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Post by socrates on Apr 26, 2019 12:18:01 GMT
We were definitely bottom as some point before Christmas last season. I think we had a couple of games in hand and pulled clear pretty quickly. Can you find tables for every week in November ? I’m interested to see if I’ve just imagined it maybe I’m going mad. You imagined it. After the Rochdale result (first link) we won our next game. Then we lost three in row including the Blackburn game (second link), then we won our next two games (the first of which was our game in hand against Rotherham - link below), so we couldn't have got any lower than the Blackburn table. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42119849en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._seasonThanks. Must have been earlier in the season that I’m thinking about when to be fair the table probably hadn’t really taken shape. Edit : I just found a site called league 1 footprints , don’t know how to link it here but we spent 7 days at the bottom . Doesn’t say when that was though.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Apr 26, 2019 12:30:02 GMT
Thanks. Must have been earlier in the season that I’m thinking about when to be fair the table probably hadn’t really taken shape. Edit : I just found a site called league 1 footprints , don’t know how to link it here but we spent 7 days at the bottom . Doesn’t say when that was though. Yeah, that was the second game of the season, after losing to Posh: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40834874
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Post by baggins on Apr 26, 2019 12:46:09 GMT
We were definitely bottom as some point before Christmas last season. I think we had a couple of games in hand and pulled clear pretty quickly. Can you find tables for every week in November ? I’m interested to see if I’ve just imagined it maybe I’m going mad. I've just looked at the tables after each of our 44 games so far. We were 2nd from bottom after losing at Sunderland (GC's first game in charge) and again after the home draw against Peterboro but we haven't ever been bottom. You lick your bottom.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 12:48:46 GMT
I've just looked at the tables after each of our 44 games so far. We were 2nd from bottom after losing at Sunderland (GC's first game in charge) and again after the home draw against Peterboro but we haven't ever been bottom. You lick your bottom. A lot like licking a squashed cherry tomatoe.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Apr 26, 2019 12:49:58 GMT
I've just looked at the tables after each of our 44 games so far. We were 2nd from bottom after losing at Sunderland (GC's first game in charge) and again after the home draw against Peterboro but we haven't ever been bottom. You lick your bottom. Ha ha, I can lick my own bollox as well. You must have replied just as I was deleting my post as I realised I was talking about this season whereas Socrates was talking about last season. I didn't want to look an idiot but you have now preserved my embarrassment by quoting me. Gee thanks
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Post by baggins on Apr 26, 2019 12:53:16 GMT
A lot like licking a squashed cherry tomatoe. Ever tongued a balloon knot?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 13:19:01 GMT
A lot like licking a squashed cherry tomatoe. Ever tongued a balloon knot? Bit rubbery?
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Post by gasandelectricity on Apr 26, 2019 13:27:47 GMT
The rumours and speculation sounds all too familiar. We’d do well to remember that. Be careful what you wish for!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 13:36:27 GMT
Ok, cool, I get it now. You're raking up history and your view of him, rather than just looking at what he wrote on this specific post. Cool. As when he's posted before his information has come from a source. I think that source has tainted his view. That's why I said your source could be wrong. Not a personal did at him. As I said I think most the posters on here post for the right reasons. Well it just goes to show that you don't need to be ITK to see the bleeding obvious. I'm sure Wael himself means well towards the club but it has been patently obvious for quite some time that Dwane Sports, at the very least, do not have the wherewithal to exact major positive change at this club. I've been proved right so far since the collapse of the UWE and there has been no ITK needed at all.
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Post by baggins on Apr 26, 2019 13:55:42 GMT
Ever tongued a balloon knot? Bit rubbery? Fank yu velly much.
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Post by daniel300380 on Apr 26, 2019 14:00:29 GMT
As when he's posted before his information has come from a source. I think that source has tainted his view. That's why I said your source could be wrong. Not a personal did at him. As I said I think most the posters on here post for the right reasons. Well it just goes to show that you don't need to be ITK to see the bleeding obvious. I'm sure Wael himself means well towards the club but it has been patently obvious for quite some time that Dwane Sports, at the very least, do not have the wherewithal to exact major positive change at this club. I've been proved right so far since the collapse of the UWE and there has been no ITK needed at all. A new stadium would have took longer than this though, so have you been proved right?? We don't know what has been going on. For all we know, they could be close to securing a new stadium. Or they might have done nothing. So it's rubbish to say your are right, just because you don't know. Can I ask you one question? Did you know about the Uwe and Sainsbury's deal before it was announced? That was worked on for years in secret and I didn't see one rumour before it was announced.
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Apr 26, 2019 14:12:25 GMT
Well it just goes to show that you don't need to be ITK to see the bleeding obvious. I'm sure Wael himself means well towards the club but it has been patently obvious for quite some time that Dwane Sports, at the very least, do not have the wherewithal to exact major positive change at this club. I've been proved right so far since the collapse of the UWE and there has been no ITK needed at all. A new stadium would have took longer than this though, so have you been proved right?? We don't know what has been going on. For all we know, they could be close to securing a new stadium. Or they might have done nothing. So it's rubbish to say your are right, just because you don't know. Can I ask you one question? Did you know about the Uwe and Sainsbury's deal before it was announced? That was worked on for years in secret and I didn't see one rumour before it was announced. you are confusing announcements with actual progress. I admire your optimism I really do but theres a fine line between that and naivety. You asked this same question months ago.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 26, 2019 14:42:19 GMT
A new stadium would have took longer than this though, so have you been proved right?? We don't know what has been going on. For all we know, they could be close to securing a new stadium. Or they might have done nothing. So it's rubbish to say your are right, just because you don't know. Can I ask you one question? Did you know about the Uwe and Sainsbury's deal before it was announced? That was worked on for years in secret and I didn't see one rumour before it was announced. you are confusing announcements with actual progress. I admire your optimism I really do but theres a fine line between that and naivety. You asked this same question months ago. The truth is we don't really know the answer to whether Wael's working on new stadium plans, although the cynical view is that it seems unlikely.
