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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 21:39:56 GMT
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 21:33:10 GMT
I just googled Devon White and he was only 6'3" he looked taller than that to me. I remember a game at twerton when stockport had big Kevin Francis up front. He made our boys look like the borrowers.
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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 20:55:31 GMT
1 got to be Bruno
2 vs Liverpool in fa cup?
3 juve?
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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 18:27:40 GMT
Good luck to the lad. I don't know why people are concerned. If he isn't good enough he won't get anywhere near the first team. DC is as sentimental as a glass eye. BTW, how tall is Wael. The lad doesn't look big enough to be a centre half. Maybe a full-back. I like what they've done with the clubhouse. Might pop in for a pint next season It is clearly not our clubhouse there are trophies on that sideboard.
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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 15:26:51 GMT
This will generate some interest from Jordan if nothing else. I doubt it he doesn't look like the type she goes for.
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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 13:12:08 GMT
Genesis ,A Trick of the Tail , surely there finest album. No, that would be From Genesis To Revelation. Which Phil Collins was nowhere near I don't know either album myself but I'm pretty sure they were both sh**.
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Post by abbeygas on May 9, 2017 13:01:28 GMT
Kin' ell!
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Post by abbeygas on May 8, 2017 15:21:29 GMT
I think wael will have to make a success of our club for his personal ambitions with his FIFA connections. A very good observation. Cheers batesy hopefully that might cheer a few up on here.
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Post by abbeygas on May 8, 2017 15:17:49 GMT
We got another three months of this sh**.
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Post by abbeygas on May 7, 2017 18:57:19 GMT
To be fair most city fans think it is embarrassing. Fact is we had a decent season and they had a pretty awful one and the gap they keep banging on about is getting ever decreasingly smaller. UTG.
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Post by abbeygas on May 7, 2017 15:51:46 GMT
Try not to get too upset about it Turbo and accept some gasheads are not as principled as others. For whatever reason they have justified shopping there to themselves and you or I ain't going to change their minds (I have tried but have now given up). I find it frustrating as well but there is no need to get personal it's just a different point of view. I'm just glad there are plenty like you and I that will never give shamesburys another penny. You mention principles ? It's not about principles it's about a difference of opinion , I diddnt make the decisions about Sainsbury's, I also didn't say I agree did I ? In merely pointing out that sh** happens and you or I can't do anything about it , ripping up a tissue isn't going to solve anything. You have conceded that Shamesbury's treated rovers poorly and yet you still shop there. In my eyes you appear to be unprincipled. Just my difference of opinion.
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Post by abbeygas on May 7, 2017 14:31:37 GMT
Okebourne Gas I hope you've got what you wanted from this thread, I wonder if you were happy when Sainsbury's pulled the plug so you could use it as a cheap shot against the board. I know you're in the minority at the club who'd think this way, let alone argue the same laboured point over 4days. Try not to get too upset about it Turbo and accept some gasheads are not as principled as others. For whatever reason they have justified shopping there to themselves and you or I ain't going to change their minds (I have tried but have now given up). I find it frustrating as well but there is no need to get personal it's just a different point of view. I'm just glad there are plenty like you and I that will never give shamesburys another penny.
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Post by abbeygas on May 5, 2017 18:59:32 GMT
I'm glad we've left the puns behind and gone onto the more important stuff that we haven't talked about before. Good old PT, splitting supporters in half since 2004 He never split me in half thank goodness.
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Post by abbeygas on May 5, 2017 17:07:55 GMT
I think you are missing the point as to why many people are still angry with Shamesbury's to be honest. It is extremely dubious that they ever intended building a supermarket and that they made a ridiculously high offer to buy the stadium in the full knowledge that they would never have to go through with the purchase because the contract had more holes in it than Ellis Harrison's socks. In other words the promise to buy the land was just to prevent any of their competitors building a store and they were just stringing NH and all of us along.
It may well be that BRFC are now in a better situation but Shamesbury's sure as hell did not know at the time they dropped the bombshell that a white knight would come along and save us. Having served our purpose they were quite happy to cut us loose not giving one sh** about the chaos BRFC then had to deal with.
