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Talk about build it and they will come. When the Fishponds Lounge "Porto" was in the smaller site by the park , we could get in a lit more often than now, usually rammed. The food and service is usually good. I would say the bigger building isn't so great for acoustics , you can struggle with conversations at times . The big one in Keynsham hasn't got the same homely feel as the smaller ones do and loses something from the experience. Be interesting to see what happens with the Harbourside site.

Ignoring the I think it could be a test. They are hardly likely to be playing open expansive football when they need points. I imagine they will be compact and pragmatic , just the sort of set up that gave us so much trouble a few games ago. If we don't get an early goal , it could be a long day and a tough game. The difference from those borefests is a teak in system . I like Sykes and Twine as a 2 behind Conway ( Wells) , Sykes adds some intensity and energy and Twine looked as sharp as he's been here. I thought rotation and movement was good the other night , passing and control really good , a polar opposite to Saturday . 1 win in their last 8 with 3 draws , they have conceded 14 but that looks a little odd ,as 11 of those goals have come in 3 games. The others have been one goal either way. We should have enough to nick a win, but I'd be very surprised to see us go goal mad again. Dickie was listed as too early for the other night , I guess that means he could be back. Same with TGH . I think it would be a surprise to see changes , unless someone breaks down . No need to rush players back with nothing on these games , but if he's fit it would be interesting to see Dickie in a 3 and how it effects Vyner if he moves right , not always done well with those positional changes.

gypsies , tramps and thieves - Cher

Not falling for that again ...

I remember doing that , just the once . I think they tried it as a one off 1971 , maybe looking at redoing it.

I am willing to overlook it seems to hit his head, his back arm is raised and the ball was travelling . Yes he should only give it if he's sure, but it's Eltringham. What I like is the defender doesn't move and good old Geoff walks past him to give it. Should be struck off, at least not selected for several weeks . Bet he does us within a month .

That is the worst decision I have ever seen . You wonder what the Lino was doing, he must have seen where the bloke was . But even so , it was so bad I expect him to be doing Parks football for the foreseeable .

I thought it was a decent game, with luck they may upload the full 90 at some stage. We started well and all through the game our press was good.,Knight in that deeper role makes a difference . I thought Twine had his best game by some way and Sykes in the team improves us and our press / closing. McCrorie looked back to something like his best , Tanner was very good again and Vyner too. Tommy lead the line well and the service meant he was much more involved and he started the press well. Williams and Roberts were outstanding , but Blackburn were poor and allowed us so much room that Roberts could move into "overlapping centre back" mode with very little threat of getting caught out. Mehmeti must have been begging Manning to get on against a struggling defence . Nice to see Wells get goals and a good assist by Cornick. Pleased that JKL got on , but it also it says something that even in a game we are cruising in Mebude isn't given a run. All round good day , we do need to show consistency and back it up on Saturday . It won't be as easy , I see Huddersfield being much more compact and similar to those sides we struggled against not that long ago.

Purely on performance , I thought he was very good. Played advantage well , but not just that he made it clear what was happening . Let the game flow , I thought he missed a few things but overall very good.

Our trip to Preston , the ground I've been to most with City , 2015 promotion run in. I do like this photo. I seem to remember PNE's next game was against Swindon , they won 3-0 and sang the Flint said no song .

I believe the owners are the same as the S*n , so I am hopeful that the S*n is losing so much money they have to cut back in other areas to prop it up. The Times was the last paper I used to read , quite a time ago though. The sport was always decent and photography throughout the paper excellent.

I know it was away, but Blackburn and good memories for me mean this one. 31 passes and a lovely finish by Tammy.

One thing that I don't think has been mentioned about them, but is regularly brought up for our games .... real figures . There will always be people that don't turn up , but take that off of a low starting point and ...

Well that would be my thinking , if it was announced as mutual consent or that he stepped away. But seeing as he said he was fired and the Club gave much more than a minimal "cheers then", it does seem odd.

Just thinking that myself .

A lot changed in 37 years , 1930 below. Just found this view of the old stand , October 1964

Walton & Hersham sack Manager ... Club say; Ex Manager says ; The table says ; His brief was apparently to try and get to the SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH in 5 years , he did it in 3 and they sit 5 points from the Playoffs . Their results this year, while not outstanding are something like 6-5-6 ( 23 points from 17 games ) , not to shabby for a team after 3 consecutive promotions . I read he has seen a 700% increase in attendances in his time at the club. It's a funny old game . This was an interesting post, the Club run by a consortium of 24 year olds ? Thinking back to me at 24, they probably sacked him for waking them early and interrupting their hangovers .

The opposite view

We seem to have gone from extreme to extreme. Clubs in the bag under LJ , to not enough to fill a bench under ... well, everyone else.

Seriously , You don't think he felt pressure ? After we won the Cup/League/Grand National etc against South*mpton , we lost to QPR , Sheff W , Cardiff and Ipswich . If we didn't beat Swansea ,we would be going into a game no one thought we would win Vs Leicester , sat 5 points off the relegation zone . Add the boos and unrest he must have heard from the stands , and let's not forget that this squad has the ability to overachieve according to Jon L . He will have 100% felt pressure , even when winning we have hardly been a delight to watch . As for minutes, giving JKL a run is hardly a token gesture . Not seeing he's been on the bench for a while and I thought he looked promising in his cameo 20 mins at Cardiff. The other one Mebude , he's on loan so why not have a proper look with no real jeopardy ? I agree about sticking mainly to players who will be here next year. I wouldn't be playing Twine at the expense of others , I don't see us forking out the money, and to be honest I haven't seen anything to want me to spend the money. The other main problem is our injury list dictates the team we put out so I don't think we will be able to just play next years team .

Finally made it to Bank for a Sunday Roast , absolutely top notch . If I was being picky , Bianchi's roast potatoes are better but over all the best I've had in a long, long time.

I think you're right, but only because I believe the Coach is feeling a bit of pressure. Just my opinion of course. I think , if he was totally confident in his job and the future , he may well try to look at the likes of Knight-Lebel and even give Mebude a 90. Trouble is it hasn't been great, we have stumbled to results and there have been grumbles from the Fanbase . Seems like he is desperate for wins to aid confidence , in the Squad and fans. I would rather JNL had some minutes this year with no real pressure, than have to be thrown in to (depending how your glass looks) Promotion/relegation battle. Same with Mebude , you can watch him in training , but what if he's one that shines in competitive games ? We brought him in to look at, may as well do that. Now what I think we will do is play our best available team until the end. Maybe at 5-0 up Vs Blackburn and Huddersfield think about giving someone a run. On 60+ minutes of course.