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Post by bluestone on Oct 6, 2018 9:24:07 GMT
On your latter point if you're not enjoying yourself on a Saturday afternoon being stood on the east terrace then why don't you get a seat in a stand (if it's the weather that's troubling you) or if it's worse than that and you're just feeling miserable about everything to do with the gas then perhaps you should just take a break and try doing something else for a while to see whether your heart is really in it. With regard to the club's position in the league and whether relegation would be the death of it, why should it? We've been relegated before like the majority of football clubs, we've recently gone down to the conference and managed to fight our way back up. Does this mean that all clubs in the lower half of L1 and all of L2 are doomed to failure just because they might get relegated? This makes no sense! And then to your point about the next generation, well I've got some good news for you, after one generation comes another and then another and then another, so it's never going to be too late to build the fan base is it? For the size and position of our club we have a very strong fan base despite the adverse state of our ground. When we eventually pick up our game on the stadium I can only see that getting bigger and bigger. The point that was being made, which I think you totally missed, is that it is not the stadium alone that defines rovers, yes it's an important part of the mix and no one is happy with it, we all know that without substantial redevelopment or a new ground we are held back from progressing much further forward than where we are but equally it doesn't mean we're doomed either. If we could all try and keep a sense of perspective and just get behind the club and the team and give them 100% support then we'll have a much better chance of success and enjoying the football which is why we all watch the gas isn't it? UTG! Thanks for the good news. I have three sons - happy to come with me when they were children - and four grandsons - none of them now are the slightest bit interested - very sad - but fact! The last 12 months I'm afraid has 'killed' any optimism I may have had and that's after 65 years of supporting the team mainly as a season ticket holder and working for them (unpaid) briefly in the early 80's. But I guess my opinion doesn't count with you. Don't be silly, you are entitled to your opinion and I respect it but I am entitled to disagree with it. I went with my dad to Eastville when I was a boy and then stopped going to games until 4 years ago when I was 42. Now I have 3 kids, one of whom is a ST holder and the other two aren't but they do come to the occasional matches. Perhaps like me your kids will have fond memories of going to watch the gas with you when they were young and one day they might start going again and bring their own kids along with them. And this is what I mean about the next generation and the generation after that and so on. I could be wrong but i suspect the lack of a fancy stadium is not the reason your kids no longer go to games.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 6, 2018 7:09:04 GMT
It makes me laugh the way some people continually knock the Mem, but romanticise Eastville . . . Eastville was a shithole. It was our home, and I and my friends used to walk there from staple hill for every home game, but it was a shithole. I have great memories of being there as a teenager, but it was a shithole. I went there as an 8-year old with my granddad to watch my first-ever Rovers game (which changed my life), but it was a shithole. The point here, is that we follow the Rovers, not the bloody stadium. We are the Gas and we will (allegedly) always follow the boys in blue & white - isn’t that how the song goes? I want a new stadium as much as anybody else, but until that happens I will watch Rovers wherever they’re playing - which at the moment is the Mem. It might not be the best ground in England (or even the West Country for that matter), but I don’t care. I actually don’t care. I’m 55 now and have no plans to shuffle off just yet, so as long as we get the stadium we all deserve before I shuffle off to the great Tote End in the sky, that’ll do me. Until then, it’s the club that occupies my interest not the peripherals. I totally disagree with this posting. You don't "actually care" and "as long as we get the stadium we all deserve before I shuffle off" everything's ok then - oh right - all about you then? There are probably of thousands of supporters older than you who will never get to see Rovers in a new stadium but that's ok? You're missing the point - it's not about you or me it's about attracting the"next generation of supporters who will not want to sit in tents and will not want to tolerate as you put it "sh**". We will probably lose out on a whole generation of young supporters who will not want to be associated with what you and I are tolerating at the moment - they will find something else to do or the unthinkable another team to support. Equally we will not attract the players we want at this club and I will lay a 'penny to a piece of sh**' that this is one of the major problems DC is up against in trying to attract players to our club - no wonder the guy is frustrated. Sadly you're like many others who are prepared to accept a crap stadium as long as you have somewhere to stand to support the team. Back in the days you are talking about - most of the stadiums outside of the 1st division were, as you so eloquently put it "sh**" - almost every Club has moved on or have plans to move on since. Posters on here have mentioned that other supporters enjoy coming here - they may well do - although I'll take that with a pinch of salt - Chernobyl type comments spring to mind - away supporters getting drenched - and they enjoy that - I dont think so - the away supporters that have enjoyed coming here probably came on one sunny day - I'm sure they enjoyed the uniqueness but they don't come here every other week do they? Unless something happens sooner rather than later, the inevitable will happen, we will fall further and further behind and our total demise will happen - as sure as eggs is eggs. Relegation (heaven forbid) I fear will be the death of this club - I cannot see us coming back again - meanwhile I could be looking forward to another soaking