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Post by titchthephot on Feb 23, 2022 21:12:24 GMT
He has ruined my Saturday afternoons by being there so whilst (as I said in a reply to another post) I should have used the word 'Karma' that hope that he soon leaves the club and stop the divide in the fans ...and yes, there is still a divide but I appreciate that some of the Barton haters put team results first and whilst things are good are willing to accept him as our manager. That's fair enough. It has only been 3 good games (who can forget Oldham!!) so I will 'accept' him as a football manager if the results carry on the way they have been for most of the upcoming games. But, as I have stated several times before, it is not about his managerial ability that I don't want him here so if he gets through his next court case I assume he will be here for a while. Thanks for the reply, and explanation - Karma makes sense, in line with how you feel about JB. We're all Gasheads at the end of the day, and will be here long after managers have moved on - it's good if different opinions can rub along together. Take care. Thank you. A reply that is not 'pointing fingers' or derogatory. That's how we all should behave on this forum (including me!). UTG
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 23, 2022 16:20:41 GMT
It seems that it is now a crime to hate Barton. I have also been a supporter since 1971 and have always followed the Gas but god forbid I should now say anything detrimental about 'Sir' Joey. In my view he's been here one year too long. I will be delighted to see him go. I also realise that probably won't happen anytime soon so I will have to bide my time and listen to some of the posters on this Forum fawning about him. I'm a great believer that revenge is a dish best served cold so I will wait until he has dug himself a hole that he can't crawl out of. In the mean time I will wish for the team to play great football and continue in the direction they are going. It's not a crime to hate Barton, everybody is entitled to their opinion and should be free to express it. I'm not sure what it is you're wanting revenge for though? He has ruined my Saturday afternoons by being there so whilst (as I said in a reply to another post) I should have used the word 'Karma' that hope that he soon leaves the club and stop the divide in the fans ...and yes, there is still a divide but I appreciate that some of the Barton haters put team results first and whilst things are good are willing to accept him as our manager. That's fair enough. It has only been 3 good games (who can forget Oldham!!) so I will 'accept' him as a football manager if the results carry on the way they have been for most of the upcoming games. But, as I have stated several times before, it is not about his managerial ability that I don't want him here so if he gets through his next court case I assume he will be here for a while.
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 23, 2022 16:10:22 GMT
It seems that it is now a crime to hate Barton. I have also been a supporter since 1971 and have always followed the Gas but god forbid I should now say anything detrimental about 'Sir' Joey. In my view he's been here one year too long. I will be delighted to see him go. I also realise that probably won't happen anytime soon so I will have to bide my time and listen to some of the posters on this Forum fawning about him. I'm a great believer that revenge is a dish best served cold so I will wait until he has dug himself a hole that he can't crawl out of. In the mean time I will wish for the team to play great football and continue in the direction they are going. Serious question - why do you personally need/seek "revenge" ? Oka, so maybe revenge is not the appropriate word and I should have use 'Karma' but it would be revenge for all the people he has bullied, attacked etc. Either way I just don't want him associated with the club.
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 23, 2022 12:28:35 GMT
It has now been amended :-)
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 23, 2022 11:25:47 GMT
One post only. Registered two hours ago. Very Odd first post. Have you been waiting this long to make this point. Unlikely fan of Rovers. Clearly a Ted with nothing better to do. You need to do better than this to fool this forum. Gotcha my friend. Look forward to seeing your next few posts, as you get with the new positive programme of success that we are now witnessing. So you’re reaction to a post that doesn’t suit you is to accuse me of being a ted , I’ve supported rovers since I was a kid , I’m now 60 , I live in Lincolnshire ( Grantham ) , I left Bristol 30 yrs ago , the easy thing to do would be to go and watch forest / notts county 30 miles down the a52 but no I’ve carried on following my team as much as I can , home is a 300 round trip , so even though I’ve spent the best part of 60 yrs supporting this club I’m not a fan because I’ve a different opinion on the manager to you It seems that it is now a crime to hate Barton. I have also been a supporter since 1971 and have always followed the Gas but god forbid I should now say anything detrimental about 'Sir' Joey. In my view he's been here one year too long. I will be delighted to see him go. I also realise that probably won't happen anytime soon so I will have to bide my time and listen to some of the posters on this Forum fawning about him. I'm a great believer that revenge is a dish best served cold so I will wait until he has dug himself a hole that he can't crawl out of. In the mean time I will wish for the team to play great football and continue in the direction they are going.