Ps. I'm pretty sure your first name isn't Sherlock (joke by the way).
I agree with every word of what you say other than I do realise what Sainsbury's motives were and if Higgs's solicitors were worth their hefty fees I'm sure he would have known the risks from the start. My feeling now is that unknown to Sainsbury's they have actually done us a favour and for that I thank them. Your post would make sense to me if you hadn't added the last six words.
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Post by abbeygas on May 5, 2017 16:05:20 GMT
Yes Sainsbury's must have known that a wealthy benefactor was waiting in the wings to pick up the pieces from Higgs debacle. Of course they didn't and it's just very lucky that happened because if it hadn't we would probably have lost dc and be actively selling our best players at the end of each season and would now be in league 2 at best in a relegation scrap. Sound familiar? You've missed the point. Sainsbury's pulling out made us a very attractive proposition and that was why Higgs was approached with more than one offer. There was no money left, we had to resort to a wonga loan and we had planning permission for a ground which we couldn't build. I think you are missing the point as to why many people are still angry with Shamesbury's to be honest. It is extremely dubious that they ever intended building a supermarket and that they made a ridiculously high offer to buy the stadium in the full knowledge that they would never have to go through with the purchase because the contract had more holes in it than Ellis Harrison's socks. In other words the promise to buy the land was just to prevent any of their competitors building a store and they were just stringing NH and all of us along.
It may well be that BRFC are now in a better situation but Shamesbury's sure as hell did not know at the time they dropped the bombshell that a white knight would come along and save us. Having served our purpose they were quite happy to cut us loose not giving one sh** about the chaos BRFC then had to deal with.
Ps. I'm pretty sure your first name isn't Sherlock (joke by the way).
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Post by abbeygas on May 4, 2017 18:43:48 GMT
It was not meant for you okebourne and I don't believe you were mocking anyone. If you must know it was peterparker that caused my mini meltdown with his 'well done boycotters' comment.
Whilst I agree that this sort of thing goes on all the time with big business the fact remains that the particular big business that shafted rovers was Shamesbury's hence the reason why I continue to boycott them.
You say you have nothing to forgive and forget because big businesses do this sort of thing all of the time and it is just a fact of life but to me it just sounds like you are justifying to yourself the fact you continue to shop there. That's how I see it anyway. How did they 'shaft' us though? We agreed a contract with them and they acted within it. Genuinely can't understand the resentment and hatred for something we were at fault for? If you agreed to buy a house in principle and your circumstances changed, would you pull out of the deal if allowed to do so? Oh dear it seems you believe they genuinely wanted a supermarket in Horfield. The evidence from elsewhere around the country tells me something very different.
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Post by abbeygas on May 4, 2017 18:33:08 GMT
Struggling to get the hate towards Sainsburys. I would suggest the anger is misplaced. Business is business. They look after their business, we look after ours. Had the contract been 'watertight' as we were constantly told, they would have had no room to manoeuvre. At it turned out (and unsurprising to anyone familiar with the previous board), it wasn't and they legally and legitimately pulled out. People are living in cuckoo land if they think they would have proceeded with the purchase out of a sense of 'fairness'. The minute I saw the embarrassing t-shirts and banners telling Sainsburys to 'Play Fair', it was apparent the game was over. Amateurish tactics. It's not uncommon for a football club (including ours) to offer players a new contract if they hit x amount of appearances that season and then to freeze them out and let the deal count down to zero when they move close to reaching that figure to prevent the deal. Don't see how it's massively different? Thank goodness we have competent people managing the club now. The first thing to consider is whether Shitsburys ever had any intention of completing the deal. It's not as if their behaviour wasn't without precedent. I think you will find they have a history of bidding high for parcels of land then drawing the process out before eventually abandoning the project, going to court if needs be. Southend United and a development in West Wales come readily to mind. Their sole intention would appear to prevent their rivals getting a foothold in any particular area. If you think that's an OK and ethical way to conduct business then so be it. I think it stinks and I'm glad Theyre losing market share to Aldi and Lidl. like someone else has done, I would never dream of patronising them again. There is one of their stores with a petrol forecourt very near to my house. I only go there to use the free airline. We now buy our food and household requirements from a further away Aldi store and fuel for our 2 cars from a Waitrose forecourt. This is depriving Shitsburys of at least £750 per month, money We would otherwise have spent with them. I seem to remember that hey had an agreement to buy Trashton from the Sh1t for a superstore. Because of the objections that stopped them building the new stadium Shitsburys real intention with regards to Trashton was never tested, but I bet they would have rowed out that as well. If Shitsburys still have someone checking this website I hope they will report the ill-will of Gasheads and the fact that business has been diverted as a result of their unethical behaviour. You may be able to shrug your shoulders and move on; I will always detest Shitsburys, and will miss no opportunity to denigrate their name. Best post I have seen on here in ages. Nail square on head as far as i am concerned and exactly how I see it but I'm too thick to articulate it properly.
