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Post by stapletongas on Jun 18, 2019 18:14:15 GMT
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Ollie!
Jun 18, 2019 18:36:26 GMT
Post by Henbury Gas on Jun 18, 2019 18:36:26 GMT
who ?
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Post by pirate on Jun 18, 2019 19:37:13 GMT
Always love listening to Ollie. Thanks Geoff 20man.
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Post by pucklegas on Jun 18, 2019 19:55:25 GMT
When you hear his enthusiasm there must be a role he could do at the Gas without undermining Cogs, getting some news on available players from Penny for one.
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Post by gonzales on Jun 18, 2019 20:45:46 GMT
Lovely this, for someone who first started watching the Gas when Ollie was manager it's extremely enjoyable to hear his memories and love for the game!
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Post by degas on Jun 18, 2019 21:25:32 GMT
Thanks for highlighting this. Great listen from a true gas legend.
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Post by aghast on Jun 18, 2019 21:34:29 GMT
This thread won't go well.
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Post by lpgas on Jun 19, 2019 16:12:12 GMT
Holloway is in our history and that's where he has to stay
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Post by markczgas on Jun 19, 2019 21:48:06 GMT
Holloway is in our history and that's where he has to stay Like Harold Jarman , Paul Randall, Chris Lines....................
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Ollie!
Jun 19, 2019 22:57:35 GMT
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Post by Gasshole on Jun 19, 2019 22:57:35 GMT
One of our own. Banjo inee.
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Ollie!
Jun 20, 2019 7:22:29 GMT
Post by philbemmygas on Jun 20, 2019 7:22:29 GMT
This thread won't go well. Over the years despite his "Legend" status he has become a bit of a pantomime villain; you could cut him in half and he would bleed Blue, Green or Orange.
There is no doubt he has affection for the club, but slagging off the owners/board last season will limit his opportunities for employment with the club currently. I wish him all the best, but I would find it difficult to see him in any role that could affect the current management set-up.
Who knows what the future may hold?
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Post by chilly1883 on Jun 20, 2019 20:58:49 GMT
He has to get another crack as manager, his enthusiasm is amazing, a true Rovers great ⚽️💙
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Ollie!
Jun 23, 2019 8:20:28 GMT
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Post by bluegas on Jun 23, 2019 8:20:28 GMT
I see he has made the pages of Private Eye - "commentatorballs" quote "This game can turn on a pendulum".
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Ollie!
Jun 23, 2019 10:16:25 GMT
Post by purdownpoacher1 on Jun 23, 2019 10:16:25 GMT
Mmmmm sounds like Holloway !!! Utg
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Ollie!
Jun 23, 2019 11:18:30 GMT
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Post by bluegas on Jun 23, 2019 11:18:30 GMT
Mmmmm sounds like Holloway !!! Utg Indeed! Now if we can get pendulums onto the pitch we'll be away!
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jun 23, 2019 12:35:24 GMT
Kind of surprised he never had Mickey Barrett as one of the best players but at least he mentions Zamora, he said he wouldn’t make it as a pro when I spoke with him, back then. Did a lot to get Bristol spoken of but, I feel, seen as a comic rather than a serious pro manager. I can’t help it but I still get agitated when I think of the 99/00 season and he never replaced Mauge but was given the funds to. Call me a moaner or whatever you like, I think he’s a good laugh but I think his time is up and he is better off being with his family and enjoying life. One thing you can say is he gave is all, whether that be playing or managing and that’s all any of us can do. Stay commentating Ollie and thanks for the memories. The centre was never the same once you, Kite and Curle stopped coming together. Still see him at the pet shop. I just give him space now.
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Post by Hudson1883 on Jun 23, 2019 12:47:03 GMT
Kind of surprised he never had Mickey Barrett as one of the best players but at least he mentions Zamora, he said he wouldn’t make it as a pro when I spoke with him, back then. Did a lot to get Bristol spoken of but, I feel, seen as a comic rather than a serious pro manager. I can’t help it but I still get agitated when I think of the 99/00 season and he never replaced Mauge but was given the funds to. Call me a moaner or whatever you like, I think he’s a good laugh but I think his time is up and he is better off being with his family and enjoying life. One thing you can say is he gave is all, whether that be playing or managing and that’s all any of us can do. Stay commentating Ollie and thanks for the memories. The centre was never the same once you, Kite and Curle stopped coming together. Still see him at the pet shop. I just give him space now. I wholeheartedly agree with this. Just what some Gasheads think he could do for us I do not know, having an obscenely strong local accent doesn’t hand you 3 points every time your lads go out on the park.
