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Post by thegasman on Feb 25, 2021 23:37:11 GMT
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Post by gas2 on Feb 26, 2021 3:07:12 GMT
I started Watching rovers in 1964 since then we have not progressed very much on or off the pitch
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Post by kampucheagas on Feb 26, 2021 9:08:03 GMT
Good read, thanks for posting!
Makes you realise the turbulent existence we’ve had, and thankful that we at least have a ‘home’ and an owner who, although not perfect, has kept us afloat in this torrid time
Whatever division we find ourselves in once fans return, we can surely come together and re-ignite that famous Irene roar!
I keep thinking that a lot of the reason we are struggling this season is because the players don’t have us making a racket and spurring them on. Can’t wait to get back!
UTG
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 26, 2021 9:43:59 GMT
I started Watching rovers in 1964 since then we have not progressed very much on or off the pitch I started watching in 1982, at the time we owned a training ground, played third tier football and had plans to relocate from a run down stadium. Nice to see we've moved on. 😶 N.B: At least we actually own the Mem, unlike Eastville. Just wish we'd started to build something decent in the time we've been here. |
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Post by clockendgas on Feb 26, 2021 9:44:36 GMT
Great read,never had much apart from spirit,and i guess we never will, many happy memories of eastville, twerton and the dump we now call home,I'm sixty now and doubt I'll ever see us in the top flight or even a new stadium,thankfully I've been lucky enough to see us win promotion four times and suffered like the rest our setbacks,but I love this club and always will regardless of how tin pot we are most of the time UTG.
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Post by bluegas on Feb 26, 2021 10:16:43 GMT
Surprised Bristol is a couple of hundred miles from London. Otherwise it's similar to many clubs. It was sobering the number of clubs we played in the Conference who we regularly played in Div 3 back in the 70s. Wrexham, Halifax to name two.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Feb 26, 2021 10:57:54 GMT
When all are troubles are put together like that its incredible how we are still here! I find it astonishing that one man was allowed make the decision to sell the stadium, surprised that it was legal but must have been i presume. I take it that the said man one George Humphrey's will not be an inductee of the hall of fame! One can only dream how things would have panned out had we hung on in there.
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Post by hardingegas on Feb 26, 2021 11:24:47 GMT
Surprised Bristol is a couple of hundred miles from London. Otherwise it's similar to many clubs. It was sobering the number of clubs we played in the Conference who we regularly played in Div 3 back in the 70s. Wrexham, Halifax to name two. Yes, plenty of clubs who we regularly played back then - Notts County, Stockport, Hartlepool, Chesterfield, Aldershot, Chester, Torquay. Even further down the pyramid are York, Bradford PA, Southport, and Darlington. The biggest club, and like us in a two team city, Notts County have got a stadium we could only dream about. York City went up to the second tier with us in 1974! Nice to see Torquay on their way back though and Wrexham have now got the finance in place to make a return. |
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Post by clockendgas on Feb 26, 2021 11:44:22 GMT
Surprised Bristol is a couple of hundred miles from London. Otherwise it's similar to many clubs. It was sobering the number of clubs we played in the Conference who we regularly played in Div 3 back in the 70s. Wrexham, Halifax to name two. Yes, plenty of clubs who we regularly played back then - Notts County, Stockport, Hartlepool, Chesterfield, Aldershot, Chester, Torquay. Even further down the pyramid are York, Bradford PA, Southport, and Darlington. The biggest club, and like us in a two team city, Notts County have got a stadium we could only dream about. York City went up to the second tier with us in 1974! Nice to see Torquay on their way back though and Wrexham have now got the finance in place to make a return. Wasn't it Oldham that won the league? Or is my memory playing up,didn't they beat us on motd. |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 26, 2021 11:58:58 GMT
On the plus side, we have a great playing surface, training ground building, fan base and financial support for the immediate future.
It's the bits where we stand and can make non match day revenue that is the issue.
Nothing a 'few' million wouldn't sort out.😀
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Post by olskooltoteender on Feb 26, 2021 11:59:26 GMT
Surprised Bristol is a couple of hundred miles from London. Otherwise it's similar to many clubs. It was sobering the number of clubs we played in the Conference who we regularly played in Div 3 back in the 70s. Wrexham, Halifax to name two. Mate, it’s only 118 miles. 2-hr drive along the M4 if you take it easy |
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Post by William Wilson on Feb 26, 2021 12:36:32 GMT
Jesus; it reads like, "The fall of the house of Usher."
Been following since 1980, and have long had the theory, that... A), We`re cursed. or B), We`re the subject of a large sociological survey, to establish how much unhappiness a group of people can tolerate.
