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Post by Claremont Gas on Feb 20, 2024 16:48:09 GMT
Would you accept a Rovers first team made up solely of local talent that were sold on and replaced by more local talent only, if it made the Club fully sustainable and profitable.
Absolutely NO loans in -
All players are Bristol born and bred - Passionate about the club - Majority home grown through the Academies etc...
Would you be more tolerant of them if they gave everything, every game but were not massively successful ?
Would you accept that their level might just be mainly L2 with a sprinkling of L1 and occasional visit to the Championship ( bit like now without the Championship)
As i slowly mellow with old age I am coming round to the idea - especially the loanees fiasco which truly adds little value to the club in the medium to longer term.
Be interesting to know peoples thoughts ....
P.S Perhaps " They're all one of our own" could be sung more than the nonsense We hate City every game
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Post by gashead1981 on Feb 20, 2024 17:07:45 GMT
To do that you need a DOF and a scouting network out there actively looking at players to sign. However we arent set up that way yet and to get that up running and operating would take 4-5 years. However we desperately need a DOF and a scouting network so yes, I am a big advocate of it.
You'll always need loans. Every team at every position in the table will have them.
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Post by yattongas on Feb 20, 2024 17:12:45 GMT
Would you accept a Rovers first team made up solely of local talent that were sold on and replaced by more local talent only, if it made the Club fully sustainable and profitable. Absolutely NO loans in - All players are Bristol born and bred - Passionate about the club - Majority home grown through the Academies etc... Would you be more tolerant of them if they gave everything, every game but were not massively successful ? Would you accept that their level might just be mainly L2 with a sprinkling of L1 and occasional visit to the Championship ( bit like now without the Championship) As i slowly mellow with old age I am coming round to the idea - especially the loanees fiasco which truly adds little value to the club in the medium to longer term. Be interesting to know peoples thoughts .... P.S Perhaps " They're all one of our own" could be sung more than the nonsense We hate City every game No. |
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Post by helpliner on Feb 20, 2024 17:26:39 GMT
"No buy No sell" returns to the discussions!!
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Post by bidefordgas on Feb 20, 2024 17:34:59 GMT
In an ideal world yes, I think most gasheads would like to see it. Having said that we are years away from that being a possibility and it’s hard to see whatever we do will ever change that.
What we could do which might help us is to find a player who can take a long throw in!
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Post by dudelebowski on Feb 20, 2024 17:51:17 GMT
We’d be in the National League South within 3 seasons.
So I’ll pass.
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Post by clockendgas on Feb 20, 2024 17:53:56 GMT
Lovely idea,but sadly never going to happen.
How do you keep that team together in this day of agents etc,which players going to turn down a offer from man City etc unless we were actually playing at the same level,which I can't see happening unless we have a billionaire owner.
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Post by clockendgas on Feb 20, 2024 17:55:51 GMT
We’d be in the National League South within 3 seasons. So I’ll pass. Lots of local games mind,every cloud etc |
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Post by Beer Baron on Feb 20, 2024 17:56:48 GMT
I think I'd prefer it. The worst thing about the previous manager for me was their total lack of interest in encouraging a development path preferring other clubs' players or turning the club into an outpost for Scousers.
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Post by orgasmic on Feb 20, 2024 17:59:02 GMT
Would you accept a Rovers first team made up solely of local talent that were sold on and replaced by more local talent only, if it made the Club fully sustainable and profitable. Absolutely NO loans in - All players are Bristol born and bred - Passionate about the club - Majority home grown through the Academies etc... Would you be more tolerant of them if they gave everything, every game but were not massively successful ? Would you accept that their level might just be mainly L2 with a sprinkling of L1 and occasional visit to the Championship ( bit like now without the Championship) As i slowly mellow with old age I am coming round to the idea - especially the loanees fiasco which truly adds little value to the club in the medium to longer term. Be interesting to know peoples thoughts .... P.S Perhaps " They're all one of our own" could be sung more than the nonsense We hate City every game The Athletic Bilbao model definitely appeals. Maybe make it Westcountry/South West to expand it slightly without losing locality? Is there a website with footballers that can be filtered by place of birth? I bet you could get a decent team together…we seem to get a few coming back at the end of their careers so must be some out there now?! I’m sure Pirate, Chewbacca or others could put a starting 11 together! |
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Post by eric on Feb 20, 2024 18:02:29 GMT
Would you accept a Rovers first team made up solely of local talent that were sold on and replaced by more local talent only, if it made the Club fully sustainable and profitable. Absolutely NO loans in - All players are Bristol born and bred - Passionate about the club - Majority home grown through the Academies etc... Would you be more tolerant of them if they gave everything, every game but were not massively successful ? Would you accept that their level might just be mainly L2 with a sprinkling of L1 and occasional visit to the Championship ( bit like now without the Championship) As i slowly mellow with old age I am coming round to the idea - especially the loanees fiasco which truly adds little value to the club in the medium to longer term. Be interesting to know peoples thoughts .... P.S Perhaps " They're all one of our own" could be sung more than the nonsense We hate City every game No thanks. Only positive I can see is that we wouldn’t need a stadium if we’re playing in the Suburban League Div III. |
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Post by rememberhalifax on Feb 20, 2024 18:05:15 GMT
Bert Tann will be smiling at that suggestion! Celtic winning the European cup ( now champions league) with every player a Glaswegian( i believe) is still up there with footballs greatest achievements IMHO.
