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1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said:

For anyone that wants to dress for the occasion Gurds of Taunton do the 3 spot neckerchief!

https://www.gurds.co.uk/accessories/handkerchief/wurzels-red-spot-neckerchief__1668

 

If you buy the lot does that make you a full kit Wanchor?

1 minute ago, harrymoorman said:

FYI also not showing on RobinsTV with VPN connected. So might be reliant on a stream for tonights

FA Cup games are not on RTV

PS - Have a VPN if other options crop up tomorrow. 8.45am kick off here so I'll be up at 7.

3 minutes ago, City oz said:

Check Thursday 8th of February as in WA standard time is 8 hours in front, of GMT and 11 hours in front if you are on the eastern states of OZ 

I'm searching for FA Cup in the app rather than looking at the schedule. Perhaps it's on telly but not on the app? (I've got Paramount via my Sky account at home but can't watch it on Sky Go, so perhaps there's some logic there?)

Thanks so much for the help guys. I'll get another beer at the hotel bar before bed and keep an eye on this thread.

I've also connected to a VPN (Even though I'm in Sydney) and it's only showing the Villa Chelsea game.

As I've said above I suspect it's because my Google / Google Play account is set to UK (And you can only change it once every 12 months)

2 minutes ago, phantom said:

That's not true @footie as we already have it confirmed it is being shown live on Paramount + in Australia

For info it is $8.99 a month but there is a free 7 day trial

Not showing for me though 

I'm in Australia at the moment and downloaded the Paramount+ App but can't see it in the schedule. Can anyone help?

Perhaps its because Google play is set to UK location?

@AirlieBeachRed I've pm'd you 

On 05/02/2024 at 04:03, Bristol Oil Services said:

Atmosphere is not really about people singing specific songs, it's more to do with them just making a bloody racket in response to lively events on the pitch, encouraging the team forward, encouraging the team to attack, putting pressure on the officials, hounding an opponent. Just shouting come on or even something more guttural and primal. Just making some noise. Rrrrraaaaggghhh!!

Unfortunately, the limp style of modern football mostly centred around the halfway line going sideways and back between central defenders and wing/full backs and the keeper sends many to their phones, their daydreams or the concourse. 

What we need to get an atmosphere at AG is not more or different or old songs, what we need is action in the final third and a busy visiting goalkeeper and a visibly up for it and energised team putting the opposition on the back foot for sustained periods, their woodwork rattling as the ball pings about their penalty area.

But we don't see anything of the sort at AG for anywhere near long enough in any game, and so for long long periods of time we sit and stare as we pass it about just inside our half across the halfway line (with a bloke three rows behind you bellowing into the silence: "Get it forward!") or we watch the opposition with their £83m squad dominating the ball and bearing down on our back five and Max time and again. 

There's just not enough of the sort of football at the right end of the pitch that might wake us from our West Country slumber and get us out of our seats to make the sort of atmosphere that Leeds fans will make at Elland Road (like when they came back from 2 down to draw 2:2 with us a few years ago; when do we ever bombard the opposition like that at AG? Not even the time we came back from 2 down to Leeds to draw 2:2 at home but then we had "atmosphere" that night, as Leeds "f*cked it up") Because Leeds have £83m of players, and they have the ball; we have £8.3m of players, and we keep giving them the ball.

It's partly the modern style of overly coached "idealogical" halfway-line-and-back-to-the-keeper (then hoof!) football, partly having poorer players than the opposition and so not having the ball and so unable to pin them in and put them under pressure, and three parts Bristolian/West Country indifference. Plus smart phones. 

And the lack of belief that there's really anything going on here at the moment, the sense of going around in circles, and the sense of aimless drift.

Wait... you posted something serious? Are you feeling OK?

Only kidding. Good post mate.

I really think we need to move on from this Nigel Pearson stuff. Bringing it up time and time again isn't going to achieve anything other than the same old arguments...

29 minutes ago, Robbored said:

I didn’t realise the Sun was still in print………….

It's on the official site too....

3 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

It’s what they do.

Serial liars & fantasists.

When it's says "After the match I kept hearing Liverpool fans say it was loudest noise they'd experienced from away fans." Do you think that's because it kept following Liverpool fans around saying " who is da bestest most loudest away fans in da world, who r better than da shit"

It's the sort of thing they would do.... (Man City forum-esq)

12 minutes ago, chowie said:

Bristols own IDLES have a home gig gap in this years wold tour, so I'm hoping this is it.

Would like it to be more local connected bands, but doubt it will.

That's exactly what I'm expecting it to be.

