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Post by gashead1981 on Sept 28, 2022 21:10:33 GMT
I don't think Robert Laurence was a Rovers fan. I believe he was an employee and worked at the Mem several years for the rugby before we moved back to Bristol. Ian Holtby works elsewhere. Steve Burns has retired and doesn't live in Bristol but has been to a few games. Last I heard Trish was ill. I heard KM was banned or at least made to feel very unpopular. Roger Brinsford doesn't which I believe is something to do with the fall out of the old guard of support groups. The Blue Diamonds club was excellent and raised a lot of money for various Rovers related causes. May have had a run in with TG or DB? Heard BSS was ill. JC loves the club so will support until his last breath. I have not seen Kim Stuckey at a home game for years. Don't think he lives locally - think he lived in London when he was fans rep, so shows commitment to travel back for games, meetings, social events, sharescheme events etc. He was really good and a big miss I think. I believe Boycey still attends a lot of games, as does Geoff's wife. Not sure if Ron Craig's wife still attends. Barry is there every home game looking after the away directors and does a fabulous job of hosting them too, many of them he’s known for many years of course. Not sure if he goes to away games anymore.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Sept 29, 2022 8:49:36 GMT
To not welcome former players is shameful. Not everything should be about cost and this should be one of them They are being welcomed to an apparently bigger and better venue, but I guess with your negative view on anything Rovers related you choose to ignore that. You are entitled to your opinion of me but maybe have a pint with me sometime then tell me how you think i am. This invite goes to all but GH81. I think you would be pleasantly surprised. Too easy to make judgments on the written word and on the times or Pravda of forums
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Post by gashead1981 on Sept 29, 2022 14:56:40 GMT
They are being welcomed to an apparently bigger and better venue, but I guess with your negative view on anything Rovers related you choose to ignore that. You are entitled to your opinion of me but maybe have a pint with me sometime then tell me how you think i am. This invite goes to all but GH81. I think you would be pleasantly surprised. Too easy to make judgments on the written word and on the times or Pravda of forums Be careful...you never know whos working for me....
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Post by rememberhalifax on Sept 29, 2022 16:39:35 GMT
Tend to agree with Kingswood, it's a bit sad that an event revolving around 'Bristol Rovers' former players has to be held somewhere other than at the football club.
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 29, 2022 16:58:26 GMT
Tend to agree with Kingswood, it's a bit sad that an event revolving around 'Bristol Rovers' former players has to be held somewhere other than at the football club. Yes I was thinking something similar. Topper may be correct about Gloucestershire CCC being ‘bigger and better venue’, but that was not really the point was it? The point is they are apparently not able (for whatever reason), to be able to use the Rovers venue when in the past they were able to. I think that’s a shame, others of course may have a different opinion. I’ve no problem with the club being run as a competitive business but hope as the club do this they don’t forget to appreciate the value of something and don't just consider the cost. UTG!
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Post by mftc on Sept 29, 2022 19:31:48 GMT
I am sure everyone will be happy if we get Man C, Liverpool, Spurs etc in the cup at home and the club decide to move it to Ashton Gate as is bigger and better.
Re the former players night, I suppose they have to decide if they lose the drinks and food profit revenue for 200 "home" fans at the Mem and have to pay a decent booking fee, plus meal and staff costs for 300 fans at an "away" venue will it really make that much difference? I suppose the room and food hire costs will be passed on to the fans anyway.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 29, 2022 19:39:27 GMT
Tend to agree with Kingswood, it's a bit sad that an event revolving around 'Bristol Rovers' former players has to be held somewhere other than at the football club. I’ve no problem with the club being run as a competitive business but hope as the club do this they don’t forget to appreciate the value of something and don't just consider the cost. UTG! Just ......this. Kinda sums a lot of things up.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 29, 2022 19:44:00 GMT
To not welcome former players is shameful. Not everything should be about cost and this should be one of them They are being welcomed to an apparently bigger and better venue, but I guess with your negative view on anything Rovers related you choose to ignore that. Bigger ain't better. Otherwise, none of us would be here. It's about what's appropriate collectiveness and supportive in a time of need..... perhaps attacking the poster not the post, you choose to ignore that?
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Post by bidefordgas on Sept 29, 2022 19:50:05 GMT
I am sure everyone will be happy if we get Man C, Liverpool, Spurs etc in the cup at home and the club decide to move it to Ashton Gate as is bigger and better. Re the former players night, I suppose they have to decide if they lose the drinks and food profit revenue for 200 "home" fans at the Mem and have to pay a decent booking fee, plus meal and staff costs for 300 fans at an "away" venue will it really make that much difference? I suppose the room and food hire costs will be passed on to the fans anyway. The club employs the same outside caterers at the Mem, who are also at the cricket club. They provide the staff at both venues and obviously charge the club accordingly. As regards the food and drink cost, that's anybodies guess. Maybe the club employ the caterers to provide the staff, food and drink and then take a cut from that?
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Post by eric on Sept 29, 2022 20:31:24 GMT
Has anyone asked the BRFPA why their event is being held away from the Mem or is there just a negative assumption that the club are being mean spirited and not welcoming them?