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 20, 2024 18:09:21 GMT
To do that you need a DOF and a scouting network out there actively looking at players to sign. However we arent set up that way yet and to get that up running and operating would take 4-5 years. However we desperately need a DOF and a scouting network so yes, I am a big advocate of it. You'll always need loans. Every team at every position in the table will have them. Surely to have a team of local lads you need a decent Academy, as once they sign for another league club as a youngster we'll never see them again if they are any good? Problem is if we had a choice would we let our kids sign for City or Rovers if they had offers from both, sign for us and your kid will probably be joining Bath C etc when they turn 18, sign for City and they could be playing in the Championship. MT's comments re Jones today hardly give you hope that things will change anytime soon at Rovers |
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Post by pirate on Feb 20, 2024 18:12:26 GMT
Would you accept a Rovers first team made up solely of local talent that were sold on and replaced by more local talent only, if it made the Club fully sustainable and profitable. Absolutely NO loans in - All players are Bristol born and bred - Passionate about the club - Majority home grown through the Academies etc... Would you be more tolerant of them if they gave everything, every game but were not massively successful ? Would you accept that their level might just be mainly L2 with a sprinkling of L1 and occasional visit to the Championship ( bit like now without the Championship) As i slowly mellow with old age I am coming round to the idea - especially the loanees fiasco which truly adds little value to the club in the medium to longer term. Be interesting to know peoples thoughts .... P.S Perhaps " They're all one of our own" could be sung more than the nonsense We hate City every game The Athletic Bilbao model definitely appeals. Maybe make it Westcountry/South West to expand it slightly without losing locality? Is there a website with footballers that can be filtered by place of birth? I bet you could get a decent team together…we seem to get a few coming back at the end of their careers so must be some out there now?! I’m sure Pirate, Chewbacca or others could put a starting 11 together! |
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Post by peterhooper57 on Feb 20, 2024 18:28:19 GMT
Would you accept a Rovers first team made up solely of local talent that were sold on and replaced by more local talent only, if it made the Club fully sustainable and profitable. Absolutely NO loans in - All players are Bristol born and bred - Passionate about the club - Majority home grown through the Academies etc... Would you be more tolerant of them if they gave everything, every game but were not massively successful ? Would you accept that their level might just be mainly L2 with a sprinkling of L1 and occasional visit to the Championship ( bit like now without the Championship) As i slowly mellow with old age I am coming round to the idea - especially the loanees fiasco which truly adds little value to the club in the medium to longer term. Be interesting to know peoples thoughts .... P.S Perhaps " They're all one of our own" could be sung more than the nonsense We hate City every game Is this a O level examination case study ? if not, No. |
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Post by orgasmic on Feb 20, 2024 19:09:32 GMT
The Athletic Bilbao model definitely appeals. Maybe make it Westcountry/South West to expand it slightly without losing locality? Is there a website with footballers that can be filtered by place of birth? I bet you could get a decent team together…we seem to get a few coming back at the end of their careers so must be some out there now?! I’m sure Pirate, Chewbacca or others could put a starting 11 together! Could get a decent team from that. I bet if it included the whole of the South West you could get a great team! Fantasy football stuff of course, but goes to show! |
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Post by albaron on Feb 20, 2024 19:11:02 GMT
Bert Tann will be smiling at that suggestion! Celtic winning the European cup ( now champions league) with every player a Glaswegian( i believe) is still up there with footballs greatest achievements IMHO. No they were not. Both Tommy Gemmell and Bobby Lennox were not born in Glasgow. |
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Post by pirate on Feb 20, 2024 19:19:35 GMT
Could get a decent team from that. I bet if it included the whole of the South West you could get a great team! Fantasy football stuff of course, but goes to show! Have to say through gritted teeth what a great job the other lot are doing with their academy setup. No way we can ever compete with that. And then Southampton and Chelsea etc who scout heavily in the area. |
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Post by totend50 on Feb 20, 2024 19:23:53 GMT
In an ideal world yes, I think most gasheads would like to see it. Having said that we are years away from that being a possibility and it’s hard to see whatever we do will ever change that. What we could do which might help us is to find a player who can take a long throw in! Send Burt Tann to Vietnam. Hall. Hillard. Jones G. Oldfield. Davis. Mabutt. Jarman. Brown. Biggs. Hamilton. Jones R. Mostly local players. |
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Post by bidefordgas on Feb 20, 2024 19:31:10 GMT
In an ideal world yes, I think most gasheads would like to see it. Having said that we are years away from that being a possibility and it’s hard to see whatever we do will ever change that. What we could do which might help us is to find a player who can take a long throw in! Send Burt Tann to Vietnam. Hall. Hillard. Jones G. Oldfield. Davis. Mabutt. Jarman. Brown. Biggs. Hamilton. Jones R. Mostly local players. My era from 1957, when most players were from the area. |
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