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52 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Sell to buy. Nige has four youngsters coveted by bigger clubs. HNM, Semenyo, Scott and Pring. Should a decent offer come in for one or even two of them he’ll have some wriggle room at least.

That sounds like a lot of speculation to me. Let me know when it is on the OS.

15 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Anyway, just to amuse you a little further , I was in Paris for the rugby last weekend and would you believe it , I spotted someone someone on the Metro wearing 'da famous quarterz' , I couldn't contain my excitement and tried to get a pic to show that The Gas now have an international following when I realised it was, in fact some kind of cycling top   a mirror.

Corrected.

29 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

There was a advert he was doing about 2 months ago with Kelly Cates and he was speaking slow so looked on Google to see if he had had a stroke in the past year and he hadn’t,so this explains it

Met him a few times and he is exactly that,what you see on tv is how he is,really nice and funny bloke 

I don't think I've ever read a bad word about him, seems quite happy to take the pee out of himself and have a right laugh. Imagine a few hours out with him would be quite entertaining. He's do well if he kept up his persona if he wasn't like it in real life, even though a few seem to do it (Frankie Dettori being one of them).

22 hours ago, Sheltons Army said:

CK has Apraxia then

Speaking on GMB, Chris Kamara said: "It was incredible, today's a good day, today I think I'm fine, I don't know how I sound but it seems as if I'm okay.

"I'm not really sure about how it comes out because if I explain my Apraxia, it's like we take for granted the fact that when we think and coming through our speech, it's comfortable, it's easy, it's natural.

"My Apraxia when it's bad stops those signals from that brain going to that mouth so it slows it's down. In fact, at times it slurs the words as well. So people are looking and thinking, 'Is he alright? Is he drunk?'

 

Keep smiling Kammy

I'd rather listen to Kammy with a bit of slurring than many of the others, at least the bloke is a great character and has a superb personality. Top bloke.

2 hours ago, beaverface said:

Would City have any interest in developing Ashton Gate to become a stadium contender for 2028?

You mean the Fruit Market Stadium..... Surely

11 hours ago, phantom said:

 

It's not the prices that is the problem 

It's the fact they increase the price of a drink before and after a game, never known anywhere do this before. 

Surely it is a case of trying to keep the pub afloat, rather than just trying to rip off supporters. The rest of the week they seem to be extremely cheap, which is to try and just get punters through the door. I am only guessing, but at those prices all year round there is probably a fair chance that they would not be opening at all. If it is £4.20 then that seems to be fairly cheap in todays market regardless, and they will certainly have higher costs due to the football with bar staff, door staff etc. I'd rather go in there at £4.20 (any day of the week) than the Tobacco Factory myself.

Bottom line is if anyone doesn't like their policy then they can choose to go elsewhere, and pay the other places standard prices, which are a lot more expensive.    

1 hour ago, Baldyman said:

Sorry to spoil a bit of blind hatred Major but : yes he brought in an entire new first team BUT the guy did it with fifteen FREE transfers didn’t he ? If NP gets us anywhere near the top 10 next season with fifteen free transfers he’ll be hailed as the messiah ! 

Great logic..... I know the sags pay poorly (especially apprenticeships) but do none of those 15 players want wages? What about all the backroom staff he brought in? What about the ones that left, did nobody need paying off?

As I said previously - "incredible job", my arse.

5 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Since odds are driven by the betting,  surely this just means that there are a lot of Gasheads with more money than sense

The bookies set the odds and adjust them accordingly to make a percentage book. If you think they were favs (they were second favs behind Salford) solely on a load of gasheads betting them, then I think you are mistaken. If plenty of gasheads were betting them after the book had opened then they would have shortened considerably from their opening price - which they didn't.

1 hour ago, Baldyman said:

Have to confess , I thought Joey Barton was going to crash and burn this season , especially with the court case as a massive distraction.  Hate to say it but the guy is doing an incredible job on a zero budget and has given them a real chance of the play offs !! Bugger

How many players did he sign? How many players did he want that would cost a fortune and told he couldn't sign them? How many restrictions did he have regarding signing/departures? How many are long term players for them and what is their worth now? Loans and a few on 1 year contracts I thought?  

Incredible job, my arse. 

