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Post by Squiffy on Jun 19, 2018 8:15:04 GMT
A mixed performance but on the whole I thought we did very well. Some of the best football I have seen us play for a long time in that first half and to grind out a win at the end will be a massive boost. We didn't get the rub of the green at all, ref/VAR were very unfair with their decisions. Southgate is actually doing a very good job IMO. He’s obviously been taking tips from DC about allowing the opposition to score, to make them feel like they should go for it, and then punish them in the 90th minute. However there were no manly beards on show which is clearly an area where England can improve. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 18, 2018 13:41:05 GMT
They're not going to give out Season Cards for one off games, they'll just give out paper tickets with a barcode on, ya know...same as every other club that have dragged themselves out of the stone age.
I expect paying on the turnstiles will be an option too. Not sure why you're starting a whole thread just to bicker with people over this.
Firstly, I'm bot bickering with anyone, they are bickering with me. Secondly I had no idea that this was a happy clappy forum. Thirdly some of you are very brave behind a keyboard when the truth is a lot of you are just old codgers who wouldn't say some of these things to my face. Fourthly I've seen some arguments on here that only toddlers would understand. Fifthly if we want to really get out of the stone age then the Mem needs bulldozing rather than tarting up. As anyone else who had a copy of Early Man for Father’s Day knows, if we want to get out of the Stone Age then we need Maisie Williams up front. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 16, 2018 17:42:33 GMT
Lol, under soil heating..... The local lefties and greens wouldn't allow that because of environmental concerns and the affect it would have on the local polar bear community. Just refer to it as a highly sustainable ground source heat pump,....but forget to tell them it’s working in reverse. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 16, 2018 6:57:35 GMT
Pretty sure Uraguay are going for it and they are already big favourites as they hosted the first one 100 years ago. If Bristol does get it, which it should due to its location it will go to the Sheet. ...but by 2030 we could host World Cup games as we will have been Champions League winners for a record six seasons in a row, will finally be in our new 60k seater Eastville stadium and the other lot will be in the Conference South facing a winding up order after SL withdraws his funding. I know what you are thinking, this is all a bit far fetched as DC doesn’t do cup runs. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 15, 2018 20:17:56 GMT
With respect its not all about goals even for strikers. Many forwards from the very top level down have had good careers without scoring many goals. Gary madine is an example of this and cardiff payed £6m to bolton for his services. Southend have just signed tom hopper on a 3 year deal from scunthorpe despite a modest goal return in his career. Out and out goalscorers are the most in demand players at every level but with the right combination of players in a team the "10 goal a season" man with other qualities can be very useful imo. What about a 1 goal a season striker? ...as long as we’ve got ten to fifteen of them on the books and they all live up to their potential then we would definitely make the play offs. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 15, 2018 20:15:40 GMT
I expect DC has sold the idea to Hani that Lyle is the best value for money option because we’ve already got a few spare shirts with his name on. 😂
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 15, 2018 18:19:01 GMT
I feel some humble pie coming my way at work from all those blasphemers who ridiculed the children of the revolution. 🇮🇷
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 15, 2018 17:34:13 GMT
Thanks for your services Rory - will miss singing the best song on the terraces for a long time Good luck at Saltford Not moving as far from Bristol as I thought! 😊 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 15, 2018 9:22:34 GMT
I'm boycotting this one by not having a kebab in protest.. Those pesky Grecians.. How about a nice turkey twizzler? |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 15, 2018 9:17:29 GMT
If ball 7 does get paired with ball 6 I get the feeling that it won’t mean anywhere near as much to the majority of the players as it would the fans. It’s not like an annual north London, Manchester or Merseyside derbies where there is some lively history between certain individuals. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if the stats show that none of the current personnel have faced each other at all, unless it’s across the bar on holiday. And yes I know there is a certain Squamata who would add some spice to the proceedings if he played or even just named on the bench as part of the mind games.
