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Unfortunately he hasn’t got his facts right. He refers to us scoring lots of last-minute goals whereas the late goal at Millwall was an exception. The reality is that we concede many late goals and regularly drop points from a winning position. This is hardly indicative of the resilience that he talks about.

I remember that when our planning application for the new stadium at Ashton Vale planning went before Bristol City Council the chairman of Brighton kindly came up to the meeting in Bristol and spoke in favour of the application. He explained how the development of the AMEX had benefited both football club and Brighton as a whole

Although planning permission was granted the development was subsequently prevented by the Village Green farce. I believe the law has now been changed to prevent this situation happening again in that an application for a Village Green cannot be made after a planning application has been submitted. 

Great to get a last minute winner when in recent seasons we have always been on the receiving end of so many late goals. As they say, what goes around comes around.

Since it has now been reported that Scott will be out injured for a couple of months it seems we wouldn’t have had him for the early part of the season even if he had stayed.

51 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

BBC don’t often report until they are fully sure with two reliable sources. Makes you wonder what really was the truth at the weekend. 

You are joking!

New season. New hope. But same old, same old.

If my memory says me correctly, he was our first £100,000 footballer when he was sold to Chelsea. I have many great memories of standing in the East End watching Chris Garland and John Galley.

6 minutes ago, Rob k said:

Well im 43 and it’s been the only double we have had a chance of winning since i started watching 

Ditto. And I have been supporting city for 60 years.

Just now, richwwtk said:

I've seen either 72 or 73 quoted, we are on about 66 now

Thanks Rich. And is that just for the Championship or is it all the English professional leagues, or British leagues or Europe?

51 minutes ago, redsquirrel said:

dont want none of that spotkick nonsense til we got the record. then i will happily take all the long overdue ones before seasons end

Apologies if it’s already been mentioned but what exactly is the record? Also how many more games do we need to go without a penalty to beat it?

12 hours ago, And Its Smith said:

Sacking a manager isn’t necessarily just something a board do to ‘look busy’.  Sometimes it can have a revolutionary effect on a season.  If WBA and Boro boards hadn’t made the changes it is unlikely they’d have dramatically improved their form 

And look at Nottingham Forest last season. In the bottom three when they sacked Houghton and under the new manager they ended up being promoted to the Premier League.

If you have a tombola, you have to have plenty of balls to put in it.

Bob Taylor. Didn’t understand it at the time and still can’t understand it.

9 hours ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Wasn't that what Fred Wedlock was on about when he penned 'Oldest Swinger in Town'?

In an time when the words ‘swinger” and “gay” did not have the same meaning as they do today.

After England’s 0-4 home defeat to Hungary he tweeted that fans calling for the resignation of Southgate were “idiots”.

So we have a pundit who spits at children and calls the fans who indirectly pay his wages idiots.

Makes you wonder exactly what he would have to do to get the sack. I’m retired but I know that if I had called my customers idiots and spat at children I wouldn’t have lasted very long.

Great photos. Thank you.

10 hours ago, spudski said:

Personally I think it was easier supporting the struggling side back in the 80s.

We knew exactly the situation and there was no pretence. It was a struggle...but a backs to the wall struggle with nothing. No expectations.

Now it's the opposite.

Expectation after expectation. Rammed down our throats in the last decade. That we are Prem in the waiting. 

New stadium, new facilities, new training ground...to attract better quality players and management etc. To facilitate the Prem dream.

But what does it really encourage?

It shows that you can earn a very good living at this level without having to bust a gut. Everything done for you, the best of everything. It shows/showed you can earn 20k, own a flash car, be mediocre and Bob about in the Championship...knowing full well, that you'll get a similar contract elsewhere at another Championship team, if you so desire. Just because you've played  at this level.

These players are pretty much made now for life. Without breaking a sweat.

How do you motivate players to do better, when it's so easy, if you have this level of talent, to not rest on your laurel's?

The mind set is massively wrong.

You turn up in your flash car, mobbed by adoring fans, youngsters wanting your autograph and selfie. Worshipped. Looked after like a thoroughbred race horse, train a bit, rest a lot...and then go through the motions on the pitch. 

And there are no consequences to those actions.

Everything sets a bad example.

That’s where a manager like Neil Warnock was excellent. Like him or not he always managed to motivate his players wherever he went and many times his players were quoted as saying that they would “run through a brick wall” for him. A successful team is not only about having the best players. Motivation, determination and application are equally important and unfortunately these characteristics seem to be lacking at City. I suppose this is what Pearson means when he describes us as a passive club.

Brings back memories from the 1970s. “We always take the town end.”

On 16/12/2021 at 14:35, Bristol Rob said:

What evidence is there to support this?

Genuinely interested.

Neil Warnock.

2 hours ago, BigTone said:

Knock knee'd Hen

I’m a Knock knee’d chicken and a bow legged hen

I ain’t been so happy since I don’t know when etc

7 hours ago, wayne allisons tongues said:

Sad day for football, but why have Bolton been given another 14 days, thought administrator said Tuesday was last day and they will be liquidated Wednesday.

What has changed for them to get another 14 days.

Because the bigger clubs always get treated more leniently by the powers that be. Reminds me of when Swindon were relegated two divisions for financial irregularities and at the same time time Spurs were only fined for the same offence. 

8 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

LJ also mentioned the need to recruit leaders, ‘some steel’ and communicators.

 

But that hardly matches the clubs philosophy of only buying young players for the future who will increase in value.