Dear readers. All around the country, children are writing out their Christmas lists for Santa and dreaming of the wonderful presents they hope old St Nick will bring down their chimney in his sack. According to Santa’s little elf helpers, one gift tops almost every list which has arrived at the North Pole from children in the Bristol area. But alas, their hopes and prayers are about to be cruelly dashed. For not even Santa can get his hands on an Incider T-shirt.

In fact, the only way old Beardie can get his fur-gloved mits on this season’s “must-have” gift is the same way as you - by penning the best contribution for next month’s edition of The Incider. Fortunately for you, Santa has not yet taken up his pen to meet the challenge – meaning there’s more chance for you to land the present that every child is eager to cast aside their Buzz Lightyear toy for.

So don’t disappoint your kids. They will never forgive you. Sit down and rattle off an email now in a shameless bid to buy your child’s affection. We want to hear from you about your memories of Alan Walsh or other Ashton Gate favourites. We want to read your letters on all the current City-related issues, from board decision to Danny’s team selection and the way the players are performing. We want your caption entries. In short, we want you to help us make Issue Eight of The Incider even better. We simply can’t do it without you. Send our contributions to

There was no doubt about the winner for Issue Seven. In fact it was about as close as City’s match at Heybridge. Niall Duffy’s classic feature on his memories of Chris Garland’s jockstrap had us laughing almost as much as a quick glance towards the foot of the Division Three table.

Alas, the bad news is that the last Incider T-shirt to be shipped in time for Christmas has already been won. The good news is that an Incider T-shirt is the ultimate in fashion chic every month of the year, and makes an ideal gift in January too. Issue Eight hits the Internet on Monday January 6th, after the home match against Crewe, and the deadline for contributions is mid-day on Monday 5th December. The Editor's decision is final, as always, and we'll include the winner's details in Issue Eight. So get writing!

Send your letters to: letters@theincider.com

Send your captions, memories and other contributions to: editor@theincider.com