All I can see happening is the inevitable media stoked, alcohol fuelled violence and subsequent national tv shame irrespective of the result. The idiots amongst both sides will just use abuse the occasion. I hope that we don’t draw them because I would prefer Squiffy junior’s first experience of a local derby to be a league match (preferably in the Championship, but more humorously in League 1 2019/20) where there is slightly less riding on the result. In a cup competition game there can only be one winner and that ‘s the problem as it will be the trigger for some.
....phew, ok, it’s sunny, I’ll go and get some happy pills and keep my fingers crossed we draw Saudi Arabia.
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 14, 2018 9:14:07 GMT
Anyone else think, with VAR being used in every game, that the total amount of goals scored will be reduced in this competition. Every single goal will be examined for ANY offence committed in the build-up. I’m not sure about this one? But on the flip side goals will be given that have been wrongly disallowed too. I bet that a few diving lady gardens get sent off, it’s a good job that the beards not playing! That always surprises me about our Stu, as it doesn’t seem to fit with his character or work ethic. It’s almost as if he has been told to do it but his inner self is resisting and so it looks really obvious as if he wants to get caught to assuage his guilt. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 13, 2018 16:22:27 GMT
I was talking to Hugo last week, and he was telling me that for Rovers pre-season games he always takes Viagra before kick-off. He then explained that after his summer holiday, he usually has sunburnt legs, and taking the Viagra keeps the blanket off his legs ! Given the sticky situations that the blanket finds itself in during the season I foolishly assumed that it would need to be sent for dry cleaning during the summer break. So the lesson is don’t help yourself to the cottage cheese if you are invited on a picnic. 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 13, 2018 16:00:38 GMT
Love watching that on H2 every night. I thought the last series was very thought provoking Will they be shooting an episode in the Thatcher’s terrace? 😂 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 13, 2018 15:55:53 GMT
We're playing in skins next season That will upset the local PETA brigade, especially if it’s farmed mink. |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 13, 2018 8:32:59 GMT
Not really sure they qualify as "dark horses" - they're one of the favourites for the tournament. They have one of - if not the best - squads in world football and the only reason they're not favourite is because they have no history of winning it IMO. That said, many great Spanish squads failed to win it several times before finally cracking it. And let's not talk about England's golden generation... I agree they have a strong spine or even first XI but not sure the squad is that strong. Pretty sure I read a couple of them play in the Far East - can't imagine many of the other favourites would have to go that low to fill their squads. ..you mean like Wales have to look outside the Prem. 😉 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 12, 2018 19:16:42 GMT
I just went to the bookies to place a bet.... Anyone guess how I got there? Did you do that stupid Olympic walking thing? I didn’t,....I ran! 🏃♂️ |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 12, 2018 18:52:21 GMT
Reading this thread I take it that the offer of unlimited conjugal rights with our better halves is no longer on the table for poor old Rory. Maybe that was partly the problem towards the end of last season; fatigue! 😂
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 12, 2018 18:45:56 GMT
Iran is my team in the Gaschat World Cup Sweepstake so they have to win...... I too was blessed with the mighty Iran in our work sweepstake. With the Revolutionary Guard, Allah and Putin on their side I reckon they stand a good chance. Wouldn’t want to be the referee! 🇮🇷 ⚽️🏆 (P.s. I reckon it actually might be Belgium’s year) |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 11, 2018 14:18:42 GMT
I believe in Father Christmas. Greg Lake. Ban, please ban. You will be doing me a favour. You can come and sit on my lap anytime. X Well if it saves the cost of a season ticket and only involves minor discomfort...😂 |
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Post by Squiffy on Jun 11, 2018 14:08:21 GMT
He's earned his move to a big club. Good luck Lee. big club LOL i wish him well except when they play us.... Put a fast winger on his side of the pitch will make him blush  Eisner seems to think they are a big club fallen on hard times. Seems they have a different perspective on their local uni! www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-44226655 |
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