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I had one of those footballs and loved it. I lived opposite my local primary school and me and a few mates would go into the playground and play football at the weekend when the school was closed. Ah the 70s - City in the top flight, plus some decent music around back then too!!

Happy New Year from Edinburgh!! Health and happiness to all

Every manager has contributed in their own way on the Bristol City journey. Sacking Pearson and appointing Liam was a big gamble and I admit I was very concerned, but right now the signs point to wards it paying off. Of course there are a lot of games ahead so it’s early days, but I’m really enjoying the football again and the last 3 games have contributed to me and my family having a great Christmas. I really hope we can carry the momentum on into January. COYR

I seem to have reopened old wounds by mentioning those offsides! My point was 50 goals is great for him, but he would have been credited with even more if it wasn’t for poor officiating.

That Villa game in particular was a refereeing disgrace. LJ received a written apology from the referee’s association. Ah well that’s ok then. Villa won the game they should have lost. Who knows what might have happened if we’d taken those (deserved) points. I think Andi was simply too fast for the officials - they assumed he mush have been offside because they couldn’t believe anyone could run/react so quickly.

Not to mention all those perfectly good goals he scored under LJ which should have stood but were wrongfully ruled out for offside - about 10 - so rightfully he should be on more like 60. Top professional and I love the guy. Always gives 100% and I’m delighted for him getting his goal today.

I thought that at the time. Their defender had to go for it because there was a city player there waiting for the tap-in. Unfortunately for him it hit the back of his own net. Great for us though!!!

What a great set of results against good sides. Today we looked really good. Hungry and playing for each other. also, not sitting on a 1 goal lead is VERY refreshing for me. Even at 90 minutes we were looking for the 5th. Well done to Liam and the lads - thanks for giving me a very happy Christmas

Here’s a stream for the second half: http://www.fawanews.com/Watford vs Bristol City.html Great first half but we need to stay focused. They are bound to attack us hard in the second half.

Merry Christmas all and a happy New Year!! Remember reds - every year/month/week/day/hour/second is a step closer to the day we reach the promised land!!!! Feliz Navidad a todos aqui.

Yet those 7 or 8 (carrying the dubious ones) managed to get to the playoff finals. That team was great. I miss them.

Great 3 points!! One thing puzzled me though - what was that strange set piece where the ball was placed in front of the goal and everyone apart from the Boro goalie had to wait behind the ball? Great we scored but I can’t recall seeing that set piece before…….. what’s it called?

I wanted a Stag. Beautiful looking and sounding machine. Put a deposit down on one from a reclaim yard in Risca - a Mk1 - J reg 1971. It had the original 3.0 Triumph V8 which was running, but needed loads of other work. i chickened out and lost my deposit. That was when I lived in Bishopsworth in 1989. I would still love to own one even now. You owned some great machines. TR6’s are fetching big money now.

Either him (Regan) or George Cowley from The Professionals - my other top TV watch from those days. Either of them would have made great football managers !!!

You’re right - on reflection I don’t remember Saturday evening TV being much unless you were into the American series. Magnum PI? Hawaii 5-0? Starsky and Hutch were Saturday evenings I believe - which I used to enjoy. Was it a Granada or a Consul? They were the same (really cool) shape and I’d love to have one of either model now. Sorry I am ruining the thread with my reminiscing…..

Seriously we won’t be able to compare them properly until LM has spent 5 years with us. Even then, the setup that existed when LJ was at the helm (Deano, Ashton) will be very different to Liam’s tenure.

They are similar in that their first initial is L

Without wishing to hijack the thread; in the 1950s a third of the world’s motor vehicles were manufactured here in the United Kingdom. One in 3 cars worldwide were British. That’s incredible. Then in the 1970s Nationalisation and Leyland ruined the reputation of all their brands - and finally the industry was broken up and sold off to foreign buyers during and just after the Thatcher years. I don’t believe there is now a single British-owned car manufacturer left. What a demise!!! Back to football - at least back in the 1970s you could drive your Marina, Metro, Maxi or Allegro to Ashton Gate to see top flight football - then watch an episode of The Sweeney to end the evening… it wasn’t all bad!!

I had a Triumph TR7 convertible. Loved it - but it was a rustbucket. It was as much a hobby for me back then at 21 as it was a form of transportation.

They’ve always hated us - Swindon are their main rivals though, partly due to location but mainly due to the ‘car wars’ British Leyland industrial strikes in the 1970s (similar to the ‘dock wars’ between Portsmouth and Southampton). Some of you may remember the Hartcliffe Riots back in the early 90s, where cars, shops and houses were set on fire - the majority of arrests were people who bussed in from Oxford to have a pop. I remember being astounded at the time. When people think of Oxford, we tend to think of highly educated dons, swishing down gothic corridors in their gowns, talking like they did on Pathe newsreels - or Inspector Morse esq pretty pubs and villages - but in fact Oxford plays host to one of THE most violent and crime ridden estates in the UK… https://crimerate.co.uk/oxfordshire/blackbird-leys They have some very unpleasant people amongst their fan base

No idea what this ‘Shags and Kid’ stuff is all about but people seem to find it funny so here’s me trying to fit in….

It popped up so I posted it. It may or may not be true. I haven’t seen any announcement from any source unveiling anyone else - or saying Eustace will NOT be the next manager, so this is all I have to offer.

Nope - you can still buy Wagon Wheels….

At least with Lampard we’d be able to watch more of our poor performances and defeats on Sky…………..