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Post by gaspicnic on Mar 28, 2018 18:13:27 GMT
Just renewed mine at the shop (got charged £1.50 handling/admin fee) I notice the west enclosure on the receipt is called the DAS enclosure. Thought it was Lancer Scott? Well it is this season - but on my receipt for next season it is DAS enclosure £310
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Post by gaspicnic on Mar 28, 2018 15:40:49 GMT
Just renewed mine at the shop (got charged £1.50 handling/admin fee) I notice the west enclosure on the receipt is called the DAS enclosure.
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Post by gaspicnic on Mar 6, 2018 16:35:42 GMT
Queue the 'caused thousands of pounds worth of improvements' joke.... I heard the losses had gone through the roof.
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Post by gaspicnic on Mar 2, 2018 19:42:42 GMT
We can not do beamback if its not sold out So go abroad and watch it if it's on
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Post by gaspicnic on Mar 2, 2018 17:51:28 GMT
Yes - if you watch from abroad
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Post by gaspicnic on Jan 31, 2018 7:20:17 GMT
The wife and I both took part in this - We were invited to the Bristol premiere last week. It was in the summer and there was about a thousand people (all sworn to secrecy prior to the film) It was all conducted by Gareth Malone as was a lot more than just a crowd noise would create. A drone was flying about taking footage of us in the west stand for the dvd extras (we are in our rovers shirts in the enclosure ) There were quite a few gas but also quite a few am-dram luvvies.
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Post by gaspicnic on Jan 16, 2018 17:48:42 GMT
Looking at the plan this should be in "the elephant in the room thread"
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Post by gaspicnic on Sept 6, 2017 17:40:03 GMT
Same system at Brighton when I watched them play last year. Stayed the weekend, bought tickets in advance, showed bus driver my ticket and no charge there and back. I seem to recall a (dis)similar system with season ticket holders in our early days at the mem, a book of 1st bus travel tickets. I might be talking out of my rear end but at my age that is permissable Not talking out of your rear!! I remember using this - but most drivers each week had never heard of it and I had to explain and then they begrudgingly let me go for free. I now drive as easier and cant afford over priced beer, I drown my sorrows at home. Cheap beer and transport (go hand in hand) and I may change my ways.
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Post by gaspicnic on Aug 19, 2017 14:01:09 GMT
Black screen for me still And me 😩😩 Looks like it's searching but not finding. I went out and back in and now working - although has cut out once already.
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Post by gaspicnic on Aug 19, 2017 13:52:48 GMT
Black screen for me still
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Post by gaspicnic on Aug 5, 2017 10:34:14 GMT
Just received this email - for a match pass, i'm not sure it's just outside the UK anymore? Hi all, Yes, late to this. Just registered. Where do I find the Match Centre to buy a match pass? On the official site Matches - Fixtures - then you have an option to click on
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Post by gaspicnic on Feb 18, 2017 10:23:40 GMT
I'm amazed there is a S#it advert on a phone box in Southmead (pen park rd) and it is not vandalised (and everything gets vandalised in Southmead) I take it you are joking re everything gets trashed in Southmead! Yep I live in the Mead. Mind you,I may stroll up there with at least a felt tip!! I'm from BS10 as well don't worry "tongue firmly in cheek" but it is definitely a phone box on Pen Park, between greystoke and the double mini roundabout on Southmead rd.
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Post by gaspicnic on Feb 17, 2017 19:49:27 GMT
I'm amazed there is a S#it advert on a phone box in Southmead (pen park rd) and it is not vandalised (and everything gets vandalised in Southmead)
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Post by gaspicnic on Jan 11, 2017 17:41:37 GMT
Gone to Swindon now
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Post by gaspicnic on Jun 27, 2016 15:29:41 GMT
Followed by Bolton on the Tuesday!
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Tattoo
May 16, 2016 15:43:20 GMT
Post by gaspicnic on May 16, 2016 15:43:20 GMT
Some guy had a good one on facebook(BRFC appreciation page) the other day. A rovers styled skull and crossbones - maybe someone can post it on here.
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Post by gaspicnic on Mar 16, 2016 17:05:01 GMT
Have the application forms started arriving then? - I'm still waiting.
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Post by gaspicnic on Feb 26, 2016 9:43:49 GMT
Are you for real? Why the feck are cinemas going to let kids in for free? How is that the same? Parents might understand that the kids are the future of the business that's tempting their children in. Cinema's are in the entertainment business in case you've over liked that fact? If it's so vital football clubs let kids in for free why doesn't every club in the country do that? We do usually run quid a kid games, I assume the Hartlepool & Wimbledon games are ideal for that coming up. At the end of the day if we let kids in free every game then the rest of us have to pay more, or we cut the wage bill to reflect the lower income. It is very easy and cheap to have a NUS card now. www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nus-student-extra-card-for-everybody-13-nus-including-half-price-amazon-prime-many-2393353 I am over 50 and can get half price amazon prime by becoming a student for a few quid - in theory I could of also got reduced price tickets for Rovers, hence they now do a 16-21 price band which needs photo id.
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Post by gaspicnic on Feb 25, 2016 9:34:42 GMT
From the Times todayHenry Winter meets Wael al-Qadi, ally of Fifa presidential hopeful Prince Ali and owner of the League Two club
A wealthy man last seen kissing the Bristol Rovers badge on that famous quartered shirt flew into Zurich yesterday to lobby on behalf of Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in the Fifa presidential race. Rovers fans could be forgiven some surprise at finding that they have a presence at the centre of football power but their new owner, Wael al-Qadi, is a character full of surprises.
