Ben Banyard

Dad, poet-type & editor @black_nore. Displaced Brummie/@BCFC fan & @BristolBears season ticket holder. New collection 'Hi-Viz’ from @YafflePress.

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Hi! I'm now on Bluesky and will shortly be deactivating my X account. Please come and give me a follow! https://t.co/WtmaFW9rGg

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@EunoiaReview Sad to see this kind of entitlement and you are absolutely right to call it out, Ian. Your turnaround on submissions is legendary so that kind of toddler tantrum is indefensible. Keep on keeping on!

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@coopercross08 @Harlequins @DHLRugbyUK Same happened in last season's game at Cardiff when Bath rocked up with their third team. We'll take the five points, though!

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@MrBrum43 Me too. My dad was working for Jaguar in Cov at the time of the '87 cup final and I've had a soft spot for them ever since. Got a few Cov mates too - really pleased for them.

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@watts_mf Definitions of winning at life, right there!

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@watts_mf I thought Oghre would be nailed on for a place in the squad. Only one Bear - even Glaws have got two in there!

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@NCL_RedBulls @BristolBears One of the best away performances at Ashton Gate this season - looks like a real mindset shift within the club. A competitive Newcastle is a great thing for the Prem.

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@watts_mf Felt like we got away with one there. Newcastle a totally different proposition now. They used to turn up and try not to lose too heavily. Total mindset shift.

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@BrisVADAR @BristolBears Such a lovely tribute and it felt like the applause for Arthur gave the team a massive push for that first try. So sorry for your unimaginable loss, from a fellow @GordanoRFC parent.

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@watts_mf Put it this way, it wasn't until I got home from the game and read the match report that I found out why they disallowed the Chiefs try at the end!

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@BearsBeyondGate @BristolBears Found you! Ta.

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@BristolBears @BearsBeyondGate Any chance of setting up new Bluesky accounts? I'm keen to ditch X for obvious reasons but following the team is one of my (very) few reasons for staying here. You can automatically cross-post if time/resource is an issue.

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@BristolBears Made up for the knock-on and forward pass for the Benetton "try" before half time and the poor linesman on the Lansdown side of the ground!

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@SaleSharksRugby Fair play, that was a terrific performance by Sharks. As a Bears fan I never look forward to this fixture, but I wasn't expecting that. If you keep playing like that you really deserve to make the playoffs. Off to drown my sorrows!

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@BristolBears @XledgerUK The annual Christmas present for us Bears fans...10 wins away and currently saving their worst performances for home matches, this time in front of a huge crowd.

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@leinsterrugby Class of the Leinster squad really told in the end - a pleasure to watch (even as a Bears fan). Also, that's the biggest away following I've seen at Ashton Gate - fair play to the Leinster fans who made the trip in what must have been awful conditions!

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@IMcMillan I was lucky to live and study in Exmouth for a few years in the late 90s and still return regularly. My commute into Exeter on the Avocet line always seemed to sugar the pill of early mornings when student days were over! Lympstone is a very pretty little village on that line.

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@matriches But having to listen to Lee Dixon.