SuperDziek

9 minutes ago, phantom said:

Was the opening line from GT

Yeah, I wondered when the club approached Radio Brizzle though. Would be surprised if it was done today, for example. But if it was lined up a few days ago, a lot has probably changed in that time putting Gould in a difficult position, particularly if discussions are ongoing about Pearson exiting the club. 

Just now, phantom said:

Agree completely, on the basis Gould requested to attend it was a complete non event, did not give a straight answer to any question

I didn’t catch when City/Gould approached Radio Brizzle - has it been mentioned? Just think developments have happened since it was agreed.

Interesting that the club contacted Geoff 20p to volunteer for Gould to come on SOTC rather than the club being approached for someone to come on.

Timeframe uncertain but wonder if that has inconveniently crossed with developments in the Pearson role. With the result then that Gould is really hamstrung in what he can say. And couldn’t cancel the interview as would look defensive etc. 

10 minutes ago, cheese said:

Speak to my wife - she'll tell you I'm never right.

I’d always brielieve anything you say. 

2 hours ago, oldstandrobin said:

Cometh the hour.....cometh the man, perhaps it's time you put yourself forward for the job, Reg

 

If you got it, I dont mind giving you advice from my new place in the Lansdown, whilst chatting away to Marina.

Tough call but someone has to do it 

Place in the Lansdown! If @CyderInACanis the new manager then you’ll be lacing up your boots and playing up front sunshine!

36 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Amazing that Fulham v WBA and City v Barnsley is the same division. The matches were miles apart in ability 

Yep. Barnsley really dragging the level down. 

Can’t see that @GrahamChas said anything wrong here. Outmuscled in his first challenge on the pitch which set the tone for the rest of his 25 minutes on the pitch.  He’s looking at his performance today objectively. 
 

BUT he’s clearly highly rated and hopefully has a bright future in the game, ideally in our red and white.  It’s great to see the players coming through the academy and playing for the first team. Some will make it, some won’t. Would like to see Him get more game time so we can see properly what he can do. Same as the likes of Bell, Conway etc. 

COYR

Great to finally win at home, but……! 

47 minutes ago, oldstandrobin said:

Neil, good post, long time coming ( Jan ???)  I have had a nice curry, unable to take my seat in SS due to my present situation with vertigo but watched !!!!! on Robins TV. Hardly a classic but got some Whyte and McKay whisky from my birthday. Cheers mate, cheers @CyderInACan and cheers all City supporters

Just had a couple with @CyderInACan to celebrate the win, and gonna finish off a decent bottle of red later. 
 

Performance didn’t matter today - the result did. Hopefully the shackles will now be off and we can see some better performances that the team are capable of. 
 

COYR

Come on City. Now is the day to finally get that long overdue home win.

So the question is - what drink are you going to celebrate with (whether it’s today or the next home game etc)? Deserves something extra special.

Im expecting @CyderInACanto be breaking out his brand new bottle of Devon rum for starters. (And changing his name to @ruminabottle as a result)

31 minutes ago, MattWSM said:

1-nowt

With the winner coming in the 94th minute off Martin’s arse. 
 

COYR

Went up to Barnsley in 2008/2009 to watch us. Horrible weather, horrible ground & area and horrible game - we drew 0-0 and barely had a shot.  Dislike them ever since although given it’s grim oop north, I don’t know why I was surprised.

be interesting to see what changes he makes in terms of surprises given the lack of players available to change it up. I hope Wells starts along with Alex Scot behind - maybe give Martin a rest.  Hope Massengo is fit as he’s our best option in midfield to get on the ball and drive us forward. 

hopefully we’ll all be breaking out the champers come 5pm in celebration. COYR
 

I’m getting from this that CSF stands for Carefully Saving Fans. There’s was me thinking it was a hooligan firm. Silly me.

Goldfingers in the pies

Bucs fan - started following 4 years ago when we were rubbish so at least I’m not a glory hunter! Managed to avoid the score all day yesterday so was pretty satisfying to see us win it with the last kick of the game last night! Definitely need to improve though - can’t be giving the ball away so easily and getting yellow flagged so often. 
 

should be a great season though - been looking forward to this ever since the super bowl ended! 

