italian dave

Extortionate? I’m not seeking to defend them (horrible club) and it’s certainly true that they don’t seem to be doing much for their fans of the future. But overall, compare them to us (our prices in brackets) - and generally speaking people didn’t seem to feel our prices were extortionate. Adult. Cheapest £465 (£385). Most expensive £660 (£675). Mid range £465 (£465) Senior. Cheapest £325 (£320). Most expensive £470 (£525). Mid range £325 (£385) 12-19. Cheapest £190 (£99). Most expensive £190 (£199). Mid range £190 (£150).

How was Cabaret ever deemed an ‘X’?

I don’t know about the % increase etc, but the prices themselves seem more than reasonable to me. Cheapest adult anywhere is a little bit more, but otherwise no more expensive than ours.

Absolutely this. Deliberately upending an opponent who’s making a break seems to have become an accepted part of the game recently. There’s always been a grey area where a defender makes a desperate, maybe rash, but genuine attempt to get the ball and misjudges it. But latterly, it seems to have become acceptable to make no attempt at all to get to the ball and to simply - and without any pretence otherwise - to trip or even to rugby tackle the attacking player. It may not always be ‘dangerous’ (although when a player is going full speed, even a trip could be) but it should be up there with ‘serious foul play’ for me - it’s the embodiment of ‘anti-football’ and it ruins the game. And (as in the Sykes case) it’s incredibly frustrating for the attacking player and almost invites a reaction.

He didn’t though. Cunningham didn’t get a yellow. (Nakhi Wells did, for reacting).

And there was me, coming onto this thread expecting to read all about how@Lanterne Rouge was going to be spending the international break weekend!

True. But neither can you rake your studs down an opponents calf. Yet Cunningham gets no punishment at all for that, while Sykes gets a four game ban. That’s the issue for me.

Not sure. I suspect most of us would not even notice, and if we did, wouldn’t care. The comments about Preston/Evans running through the thread seem to confirm that.

Maybe…..but in the context of, for example, Joe Bennett’s almost identical kick out at Joe Williams, or Cunningham’s assault on Nakhi Wells, not to mention the endless deliberate trips from behind of players running full tilt that is becoming an increasingly frequent occurrence……yet this one gets a 4 game ban?

As a season ticket holder in the Dolman, can I just say that the standard of moaning there isn’t a patch on the matchday thread on OTIB ?

Ha ha! That’s very true….and Warnock’s head would have exploded! There’s a serious point there too though: with more refs like that Warnock wouldn’t be able to get away with his anti-football tactics. I’m fed up with referees at City games who do nothing about time wasting, or who speak to players and wave their watch in the air but then do nothing. I’d be very happy to have a ref who adopted his approach. I don’t think any of the bookings weren’t warranted. Yes, great win. Great first half and some really exciting football . Hanging on a bit at the end, although despite all the possession Italy had second half they had very little in the way of clear cut opportunities. It will confirm Southgate’s tendency to try to hang on to leads second half rather than to extend them. Whether that’s a good thing or not is debateable I guess!

Well, there’s a kiosk of the Pineta Sachetti in Rome that I know has them! Seriously, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one in Bristol. But you can read it here https://www.corrieredellosport.it/

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Maybe we’re not as good at it?! Seriously, how many times this season could we have done with a ref at Ashton Gate who was serious about stopping time wasting?

I think our Harry might have buried that!

Pearson Avenue……Josephine Rock

My brother, 35 years in DC and latterly Richmond, VA, will tell you Dolman - that's where he sits every time he comes over. As has been said, the Dolman can be slightly more cramped - so if you're tall/large/long legs you may find more legroom in the Dolman. The sun can be an issue (if its out), but easy - just wear a cap - I assume you wear one night and day anyway as Americans!! But, I have to say.....Rotherham: you certainly know how to pick them!!

I met a woman with a glass eye once. We were sat on neighbouring tables in a hotel restaurant. She suddenly sneezed and her glass eye popped out and I managed to stop it landing on the floor. After she put it back in we got chatting, found we had a lot in common and had a really enjoyable evening, and swapped phone numbers. I asked if she often found herself doing this with strange men and she said “no, not often, it was just that you happened to catch my eye”.

It seems a bit random though. I’ve several times offered referees the temporary use of my glasses. None have ever taken up the offer.

It’s back to being a ST now (according to the OS ?)

Leaving on a Jet Plane …..Peter Paul and Mary

I've heard him called worse....?

Yes, fair comment. I’m not sure players worry solely about money and he certainly doesn’t strike me that way. And I don’t think he’ll have enjoyed Holden’s spell much. But yes, I’m sure he will see positives in his time here. There’s no doubt he developed, and 100 (or 99 for the pedants!) games at Championship level is a good CV

I think @Davefevs has made the point earlier that the compensation is a fixed fee worked out on a formula, and that performance doesn’t come into it. Didn’t work out too well for him either: I can’t help feeling he’d have made a lot more progress had he been at a club and playing a style of football that was better using his strengths. He’s evidently got the talent, we just haven’t been able to make the best of it. And that’s not a criticism of anyone, it’s just how things sometimes pan out, especially when clubs change managers.

Dance Til We Die........Lana Del Rey