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Post by titchthephot on Dec 21, 2023 10:56:18 GMT
'A big sack of spuds that plays in goal for a girls team" Is Joey Barton trying to make himself unemployable? I was shot down every time I tried to mention how much I hated this guy and how he was the worst possible choice of a manager for Rovers. Well, not being one to say 'I told you so..' .....however......I told you so!! The darkest days in the clubs history are over (as a football manager he was just about okay..but nothing special). I can finally boast to others that I am a Rovers fan and may try to get to some of the home games (depending on cancer treatment). I have re-started wearing my Rovers hoodie without fear of embarrassment.I also think Taylor looks like the sort of manager we should have had before ( obviously time will tell) but I live in hope that if not this season then next we will be in a play-off position. I know the Forum has had enough (for and against) of Barton but I've sat quietly back and now after his latest rant I thought I would have my say.
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Post by titchthephot on Dec 13, 2023 12:57:24 GMT
I still genuinely believe that the new owners deliberately sabotaged the signing of JCH. I think they knew Barton wouldn't be here much longer and didn't want to spend £800,000 (or however much it would be) on a player that maybe the new Manager didn't want. If Taylor decides he doesn't fit in with his model then he will then have a reasonable budget to buy someone who does. Had Rovers bought JCH Taylor would be stuck with him and not be able to buy anyone else (well, not a decent player). I have absolutely no confirmation of this and it is only my theory...but it certainly fits and could well be true.
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Post by titchthephot on Dec 1, 2023 10:22:29 GMT
Weird. The ones who didn't like the bloke spend the most time talking about,watching and listening to his every move. Majority have moved on . Get on and enjoy your lives.its Christmas That's probably because when we aired our views about him we were shouted down by the BBN's (Barton Brown Nosers). We were criticised for publicly saying what a knob he was and that we should just accept it. Well, now we can have our say in a 'told you so' sort of way. Yes we will move on but Barton has damaged us as a club. Even the press when slagging him off for his recent faux pas referred to him as 'Former Bristol Rovers Manager'. It will take many years to lose that heavy anchor. Before he came we were always known as a likeable, family club but Barton destroyed that..not by his management, which was average at best- without his loan players we would have got nowhere...but loan players go back and we are left with a disjointed team, although skillful, who could become good with the right management, but by his reputation as a thug, a narcissist and someone who only opened his mouth to change the position of his feet!! I personally now have got all my Rovers hoodies, shirts, scarves etc back out of the cupboard and will now wear them with pride...not embarrassment at being associated with that vile man.
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Post by titchthephot on Nov 24, 2023 12:03:44 GMT
Anyone know why there is a gap on the left top? (JOKE PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER!) I wondered that but I assume it is for when they build the new stand (East stand). If you look at the other end of the new south stand you can see the same ( I think!)
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Post by titchthephot on Nov 19, 2023 19:22:16 GMT
I once suggested that all primary school kids (and under) should get in for free....as long as they are with an adult. The youngsters would then hopefully be Gasheads for life and then once they reach eleven years old will have to pay. I still think this would work.
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Post by titchthephot on Nov 2, 2023 8:37:32 GMT
Mangan in the Trollope role with Ollie as Lenny Lawrence I'd be happy with that!
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Post by titchthephot on Nov 1, 2023 16:09:24 GMT
Another like JB. When he was the teds manager he blamed everyone and everything except himself. Usually it was the fault of the grass being too long, too short, too green....
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Post by titchthephot on Oct 31, 2023 14:40:14 GMT
Just to put this out there. What if the club aren't as useless as some here think? What if they deliberately didn't get the planning permission for the South stand because they knew that the Greens or locals would object and it would never have gotten off the ground. By just building it and then applying for planning (which they must have been given the nod would be approved) they have saved time and a lot of headaches! What if they knew that JB wouldn't be our manager for long and were not interested in signing JCH (JB obviously was interested) so they stall, delay and make it look like a faux pas on their behalf. JB doesn't get his man and the club aren't forking out £800,000 (or whatever it was) for a striker they didn't want anyway.What if the new owners were definitely not JB fans and were looking for an excuse to get rid of him. A few bad games, name calling of opposition managers gave them the position to sack him -which they intended anyway- but couldn't do when they first took over. We are dealing with very wealthy people and you don't get that rich if you are an idiot. What if all this is just a load of bollox! Who knows!!!
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Post by titchthephot on Oct 30, 2023 17:16:09 GMT
The most pointless poll ever. But aren't all the posts on this forum pointless? Does it matter who we think the next manager should be? Does it matter whether we develop the Mem? Does it matter who is available in the next transfer market? No. Because we have no say in it with the people who make the decisions. However, it is good to voice our opinions and hope that maybe some of them become a reality.
