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10 hours ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

This condescending comment just wasn't needed was it. He made an opinnion about a player like we all do. I am sure you have opinnions on all the worlds best players that you haven't physically watched. 

Fair enough - fair point - I always reserve judgement on a player until I’ve seen them play ‘live’ though - i’ve mentioned on here a few times that I didn’t really think Patrick Vieira was that good - but when I saw him ‘live’ my opinion changed instantly - he was immense and his ‘off the ball’ movement and intelligence was awesome - and that’s the kind of stuff you just don’t see on a tv screen when the cameras generally just follow the ball ...

10 hours ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Why is an opinion watching from TV less valuable than watching live? You don’t get replays live etc. Your comment smacks of a superior superfan mentality tbh

No superfan mentality here - never will be - I just don’t think you can judge a player’s attributes or full contribution to a game without actually watching it ‘live’ ... that’s all - I’d never judge anyone for staying at home but I can certainly question their views on a player that they’ve only seen play on a small screen - only when he has the ball ...

3 minutes ago, Super said:

It's a lovely armchair.

Fair enough, obviously much more comfortable than actually attending games and posting credible opinions that can only be formed when watching “live” games ...

11 minutes ago, Super said:

Can't make my mind up on Davis. Looks a handful at times but has a dreadful touch.

Fair enough, but it’s always easier to judge players and teams when you watch them play “live” - it’s not something you do that often is it? When I review our matchday threads on a Sunday, or Wednesday, you are prolific on there!! Apologies if I’ve got this wrong - but you do seem to pontificate relentlessly from your armchair ...

On 15/05/2022 at 16:41, Lanterne Rouge said:

Interesting that seven out of the top ten in the National League are former league clubs - some having had to come a long way back to get there like Stockport & Halifax.

Luton Town was a non league club eight years ago ...

1 hour ago, Jim Davey said:

come on the town .

Which one?! Luton Town or Huddersfield Town ... ?!

2 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Very interesting stat I learned today - Huddersfield Town has never won a home game in the play offs - in nine attempts - bodes well for Luton Town tonight ...

... well they’ve laid that nine game horrendous run to rest ...

Very interesting stat I learned today - Huddersfield Town has never won a home game in the play offs - in nine attempts - bodes well for Luton Town tonight ...

3 minutes ago, Leveller said:

Some of us don’t live on here though. It’s quite possible to innocently say something and go away and forget about it!

Very fair comment - apologies @dave36 ...

5 hours ago, Rossi the Robin said:

Read it 3 times before I worked it out

...ahh, so you’re the Bristol Live proofreader ... ?!

4 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Learning to live yourself is The Greatest Love of All. 

Which is ironic in a thread on proofreading ...

On 14/05/2022 at 20:53, Davefevs said:

Try Dave Barton at the club.

Can’t believe you haven’t got spreadsheets on this to help out NTTDS ...

On 01/05/2022 at 23:37, BS4 on Tour... said:

Utter rubbish!!! Pickford made some immense saves so Chelsea clearly “stood a chance” - and as for “relegation for historic clubs is officially to be avoided” - these clubs have been relegated from the premier league ... so, again, what do you mean by “relegation for historic clubs is officially to be avoided” ... Sheffield Wednesday? Leeds United? Charlton Athletic? Manchester City? Ipswich Town? Birmingham City? Sheffield United? West Ham United? Blackburn Rovers? Bolton Wanderers? Stoke City? What do you mean by ‘historic clubs’???!!!!

This was my response to @dave36 when he claimed “Chelsea never stood a chance” in their game vs Everton because of refereeing decisions and he also claimed that referees had been told that “relegation for historic clubs is to be avoided” - my response above is self explanatory - but to the list of ‘historic’ clubs who’ve been relegated from the ‘premier league’ I could add Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Wolves - yet Dave’s complete lack of response to defend his ‘position’ is so typical of some posters on here - they make outrageous allegations and claims then when someone replies they go missing, they run away and refuse to reply and join the debate - it’s very disappointing and a little bit sad ...

7 hours ago, Sheltons Army said:

Well done BS4

A packet of virtual Jaffa cakes on their way as a prize

Superb! You just cannot beat a Jaffa Cake! Cheers ...

19 hours ago, Sheltons Army said:

Fun quiz

 

Anyone able to say why the 73 Final has its place in Final History ?