10 hours ago, IAmNick said:

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/gary-lineker-hits-qatar-world-170000768.html

https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/decision-to-award-qatar-the-2022-world-cup-was-ludicrous-says-gary-lineker-1.650173

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/16651632/qatar-world-cup-gary-lineker/

"Will I support the Qatar World Cup in a sense of all that? No, because they’ve got too many fundamental human rights wrong. I’m aware of all that.

“Will I do stuff for Qatar in the World Cup? Absolutely not. Whatever they wanted to pay me the answer would be no. But I will go there and report the World Cup for the BBC.”

There are some explanations, whether you agree with him or not, there. He hasn't stayed silent on it at all.

 

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the players to not take the knee there personally though, even though I support them doing it here. You'd broadly expect players to abide by the customs of the country it's held in, which obviously has an appalling human rights record. Most of them will only get one or two chances to play for their country at a world cup, and it's not their fault where it's held.

You can generally support something, but that doesn't mean you have to base your entire life around it. That goes for all of us.

If you're not going to do everything, is it just better to do nothing at all?

I'd expect the players to take the knee there, how can you even support them taking the knee here but not over there - isn't that the whole point? 

It is disgusting it is being held there, FIFA are a disgrace, and it is disgusting that these same people who want to shout about equality at every opportunity (in a Country where they can), are not prepared to do the same about "equality" in a Country where there is hardly any.

As for Lineker, those first 2 links are hardly damning, he's basically just blaming corruption, he then says those lines above you quote in The Sun. In an exclusive interview that is all he can come up with? How many people have died building the Stadiums, purely for a tournament that is "entertainment" for others?

His ultimate line for me "In an exclusive interview, the 60-year-old star told us: “I get this all the time. ‘So you’re not going to go then?’ I’ve got to go because it’s my job. News reporters go, so why am I not allowed to?

That's ok Gary, people in Qatar rape women with impunity - why am I allowed not to? China doesn't care about Climate Change, so why should anyone else?

Does he really have to go? Who is forcing him, has he been captured by someone from Qatar, and has no rights like the builders of the Stadiums (hundreds who have died building them), Stadiums he will happily sit inside of? Of course he is allowed to go, but I would have expected the amount of times he takes the moral high ground, he would have taken a stand and he wouldn't be going. 

29 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

Shouldn't everyone?

And is a news story about rape really the place for pointless political grandstanding? 

This horrific news story only further emphasis the moral bankruptcy of holding a World Cup in a country with Qatar's human rights record. The World Cup should not be happening there and I for one will not be watching. But I am also not going to use it to start trying to score political points. I think any reasonable person who cares about human rights thinks the World Cup in Qatar is an appalling thing, regardless of which side of the political spectrum they sit. 

Agree 100%,. The big issue for me is if I/we/everyone have to listen to a commentator say "the players are taking the knee for equality for all" at the start of every game on tv, then why the hell are these same players going to happily play there for their respective Countries? Why is the likes of Gary Lineker staying silent on Qatar, who loves to be political about everything else? The likes of Ferdinand, Shearer, Wright, Lineker etc etc should all be boycotting going there to sit in a studio and be any part of it imo. Until it is boycotted by some higher profile people, or some players, then why should fans (or anyone) believe these players are standing for equality for all?

I don't know him personally but definitely recognise him.

RIP Ron. 

35 minutes ago, Swede said:

Indeed, it will show how ambitious the board is sticking and building a team around all three. A lot depends on whether they want to stay and get even better. I have a feeling all three are very grounded but it will be a test of the board's and their (agents) resolve warding off bids in the summer.

Think that is my take on it. Massengo came here to get games and improve, and the other two definitely seem grounded and I would expect they would all be happy to stay at least another season, and can surely see the improvements from a year ago. I think it more depends on if we have to sell to balance the books, rather than just accepting a decent offer because it's a decent offer. But this is football and money and agents are involved. Interesting summer, hopefully we can keep all 3.

4 hours ago, Better Red said:

Thought he was pretty average today despite his goal - put my tin hat on but just being honest.

He’s touch was off today and wasted a few good opportunities to break forward as could not quiet get hold of the ball.

Would have got subbed if did not score when he did.

That said he’s strength is there to see and always look like he can cause trouble when he runs at the opposition.

Good goal although I thought he scuffed  it a bit for the shoot but they all count.

Can he play as a Striker through the middle still not sure consistently at this level time will tell.  

He is still some one I would play wIde in a front three - Yes have said that consistently from the start.