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Post by bluegas on Feb 26, 2021 13:34:12 GMT
Surprised Bristol is a couple of hundred miles from London. Otherwise it's similar to many clubs. It was sobering the number of clubs we played in the Conference who we regularly played in Div 3 back in the 70s. Wrexham, Halifax to name two. Mate, it’s only 118 miles. 2-hr drive along the M4 if you take it easy I know, so why did the writer of the article say it? Perhaps confusing us with Plymouth! |
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Post by Squiffy on Feb 26, 2021 14:30:40 GMT
...ah, but if you start from SW London and want to avoid the M25 by going M3, then through Bracknell, it can easily take you 2hrs plus. 😂
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Post by BS6 Gas on Feb 26, 2021 14:44:12 GMT
Great read,never had much apart from spirit,and i guess we never will, many happy memories of eastville, twerton and the dump we now call home,I'm sixty now and doubt I'll ever see us in the top flight or even a new stadium,thankfully I've been lucky enough to see us win promotion four times and suffered like the rest our setbacks,but I love this club and always will regardless of how tin pot we are most of the time UTG. But we don’t own The Mem do we ? It’s security against the debt. I’ve been watching the Gas since 1977. Home & away since 1989, hardly missing a match. Irrespective the club are still in the s@it until a new site for a stadium can be found and developed and by moving us out of this dump. Until then our demise will continue. #notinmylifetime. And I’m 48 |
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Post by LJG on Feb 26, 2021 14:45:02 GMT
Jesus; it reads like, "The fall of the house of Usher."
Been following since 1980, and have long had the theory, that... A), We`re cursed. or B), We`re the subject of a large sociological survey, to establish how much unhappiness a group of people can tolerate.
From the Stamford University ethics committee review into this study - it came out in 2000 but everyone missed it due the Feng Shui hoax thing. "The study has received many ethical criticisms, including lack of fully informed consent by participants or "fans" as they have come to describe themselves. The designers of the study did not know what would happen in the experiment and outcomes were highly unpredictable, the punching of a police horse for example, could not have been foreseen. Furthermore, the "fans" did not consent to their next of kin being exposed to the experiment by way of being taken to the staged "matches" and being gifted "club merchandise" further calling into question how this study would ultimately be brought to an end. Consideration is now being given to a "bankruptcy" for the "club" or relegation out of league football in an attempt to wind down the university's involvement". |
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Post by LJG on Feb 26, 2021 14:46:20 GMT
Great read,never had much apart from spirit,and i guess we never will, many happy memories of eastville, twerton and the dump we now call home,I'm sixty now and doubt I'll ever see us in the top flight or even a new stadium,thankfully I've been lucky enough to see us win promotion four times and suffered like the rest our setbacks,but I love this club and always will regardless of how tin pot we are most of the time UTG. I’ve been watching the Gas since 1977. Home & away since 1989, hardly missing a match. Irrespective the club are still in the s@it until a new site for a stadium can be found and developed and by moving us out of this dump. Until then our demise will continue. #notinmylifetime. And I’m 48 We own the mem as much as we ever have and in the same manner as we always have as a football club, yes. |
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Post by Gashead73 on Feb 26, 2021 15:05:57 GMT
But we don’t own The Mem do we ? It’s security against the debt. I’ve been watching the Gas since 1977. Home & away since 1989, hardly missing a match. Irrespective the club are still in the s@it until a new site for a stadium can be found and developed and by moving us out of this dump. Until then our demise will continue. #notinmylifetime. And I’m 48 We own the mem as much as we ever have and in the same manner as we always have as a football club, yes. I thought the Mem is officially ours, the Mortgage was taken on 25 years ago and I'm sure that has been paid off in full. |
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Post by Gashead73 on Feb 26, 2021 15:08:40 GMT
People call the Mem a dump?
I don't recall Eastville being fantastic, and comparing the Mem to Twerton....... Happy memories of Twerton but that really was a utter dump' makes the Mem look fairly decent but then what would I know as I've only been a Rovers Supporter since 1979 so maybe I know jack sh**
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Post by LJG on Feb 26, 2021 15:23:26 GMT
People call the Mem a dump? I don't recall Eastville being fantastic, and comparing the Mem to Twerton....... Happy memories of Twerton but that really was a utter dump' makes the Mem look fairly decent but then what would I know as I've only been a Rovers Supporter since 1979 so maybe I know jack sh** Yeah I'm very uncomfortable with that. I strongly dislike people doing down their own. |
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