Calculus

Today we have a +2 goal difference. Think the last time we had that was a couple of years ago when Holden made his good start to the season.

Onwards and upwards...

Maybe the Highways Agency wanted their cone back...

I know of a man who seems able to stitch together a club purchase on behalf of Americans and has excellent contacts with the Lansdowns. He would even be prepared to run the club as CEO for the new owners.

Welcome back Mark Ashton.

Good night all, sweet dreams....

27 minutes ago, Wiltshire robin said:

All these clubs have either an end behind the goal or next to the away fans like section 82 where your ticket has a seat number but you can stand where you like .

 

Arsenal

Villa

Bournemouth 

Brentford

chelsea

Palace

everton

leeds

Leicester 

man utd

 man city

Liverpool

newcastle

forest

 spurs

west ham

wolves

hull

burnley

blackpool

cardiff

Coventry 

swansea

west brom

middlesborough

 sunderland

luton

birmingham

preston 

huddersfield

norwich

Reading 

stoke 

Thats just prem and champ but again please try justify why our louder fans should be shoved out the way in the corner while always fans have a whole end 

 

Is it because a small number of them behave like total Richardheads? Flares, bottles etc - it needs to stop and when it does maybe restrictions might relax.

Reading through this some still don't seem to get the basic truth - using flares in a football ground isn't allowed. Simple.

2 minutes ago, Enclosure Old Timer said:

Bernard  Cribbins, aged 93

Sad news - another bit of my childhood gone.

They'll be digging a hole - hole in the ground, big and sort of round...

Good news, but sad that it's come to this.

Would also add similar sanctions for those that throw bottles, cans etc. onto the pitch. Unfortunately we had a few of those last year and that needs to stop also.

Was at Taunton yesterday and unfortunately have to say that was just about the worst performance I've seen from a Yorkshire side in the 50 something years I've been watching. More leaving this year, obviously including KC. Central contract absences are one thing but we've always lived that. Many  things still very difficult within - definitely trouble at 'mill 

Was very surprised that Somerset didn't declare and give Yorkshire an awkward last 20-30 minutes to finish the day. Somerset should be winning this comfortably but seem to struggle killing teams off.

37 minutes ago, Midred said:

The way the BBC are drooling over him he'll be taking over from McInroe in a few years time!

Ha! McIndoe?

I changed tactics a while ago and now focus on eliminating options. Mostly working, but which is why I now usually get to the last line:

40 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said:

Mine arrived today. As my ex used to say to me, a lovely little package 

... and you didn't take her use of the word 'little' as a sign of potential issues?

19 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said:

Just been to see him at AG. Absolutely phenomenal

Yup, just back myself. Amazing performer. Wasn't quite sure about the sound system early on from where I was but it seemed to get sorted out well enough. Great night though...

14 minutes ago, Gazred said:

LA or Cardiff, a real Sophie's choice right there! 

Long Ashton all day long....

15 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Spot on. Moving him on will not be easy if he gets a reputation across the EFL of having a bad attitude. I can only hope feedback any prospective takers can get from Ipswich is more positive than it will be from here. Sadly, if you want rid promote them doesn't really work in football. 

You would think so, but football is full of managers that think they can succeed with a player where others have failed. Mind you, even Ashton won't take Bakinson back, which says something.

If it's an attitude thing and it's got that bad maybe we should pay him up and get rid. Why have him hanging around with young developing players?

Seems very short sighted by the club - lots of folk are struggling with the cost of living, could well be reluctant to part with a lump sum and won't be finding ridiculous POTD prices all that attractive either.

Just throwing away supporters IMO.

Max is also 26 in October. Really needs to move on and be a number one somewhere. 

The great Phil Bennett, 73. Legend.

21 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I take it you picked up on this:

https://www.reachfeverpitch.com/about-me-jon-lansdown

Most parents get their kid a colouring book - I guess this is the billionaire's equivalent. At least the lad won't be getting involved in football if he's doing this.

33 minutes ago, RedorDead BCFC said:

The Second World War. Lots of families were thrown in it together from the surrounding areas. Believe it or not is your choice. But there are a quite a few of us Welshies that support City from a grandparent being Bristolian. There was also an influx of Welsh moving to Bristol when the mining went just to get work. 

I don't know - they come over here, they take our sheep...

5 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

 

I suspect you know full well what I mean.

It's not exactly the sort of place you can go and experience a tournament easily, is it?

I've no idea what you meant - I just read what you wrote.

Btw, I don't think it's a good place to hold a World Cup for a few reasons but that doesn't mean it's not a 'proper country'.

Maybe Qatar will surprise us all, and maybe an influx of people from all 4 corners might be good for Qatar.

'Tis done now, so will just watch and hope it goes well 

1 hour ago, Northern Red said:

Bit of a shame that Wales get through to a World Cup for the first time in half a century and their fans can't even go and enjoy it in a proper country.

And by "bit of a shame", I mean absolutely ******* hilarious, obviously.

Qatar is a proper country and is recognised as such by the UN.

Neither England or Wales are.

13 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Has anybody tried today's QUORDLE?

Some interesting words there.

Daily Quordle 130


quordle.com

 

Daily Quordle 130


quordle.com

This is a fairly typical effort for me. I use the same first 5 words and rarely vary. Since I started this tactic I'm running at around 95% success, though it does mean that I have to get the last 4 right to get to 6,7,8,9.

If we're working on our attacking play then it must be WSM.

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Toffolo gets a little nudge as he gets in front of the first man, that then forces him into contact by Colback after he’s nicked the ball away.  That contact means his right foot trips up his other leg.  I can only think Moss thought he tripped himself up and there was no contact.  He should’ve had a look at the screen, he will have gained the benefit of seeing the contact that he missed / assumed didn’t happen.

Im not sure these things are ever clear cut, as contact is allowed, but I’d have said more penalty than not penalty.

The problem with VAR is that they direct the ref to the screen when they pretty much want them to change their decision.  If they changed it to an “appeal” system, LOB would’ve appealed, Moss would’ve gone to to the screen and made himself aware of both bits of contact by Forest players.

VAR has just been implemented wrong.

I'm not convinced Toffolo is contacted by Colback as he seems to whip his leg away. The way he went down doesn't help either. Unfortunately the ref had disallowed it and the question was then is there enough evidence to overturn. Not convinced, although as I was watching it there I was shouting for VAR and willing them to change.

Mind you, had the on-field decision been a penalty don't think there'd be enough evidence to overturn that either.

(All this, by thw way from someone who had lived down here for 50 years but grew up watching the Terriers and whose fantasy Champions League Final is Huddersfield vs Bristol City).

19 minutes ago, East Londoner said:

Given some of the decisions Huddersfield were on the receiving end of it’ll be interesting to see what if any pressure gets put on the PGMOL, normally these wrong decisions in the premier league don’t cost teams upwards of £100 million 

Might ruffle a few feathers if Huddersfield suggested taking legal action..

Can't see that happening myself. Was at the match and there was a lot of unrest after the first decision, which was upheld by VAR. Having looked at it a few times don't think there was enough definitive evidence to justify changing the refs decision. There wasn't much of an appeal over the second one which just looked like a coming together live so could understand the ref not giving it. Having looked at it a few times I think that it should have been given but it needed VAR to tell the ref.. Hope there's no legals though - very bad precedent to set.

As an aside, the programme included an article on that ****ing Dean Windass goal. Will that ever go away?