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 23, 2022 9:56:34 GMT
Let's try and get the JB dislikers back. ie Support the team/club even if they don't like the manager. As nice as this sentiment is; the fans I know who are boycotting are doing so because of his history of bad behaviour and how that reflects on the club as a whole. The only thing I think would have brought them back is him keeping his nose clean while employed by us. Obviously the Stendel thing happened before he joined us and he was found Not Guilty of that incident - however; the incident with his wife reinforces their perception of him and feel that it is not a good look for the club. Therefore they cannot actively support the club under his stewardship because of their own moral code. That is entirely their right and their decision and their moral code. What does not help is them being dug out by Rovers fans for their dislike of Barton. When they are mocked or when fans gloat at them about our on the pitch success or play down or glorify Barton's reputation then that will again reinforce their decision to stay away. The fanbase is still polarised and, it seems, the better we are playing on the pitch the more toxic some of our fans are off it Very well put!
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 22, 2022 9:19:40 GMT
Is Finley playing (or at least in the squad)? The commentator on Saturday said he had picked up the correct amount of bookings to earn a ban. Or (as usual) was he talking rubbish!
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 18, 2022 9:09:37 GMT
Wonder how many actually want him gone now? I'm feeling more smug with every good result make no mistake JB will leave us for a bigger club, we won't be sacking him his career is on the up Me. It was never about his football management skills....which I did doubt in the beginning but it does look like he is now heading in the right direction...but still don't think he is right for the club. Do I want him to be found guilty of beating up his wife? Not really because that means somebody (his wife) would have had to suffer for me to get what I want and that isn't fair on her. Maybe the best option is for him to be snapped up by a higher league club but that is dependent on him not losing his rag and getting into trouble again. Time will tell. In the mean time I hope results keep going the way they are going and the football is as good as a lot of it was on Tuesday. UTG.
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 16, 2022 12:44:01 GMT
I once put a post on this forum suggesting that all kids of Primary school and under should get in for free (with one paying adult per 4 kids maybe) and that they maybe pay with a tin of beans, peas or whatever. The food collected could go to the Bristol homeless and the kids that come to watch the games will become our future Gasheads. I am sure the club wouldn't miss out on a great deal of money but in the long run (when those kids have become hooked on the Gas) they reach an age where they have to start paying and our crowds swell and we secure the future fans for the club. Feel free to pass this thought on to Tom Gorringe!!!
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 16, 2022 12:38:26 GMT
Darrell you may have left our club as manager but you will always leave such fantastic memories of your success with us!!!you made a disaster turn into a fairytale that only the gods from above could have written!You are one of the greatest people to represent our famous football club and I send nothing but love and respect to you and your family during this sad time. X UTG and Perfect post!! Well said.
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 15, 2022 22:25:21 GMT
Excellent performance by Rovers against a very in form team. JB has built a strong squad who play for the shirt. Play like that regularly and we'll finish right up there. I think that's what we all want. JB lovers and haters can all get behind tonight's performance. Speaking as a JB hater I can honestly say I saw a definite improvement, in fact some really nice watchable football tonight (on iFollow). Second goal was superb. Defending was a bit panicky....but effective. Onwards and upwards!
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 15, 2022 11:28:00 GMT
Alfie and Clarke in contention but Loft,Nolan and Grant still a few days if not more away Still go plenty of choices - just lacking an attacking plan B Some good news then! We seem to have been unlucky with Lofty, he's not previously had a record of regular injuries. Do we have an issue with our training regards to injuries? We seem to have more than our fair share of players out injured (and no, this isn't another Barton hasn't got a clue post!! Genuine enquiry). I know some of the older players will get injured easily and take longer to heal but I just wonder why we never have anything like a full squad to choose from. Or is this just how modern football is and it's the same at every club?
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 15, 2022 10:26:16 GMT
Is Loft still injured?
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 15, 2022 9:57:06 GMT
I'm feeling a win coming and positivity will reappear back on Gaschat, some of Barton's biggest critics who want to see us fail under him will crawl back underneath their rocks (you know who you are!). 2-1 to the gas, you heard it here first Bullshit. Every Rovers fan wants us to win tomorrow. It's just as toxic to suggest that fans want us to fail, just because they're not 100% behind the manager. Totally agree. I got so much grief because I detest Barton and was told to 'give it a rest.....we're all bored with your hatred etc, etc'......well the same applies to the Barton Brown nosers. We are sick of being accused of wanting Rovers to lose because we hate Barton. I want them to win as much as I have ever done. I am relying on Barton reverting to total idiot mode and decking someone but until that happens I will continue to support the players. I have realised that I personally can't change the choice of manager but I also know that it is the most insecure job in football and it probably won't be long until he departs and we have a manager that I can support as well as supporting the team. No matter who the next manager is he can't be a worse character than Barton (I'd even take Neil Warnock and that's saying something!!).
