marmite

I'm confidently going for a 3 or 4 nil home win tonight. About time.

6 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said:

Exactly. The redevelopment has killed the atmosphere for this reason. I appreciate finally encouraging vocal fans via the S22 and finally acknowledging them, but their placement is terrible for atmosphere.

Too late now - but they should've given the Atyeo to home fans and put the away fans in the closest blocks of Dolman or Lansdown. That's the best solution for atmosphere IMO. 

It's really this simple. The Atyeo has the best acoustics,  and it's full of away fans. They should not be behind either goal. Stick em at the back of beyond somewhere. Don't say it's not possible, of course it's possible. Just do it.

1 minute ago, cityexile said:

Not so fussed about the chances we create. Much more of a worry for me is how dysfunctional we are in defence. We are conceding poor poor goals.

Absolutely. It starts with being solid at the back. A clean sheet guarantees at least 1 point. Its basic football coaching.

The silence from the EFL is deafening.

When is a decision due on this matter, or are the EFL dragging their heels to avoid confrontation?  Absolute disgrace. Teams have to prepare and budget for next season. This should be announced as soon as the play off places are confirmed, i.e, by next week. But my guess is they will bottle it.

Seems pretty clear to me that if we sold him for 3 mil and want to replace him with a 3 mil player, we could buy him back!!!  What I mean is would we get better for the same money?

What a sterling year for Bristol professional football. City, Rovers, Women.  It can only get worse if there are 3 relegations next season.

1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

At least Trophy had a nice jaunty, singalong advert.

Yeah, they were dark days indeed. I remember when Courage brought out Directors it was a breath of fresh air in their pubs, which seemed to be 3/4 of all houses in Somerset. 

My preferred drinking establishments - Tor Leisure Club and Mr B's in Glastonbury - only had Toby Bitter, which was basically brown water.  This is why as a young man I used to drink only lager.

In 1982, I moved to Kent and discovered the joys of Shepherds Neame and Fremlins.  Never went back to the fizzy stuff. 

If you were in Kent in the eighties RR you may have come across Cobbs bitter. (It may have been earlier).  Truly awful stuff but when you are young in Margate, well, anything goes.

Gas get 3 late penalties!!

Come on lads. A bit of sympathy please.  Oh, ok then.

Good luck Rovers. He may just be the right fit for you.

I hope they get Cook. They deserve a decent manager.

Blimey this ciders strong!!!

8 hours ago, RedLionLad said:

1997

Gas fans would cream themselves if this was offered to them NOW as a plan of their development.

12 minutes ago, weepywall said:

Fairly certain that is a plasterer from Midsomer Norton that I've worked with, didn't know he liked football.

He doesn't.  That's why hes at Rovers. 

This should be moved to the non football thread the way its going. Although I did score one night in Vickys.

7 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Having sport on tv is one of the few things that has given me hope during the lockdown.  Everything should be done to allow elite football to carry on, but I don’t see any players spitting or clearing their noses because they are prima donnas.  It’s what sportsmen do, and it must be very difficult to stop doing it while you’re in the middle of a game, whatever the rules.  A strict testing regime has to be the answer.  However the field of play surely has to be regarded differently from what goes on in wider society. Are you suggesting that players should never go within two metres of each other? That would be interesting...

Your post raises another interesting point. You say what happens on the pitch has to be regarded differently to the wider society. Why is that so? It raises the issue of what happens on the pitch sometimes would be regarded as common assault on the street. Footballers are not above the law nor should they be beyond the Covid guidelines.

1 hour ago, Swede said:

From the snippets I saw on the BBC they gave a pretty good account of themselves.

The sags on the other hand were woeful at the back. Even I could go past that defence and I have piles and a limp.

You can get cream for that.......and the piles.

16 minutes ago, winsaw said:

Surly the club is not going to just do that , they have had months to work out a fair system, 12k all logging on at 10am is surly going to crash the system,

11999. I dont want to go.

Just "freeze" any s/t sold for next year until the following year for those that can afford it. Refunds for others. Everyone next season is pay per game. No one loses their loyalty and the club dont bump up the prices for 21/22 season for those with freeze tickets. Does that make sense?

I think a slow build is starting at the Mem. Credit where it's due

I think the bench would beat the starting eleven. 

50 minutes ago, tommy_b said:

Brighton cope as the station surroundings were redesigned for Falmer. 
Manchester is expanding the trams with a new line which is next to Old Trafford and that has a queuing system etc. 
You just need to design it right and people can utilise it...

Correct, that is called forward thinking and planning.  But then, this is Bristol......

Is it just the footie or are all meetings at Ashton Gate cancelled/postponed. ie Corporate bookings/events/Senior Reds/concerts, etc.

5 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

From the Sky bet pages.

 

A difference of 14,851

Blimey over 3 times their average. Mind the chasm.

Fair play lads. Give 'em their moment in the lime light. They don't get many ffs!