on the east terrace today - Fun innit?!!! On your latter point if you're not enjoying yourself on a Saturday afternoon being stood on the east terrace then why don't you get a seat in a stand (if it's the weather that's troubling you) or if it's worse than that and you're just feeling miserable about everything to do with the gas then perhaps you should just take a break and try doing something else for a while to see whether your heart is really in it. With regard to the club's position in the league and whether relegation would be the death of it, why should it? We've been relegated before like the majority of football clubs, we've recently gone down to the conference and managed to fight our way back up. Does this mean that all clubs in the lower half of L1 and all of L2 are doomed to failure just because they might get relegated? This makes no sense! And then to your point about the next generation, well I've got some good news for you, after one generation comes another and then another and then another, so it's never going to be too late to build the fan base is it? For the size and position of our club we have a very strong fan base despite the adverse state of our ground. When we eventually pick up our game on the stadium I can only see that getting bigger and bigger. The point that was being made, which I think you totally missed, is that it is not the stadium alone that defines rovers, yes it's an important part of the mix and no one is happy with it, we all know that without substantial redevelopment or a new ground we are held back from progressing much further forward than where we are but equally it doesn't mean we're doomed either. If we could all try and keep a sense of perspective and just get behind the club and the team and give them 100% support then we'll have a much better chance of success and enjoying the football which is why we all watch the gas isn't it? UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 5, 2018 18:48:08 GMT
Good news that they're open now it seems. Will there be tickets on sale for Saturday in the Family Stand, or the other new stand do you know- or is it ST only? Someone posted that the Family Stand had sold out the other day. If you go on the club ticketing web site you should be able to view the seating in all stands to see where the availability is.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 5, 2018 12:23:58 GMT
The BP never miss an opportunity to create a fuss about nothing. It's almost as if they're trying to give their favourite football club(BCFC 1982) a laugh. Yeah, the BP are basically "Sh*t stirrers R us".
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Post by bluestone on Oct 4, 2018 20:26:13 GMT
Just put a full length stand along the south stand not a rickity tent on top of the terrace offering the worst view in the stadium, failing that just put seats onto the existing family terrace which has a decent roof. . It looks awful, even Thornbury Town in the 9th tier got a stand up in close season Looks awful? Are you serious? Have you actually looked around the mem recently? The Thatchers end resembles a farm shed for goodness sake, the ground is a collection of tents, outbuildings and portakabins. I fail to see how one more temporary structure looks awful amongst a sea of different structures. As for the view, is not much different to the SW Stand, do you actually sit in it?
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Post by bluestone on Oct 4, 2018 20:18:33 GMT
Obviously a lot of fuss about nothing.... Club statement on website: In response to reports in the local press, the Club can confirm that both the Meade King South-West Stand and the Bristol Energy Family Stand will be operational for Saturday's fixture against Walsall. A Bristol City Council spokesperson said; “After meeting with the club today, the Council can confirm that the necessary safety certificates required to use the new stands are in place for this weekend. We have worked very closely with the club to ensure fans continue to enjoy matches safely and we are confident with the arrangements in place. "The Club and the Council, through the SAG, have developed an excellent working relationship and have worked closely together to ensure the fans continue to enjoy matches safely at the Memorial Stadium." I don't really understand what's supposed to have happened. If all it required was a meeting between the council and the club (and some of the SAG) then why did the council put out an official statement on the issue (if they did, that's what the post said) instead of just holding the meeting. Sounds like some people would rather blab to the Post than do their jobs. And it sounds like the BP laps that sort of sh**e up. The BP never miss an opportunity to create a fuss about nothing.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 4, 2018 19:56:01 GMT
I would rather they did nothing then put that humiliating tent on the terrace. A lick of paint in the bar is not evolution, the board have been a disaster for us Well your humiliated by the new stand whist on the other hand families have now got somewhere to sit and watch the game with their kids away from the away fans and there have been plenty who are happy with that. Who do you feel humiliated too ? The Mem is a better ground now than it’s ever been ok it’s a mixture of strange looking stands and tents but it’s still in better nick than ever so you must have been really humiliated before, what about Twerton ? Much worse and not even ours. Obviously all the time we’re stuck at the Mem there’s very little we can do but doesn’t mean do nothing. That’s what Higgs did with the stadium and the development squad and the stadium. Our board have gone very quiet but other than that what have they done wrong ? Maybe loads of things but we don’t know and there’s so much rumour that a lot of that rumour is twisted in to fact in people’s minds. Things haven’t gone that well so far on the pitch this season but DC has made loads of signings so it’s not like the board took the Ellis money ran. If the new signings had hit the ground running and we were top six how would that effect the fans temperament who are humiliated at the new stand and angry at the board I wonder. Good response to what was a very childish post imo.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 4, 2018 19:53:13 GMT
Obviously a lot of fuss about nothing....