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Post by eric on Sept 29, 2022 20:31:35 GMT
Has anyone asked the BRFPA why their event is being held away from the Mem or is there just a negative assumption that the club are being mean spirited and not welcoming them?
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Post by eric on Sept 29, 2022 20:32:08 GMT
Double post deleted. Effing iPad !!,
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Post by The Equaliser on Sept 29, 2022 20:48:43 GMT
We have no facts as to why the BRFPA has decided to go to the Glos ccc but somehow a few assume the worst. I guess it’s a case of believe what you want to believe. Sometimes you just need to understand there may be another way.
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 29, 2022 21:55:03 GMT
They are being welcomed to an apparently bigger and better venue, but I guess with your negative view on anything Rovers related you choose to ignore that. Bigger ain't better. Otherwise, none of us would be here. It's about what's appropriate collectiveness and supportive in a time of need..... perhaps attacking the poster not the post, you choose to ignore that? Not sure how you can call a decision "shameful" when nobody on here seems to have a clue why it was made? But what's these time of need you talk about I'd imagine Rovers as a club are in the best financial position they've been for years it's not like they are desperate for every pound they can get.
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Post by aghast on Sept 29, 2022 22:31:54 GMT
Bigger ain't better. Otherwise, none of us would be here. It's about what's appropriate collectiveness and supportive in a time of need..... perhaps attacking the poster not the post, you choose to ignore that? Not sure how you can call a decision "shameful" when nobody on here seems to have a clue why it was made? But what's these time of need you talk about I'd imagine Rovers as a club are in the best financial position they've been for years it's not like they are desperate for every pound they can get. I thought we were losing money at an unprecedented rate. If not for Wael's bailing out we'd be in deep doo doo.
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 30, 2022 7:29:11 GMT
Not sure how you can call a decision "shameful" when nobody on here seems to have a clue why it was made? But what's these time of need you talk about I'd imagine Rovers as a club are in the best financial position they've been for years it's not like they are desperate for every pound they can get. I thought we were losing money at an unprecedented rate. If not for Wael's bailing out we'd be in deep doo doo. Wael's not bailing us each season but simply spending money as he feels appropriate, I've no idea why he's happy to spend £m's each year but he clearly is content to do it. If he wasn't then we could have just languished in L2 for another season or two and employed a far cheaper option than JB and cut the wage bill accordingly.
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 30, 2022 8:29:39 GMT
They are being welcomed to an apparently bigger and better venue, but I guess with your negative view on anything Rovers related you choose to ignore that. Bigger ain't better. Otherwise, none of us would be here. It's about what's appropriate collectiveness and supportive in a time of need..... perhaps attacking the poster not the post, you choose to ignore that? Exactly. When the criteria becomes ‘bigger and better’ then we really will be in trouble! 😉 UTG!
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Post by The Equaliser on Sept 30, 2022 11:26:35 GMT
To be fair unless you know the exact ins and outs of this you can’t call it shameful, what if it would have lost money/wasn’t cost effective and GCC Club was? To not welcome former players is shameful. Not everything should be about cost and this should be one of them People often say things shouldn’t be about cost, mainly those who aren’t paying for it!
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 30, 2022 13:41:59 GMT
I thought we were losing money at an unprecedented rate. If not for Wael's bailing out we'd be in deep doo doo. Wael's not bailing us each season but simply spending money as he feels appropriate, I've no idea why he's happy to spend £m's each year but he clearly is content to do it. If he wasn't then we could have just languished in L2 for another season or two and employed a far cheaper option than JB and cut the wage bill accordingly. Well, an assumption being made there Topper. I’ve no idea whether Wael is ‘clearly content to do it (bail us out)’ or not but I suspect he isn’t happy to keep doing it. But I don’t know. He is a businessman or banker and I’ve known very few who don’t see a bottom line. But you may be right. If so then BRFC must be the luckiest team in this country to have an owner who is ‘clearly content’ to bail us out year after year! And let’s not argue over certain words. Of course Wael is ‘bailing us out’, if you think he isn’t where have you been for the last 5 years? Aghast is absolutely right, and a big thank you to Wael from me for doing that. UTG!
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 30, 2022 13:59:57 GMT
Wael's not bailing us each season but simply spending money as he feels appropriate, I've no idea why he's happy to spend £m's each year but he clearly is content to do it. If he wasn't then we could have just languished in L2 for another season or two and employed a far cheaper option than JB and cut the wage bill accordingly. Well, an assumption being made there Topper. I’ve no idea whether Wael is ‘clearly content to do it (bail us out)’ or not but I suspect he isn’t happy to keep doing it. But I don’t know. He is a businessman or banker and I’ve known very few who don’t see a bottom line. But you may be right. If so then BRFC must be the luckiest team in this country to have an owner who is ‘clearly content’ to bail us out year after year! And let’s not argue over certain words. Of course Wael is ‘bailing us out’, if you think he isn’t where have you been for the last 5 years? Aghast is absolutely right, and a big thank you to Wael from me for doing that. UTG! Bailing out is like the Bank of England did this week, whereas Wael must know, roughly, at the start of each season that it's going to cost him £xm to run the club.
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