1 hour ago, ralphindevon said:

Interesting but difficult times ahead.

I’m working on Saturday but might buy a ticket for the match anyway. It really would be grim if they drop even further……or worse! 

Will Exeter (or to a lesser extent ,Plymouth) fans be acting like we would if the same thing was happening to the gash, as I believe there was no love lost between them ?

23 minutes ago, bert tann said:

Are you thinking of Ian Stevens ?

He seemed like a nice boy.

No, I'm deffo talking Mr Osbourne .

2 hours ago, Clevedon Red said:

I used to work with his wife….she was ruthless as well.

Surprised he was married (if ya get my meaning ) !

2 minutes ago, M.D said:

He has been instrumental in the closing of many speedway/greyhound stadia, all gone for housing.

Has fingers in many pies, look at him on companies house to see how many companies he was/is involved in.

A total shithouse !

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

Its a subjective view DP - I saw Botham many more times that the other candidates and to me he was absolute value for money. I loved watching him bowl and and bat. He rarely had a poor game.

But a few bad balls...........which got wickets (well known) !

I'm not the least surprised at TUFC's administration. I had the misfortune of being in the same form as the owner (Clarke Osbourne) at Sodbury Crammer in the 60's. He was a total jerk, an inveterate liar even then, and guess what, his father was on the board of one Bristol Rovers and greyhound stadium, also commercial director. Got his money from his old man after selling Eastville  (thereby hangs a tale), gone on to many shady business deals and looks like not finished yet !

1 minute ago, M.D said:

Anthony Osborne still involved?

He has a habit of running sports clubs into the ground and then selling the stadium for housing, he did it with Swindon speedway recently, their stadium is now pretty much Taylor Wimpey houses now..

Clarke 

1 hour ago, 2015 said:

Not a good decision for the long term future of Millwall.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind !

6 minutes ago, bcfcshorey said:

I'd think that it's still worth clearing the site whilst the legal case proceeds. If SL decides to give up on the project and sell the land, the land would probably be worth more as a clean slate ready for other developments.

And if the case goes our way, we're not too far off schedule.

And if it doesn't we could always sell it to the gash for their new stadium !

56 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Saw him play of course but never met him personally - I’m a Somerset man after all.

Hence you rated Bottham above Prockey ?

On 20/02/2024 at 08:54, Robbored said:

Brilliant tho Proctor was I’m sure if he were still around that he’d agree that he wasn’t at the same level as Botham, Kalas,Flintoff and Stokes.

You obviously never met him, then !

8 minutes ago, BobbyC said:

You're forgetting Beaney,the Wescotts,Ray Harding,Rob Barry,Jeff Eades,Dave Elvins Mike Oads etc,etc.A coach load of nutters.Me or Angus would hire a Turners coach to leave the city centre at some strange hour of the morning after a night in the stage door.Them days were fun.

I remember Western Roadways .

13 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said:

Sounds as though Millwall are sacking Joe Edwards. Another short reign for a championship manager. Expected to reappoint Neil Harris.

Never go back !

1 hour ago, trickydickiecardigan said:

Blame Hopalong Barry!!!

Those were the days  !

1 hour ago, Bobby Bollax said:

Grew up in Long Ashton but ended up on Southampton’s books 

yeah, and ?

2 hours ago, 22A said:

A Blackpool fan standing behind a goal lobbed a brick towards us. Blackjack (remember him?) "returned the goods to their rightful owner" and got three months.

I was stood right next to him, jeez, I'd forgotten all about that !

5 hours ago, 22A said:

A November game in the 72-73 season; I was at Blackpool too that day. Because the Hayes floodlights weren't quite good enough, that game had a 2.30 kickoff, so finished before ours. It confused the Blackpool fans when we started cheering with 30 mins of our game to go.

I think that was the game we lost 3-0 ?  Our coach was late arriving and we were 2 nil down before we got in the ground, kinda takes the edge off things !

4 hours ago, TV Tom said:

You've got some memory, i remember going to Blackpool in April '76 the same day Red Rum finished second to Rag Trade in the Grand National, Man U beat Derby in the FA cup semi final 2-0 and Cambridge won the boat race . I think Cashley let another one go through his legs as well !!!    

No, no I'm not having that, he flapped and it went over his head !

4 hours ago, Super said:

It wasn't the best of debuts!