Club statement on website:
In response to reports in the local press, the Club can confirm that both the Meade King South-West Stand and the Bristol Energy Family Stand will be operational for Saturday's fixture against Walsall.
A Bristol City Council spokesperson said; “After meeting with the club today, the Council can confirm that the necessary safety certificates required to use the new stands are in place for this weekend. We have worked very closely with the club to ensure fans continue to enjoy matches safely and we are confident with the arrangements in place.
"The Club and the Council, through the SAG, have developed an excellent working relationship and have worked closely together to ensure the fans continue to enjoy matches safely at the Memorial Stadium."
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Post by bluestone on Oct 4, 2018 15:29:38 GMT
Watched on ifollow and was certainly scratching my head in the second half when Broadbent kept bringing the ball out whilst Lines sat deep on the back row. Once they went down to 10 men we struggled to get behind them due to our lack of width not helped by the fact that Craig doesn't venture past the halfway line when playing LB. When's THD going to be ready? We really are missing Browner aren't we? Think we're missing THD more - if his reputation is correct. Brown was average for us in the last 2 seasons - but yeah he always had a go. Yeah, hopes are seriously high for THD when he eventually finds his way on to the team sheet!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 4, 2018 10:13:35 GMT
We are creating numerous chances in most games. This is the way I see it. We create chances we just don't take them Agreed. Or we hit the woodwork or they are saved by the keeper like on Tuesday. Our forward thinking players who have the potential to score goals from open play have to improve the quality of their strikes by putting more shots on target and in places where the keeper will struggle to save them. It's a quality / accuracy issue for me.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 3, 2018 21:44:41 GMT
Watched on ifollow and was certainly scratching my head in the second half when Broadbent kept bringing the ball out whilst Lines sat deep on the back row.
Once they went down to 10 men we struggled to get behind them due to our lack of width not helped by the fact that Craig doesn't venture past the halfway line when playing LB. When's THD going to be ready? We really are missing Browner aren't we?
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Post by bluestone on Oct 2, 2018 18:55:17 GMT
Watching on ifollow for the first time. Not bad picture, I'm quite impressed. As for the commentary, well it's Radio Bristol isn't it, oh well I guess I would have been listening to it anyway!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 1, 2018 18:55:50 GMT
New family stand sold out eh? Judging by the childish (irony / pun intended) reaction by some on here who would have thought it would be that popular? Tried to get tickets for that stand for Coventry but told sold out ... only to then see it 3/4 full (at best). Not sure what was going on there. Kind of excited about Saturday now - weird that I’ve never been in any other part of the ground than the North terrace since we moved there (apart from meeting mates in the west stand bar post match). The reason it was half empty for that game was that due to the change in the layout they wanted those that had purchased ST's to be able to pick their seats. We we're also given complimentary pasty & drink vouchers for that game too which I thought was a really nice touch by the club. Hope you and the kids enjoy your new seating position on Saturday.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 1, 2018 18:30:47 GMT
When we had our Christmas meal, we were seated right at the back of the East stand, and IMO its the best place to watch at The Mem.
The view is excellent, you can see the formations and everything.
The South stand is quite good viewing wise, we sit right next to away fans row E, like I said, the view is quite good.
If I had a choice I'd sit in the East stand, they're usually sold out, and its cheaper in the South stand too.
Have you thought about the new family stand, from what I've heard, its meant to be quite good in there.
Thanks for the advice. Booked now. New family stand was my first choice but sold out. East stand had 12 seats left and only 4 together so booked 3 of them. Right at the very back so should be interesting (given my fear of heights!). I’ll report back (no idea where the turnstiles are!). New family stand sold out eh? Judging by the childish (irony / pun intended) reaction by some on here who would have thought it would be that popular?
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Post by bluestone on Sept 29, 2018 15:25:23 GMT
OK, cheers mate. Usually a concussion means a few weeks out?
I hope so. Not being horrible, I like TL, but to make him undroppable and captain weakens us imo, especially as he set up their first chance by scuppering a clearance to fella whom then went on to hit post.. Yeah but then we'll never score. TL is probably our top scorer. Lol
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Post by bluestone on Sept 29, 2018 11:27:12 GMT
I fancy us to get a draw too.
