Mad Cyril

8 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said:

It’s difficult to prove - but the impression I get is that the desired consumer is families who are going to spend in concessions, spend in the club shop and not cause any bother.

Groups of lads who drink in the surrounding pubs, don’t wear official merch and may require more stringent stewarding aren’t nearly as desirable. 

Could it just be the club has an interest in all it's season ticket paying fans? We don't exactly have the massive 20 year waiting lists of certain clubs, so kicking people out of seats they have had for years with their mates still has to be carefully considered.....

13 hours ago, James54De said:

Yep, high arousal levels in game meant he was pretty on edge I guess. 

That's the problem with frisky teenagers.

Decent call to haul him off for a cold shower.

19 hours ago, TinMan's left peg said:

The photo drives home how embarrassing it is that Bristol had a better transport network in the 1960s than it does in the 2020s.  

Hardly! Where was the Clean Air Zone in the 1960s?!?

We are so lucky these days.

3 free seat transfers you say?

Sod E34, I am hitting Lansdown's box on Saturday. Gunna get trollied on hospitality.

"The result isn't important..."

Well if they can't raise themselves against Cardiff....

If I hung one of my bed sheets out, that would drive anyone out of Bristol

Do if the replay is still level after extra time, presumably the tie has to be resolved on penalties.

I imagine Swansea will be given 5, we won't be given any.

9 hours ago, Davefevs said:

When you don’t know whether to sit or kneel, it’s not very pleasant.

Reminds me of a bad experience in a lay-by on Tog Hill once

On 05/01/2023 at 19:19, AppyDAZE said:

I like suggestion number 2, and I'd like to add one...

If a substiture strolls off because his side are leading (or for any time wasting reason)

The ref can make the entering sub wait for as long as he feel the player leaving the field has wasted.

Then he waves him on.

There would be no buggering around then, I can assure you.

 

I don't know why the game has to be stopped for a sub. Ice hockey has it right.

Play on, the replacement can't enter the field of play until the subbed player is deemed to have left it by the 4th official. 

Meanwhile everybody gets to watch what they have paid for, football - not the slow walk of doom...

Shhhh! If any refs read that, freekicks will join penalties on the "not to be awarded to Bristol City" directive....

Though frustrating to lose, there are a small number of players over the years that you come to realize are too good for us and we can't hang on to. Andy Cole, Bob Taylor, Shaun Goater, Josh Brownhill all examples where they were bound to end up on a bigger stage - soon to be joined by Alex Scott. I don't like it but get it.

What really boils my piss is the players we lose for nothing with obvious talent that we never utilised. 

And as an aside.... Fancy having Danny Rose on loan for 6 months as an unused winger in a team desperately missing anyone who could play left back....

19 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

Nicky Hunt was in a world of problems, none football related, when he was with us - wasn't he suffering from some serious MH issues? I think we can give him a pass.

The sad thing about that game at Leeds was that someone did give him a pass. 

It rolled under his foot for a throw in.

9 hours ago, Tomo said:

Newport were losing 2 nil until the 83rd minute. No fans left, they were still 'on side', singing and supporting their club.... 

 

 

 

 

To be fair, who in their right mind would want to leave early if you lived in Newport?

It is pretty savage of City to be giving players these negative pay rises during the cost of living crisis.

There has to be a real risk the players follow the nurses, train drivers, border forces etc and go out on strike.

Oh, hang on a minute, I get it now.... 

I hope they have been doing their homework for Millwall on the training ground over the last few days. For example, getting in the builders and giving them a free reign to batter our players with hobnail boots, spades and pickaxe handles. On and off the ball. Maybe recruit the partially sighted foreman to ref too.

I couldn't find MK Dons ....then spotted them under "La Franchise Robbeur de Milton Keynes".

Havant and Waterlooville are listed as "Havant".....

Simple challenge... Name a current player Pearson has playing either at or beyond his ability over the last 2 months.

I only have Conway, and he is moving in the wrong direction lately...

Never mind squad or results - Who is ruining our players??

Before the break, Scott was the most fouled player in all 4 leagues.

If he gives a bit back then he gets my admiration. Rather have that than a nice guy who goes missing.

He is a fantastic player. So I agree with the original poster he shouldn't be playing for us.

45 minutes ago, southside said:

Cant think who it'll be, all the Premiership clubs I know of have already got names

I don't see what benefit is to be had with playing any rugby team.

We would be much better off targeting a premier league team to play.

The guy running the VAR took the same stand today

6 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

There is a planned cop27 march planed for a midday on Saturday 12 November at College Green.

As all of those taking part will have arrived by public transport, cycled or walked.

Would be awkward if the protest were disrupted by a protest and there is a rail strike that day....

This isn't sustainable. If he keeps putting academy players in the first team, who the hell is going to clean the boots?

I don't go to football for the thrill of carefully considered decisions drawing on all the evidence available, assessed in a measured and balanced manner.

I go to Weston Magistrates court for that.

4 hours ago, TheReds said:

Seems pretty pointless, especially if it means in the Stadium. Horse racing is rife with it, 

Horse racing? Don't they test the horses??? Ban them for life and send them to the glue factory. Cheating nags.

7 hours ago, Fammyfan said:

Baffling that there is still no VAR in the Championship. When it comes, we will likely be 10 points better off.

No. We will simply have an extra set of officials to moan at.

We really get naff all our way at home. Bizarre.