As to step up another level he is not ready he needs to improve he’s touch and decision making before he will be ready for the next level.

Pace and  strength is very important in to days game and he has both.

If I was a prem manager would I take a punt on him for £10/15m - No 

If I was a top championship team would I  take him for £3/5m - Yes

Seven goals so getting closer to the ten so just maybe a new thread…..

 

 

Just now, Chivs said:

How many games did O'Leary play, and how many goals did he concede?

In the same number of games before Bentley was dropped, how many did he concede?

I don't think that is fair. You have to take everything into account, with opposition, formation on the day, who was playing in front of him etc.

Just now, Lanterne Rouge said:

19 off the bottom three now. Does anyone still seriously think we`re in trouble?

I honestly reckon a few would still be telling us Reading, Derby and Posh scores if there was only 7 games left and we were 19 clear.

8 minutes ago, pillred said:

The point I'm making is that almost every kind of weather is now blamed on "climate change" the people that go on about it are in a position where they are always right they seem to want it both ways hotter colder wetter drier it's climate change, where as you point out it's weather and especially in this country it has been unpredictable since time began, we have been tropical covered in ice you name it at any one time, the hardest job in the world must be trying to predict what the weather will be like here more than 3 days in advance.

Give it 10 years and when it doesn't hit the crazy temperatures as predicted, we will hear "that's because we did x 10 years ago", and then because it hasn't hit those giddy heights that were predicted, we will also hear "send more money as it's obviously working". A win win if you like, whilst some people will be making an absolute fortune from it, the manufactured Greta being one of them.

I notice a couple of people mentioning a negative of King, but I was under the impression he wasn't just brought in solely to play (even though he is injured at the moment). I thought it was partly down to his attitude and experience which is a huge positive to others (already buys into Pearsons methods and plans etc). Unless I have that wrong?

26 minutes ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Tomlin has been on record that his weight / mental health have been linked. Let’s hope he doesn’t read this thread. 
 

Not cool tbh

Amazing how he miraculously loses it when he is after a new contract, a mere coincidence no doubt.

1 hour ago, Eddie Hitler said:

Bristol Uni didn't actually advocate that people should be allowed to identify as cats!

You could bet your life on it that they would happily allow it though, I mean who is going to stop them, the University certainly wouldn't for fear of some Twitter mob.  

We are now at a point where ITV will not even name a "man of the match" solely because it has the name "man".

2 hours ago, IAmNick said:

Wait, how is that mural in any way "woke"?

That word has totally lost all meaning.

The same as the word racist has lost all of its meaning too, like most of the "ists" and "isms" now used to label people to try and shut them down, all thrown around like confetti.

1 minute ago, Dolman_Stand said:

They are aware of it their Twitter feed is taking a battering from the various Championship teams fans tonight!

Don't worry, at least they are justifying putting their prices up due to their exceptional service....

3 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said:

What channel on virgin, nothing available at the mo? 

Nothing here either

57 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

Yes. But my point is 10th is not a crazy shout at all. 

We were top 10 till about this time last year with a worse team of players available imo.

I agree with you 1 or 2 shots on target in game is not good enough. We have had games like that this season too.

We were shocking to watch, and very lucky in a lot of games to get us points on the board before Holdens sacking. Pearson has had his hands tied and has been playing with some young, inexperienced players learning their trade in the Championship, and has to contend with injuries to the players he has brought in himself. I don't think it is a fair comparison to what was here 12 months ago whatsoever, if anything he is getting a lot more out of the youngsters than most people would have expected. We are seeing patches of very decent football, creating chances, getting youngsters plenty of experience, if we can sort the defence out then maybe at a push, we would be a top 10 side imo. 

11 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

We were 10th this time last year so not that crazy an opinion from the OP imo

We were indeed and we also watching some of the worst football I have ever seen from my years of being a Bristol City fan. We had one shot on target at home to Cardiff, then managed 2 against Sheff U, 1 against Watford with a 6-0 drubbing, then 1 against Reading and Holden was sacked. 

I can at least see what Pearson is trying to do, and we are miles away from those awful, monotonous performances - albeit our defending has been shocking, which nobody will disagree with. We have the likes of Scott, Han, Pring, Semenyo all starting games now, showing some unbelievable talent at young ages. We (most of us), have at least got something to look forward to now. To simply look at the League table from 12 months ago and compare the two is very short sighted imo.