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Not sure this is the best way to link it but here's the thread I started a while ago. Still not managed to get to any games as mates are all useless ? https://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/213579-european-football-visits/

Said this to my mate at the time. Ultimately City needed to defend it better (easy ah?!) but it was such a simple decision to get right and it was clear the assistant had no idea what was going on. The one on the Dolman stand was shocking all night and Marriner just seemed content to give any 50/50s to Man C and keep them happy for next time he refs them. I think the penalty could have been given but don't really have many complaints it wasnt. Just thought, ignoring that one decision, they were annoyingly poor without too much controversy (is that a contradiction?)

I find it strange that we're not allowed to take weapons into the stadium (probably sensible) yet the coffee/pasty stand in the Dolman are allowed to serve pastys basically made out of cement.

Yeah I thought it sounded decent having a song/chant that keeps going and doesn't fade out after a few seconds. Definitely helps create an atmosphere

You may have already seen this by now but icymi

Anyone know if its possible to 'upgrade' an u19 ticket to a full adult for tomorrow? Got an u19 that can't be used now so can give it to someone but he's very much older than 19 ?

It is on red button but I don't know about sky go I'm afraid

May have missed this in the comments but to get out of the position he was in was good, but there's a lot of others professionals who could do that at our standard. But to do that and then play that pass.... my god that was special. He's a very very special talent.

Plus whatever we get for the next round ?

Yeah tbf we scored 2 in the last 5 minutes or so. Thought it was a really good advertisement for local football and had good battles against the majority of those players over last 2 seasons (Keynsham last season). Although that's FA Cup and semi final of les Phillips so pleased with that! I like Mangotsfield. Not necessarily been run the best over last few years but think things are changing. May take them a while to get back to precise levels tho. Would be good to see any of you locals for our games when possible ?

Is the wider point though not just about the sons and daughters who go along as City fans and what their parents are happy to tolerate, and not even about verbally abusing a grown adult (and people can have their own thoughts on that) but directing abuse at a young kid and calling her dad a peado?! I mean, that's pretty moronic isn't it??

7 years old and same ? Think it may have been my 1st ever match

Ffs people can't we just get back to talking football on here? The constant slagging off, verbal abuse and general nit picking is tiresome and tbh, in my opinion, some of it is borderline bullying. People are slagging off posters saying they must have issues etc but then carry on anyway. People, from both sides of a conversation just seem intent to argue, belittle and slag people off. I would image most people came on here to have/read a semi sensible debate but it's turned into a poisonous/pathetic topic between grown men/women from the comfort of their keyboards. It's ******* pathetic. Think the mods should just lock this thread as it's gone sooooooo far past its original purpose and it's become far to personal

Great calm finish

Channel 502 for me (assuming you have HD, if not, whatever the equivalent is in SD)

This forum is blooming hilarious ?

I think (and I've not fully read the article) that if it changes to 5 subs, and let's be honest, it will, then it should be restricted to 3 changes plus an additional at HT if that makes sense? So can change 5 players but have to make the changes in a maximum of 3 stoppages during 90 mins game time

I think it would come down to how confident the ref or assistant ref is that it came from the bench. But that is a potential issue

Would rather not say tbh. Have been assistant manager at two clubs and have had to manage at both due to the actual managers having disagreements with officials in previous games.

And that's a fair point and especially in NLGs where fans can be literally be stood next to a managers. It does appear from his statement that he's accepted it likely did come from the dugout. As someone who's been in management in Western league, I'd be making it clear that if I'm to get booked for someone saying something, I want that someone to be me and not someone sat on the bench behind me. (That's a lot of 'someone's')

Yes mate, that's the rule now.

So he's upset with the ref because he, Lee, doesn't know the rules of the game. Then at FT went and told the ref he has no respect for him (because he was rightly booked according to the rules of the game), swore at the ref, then got upset because the ref, rightly, basically threatened him with a red card rather than actually sending him off (initially)?. And now he's trying to justify it instead of holding his hands up and accepting full responsibility. Brilliant.

Hamburg mate. Was against Frankfurt (I think). We got chatting to a frankfurt fan in our hotel on the day of the game and he was trying to get us to meet up with him and his mates after the match. He's a police officer but said his wife and bosses 'let' him have a month a year of 'fun' where he meets up with other fans. We were sat right by the away fans and he was the bloke who was there with the loudspeaker thing getting everyone going. We decided against meeting him. ? Edit - he was a good bloke tho and gave our Stag a signed vintage shirt from their record signing player.

Went to Berlin many years ago but probably didn't get to appreciate the city as much as I should have. Hertha could be a good shout tho

Anyone got any recommendations on European grounds/matches to visit once travel restrictions are lifted? Not discounting the main obvious grounds of the big clubs but also happy to have other recommendations. Ideally flights from Bristol on budget airlines. I've relatively recently been to Hamburg which was very good. Would like to go to some of the German grounds (been to Schalke old ground but new one is possibility). Anyone got any thoughts or stories if trips?