Such a shame OTIB in fighting has made its way in to the match day thread...

7 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

Hull City are delighted to announce that a deal has been agreed to sign vastly experienced striker Billy Sharp.

The 37-year-old will officially join the club on 1 January on a contract until the end of the season.

The prolific forward is the Championship’s all-time leading scorer with 130 goals for six different clubs, most notably boyhood side Sheffield United, where he won promotion to the Premier League last term.

Making almost 400 appearances across three spells at Bramall Lane, he was a pivotal figure in the Blades’ rise from League One to the Premier League between 2016 and 2019.

A five-time promotion winner, having reached the top flight with Southampton and the second tier with Scunthorpe United – both under former City boss Nigel Adkins – Sharp has netted over 250 career goals.

The frontman most recently represented MLS side LA Galaxy, for whom he scored six times in 12 matches – his ninth club during two decades as a professional.

Head coach Liam Rosenior said: “I’m so happy. It’s the ultimate no-brainer.

“We’ve got an exciting, young, attacking group of players but what I found in my experience of promotion, and Billy has five, is that when you get to April and May, you need people who have been there, seen it and done it.

“That can be on the pitch and off the pitch with words in the dressing room. Wherever Billy has been, he’s scored goals – and at crucial moments in games.

“To bring in someone of his quality and experience is of huge benefit to the club.”

Welcome, Billy!

Couldn't you have just posted the link instead of posting the whole article and the "five-time promotion winner" "We’ve got an exciting, young, attacking group of players" nonsense?

1 hour ago, cidercity said:

I'm getting a sold out message when i try to get tickets.

Cant believe its full already.

Tickets bought up by Bristol Sport employees 

15 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

let I know,I'll pay for my own costs to London

From Parson Street I assume?

Boring....

14 minutes ago, JackofromSanJavier said:

Not sure how this got through my Feckov filter on Yahoo mail, but I might as well put in for it.  First bullet point tells me that I must

"Monitor the crowd throughout the ground for signs of distress or overcrowding".  

I might be a tad busy with the distressed ones……….but, overcrowding?  That sounds like the cushy part of the job!

 

 

That can't be right...

It's a paid job?

(PS I like Feckov and I'm stealing it!)

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Watched the second half, Leicester miles better (physically and technically).  Our lot will need to learn quickly

To be fair, although Leicester started very well, we had a very good spell for 20 minutes in the first half, particularly after the goal. 

Unfortunately they were by far the better side in the second half though.

2 hours ago, miser said:

I'm going for Fran Bentley as player of the season.

Putting Ella Powell in the conversation... she was great today.

31 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Things like this almost make me sorry for them. Genuinely. Imagine this -this - is the high point of your existence. Playing in a laughing stock stadium with a hated management team and players you keep as nobody else wants and this is as good as it gets???

**** me ragged.

 

Where to start with that (Unlucky da) shit show.... 

32 minutes ago, TheBigFatWurzel said:

IN MY OPINION THE ATYEO WAS OUR KOP END BEFORE THE CLUB DECIDED TO GIVE IT TO THE AWAY FANS. NOW BEING THE SMALLER STAND WITH THE OLD STYLE ROOF, THE NOISE CARRIES AROUND THE OTHER STANDS AND MAKES THE AWAY NOISE DROWN OUT OUR POXY SINGING SECTION. I THINK GIVE THE AWAY FANS THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF ONE END OF THE WILLIAMS STAND. DIVIDING THE AWAY FANS INTO TWO TIERS ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER AWAY ALLOCATIONS. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO GET THE ATMOSPHERE BACK DOWN THE GATE, EVERY HOME GAME IS A JOKE, IT'S LIKE BEING AT THE CRICKET  

THE IDEA OF A HOME ADVANTAGE IS FEELING THE SUPPORT OF YOUR HOME FANS BUT CITY HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH THE FANS. 

MAYBE THE CLUB COULD TRIAL IT ON SOME CUP FIXTURES BEFORE NEXT SEASON. 

WHO AGREES WITH A CHANGE??? 

YOURS TRULY

THE BIG FAT WURZEL

XXXX

Left your Caps Lock on mate....

Bloody Hell!!! I thought this was coming when they started the new stand, but now it's actually happened, I can't stop laughing  

P.S - Hi Sag heads 

P.P.S - You're ******* beyond embarrassing

5 minutes ago, redkev said:

Thanks Ian , just posted to fox unless he is on our forum all the time he won’t understand 

What train are we all getting?

23 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

 

Hahahahahahahaha. 

OH MY!!!