1-1 Reilly to score. If we get a point I'll be over the moon, would keep the confidence building.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Sept 29, 2018 11:24:40 GMT
Ok fair enough a good record but when you break it down what is the percentage in league 1 , I would presume that the vast majority of the wins were in non league and in div 2 .....and? So what? League 1 is harder than League 2 which is harder than Conference isn't it? The pace of our progression up to L1 from the Conference was very quick, would not be surprising if the percentage had dropped a bit in the last couple of seasons. DC needs to be given some time to rebuild a squad capable of pushing to the next level. Congratulations to DC and everyone involved in achieving that stat, that includes those fans that get behind DC and the team week in week out whether we're on a good runs or bad runs. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Sept 25, 2018 19:28:19 GMT
NO! Why the hell should they take it down just to keep you happy? Sorry, but you are taking absolute BS and you clearly have too much time on your hands. You might not like it but it's there now and serving it's purpose to the customers who have paid to sit in it. You don't cone to the Mem on a match day to look at a bloody stand you come to look at what's happening on the pitch. Just get over it FFS. Can you point out where I'm talking absolute BS - most of what I've stated there wrt the 'stand' is fact - quite happy to be corrected. Ok, how about this bit.... "the pile of crap the owners have now delivered." That's your opinion, not mine. It's not a thing of beauty but it's hardly a pile of crap. It was never intended to win awards, it's functional and that's all it needs to be because it's TEMPORARY and a quick and cost effective solution. Funnily enough if you look across the other side of the ground you'll see one that's virtually identical. I don't remember anyone getting all worked up when that one was put up at start of the season. Or what about this bit "cheap and nasty rag ass Rovers prevails." That's your opinion, not mine. That's a horrible way to speak about the club you so say support. Or.... "Clearly they didn't have anywhere near the take up of season tickets they were hoping for, otherwise why have they settled for something half the capacity of what was originally intended." That's your assumption, do you know this for a fact? My understanding is that they couldn't accommodate the stand in the position it was originally intended due safety a concerns over there being insufficient space behind. They wouldn't have wanted to remove all the terrace standing area so as a compromise made it half the length. Or.... "I can only assume that the only people delighted with this thing are the few that have seats in it and are prepared to accept mediocrity" Have you actually seen the rest of the Mem or do you walk around with blinkers on??? It seems that 9000+ supporters accept mediocrity every home game so why on earth should we suddenly become all precious about another temporary stand that looks much the same as all the other ones we already have accepted. Or.... "But it's not what they originally paid for." It's not as if we were sold a dream when we bought our ST's. We weren't promised padded reclining seats with extra leg room or heaters above our heads for goodness sake. We were sold a seat in a stand with a roof above our heads to keep us dry. I've sat in all the stands in the Mem and can honestly tell you there not much between them, some have a better atmosphere than others, some have better view than others etc. I could go on and on but I've wasted enough of my time on this subject for now. All I will say is to everyone complaining like their lives are depending on it, there's a lot more important things to worry about in life than a bloody temporary stand at the Mem. It's here to stay so you'll just have to suck it up and get over it!
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Post by bluestone on Sept 25, 2018 15:19:31 GMT
NO! Why the hell should they take it down just to keep you happy? Sorry, but you are taking absolute BS and you clearly have too much time on your hands. You might not like it but it's there now and serving it's purpose to the customers who have paid to sit in it. You don't cone to the Mem on a match day to look at a bloody stand you come to look at what's happening on the pitch. Just get over it FFS. It’s not just too keep him happy 😆 quite a few feel the same 🤓 Ha ha ha! That made me laugh, just checked the petition and it's got 30 signatures. As I said some people have got way too much time on their hands.
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Post by bluestone on Sept 25, 2018 14:33:56 GMT
it is a joke of a stand but it still works for the people who use it Having a family stand and cover for children has never been the issue - what is 'the issue' is the the pile of crap the owners have now delivered. The original intention was to have a family stand with a capacity of 342 - just about double the size of this 'new thing' . As late as August a club statement was mentioning a delay (where have we heard that word before) due to construction issues as the stand was of a "bespoke construction, is more complex and involves the manufacture of new roofs". If this had been delivered and installed where it was originally meant to be, most supporters I'm sure would have been delighted - but no - cheap and nasty rag ass Rovers prevails. Clearly they didn't have anywhere near the take up of season tickets they were hoping for, otherwise why have they settled for something half the capacity of what was originally intended. IMO they deserve every bit of criticism they're getting over this - but in some people's eyes they are the new Messiahs and can do no wrong. I can only assume that the only people delighted with this thing are the few that have seats in it and are prepared to accept mediocrity - but it's not what they originally paid for. Take the effing thing down - reimburse the few that have bought tickets - admit you've cocked up and move on. I guess the only consolation in my eyes is that this thing is staring the owners in the face every time they sit in their box. NO! Why the hell should they take it down just to keep you happy? Sorry, but you are taking absolute BS and you clearly have too much time on your hands. You might not like it but it's there now and serving it's purpose to the customers who have paid to sit in it. You don't cone to the Mem on a match day to look at a bloody stand you come to look at what's happening on the pitch. Just get over it FFS.
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