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Post by tommym9 on Dec 30, 2018 11:41:06 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 27, 2018 18:22:21 GMT
I'm assuming the reduced allocation is partly down to the trouble that always seems to occur.
I remember their mob taking over the lounge on Gloucester road in the home fixture after the game.
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 27, 2018 18:20:21 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve.
I would have marked Ollie Clarke down a bit as he seemed to have one of those games he drifts in and out of without stamping his mark on it.
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 22, 2018 13:00:52 GMT
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 19, 2018 11:09:47 GMT
The man gave us our Rovers back. Gas legend
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 17, 2018 13:12:52 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 17, 2018 9:35:47 GMT
Great response so far. Up to over 800. I'm thinking I'll alert the board once it gets to 1000.
Any help getting it there will be hugely appreciated!
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 14, 2018 10:11:17 GMT
If anyone is a member of the Facebook groups and could share, you'd be doing me a huge favour!
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 13, 2018 23:44:50 GMT
Feeling we have to do something and this petition will hopefully get the board to fix one issue we can all agree has been a problem which is communication. The link to the petition is here: www.change.org/p/wael-al-qadi-open-letter-to-the-board-of-bristol-rovers-football-club?recruiter=66015793&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsiveIf you feel like you would like to sign and share feel free. Here is the content of the letter: We the fans of Bristol Rovers Football club are writing this letter to you; the board to try and mend our broken relationship. It is now nearly 12 months since we were told that the club was about to submit a planning application for our training ground to South Gloucestershire council and it is not acceptable that the fans only discovered that plans had been shelved due to cost nearly a year later in a damage limitation interview by Steve Hamer in the wake of the Barnet defeat nearly a year later. We now have a plot of land in Almondsbury sitting doing nothing and our (now ex) manager saying he doesn't believe it will be built during his tenure. It's inconceivable that the owners appear to believe this doesn't warrant some kind of official statement underlining what they intend to do going forward to finally provide this club with fit-for-purpose training facilities. The same is true for the stadium. Since the club pulled out of the UWE Stadium project, many feel that no adequate reason has ever been provided and are left bewildered that any deal could possibly be worse than an indefinite stay at the crumbling Memorial Stadium, with yet another tent thrown up haphazardly to improve spectator experience. We know many parents who are hesitant to bring their young children to the Mem because of the derelict conditions at our ground which puts us in serious danger of losing a generation of fans as the rest of the football world modernises around us. It is not unreasonable to expect updates on the owner's stated goal of redeveloping the Mem, unless of course the new tent is the extent of these plans. Finally, whilst we understand that the owners can not be expected to come and and quash any and all rumours around the club, the strong and consistent rumours that the club is up for sale and there will be no more investment in the club until any takeover is completed are troubling and paired with the lack of progress in infrastructure or any meaningful communication from the board create a self-perpetuating atmosphere of unease around the club that we believe is beginning to have an effect on the pitch. We are not writing to you to demand that you immediately progress on the training ground and stadium. The reasons there has not been progress may be complex and varied. What we are demanding is communication from the club on a regular basis on what is being worked on, what direction any future plans are going in and any delays that have come up. We see this taking one or more of the following forms: - A monthly fans forum where fans can ask questions directly to the board - A monthly written statement from the board on the work it is doing - Regular interviews on club channels on the work the board is doing - Immediately putting out a statement if there is bad news to announce We believe the above would stop the current cycle of radio silence and then bad news slipping out in BBC Radio interviews. This would also go some way to stopping wild rumours circling around the club and building trust between the board and the fans. Bristol Rovers fans are used to having our backs against the wall and no one expects overnight success or massive unsustainable investment but we do demand is to be kept informed and whenever possible involved in the direction of a club many of us have supported for 50, 60 even 70 years of our lives. Let's work together to ensure there is a competitive, modern and sustainable Bristol Rovers football club for our children and grandchildren. Yours sincerely Gasheads everywhere
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 12, 2018 13:11:41 GMT
I am not trying to be controversial or offensive here , but racism is not restricted to football it is a society problem, for some of us older generation that are not pc minded we may say things that many years ago were acceptable and we would have said them fondly or as a joke not offensive, sometimes the pc brigade go overboard. And again racism is a two way thing we lived in a house for over 30 years and had an Asian family of 8 adults move in next door into a 3 bed semi and made our lives hell . We had to move due to my wife’s health over this and lost over £40k on our house due to it. So please remember in future YES in this day and age racism is unnaceptable but as I said above racism is a two way offence and we can be racially abused by others as wellAs I said not trying to be controversial or offensive By 'we' I presume you mean whites? And yes we can be, but in my 30 odd years I have never been the victim of racism and I would venture neither have any of my friends who are white. My friends who are BAME on the other hand face racism every single day.
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 11, 2018 15:15:57 GMT
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 10, 2018 22:49:21 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve.
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 7, 2018 11:23:16 GMT
Anyone able to give a summary?
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 6, 2018 11:12:47 GMT
Fantastic stuff!
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Post by tommym9 on Dec 1, 2018 11:28:02 GMT
It's a no from me. Never watching Rovers in that competition
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 29, 2018 9:06:48 GMT
It's the alternative that I'm worried about. Currently they are covering the debts and taking us nowhere. However a new lot could come in to asset strip us. On the other had they could come in and seriously invest so... Considering our only asset, worth £10m, has £10m debt against it, you could suggest the current lot are doing a very good Impression of asset strippers. No planning permission gone or going in on the training ground and absolutely nothing with the stadium. Not quite sure how they are getting away with this. At least the previous owners tried, even if they were inept. That's the worry, when the debts out weigh the value of the mem
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 28, 2018 18:36:04 GMT
Problem with out is... There isn't anyone willing to come in! Would we even notice? Are you saying you don't want them gone Tom? The club is an absolute shambles. It's the alternative that I'm worried about. Currently they are covering the debts and taking us nowhere. However a new lot could come in to asset strip us. On the other had they could come in and seriously invest so...
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 28, 2018 15:27:23 GMT
Problem with out is... There isn't anyone willing to come in!
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 28, 2018 13:40:32 GMT
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 28, 2018 12:00:47 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve. Agree with the majority of your report.
For me I was frustrated with how Nichols was so isolated. He had a decent game holding it up, but whenever he did we had no one around him. The midfield were slow getting up with play all game.
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