How Important is Bristol Rovers to You?

A very good question this! I have been thinking a great deal recently about the importance of football in my life and asking the question am i still missing it and could i live quite happily without it?
Since being old enough to walk its been a huge part of life and Rovers have played the major role in it remaining so, i am of a generation who would use anything for a ball and anywhere for a pitch and goal and being extremely apt in ignoring academic instruction at Grammar school my one ambition there was to get into 1 st eleven at football and cricket ,this was achieved to my immense satisfaction and was my only notable achievement at said school! BUT i am sad to report and a bit shocked to find that ,you know what, there is life after football and i am beginning to feel i can and indeed manage without it and in some ways life is better without it! I gave up with the game at elite level a long time ago, rarely if ever watch match of the day, and do not subscribe to any pay for sport channels, gave up with England years ago though i admit Gareth Southgate has done his best to reignite my interest, perhaps its a case of coverage reaching saturation point and we have had too much of good thing(or not so good thing imho!)You only have to look at how much the FA cup used to mean to every one and compare it to now. So in answer to the Question 'What do Rovers mean to me' well all i can say is i would do all i can to make sure the club and name survive but i do not care where or in what league we play, there is no way i want the club to join the greed that rules at the top table of the game, indeed if football as we know it becomes a casualty of the worlds present malaise then so be it and i for one will shed no tears for its demise, i will save those tears and sympathy for much worthier recipients, i of course realise that this may be a generational thing and younger fans will think differently as is there right, its interesting to note that the one thing that is keeping us interested and entertained on here at moment aint football but Jocks current thread! so we can manage without! Up the Rovers(but not too high please!)

We did it before in the share scheme which many did including me, I stopped it when I was told how much extra we were paying per share than the directors.
I think this could be good in the long term as we will get the wages to income ratio firmly set in stone, and we would benefit long term but surviving this short term might be challenging and yes I would put in to save the club

Bung my £1K savings on two and a half days of Kyle Bennett doing tricks in training?

They say it takes twelve weeks to form a habit and that’s a main concern to the EFL and PL. A lot of their nonsense plans are designed to keep football in the public’s mind knowing full well most of them are unrealistic.

Until the daft contracts run out I can’t imagine anyone will put money into the club.

The only way I’d invest in the club would be through buying a bond that returned a rate of interest or via purchasing shares. On either account the club would need to clearly outline their financial plans and current expenditure.

As many have said before, this whole episode will change people’s perspective on life. To be honest I’d prefer to go back to a club that had cleared out all the nonsense expenditure on players even if it massively affected the clubs position in the tables.

Expenditure should limited to employees that maintain the ground and the shop. Then admin staff that are required to keep the club legal and financially accountable. At that point it would be interesting to see what it costs to run the club.

Then look at player recruitment. What could we honestly afford. If he ground opens with social distancing still an issue we’d be looking at EFL Trophy sized attendances. That income will only pay for the admin of the club without players. So in all honesty we are heading towards being an amateur club.

I probably would go back under those circumstances in the knowledge that the club was following the ethos of playing the game for the love of it with a true sense of local community. In reality the whole reason it was started in a pub in 1883.



Part of me would also love to see the other lot carry on spending billions in an attempt to massage the tax dodgers ego as he builds a temple to himself in Winterstoke Road. It’s an opportunity for us to define the difference between the clubs. One that puts community and love of the game above chasing the financial dream.

So take down the tents, wind up the daft contracts and lets become a club that truly represents the local community.

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/calls-total-reset-football-finance-18201063

Hopefully Rick Parry’s quite radical proposals means we won’t have to consider investing in the club to keep it alive.

Not sure how a wag cap would look but anything which would bring player wages down to a sustainable level and potentially decreasing ticket prices is a welcome change in my eyes.

I wouldn’t be so against spending gazillions on the mega sausage roll then!

So would I.
I would hope that the City Council would chip in as well. Rovers is a Bristol institution with a 130+ year history.

What next, a sterilisation program to prevent the current crop of exceptionally talented athletes (and role models) from fathering the next generation to grace the pitch? 😂

2 blondes and a brunette being touted 😂😂😂😂

We’re rovers supporters, we’re faithful and true , we’ll always follow the boys in blue.... and white!

I’d be absolutely gutted if the Gas was no more . There’s been loads of downs that have completely gutted me and ruined my day, week, yr at time’s but the highs have been amongst the best in my life.
Stuffing the Sh1t 3-0 , Grimsby at Wembley, Browners last minute goal to name but a few.

Yes I’d dig into my pocket if it really made a difference because I’m not ashamed or embarrassed to admit I love my club.
Up the bloody Gas !