Educated in London in the Eighties, when he followed the Chelsea of Kerry Dixon and Pat Nevin home and away, Qadi has been involved with the Jordanian FA and the Asian Development Football Foundation and is no stranger to Fifa-ville. The Jordanian businessman deplored the venal behaviour staining the world governing body on Sepp Blatter’s watch, leading to highprofile dignitaries being dragged away from Zurich’s Baur Au Lac hotel by FBI investigators in May.
“I’m going to sleep well in Zurich,’’ the 46-year-old says with a smile. “I’m very confident the Feds won’t be breaking down my door. But there will be a lot of people who probably won’t turn up.” Fear of the Feds ripples through Zurich, as Fifa representatives gather to vote on Blatter’s successor tomorrow.
“Prince Ali is Fifa’s last hope,’’ says Qadi of the third favourite. “He’s the only person who can save Fifa. I know his character, integrity, transparency and leadership skills. Fifa will struggle to survive if he is not voted in. It would mean Fifa as an organisation doesn’t want to reform. Just imagine if someone else is elected and two weeks down the road something comes up with this guy, what do you think will happen with Fifa then? With Prince Ali, I can guarantee you he has nothing [dodgy]. That’s part of his upbringing being part of the royal family, being a prince. He’s very humble.
“I met Blatter: very charismatic but overextended his stay. Fifa has been led by Europeans. There is a perception, especially in Africa, that Uefa [runs Fifa] and it does not treat the rest of the world in a fair way. The trust is not there. With the amount of revenues Fifa generate, they should have done more for African countries.”
Qadi was born in Qatar but worries about the World Cup there in 2022. “Qatar will be challenging. How many games will there be? 64? After that what is there to do? Imagine a World Cup in one city,” he says. “You can watch a game, drive ten minutes and watch another. It would have been nice to have spread the World Cup around the region with the majority of games in Qatar.
“I’ve been to five World Cups as a fan and loved every one. It was nice seeing Zinédine Zidane score in France [in 1998]. I love Zidane. Japan [2002] was an incredible experience, a different culture. In Cape Town [2010], I saw England against Algeria, an anticlimax. I’m an England fan but because England don’t do well I revert to Italy in the later stages. I can’t support Germany. But I was there when Germany beat Brazil 7-1 [in 2014]. That was an experience!
“I grew up in Qatar and when I was 12-13, we moved to London. Being a football fanatic, Chelsea were the closest. I was going home and away. I used to love Kerry Dixon: No 9, scored a lot. I loved Pat Nevin: beautiful, light movement, used to beat people.
“I saw the bad side of football, all the problems in the 1980s with crowd trouble. I was nearly electrocuted by Mr Ken Bates when he wanted to electrify the fence [at Stamford Bridge].
“I still go to Chelsea. I went to Sexy Fish last week and John Obi Mikel was two tables away. I said: ‘I’m a big Chelsea fan, can I have a picture?’ He said: ‘Come over.’ I sat next to him, but when I stood up, I caught the table cloth and all the glass, plates and cutlery started falling one by one, crash, crash, crash. The whole restaurant was looking at me and thinking, ‘you idiot’.
“It was so embarrassing. John Obi was so nice. He said: ‘Don’t worry, breaking a glass brings good luck!’ I said: ‘Well I have a ton of good luck coming your way, because I want to give it you.’ A couple of days later he scored in Paris [against Paris Saint-Germain], an away goal that could be priceless.
“Myself, I’ve always played twice or three times a week with friends until three years ago when I tore my ACL. It was a bad pass, I overstretched and it just ripped. It’s hanging by a thread. So no more football.”
Instead he poured his love of the game into buying a club, first scouring Belgium, then a check on Gillingham before settling on Rovers and completing the deal giving the al-Qadi family 92 per cent of the club’s shares last week.
“The place felt right. Bristol Rovers has a fantastic heritage, a very strong fanbase,” he says. “Just imagine if we get a bit of success! People love this club so much. I cannot afford to make mistakes, I cannot afford to fail — for them. I’m a strong believer in heritage. There will be none of this changing of colour, or badges. The quarters are here to stay. Rovers are going on a pre-season tour of Spain to a club [Sabadell] that has the same quarters as us. Tradition is vital.”
On being introduced to the crowd at half-time of last Saturday’s game against Morecambe, Qadi kissed the Rovers badge on his shirt, a slightly over-the-top act for a first date. “It was love at first sight for me. I got the seal of approval when they sang Goodnight, Irene [the club’s anthem]. I know the words,” he says. “When I started the process of acquisition, I watched a lot of videos, saw what the chants were and it grew on me. I never expected the reaction would be like this. In our [Gulf] region, it’s huge news. That’s what English football does to you.”
He’s not flash. “This ‘billionaire’ tag I have is a misunderstanding. Somebody just labelled me that. I am an owner of a club that I believe I can build up properly, step by step, and make sustainable,” he says. “Home-grown players are essential for the soul of the club and for financial [reasons]. There’s a bond between fans and such home-grown players which you won’t get by buying a player in from another place.
“The ambition with Bristol Rovers is to reach as high as we can. All the ingredients are there. With the manager [Darrell Clarke] there was immediate chemistry. There’s total understanding and agreement between us. On [recruitment] plans for next season, I told him, he’s the manager, he decides. I’m here to support him.”
Qadi wants to develop the Sky Bet League Two club on and off the field. “We require a new stadium with a capacity of 21,700, maybe more,” he says. “The only way is upward. It’s a chance to create history, which would be amazing.”
He follows stories higher up the pyramid. “It would be beautiful to see Leicester win the league,” he says. “Look guys, it’s happening to Leicester. Look at Jamie Vardy; he was non-League and look at him. That fairytale would be such an inspiration for us.”
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