Only final where an orange ball was used?

10 hours ago, BanburyRed said:

So it's not a myth after all..? #shock

That wasn’t the myth - the myth was the hysterical ones saying Rovers always got a penalty awarded to them in every game and their opponents always had someone sent off against them in every game - the red cards given to gas players ain’t a myth ...

1 hour ago, Club and Country said:

His family are all still in Middlesbrough area and don’t intend on moving down so could be legs in it….

How do you know his family ‘don’t intend on moving down’ ... ?

10 hours ago, In the Net said:

They're from one of the big websites, Transfer Market or something like that.

You are somewhat grasping at straws to suggest that I may have made them up.  You respond to quite a lot of my posts, so, obviously read what I write.  I would have hoped you may have realised that I am a person of integrity, who always tries to take a balanced view of situations. 

I did a bit of digging as I was intrigued and the list you posted for away followings in league two was from the ‘Bristol World’ website - not one of the ‘big’ ones I’d suggest - and that same website reported that the Rovers vs Scunthorpe match “sold out in one minute” - did it even sell out at all?! May not be the most reliable source of info ...

2 hours ago, In the Net said:

They're from one of the big websites, Transfer Market or something like that.

You are somewhat grasping at straws to suggest that I may have made them up.  You respond to quite a lot of my posts, so, obviously read what I write.  I would have hoped you may have realised that I am a person of integrity, who always tries to take a balanced view of situations. 

I simply pointed out that quoting a list of numbers without any mention of a source renders the list pretty meaningless and leaves you open to suggestions that you could have easily made up the numbers. If you found the info on a ‘big’ website you could have just provided a link to save having to type out the list yourself ...

On 11/05/2022 at 10:48, RedM said:

Maybe he like Scotland from when he was there as a player? Will McAllister link up with him again?

I think Hibs is more likely than some clubs he has been previously linked to.

Well, that’s interesting, although having followed The Jags home and away thoughout the 1980s and 1990s I know how much club loyalty means to Scottish football fans - the fact both Lee Johnson and Jamie McAllister played for the Jam Tarts would instantly turn an Easter Road crowd against them - despite futile attempts from south of the border to play down and ridicule Scottish football, I have never witnessed passion, rivalry hatred, getting behind your team and obviously caring so bl**dy much as I did during my many years following the Harry Wraggs from Maryhill - some of the memories still move me to tears ... as you were

1 hour ago, In the Net said:

Some of you on here seem to love attendance stats, so here you go:-

Averages of Away Support in League Two

1. GAS - 1,040
2. Bradford - 921
3. Tranmere - 853
4. Swindon - 845
5. Mansfield - 845
6. Port Vale - 832
7. Oldham - 785
8. Northampton - 611
9. Exeter - 605
10. Walsall - 531
11. Carlisle - 514
12. Hartlepool - 504
13. Leyton Orient - 492
14. Newport - 490
15. Rochdale - 480
16. Barrow - 291
17. Colchester - 290
18. Sutton - 242
19. Forest Green - 227
20. Scunthorpe - 226
21. Salford - 173
22. Harrogate - 168
23. Crawley - 159
24. Stevenage - 155

I think Rovers were 3rd in the home attendance stats, Swindon were 2nd @Shaun Taylor

What is the source of these numbers? Apologies, but nothing to say that you could have simply made them up ... thanks

7 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

Mate, you’ve literally got villages in that division…

Stop waving that dick.

She’s a lady ...

38 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

You may not have noticed but he is currently employed. Why would he move to another Championship club, particularly one that will have no players or money, if relegated.

Of course I know he’s currently employed - that was a bizarre statement. You say Burnley would have no players if they were relegated? Really? They’d have zero players, every single player contracted to Burnley would simply leave???!!! ... and you say Burnley would have no money if they were relegated ... so the parachute payments would suddenly dissolve into nothingness leaving the clarets potless ...?! Oh dear ...

9 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

There's some belters on that list. Benitez, Wilder, Carrick. TBF more chance of Barton getting that job than any of those three rocking up at Turf Moor.

Why wouldn’t you employ Wilder?! Have you perused his CV?!

8 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

…and doing it before the Gas.

2 hours ago, In the Net said:

Their colours are sh*t though! 

... yep and even Everton FC was wearing blue and white quarters 46 years before da gas thought they’d invented a world renowned, unique kit ...