It might have been if he hadn't have a dolly put down at slip by "the safest pair of hands in the business"  !

1 hour ago, CyderInACan said:

I think that this is a straight replacement for ETM (unsurprisingly) 

Ashton Gate appoint Veolia as waste contractor - Ashton Gate (ashtongatestadium.co.uk)

Ashton Gate appoint Veolia as waste contractor

20 February 2024

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Ashton Gate has appointed Veolia as the stadium’s new recycling and waste contractor.

The one-year contract will see Veolia manage all waste stream collections for Ashton Gate Stadium, Robins High Performance Centre and Bristol Bears High Performance Centre.

Using the expertise gained from serving a number of key sporting venues, Veolia will provide a proactive, reliable service seven days a week, with zero waste going to landfill treatment. Veolia’s Bristol service centre is local to the stadium and both High Performance Centres, minimising the operation’s carbon footprint, helping Ashton Gate and the Bristol Sport Group meet the sustainability goals set by Project Whitebeam.

Project Whitebeam is a joint effort across the sporting group’s clubs and Ashton Gate Stadium to recognise, measure and mitigate Bristol Sport’s impact on the environment. This aligns closely with Veolia’s purpose of ecological transformation, which places sustainability at the forefront of the company’s processes, solutions and mindset.

In addition to overseeing the general waste stream and the recycling of plastic, cardboard, food and glass, Veolia’s online Customer Hub will also enable Ashton Gate to review, report and optimise the stadium’s environmental performance with usage data per individual game.

Ross Wormald, Operations Director for Ashton Gate said:

“I’m hugely excited with Veolia’s global influence and expertise, it will positively benefit our recycling challenges, enhancing our total waste management strategy and sustainability credentials. Bristol Sport and Ashton Gate are proud to have Veolia as a key partner in helping us achieve our waste recycling goals.” 

Commenting on the partnership, Adam Wylie, Veolia’s Managing Director for Commercial said:

“By partnering with Ashton Gate we will be able to help them make a significant positive impact on their recycling rates, and further progress their sustainability. Bristol Sport and Ashton Gate Stadium have ambitious goals, which aligns with Veolia’s purpose of ecological transformation, and we are looking forward to implementing some of our initiatives and innovations in this partnership.”

Supporters are encouraged to respect our community and use bins on matchdays.

Ashton Gate’s proximity to the Avon Gorge, historic harbour and local parkland makes it a special and unique stadium. Children play near here so if local bins are full, please bring your litter to the stadium and dispose of it upon arrival in the bins in the Fan Village/concourse.

For more information about Veolia visit www.veolia.co.uk.

Plus.............they're cheaper ?

1 hour ago, trickydickiecardigan said:

Is that a half and half scarf? Maybe from their glorious defeat at Hayes in the cup years ago!

Ah, I remember coming back from an away game at Blackpool on a "private" coach, when the result came on the radio the whole coach started singing.........Purple Haze  !

11 hours ago, Norn Iron said:

If your rant was based on an innings, it was more of a night watchman effort! I'm sure you could do better Slarti!

Not so fast, I've got a revue in !

12 hours ago, Robbored said:

Central contracts enables players to concentrate 100% on England and in the case of batsmen gives them security that they won’t be dropped if their form dips - that was a big issue before central contracts were introduced. Guys were getting left out after just one test in some cases. 

Like Mike "Smudger" Smith ?

Hope the guy's ok. I always thought  even when he was playing he looked 30 going on 65  !

On 18/02/2024 at 22:11, ralphindevon said:

Posted in the County cricket thread then saw other tributes here.....

A great servant to Gloucestershire and probably their greatest ever overseas player.

I once saw him hit six consecutive sixes off Denis Breakwell at Taunton, the reason it’s not talked about as much is because it was 2 off the last 2 balls of his over then 4 off the first 4 of his next.

In an era where we were spoilt rotten in county cricket, getting to see the worlds best week in week out, Proccie was one of the best all rounders and I always enjoyed watching against Somerset. 

Yes, our generation had them all. I used to love cricket, too much hit and giggle. I don't know half the England players or where they play their county cricket (oh ,that's right ,they don't) and no offence to your lot, but picking someone who's barely played half a dozen first class games, well ! Central contracts ruined the game for me, anyway !   Rant over .

9 minutes ago, southside said:

 

Well those three (if of course they exist) will have plenty of room in the cowshed !