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 13, 2022 21:22:36 GMT
I did. I’ve pretty much stopped posting on here as I have very little to add. However, I do find it amusing reading posters with a positive take on JB get so upset by posters of a differing view. As someone no longer posting it appears to me that those with a negative view of JB raise certain arguments but nobody is willing to debate those points with them. Instead they are told their views are not valid, their views are boring, that they shouldn’t share those views on a forum and should focus on the team to name a few. So Hugo’s post tickled me as it was met with the same style of response rather than actually debating anything posted. FWIW I think the whole JB thing shows a staggering amount of cognitive dissonance on both sides of the coin but generally it seems people get very upset by posters who are not keen on him. Like I said I have nothing to add so have stopped posting. It became tiresome raising any opinions only to be shouted down without anybody actually responding to anything I posted. So yeah, I found it funny. Anyway, back to not posting. Spot on!
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 11, 2022 13:20:30 GMT
Come on, give us a clue! I assume there is a former Gas player involved but who?
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 2, 2022 16:48:38 GMT
This is a genuine question (not after a bite!!) but how much of an improvement has the team become? It's obvious there is a definite change of direction (in the right direction as well) but, for example, have we just gone from amazingly crap to just crap - or have we jumped a few places to 'pretty damned good'? I know we all like to see through rose tinted glasses but are we good enough for the play-offs or just a top half of the league team? For example the Hartlepool game (only a couple of weeks ago) we were pretty awful for 85 minutes and brilliant for the last 5 (which was the most important in terms of the result) but it looked like we still had a long way to go to be chasing the top teams. All teams will improve as the season goes on and they play more games together but are we improving enough to get above them? I suppose only time will tell and hopefully it will all come together.
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 2, 2022 11:26:21 GMT
Hating Barton doesn't stop me (and probably 99% of the Barton haters) from supporting the team but it also doesn't mean that the team doing well will mean I will start supporting Barton. Like the earlier post I will be ecstatic when he leaves (sooner the better) but in the mean time I will continue to hope we win games. The good thing in our favour (Barton haters) is that no matter who you are a managers job is probably the least secure job in football and sooner or later they all go. It may be a bad run of games (I hope that doesn't happen) or it may be the up coming court case or maybe the next time he sees red and loses it (probably the most likely event!!). In the meantime I hope we improve even more and start gelling even better (still quite a way to go yet though). Maybe it is now time to stop these Barton posts. The pro Barton ones only wind up the Anti Barton brigade and the Anti Barton posts don't actually achieve anything. Nothing anyone on this forum says or does will change that. Why don't some just start talking about the team then rather than bashing JB at every opportunity. It's funny that people can't stomach him, but all they want to do is comment and almost try to convince others to think the same way. Support just the team if that is what you want to do, but let everyone else who wants to, to support both Joey and the team. Errrr read the last line of my post!
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Post by titchthephot on Feb 2, 2022 10:33:07 GMT
Imagine being so triggered by someone in a dugout that it stops you supporting the players on the pitch.. Hating Barton doesn't stop me (and probably 99% of the Barton haters) from supporting the team but it also doesn't mean that the team doing well will mean I will start supporting Barton. Like the earlier post I will be ecstatic when he leaves (sooner the better) but in the mean time I will continue to hope we win games. The good thing in our favour (Barton haters) is that no matter who you are a managers job is probably the least secure job in football and sooner or later they all go. It may be a bad run of games (I hope that doesn't happen) or it may be the up coming court case or maybe the next time he sees red and loses it (probably the most likely event!!). In the meantime I hope we improve even more and start gelling even better (still quite a way to go yet though). Maybe it is now time to stop these Barton posts. The pro Barton ones only wind up the Anti Barton brigade and the Anti Barton posts don't actually achieve anything. Nothing anyone on this forum says or does will change that.
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Post by titchthephot on Jan 30, 2022 18:38:21 GMT
Sadly it does seem that football is going back to how it was in the 70's. (not just at the Mem but football in general). Geoff Stelling had a rant about crowd behaviour at several grounds yesterday. Bit worrying really.
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