1 hour ago, Harry said:

Hi mate. On Strava. Go to analysis. It breaks down certain ‘known’ parts of your route. 
JWR (0.53k at 6.9%) is easier than Bridge Valley (0.7k at 7.6%), judging by this. Here’s your effort today :

 

Come on @CyderInACan  put some effort into it - JWR is a doddle  

Great work everyone!

Having fallen out of love with running quite quickly during lockdown 1 and enjoying the gyms being open again, lockdown 3 has seen the enjoyment of running return!

So far, I’ve clocked 40 miles for the month since the day of lockdown beginning. Having only sporadically run outdoors in months, I’m pretty chuffed with that. Not bothered about the speed at the moment, just getting miles into the legs and enjoying being able to get out and clear my head from the stresses of homeschooling etc. 

Ran up Bridge Valley for the first time ever yesterday. Boy, what was tough. I thought it was then pretty much flat down to the Bridge - how wrong I was. Going up the Promenade felt tougher than going up Bridge Valley! And loads of people around not socially distancing - very annoying. Did 7m - today’s been a rest day as aching all over!

Target for the month is 100km - has been years since I’ve achieved that. 

4 hours ago, BRISTOL86 said:

Feeling pretty accomplished today. I set out at the beginning of October to lose weight and get fitter and more active, and was doing really well, but fell back into the habit of eating and drinking too much, and not moving enough once lockdown kicked in.

At the beginning of June I resolved to "close my rings" every day (Apple Activity terminology for 30 Mins exercise, 12 hours of standing for at least a minute, and 500 active calories per day) in June, and do at least one workout every single day in June, all while running in a daily calorie deficit.

27 x Weight Training Workouts
17 x Runs
11 x Bike Rides

In total, 32 hours of workout time, covering 259 miles on foot and bike in June with an elevation gain of just under 18,000ft, or around 60% of the way to the top of Everest. Approx 25,000 calories burned through exercise.

19lbs down since October, 2 inches off the chest and 3 off the waist. Only just set up the scales to measure body fat, and don't think it's overly accurate, but it reckons I've gone from 18.6% at the beginning of June to 17.1% at the end.

Observations:

My knees hurt
I need some new running shoes
I'm a sucker for hilly runs/rides
Music is essential to running motivation for me. Since I got my headphones I've done longer runs and don't mentally flag so soon.

Great effort!

Out of interest, what weight training workouts have you been doing? My knee doesn’t react too well to running more than 4 times a week but fancy a challenge to do stuff every day, especially as need to get rid of some festive weight I’m still carrying from Christmas 1989

45 minutes ago, Harry said:

Rearrange those words!

I’m the h————t at the front

More like ‘I’m glad I’m not the h——-t with the red hair’  

1 minute ago, Harry said:

 

I’m the one at the front with the helmet on!

Thought I’d compare Strava with Endomondo (which I used to use all the time) this morning to see if any difference in data. 

Strava clocked me at 4.46 miles whereas Endomondo said 4.32 miles. Average pace Per mile on Strava was 11:05 (yep, slow!!) and Endomondo was 11:49 (even slower ffs) despite starting and stopping them at the same time.

Strava’s mile splits also seem out, as it says my 1st and 2nd miles were identical times, and the 3rd and 4th. 
 

BUT Strava says I burnt more calories. So I definitely prefer Strava

18 minutes ago, !james said:

Struggle to run in the heat! I started in October last year and used to the cold and wet...

I'm usually a late afternoon runner so will have to delay it to avoid the heat, I've never been an early morning person but might try it...!

Yep, I went for a 2pm run yesterday afternoon and that was hot! No cloud cover but thankfully a bit of breeze. Took advantage of the metrobus not running to run someone of the south Bristol route. Nice and flat with a bit of countryside thrown in. 

1 hour ago, One Team In Keynsham said:

I have a Garmin 935 running watch, which includes a heart rate monitor.

I must confess, I pay little attention to my heart rate, or tracking zones, when I run: if I have to run 9 min miles for a sub 4 marathon, the heart rate will be whatever it will be. I don't promote this as a particularly responsible approach.

Does it give you accurate feedback about calories burned? I have to say that is one thing I want to keep an eye on, and not sure how accurate Strada etc are when tracking runs

Evening fellow ‘athletes’!

Do any of you wear a heart rate monitor like a Myzone MZ3? Thinking of getting one and have had positive feedback about them from a mate, but wondered if any of you have one and/or whether you’d recommend?

Unbelievable effort for such a deserving cause. Have donated. Well done Captain.