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Post by daniel300380 on Apr 26, 2019 14:43:40 GMT
A new stadium would have took longer than this though, so have you been proved right?? We don't know what has been going on. For all we know, they could be close to securing a new stadium. Or they might have done nothing. So it's rubbish to say your are right, just because you don't know. Can I ask you one question? Did you know about the Uwe and Sainsbury's deal before it was announced? That was worked on for years in secret and I didn't see one rumour before it was announced. you are confusing announcements with actual progress. I admire your optimism I really do but theres a fine line between that and naivety. You asked this same question months ago. I know, nobody answered then either lol
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Post by Gashead73 on Apr 26, 2019 14:52:10 GMT
Same old Rovers Syndrome.... Been watching the Gas since 1979 and nothings changed.
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 26, 2019 14:57:39 GMT
And to think some people were jealous of all the money they were throwing around! Yeah, I was reading their forum during that time, to see what was up, and a surprising number of people on it were predicting doom and gloom, and couldn't see any rhyme or reason to Lee Clark's signings. Fair play to them, but it didn't do them any good. Yes agree. Istr something about the owners financing the club by buying land for development, then selling it when money was wanted. I posted on here at the time and said it sounded like a recipe for disaster. This was at a time when they were being held up as an example of how we should be buying players. All my info came from the Bury forum so it may not be the most reliable stuff. In the end stuff like that catches up with you. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 26, 2019 15:10:36 GMT
Then don’t make it one. GC has been here 5 minutes and I know b***** all about the internal politics of Rovers but I do know the ground/ training ground / budget issues are nothing to do with GC. So best not to imply criticism against him. And the pitch at the Mem is good enough, though not much else, probably why other teams have been beating us so often this season. Were we to have some creativity in midfield perhaps we might have enjoyed the pitch as well. Thank goodness for this club that GC is concentrating on the one issue he can do something about, keeping our League 1 place. DC allowed himself to get distracted, thank goodness GC has been able to concentrate on the football. UTG! Then he shouldn't comment on it then. I haven't criticised GC's managerial skills, coaching skills or management skills. I commented on a comment that he never should have said, because quite frankly - it was a stupid thing to say, and that deserves being criticised for that. I disagree DC allowed himself to get distracted. You think he focused on stadium/training ground over playing football? Really? Sorry, but that is also absolutely ridiculous & very unfair on the man who took us from the 5th division to the 3rd Blimey, now you’re trying to tell a manager what he can and can’t say! Why shouldn’t he have said it if he believes it? As for DC, look at any of my posts and you would see that I supported him 100% and thought he did a great job and was one of the posters who thought he should not leave. Like you I thought DC was one of our best but I also think GC has done an outstanding job over 5 months to be within touching distance of safety with the limitations of the squad he inherited. And to criticise him is being equally unfair imo, anyone could see that after taking over GC was trying to in-still a confidence in the club and to refocus issues onto the football and away from the off field issues that DC had focused on. Any new manager would have done something similar. But to say that the ground and training ground issues were not distracting DC is to live in cloud cuckoo land, the off the field issues were a clear distraction and deflected DC in the final months, like it or not. And that is not being unfair on the man just stating what I and many others thought was obvious. UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 15:25:29 GMT
Well it just goes to show that you don't need to be ITK to see the bleeding obvious. I'm sure Wael himself means well towards the club but it has been patently obvious for quite some time that Dwane Sports, at the very least, do not have the wherewithal to exact major positive change at this club. I've been proved right so far since the collapse of the UWE and there has been no ITK needed at all. A new stadium would have took longer than this though, so have you been proved right?? We don't know what has been going on. For all we know, they could be close to securing a new stadium. Or they might have done nothing. So it's rubbish to say your are right, just because you don't know. Can I ask you one question? Did you know about the Uwe and Sainsbury's deal before it was announced? That was worked on for years in secret and I didn't see one rumour before it was announced. That's a very fair point, I can't remember that far back to be honest(!) but everyone seems in agreement that it was kept well under wraps so yes, there is always the chance that DS could be working on pulling a cat out of the bag but.......well.....there's been so much ephemeral stuff said that can't be proven/appears to not have any substance to it that I would need reviving by smelling salts if it were to turn out that there really is a big masterplan that is being worked on as we speak. It all feels like playing for time with the goodwill of the fans as consultants come and go so it's hard to buy into the idea that the current owners will deliver a quality infrastructure. I personally think at the moment that they are biding their time and hoping to find a buyer.
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Apr 26, 2019 15:31:00 GMT
you are confusing announcements with actual progress. I admire your optimism I really do but theres a fine line between that and naivety. You asked this same question months ago. I know, nobody answered then either lol because it's a pointless question isn't it. Your assertion that there may be progress happening behind the scenes is that noone can prove that there isn't.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Apr 26, 2019 15:35:07 GMT
I know, nobody answered then either lol because it's a pointless question isn't it. Your assertion that there may be progress happening behind the scenes is that noone can prove that there isn't. Whereas the assertion that Dwane is just arsing about doing nothing and has no plans or any ambition for us, and is just burning £1M+ per year for no reason, is empirically provable by anyone with a chemistry set and a Bunsen burner.
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