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Post by abbeygas on May 4, 2017 18:21:44 GMT
It was not meant for you okebourne and I don't believe you were mocking anyone. If you must know it was peterparker that caused my mini meltdown with his 'well done boycotters' comment.
Whilst I agree that this sort of thing goes on all the time with big business the fact remains that the particular big business that shafted rovers was Shamesbury's hence the reason why I continue to boycott them.
You say you have nothing to forgive and forget because big businesses do this sort of thing all of the time and it is just a fact of life but to me it just sounds like you are justifying to yourself the fact you continue to shop there. That's how I see it anyway. Apologies I thought you were talking about me , I respect and appreciate everyone's views on the subject as we all react to things differently, agree to disagree 😀 Fair enough fella.
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Post by abbeygas on May 4, 2017 15:50:59 GMT
It could well turn out that getting shafted was the best thing that could have happened but it should be remembered that no one had even heard of the Al Qadis when they f**ked us over and shamesbury's didnt give a flying toss what the consequences were for rovers. Some on here seem quite happy to forgive and forget. Some even mock fellow gasheads that continue to boycott them and that really boils my p**s dry. If this is aimed at me , which I'm sure it is, A) I have nothing to forgive or forget as whether you or I like it or not what Sainsbury's did to rovers unfortunately goes on in the world of business all the time and the likes of you and me boycotting Sainsbury's isn't going to change that, and like I said earlier I actually enjoy their products. B) I wasn't mocking anybody on here I was having a bit of light hearted banter as we've moved on since then and I think the future for our club is very bright, I respect people's views on the subject but at the end of the day if I want to make light of the situation I will do. It was not meant for you okebourne and I don't believe you were mocking anyone. If you must know it was peterparker that caused my mini meltdown with his 'well done boycotters' comment.
Whilst I agree that this sort of thing goes on all the time with big business the fact remains that the particular big business that shafted rovers was Shamesbury's hence the reason why I continue to boycott them.
You say you have nothing to forgive and forget because big businesses do this sort of thing all of the time and it is just a fact of life but to me it just sounds like you are justifying to yourself the fact you continue to shop there. That's how I see it anyway.
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Post by abbeygas on May 3, 2017 22:12:56 GMT
I hear what you are saying but it doesn't mean that Shamesbury's should get a get of jail free card. When all said and done they never had any intention of buying the mem, they just wanted to make sure the competition didn't. They are lady gardens of the highest order and that is why they will never see a penny of my money ever again and any gashead that still shops there should hang their head in shame. But what happens if the ALQ's deliver the UWE to plan, a state of the art training ground and also top level Championship football, getting shafted by them could then turn out to be the best thing that happened to us? It could well turn out that getting shafted was the best thing that could have happened but it should be remembered that no one had even heard of the Al Qadis when they f**ked us over and shamesbury's didnt give a flying toss what the consequences were for rovers. Some on here seem quite happy to forgive and forget. Some even mock fellow gasheads that continue to boycott them and that really boils my water dry.
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