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Post by titchthephot on Oct 20, 2023 15:12:42 GMT
They are going to have another inspection tomorrow morning at 09:00. It doesn't look good though. One side of the pitch is waterlogged and it is still raining. It is due to stop soon and as long as it doesn't rain any more tonight there is a chance it will still be on. Not even sure if any trains are running (the ones from London to Burton certainly aren't)
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Post by titchthephot on Oct 20, 2023 13:36:56 GMT
Pitch inspection this afternoon.
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Post by titchthephot on Oct 20, 2023 12:19:10 GMT
Match may be off. Tons of rain last night. Pitch inspection this afternoon.
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Post by titchthephot on Aug 30, 2023 8:48:17 GMT
If we do get him, how will our style change? The need to play another defensive minded player, with the midfield sat deeper? The ball played forward a lot quicker? 5-3-2? Since the middle of last season we have started to play sideways possession based Garnerball, but will we want to adapt GC style but with a no 10 as well. 5-3-1-1? We will still play the same way but if we sign a centre forward with aerial presence -and someone who can shoot from a distance - we will score goals . simples We don't even need someone who can shoot from a distance....we need someone that doesn't believe you have to walk the ball into the net. Even shooting from the edge of the penalty area would be a nice change. They all seem too scared to at the moment.
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Post by titchthephot on Aug 14, 2023 10:36:15 GMT
Like the manager getting banned for 3 games for verbally attacking the referee? I'm not sure what you're trying to say. If you mean Barton's ban, then I suppose that's similar, although more serious, and he's received a suitable punishment and we can all move on. 'No manager can put up with a player who throws his toys out of the pram' but we have to put up with a manager who does worse? Maybe slightly double standards here but whoa betide me for daring to criticize the god Joey....well, not on this Forum anyway.
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Post by titchthephot on Aug 14, 2023 8:37:08 GMT
So it seems as though JBs days may be numbered at Rovers. I wanted to take a moment to thank him for his service. He was a steal from Harrogate and played a huge part in our promotion season. Yes he had a whoopsy in him, what lg2 keeper doesn’t? He is a character and no doubt had an influence on that squad. Thank you “Belly” good luck in your next team. I rate him, but no manager can put up with any player who throws their toys out of the pram whenever they're dropped. He made a few mistakes last season which cost us, so a few games out of the team were needed to get him to refocus. I personally think he had to deal with more than his fair share of deflected goals and being unsighted last season, but that's no excuse for petulance. Like the manager getting banned for 3 games for verbally attacking the referee?
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Post by titchthephot on Aug 4, 2023 19:28:37 GMT
But it is in a small insignificant size..appropriately!!
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Barton
Jul 13, 2023 10:34:08 GMT
Post by titchthephot on Jul 13, 2023 10:34:08 GMT
Let's be honest, he is a bad egg. He is doing a good job here and that is why some / most turn a blind eye to it, but we all know he is a bad egg. Of course you also have a relatively large portion of complete tits in our fanbase who quite like the fact that he is a wrong un and would rather have it that way. Reality is, sooner or later it will all end in tears because it always does with people like JB. He can't help himself, it is in his nature. The blame lies with TG and Wael for allowing it to happen at our club frankly. But again, Wael makes the odd noise about a possible stadium etc and we all turn a blind eye to it because we like shiny things. So you could argue we are as much to blame as those two for allowing it to happen. We are complicit. Well put!!
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Post by titchthephot on Jul 4, 2023 13:47:29 GMT
According to my son who is a Sports Scientist and was with George at Birmingham he is an extremely fit bloke and a nice bloke with it.
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Post by titchthephot on Jun 10, 2023 15:32:27 GMT
I wish I'd seen this clip before Thursday. Billy was in my golf team at the BRFPA golf day. You couldn't wish to meet a nicer bloke....even if he is a bit of golf bandit!!
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Post by titchthephot on May 3, 2023 9:12:39 GMT
A thoroughly water poor performance for 70 mins! 5 subs made the difference! Shrewsbury had two attempts on goal and scored! We are simply not good enough! Shocking defending and didn't look like scoring until Coburn scored,! Surely JB has to look at his recruitment and tactics at times a realise he is getting wrong more than right. The only positive in my opinion was Grant Ward. Can't wait for the season to end. Not sure Joey got his tactics wrong, just most of the players that started the match where not able to pas and move the ball quick enough. Thank fully most of the current crop will be gone during the summer; with Joey saying during the post match interview he will be bringing in better players during the summer Like he did in the winter transfer market?
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