cheese Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, cotswoldred2 said: Put your pie charts and stats away Dave and study real football history. We are some away ahead of them ...just look at the size of the ground catchment tradition, I could go on but I guess you will prove me wrong with some irrelevant stat. Maybe he has his sights set on Oldham - after all they were one of the founding members of the Premier League. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 54 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: While you're about it ,dig out your Hugh Mcillmoyle as well . McIllmoyle, one of the best headers of a ball I've seen. The impact he had on City supporters of a certain age (like me) was remarkable given he was here for such a short time playing just 20 league games and scoring 4 goals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: All those claiming Alex Scott won't move to a club based on their history are going to look very silly indeed when he winds up signing for the Old Etonians. Good point. Can't see him joining Corinthian Casuals, though .... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) Little bit in The Athletic. Still trying to get the formatting for posting snippets on here right. A lot of what we know but implies that Bournemouth are confident that a deal will eventually be done. Edited August 7, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Put your pie charts and stats away Dave and study real football history. We are some away ahead of them ...just look at the size of the ground catchment tradition, I could go on but I guess you will prove me wrong with some irrelevant stat. History!!!!! What the flying **** has history got to do with the CURRENT situation of why a championship player at Bristol City might want to go to PL Bournemouth. And why would studying football history have any bearing? I’m well versed in football history thanks. I’ll dust off my Hugh McIlvanney on Football annuals shall I???? Jeeeeeez. I suspect (Hope!) that @cotswoldred2 was just being extremely sarcastic. Hugh McIlvanney OBE, incidentally, was an absolutely wonderful journalist, and his was one of the first articles I used to read in The Sunday Times. If you have not seen it (you probably have ) you should try and watch his short series about great Scottish football managers, featuring Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bill Shankly - too soon to include Sir Alex Ferguson. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: McIllmoyle, one of the best headers of a ball I've seen. The impact he had on City supporters of a certain age (like me) and me! was remarkable given he was here for such a short time playing just 20 league games and scoring 4 goals. He was indeed, yet I now remember and picture a lanky, almost skinny, centre forward and wonder just how he managed to win so many headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) Plus we can rule West Ham out that bit more not that they're so heavily linked atm as Alvarez off there for £32m reportedly. Edited August 7, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 40 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: All those claiming Alex Scott won't move to a club based on their history are going to look very silly indeed when he winds up signing for the Old Etonians. That's about the only club whose last FA Cup Final appearance was longer ago than ours! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 23 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Hugh McIlvanney OBE, incidentally, was an absolutely wonderful journalist, and his was one of the first articles I used to read in The Sunday Times. Yep, the finest writer on multiple sports I have ever read. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 29 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: Good point. Can't see him joining Corinthian Casuals, though .... Of course the first ultras in the history of the game were the Corinthian Casuals Casuals. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, chinapig said: Yep, the finest writer on multiple sports I have ever read. Memory sometimes plays tricks, but I seem to recall he also used to write about Italian football, having spent some time in Italy earlier in his career. I may be wrong, though, and that might have been another sports journalist of his era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Memory sometimes plays tricks, but I seem to recall he also used to write about Italian football, having spent some time in Italy earlier in his career. I may be wrong, though, and that might have been another sports journalist of his era. I think you may have Brian Glanville of the Sunday Times in mind who was regarded by many as the greatest ever football writer. He spent much of his career in Italy and was an authority on Italian football. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, chinapig said: I think you may have Brian Glanville of the Sunday Times in mind who was regarded by many as the greatest ever football writer. He spent much of his career in Italy and was an authority on Italian football. You are, of course, quite correct. I was just reminiscing about when I used to have The Sunday Times delivered - Oh, what bliss - and remembered those occasional articles about Italian football. My next question, then, is did both BG and HM write for The Sunday Times at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingswood red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: McIllmoyle, one of the best headers of a ball I've seen. The impact he had on City supporters of a certain age (like me) was remarkable given he was here for such a short time playing just 20 league games and scoring 4 goals. Hughie, Hughie, Hughie, Mcllmoyle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 hours ago, cotswoldred2 said: I am not the bit interested in their forum, why are you? You know the point I am making, so don't get pissy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: You are, of course, quite correct. I was just reminiscing about when I used to have The Sunday Times delivered - Oh, what bliss - and remembered those occasional articles about Italian football. My next question, then, is did both BG and HM write for The Sunday Times at the same time? Hugh was at The Observer for years before he joined the Sunday Times in the 90s but they must have overlapped at the latter for some time. My Dad used to take both The Observer and the Sunday Times so that was Sunday's taken care of! