be Puma/Adidas/Nike/Castore/Umbro different if you know what I mean. 

17 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

Are you going to return it?

Yeah..  Emailed the club already. 

I get a shirt every season. Not even to wear a lot of the time just for a collection over the years since I’ve been going. So a small part of me thought of keeping it just as a reminder of how poor the kits were at this time. Thought it would highlight it pretty well haha. But 50 quid 

Right.. my away shirt came today. Finally thought O'Neills got one right… 

Quality is awful…

Badge has scratches on it out of the package.

The sown on O’Neills logo is fraying and pulls in the fabric around it.

The fabric itself is like that shiny old football kit fabric.

And the main problem which made me laugh out loud. They’ve stuck the badge on at the wrong angle!

Anybody defending this brand. Just hold one in your hands and you’ll get it. It’s so bad there’s no way we will be with them for that long. £50 quid!!! 

 

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

It has to be brand snobbery. 

I think people make the mistake of thinking that O'Neills have designed the kits and then just sent them to us. 

The whole design, branding or whatever is down to us. So all the criticism O'Neills is getting for those things is incredibly unwarranted. 

I believe that in normal circumstances kits have a year-18 months lead time. O'Neills have produced thousands of shirts and training wear of different designs for both us and the Bears in what, 7 or 8 months? For a relatively small British/Irish firm, that is pretty incredible. 

I have no doubt that their staff have been working around the clock to manufacture all these various kits and the negative criticism of O'Neills I feel is incredibly unfair on those staff. 

To a point I agree... but the fit of the shirts and the fact that the collar has had about 17 variations has to come down to the manufacturer. The socks being a different colour and the poor iron transfer looking badges on the training polo tops to name a couple other things. Most have been sorted so hopefully moving forward there wont be any major issues but it doesn't exactly show O'Neills as the most professional outfit.

Despite this though brand snobbery will come into it for sure I agree. 

33 minutes ago, Eddie Notgetinya said:

Looked pretty good at first but the latest photo on the clubs Instagram - not so good 

Yeah thought the ‘City’ logos were a little more subtle.. and the sponsor being party of the shirt rather than being a transfer just looks odd.. ah well. Beat WBA and all is well

Might get one of these.. just to keep up my yearly collection. Anyone know how they fit? Oneills gear that is.. can’t say I’ve got close to getting anything from this years range as of yet 

31 minutes ago, kmpowell said:

 

They got one right fair play . Original design.. not just a remake.. nothing too crazy.. badge the right size and in the right place (mad to think that that’s even a point).. but yeah like that.

1 out of however many designs is still poor from O’Neills but credit where it’s due.

Wait… this may be the record for the longest time between a home and an away kit being announced due to the home being released last year.