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Ollie!
Jun 23, 2019 12:49:27 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 12:49:27 GMT
Kind of surprised he never had Mickey Barrett as one of the best players but at least he mentions Zamora, he said he wouldn’t make it as a pro when I spoke with him, back then. Did a lot to get Bristol spoken of but, I feel, seen as a comic rather than a serious pro manager. I can’t help it but I still get agitated when I think of the 99/00 season and he never replaced Mauge but was given the funds to. Call me a moaner or whatever you like, I think he’s a good laugh but I think his time is up and he is better off being with his family and enjoying life. One thing you can say is he gave is all, whether that be playing or managing and that’s all any of us can do. Stay commentating Ollie and thanks for the memories. The centre was never the same once you, Kite and Curle stopped coming together. Still see him at the pet shop. I just give him space now. How do you know he was given the funds to replace Mauge? I agree that the failure to replace him contributed hugely to the collapse of that season, but my memory of it was that the problem was that he wasn't given the funds, which is probably why we signed Wolleaston and Stewart and Preston grabbed Neil Redfearn, who would have been perfect.
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Ollie!
Jun 23, 2019 12:54:44 GMT
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Post by pirate on Jun 23, 2019 12:54:44 GMT
Kind of surprised he never had Mickey Barrett as one of the best players but at least he mentions Zamora, he said he wouldn’t make it as a pro when I spoke with him, back then. Did a lot to get Bristol spoken of but, I feel, seen as a comic rather than a serious pro manager. I can’t help it but I still get agitated when I think of the 99/00 season and he never replaced Mauge but was given the funds to. Call me a moaner or whatever you like, I think he’s a good laugh but I think his time is up and he is better off being with his family and enjoying life. One thing you can say is he gave is all, whether that be playing or managing and that’s all any of us can do. Stay commentating Ollie and thanks for the memories. The centre was never the same once you, Kite and Curle stopped coming together. Still see him at the pet shop. I just give him space now. He's admitted he made a mistake with Zamora, but he did rate him enough to give him minutes as a sub away at places like Burnley, at a time when we had the likes Roberts, Cureton and Ellington. He also offered Zamora a new contract, but the board wouldn't budge and give him better terms (the offer was about £650 a week if I remember correctly) and he had already shown he could score goals at Bath City and then Brighton, with Brighton already tapping him up with a much better contract offer, and with him out of contract at the end of the season and the other strikers I mentioned at the club, he thought his career progression was best served at Brighton and you can't really argue with the way that turned out for him on a personal level. I'm also not sure he was given the funds to replace Mauge, because if he had them I'm sure he would have spent them, rather than bringing in the youngsters Jordan Stewart and Rob Wolleaston.
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Post by Jomo on Jun 23, 2019 13:13:01 GMT
Kind of surprised he never had Mickey Barrett as one of the best players but at least he mentions Zamora, he said he wouldn’t make it as a pro when I spoke with him, back then. Did a lot to get Bristol spoken of but, I feel, seen as a comic rather than a serious pro manager. I can’t help it but I still get agitated when I think of the 99/00 season and he never replaced Mauge but was given the funds to. Call me a moaner or whatever you like, I think he’s a good laugh but I think his time is up and he is better off being with his family and enjoying life. One thing you can say is he gave is all, whether that be playing or managing and that’s all any of us can do. Stay commentating Ollie and thanks for the memories. The centre was never the same once you, Kite and Curle stopped coming together. Still see him at the pet shop. I just give him space now. He's admitted he made a mistake with Zamora, but he did rate him enough to give him minutes as a sub away at places like Burnley, at a time when we had the likes Roberts, Cureton and Ellington. He also offered Zamora a new contract, but the board wouldn't budge and give him better terms (the offer was about £650 a week if I remember correctly) and he had already shown he could score goals at Bath City and then Brighton, with Brighton already tapping him up with a much better contract offer, and with him out of contract at the end of the season and the other strikers I mentioned at the club, he thought his career progression was best served at Brighton and you can't really argue with the way that turned out for him on a personal level. I'm also not sure he was given the funds to replace Mauge, because if he had them I'm sure he would have spent them, rather than bringing in the youngsters Jordan Stewart and Rob Wolleaston. Being only 13 in that "nearly" season I remember the results and most of the players, but I'd completely forgotten about Wolleaston and Stewart. Didn't we play Andy Thomson in the centre a couple of times when Mauge was out? I also seem to remember we had Astafjevs, Hillier, and possibly a promising young Simon Bryant in the middle? My memory may be playing tricks on me though!
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