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, chinapig said: Hugh was at The Observer for years before he joined the Sunday Times in the 90s but they must have overlapped at the latter for some time. My Dad used to take both The Observer and the Sunday Times so that was Sunday's taken care of! Ugh! I used to hate people like that. It only took about half a dozen of those papers with all their supplements to fill my bag when I did a Sunday Morning paper round! The same round that you did in 30 minutes of an evening, would be 2 hours and 3 trips and a neck The Thing! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Just now, Port Said Red said: Ugh! I used to hate people like that. It only took about half a dozen of those papers with all their supplements to fill my bag when I did a Sunday Morning paper round! The same round that you did in 30 minutes of an evening, would be 2 hours and 3 trips and a neck The Thing! If it's any consolation Dad used to send me to the shop to get the papers. I had to work for my pocket money! 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Little bit in The Athletic. Still trying to get the formatting for posting snippets on here right. A lot of what we know but implies that Bournemouth are confident that a deal will eventually be done. Apparently in their final friendly, they ended the match with defender Marcos Senesi playing midfield, presumably due to lack of options. The manager said it's not a long term solution. So they're a team that could really do with Alex Scott if a deal can be made. As an aside, it seems that Antoine has been injured all pre-season and only started training last week. With signings like Justin Kluivert, Semenyo has been unlucky to fall behind. Edited August 7, 2023 by mozo 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 33 minutes ago, chinapig said: My Dad used to take both The Observer and the Sunday Times so that was Sunday's taken care of! Me too and it takes me all week! I've taken to leaving all the supplements with the newsagent and just buying the news/sports bits. And it still takes all week! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 59 minutes ago, kingswood red said: Hughie, Hughie, Hughie, Mcllmoyle. Nice, but I seem to remember one more Hughie in there??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Leigh of Somerset Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, kingswood red said: Hughie, Hughie, Hughie, Mcllmoyle. I think you've missed out one 'Hughie' there........ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, chinapig said: Hugh was at The Observer for years before he joined the Sunday Times in the 90s but they must have overlapped at the latter for some time. My Dad used to take both The Observer and the Sunday Times so that was Sunday's taken care of! And nowadays the Sunday papers are not even fit for the outhouse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: McIllmoyle, one of the best headers of a ball I've seen. The impact he had on City supporters of a certain age (like me) was remarkable given he was here for such a short time playing just 20 league games and scoring 4 goals. His first on his debut against Hull, a typical towering header from a corner . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: And nowadays the Sunday papers are not even fit for the outhouse. I used to drive to a nearby suburb to buy my regular Sunday Times - €8 when I last bought it - but then they stopped stocking it. A regular weekly subscription works out at €20 per addition, so I now read an online version of The Mail on Sunday . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 06/08/2023 at 07:55, Shauntaylor85 said: This feeling of an imminent AS departure really does concern me after viewing a disappointing first game yesterday, can honestly say that was one of the worst halves of football I’ve ever seen at AG in my 30 years as a season ticket holder considering all the pre game optimism, it was utter dross. As a season ticket holder you seriously can't think that was one of the worst halves of football you've ever seen surely? What about the game where we lost 6 nil to Cardiff? 4 nil down by half time. Saturdays game was poor but it doesn't even make the top 100 of poor 1st halves that I've seen. 17 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: As a season ticket holder you seriously can't think that was one of the worst halves of football you've ever seen surely? What about the game where we lost 6 nil to Cardiff? 4 nil down by half time. Saturdays game was poor but it doesn't even make the top 100 of poor 1st halves that I've seen. It was dire! One effort from Bell which should have been a goal, but aside from that countless misplaced passes, no atmosphere. Honestly in the context of pre season optimism as a fan base it couldn’t have been worse. Let’s hope we see a few players back soon and Scott plays at Millwall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 If there was budget to spend on a Scott replacement, I would love a move for Chair at QPR based on their finance issues. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Saturdays game was poor but it doesn't even make the top 100 of poor 1st halves that I've seen. I'd go as far as to say it was our best performance of the season. 1 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnzFM Posted August 7, 2023 Report Share Posted August 7, 2023 Clutching at straws if you’re attributing poor atmosphere as a way of judging the players performance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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