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Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

I know, I know. It’s amazing how little it takes for the brain to reset. We’re talking about 3 weeks without football…

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

I did extrapolate but didn't say we WOULD gain the extrapolated number of points.

Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

Hoping this is finally the year we remember not to read anything into pre-season.

Thrashed by Chesterfield.
Cashin looked like he was playing on 4 pints.
Utter dross performances.
Tinkering with formations that involved having no CMs at all.
And that translates to 8th in the Championship.
 

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

It’s tempting to play this game, but this won’t happen. The current league table is more of a form table of 5 games - in, say, February, you can pull out a form table over 5 games and the team that’s bottom could well be in the top 6 if they have a mini-purple patch.
We can’t move the goal posts because we’ve had a good start. The players, the squad, the budget and the coaching staff is still the same.
The danger is that if we start to regress to the mean and have a bad run of form, it will quickly start to feel like we are failing. It’s going to happen: we will get injuries and have to start players who aren’t good enough, and we will have a run where decision go against us and mistakes are punished.
Lower mid-table still has to be the aim and would still be a considerable achievement given our resources and where we were two years ago.

I had the pleasure/misfortune to play against his Sons...Simon and Nigel when they played for AC Hunters(Sunday football)Brian would always be down there watching and giving "orders" They walloped us 5-0 I was in goal, I'm the one you can here for miles...shouting and giving "orders", Game finished on Darley Fields, Brian in his Merc...rolled the windows down and said "you're a credit to the game young man" I lived on that for a while 😉
Coronation 81 was a team that were pretty good but could intimidate you to get the points, Always fun and games with them, They played AC Hunters, The fact they'd play in Forest kit was an extra reason to leave a foot in there, Their game after the 1st few mins was halted as Coronation 81s CH had collapsed with a bad knee injury, Ambulance came and the game ended after 90mins.
BC got in touch with 81s secretary to see how the CH was, Out of hospital and recovering at home, BC offered all facilities for the CH to rehabilitate, The offer was taken up and a speedy recovery was had.
A clever fella was our Brian, Chuck a sprat to catch a maceral, Whenever 81 played AC Hunters there was never any bother again.
The players name..."Yosser" you can guess his surname 😉 went on to take over the Buck in the Park, A time that Scarrott(the clown who BC slapped for running on the pitch) thought was a good pub to attack...full of DLF, He got the beating of his life, Died in Spain from a drug overdose.
The best manager never to manage England was Brian...imo 👍     

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles. 

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles. 

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles. 

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles. 

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles. 

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles. 

Ozoh plays like a dad playing football in the garden with the kids at a family bbq. Bristol City players looked like 8 year old children full of Fanta taking aimless swipes at his ankles.