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Post by Jomo on Feb 23, 2024 18:48:39 GMT
It's absolutely insane that the East and South Stand have stood there in the state they are/were for 20+ years of ownership of the ground. The continual putting off by board, after board, after board is the most frustrating and frankly negligent actions in the clubs history. I totally agree. But a poorly planned and executed stand like the south was is not what we need for the east. If we are to develop that side it should not just be about the capacity, it should be about what it will generate for the club outside matchday ticketing as well as an investment partner that would share the cost of build. If we did revisit the student accommodation then it may be a sensible plan. Borrowing millions at a high interest rate just for a bank of seats is a very bad idea. Completely agree. If we end up with a couple of bolt on stands a-la Brunton Park, then frankly I'd rather have still had the hope of a new stadium with some hope for a bright future for the Gas rather than slim to no hope for that at all. New stands that just add more seats and nothing else to improve sustainability (i.e. the original reason we were told that we needed a new stadium!) will do very little to enhance our standing in the football pyramid, and we may as well accept L1/L2 football indefinitely. Sorry for the downbeat depressing post, I'm just feeling rather deflated with the club since the new owners came in. I hope my concerns end up looking daft!
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Post by Jomo on Feb 19, 2024 13:03:44 GMT
That's exactly what it is. I was told by Pete in the shop that they are restricted view. So won't be sold I wonder if the posts can be moved further back in the stand and in line with the steps so as to mitigate restricted views as much as possible? I'm no expert but wouldn't it contravene rules around access/egress if the steps had pillars in the way?
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Post by Jomo on Feb 15, 2024 19:38:33 GMT
This is absolutely f**king shambolic. Just when I think our club can't make themselves look any more ridiculous, we pull this sort of penny pinching disrespectful charade.
I didn't comment on the announcement from our owner the other day, because until we see some evidence that we're at least a reasonably professional organisation, his words are pure hot air.
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Post by Jomo on Feb 5, 2024 9:37:29 GMT
We might all be surprised to hear that last season was Rovers best season since 1975 crowd wise. Averages can be tilted by a few big crowd games to make things seem better. As can gauging the seasons highest attendance. For me its the lowest league crowd of the season thats the measure of how well the club is supported. Last seasons lowest gate of 8078 was the highest since 1975 then back to 1962 for the next better season. Our greatest season was 1954 with 19,638 as the lowest gate. Last season was our 15th best season ever. That for me is something we should be very positive about considering we finished 17th in league one in a very limited stadium. Really Interesting post. Quite amazing really and very surprising! As you say really positive about the depth of support. At the time lots of noise about supporters not coming to game's because of Barton. My big take out is there are lot of people in Bristol that don't go and watch professional sport but are interested in doing so. The same people would like to do so sat down in a decent stadium. However, they absolutely do not want to follow a plastic generic sports team with a stolen identity! Build it and they will come they say! Really hope Rover's new owner's spend big and do a proper job with a new stand on the East side. Massive stand with loads of seats and decent corporate boxes. It is really interesting, and I don't disagree with what you're saying, but for a bit of balance I would say that attendances immediately after a promotion season are bound to be elevated. Give it a couple of seasons of midtable mediocrity and I would expect attendances to fall without something else to attract the fans.
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Post by Jomo on Feb 2, 2024 19:54:37 GMT
As much as it sounds promising that Forest fans rate him so highly, I remember similar from Palace fans with Daly and Burnley fans with Koiki. Pretty sure neither of those had played for their country at the previous World Cup… Maybe because they are English, a nation with an incredible wealth of talent at their disposal. Costa Rica on the other hand...
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Post by Jomo on Dec 31, 2023 23:46:32 GMT
Happy New Year one and all Gasheads!
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Post by Jomo on Dec 21, 2023 14:50:38 GMT
Yeah , great comparison. You’ve got me there. Similar age, both score goals in their relative divisions, Do we now consign anyone over 29 to the bin? As someone else said I’d rather take JCH a proven striker at this level than someone we take a chance on. For me it's also about value for money. Kane is arguably the number one centre forward on the planet, and so offers reasonable value for money for Bayern. For the Gas, JCH would be our record signing by a distance, and recent evidence shows that he isn't performing to the same standard that he was 2 or 3 years ago. If that decline continues, the risk is that we sign a very expensive player that has little or no sell-on value and doesn't perform to the level we expect of a record signing. Of course we could sign him and he goes on to score 10-15 goals in the 2nd half of the season and makes me look stupid, but I just don't think we should be spending that kind of money on him. If we could sign him for 250k max, I'd take that gamble.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 21, 2023 8:07:38 GMT
I'd rather we look elsewhere to be honest. I could see this turning into a very expensive flop, as he's now in decline. Just because he's scored goals prolifically at this level for the last few years, doesn't mean he'll keep doing it indefinitely. We would be better off going for someone with future saleability.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 20, 2023 10:32:05 GMT
Found him extremely frustrating. He had loads of ability but just didn’t appear to have the motivation, wasn’t at all surprised or disappointed when his contract wasn’t renewed. Still that was a long time ago and I’m sure WC will be a great addition to the management team, if he is offered/accepts the job. I did enjoy Carlisle scoring the winner for us against... Carlisle www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/108837 I remember one match against Carlisle back then, my Dad saying when I asked him the score "It was going well, then Carlisle scored twice, and it finished 2-0". I was very disappointed and a bit slow on the uptake! www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/107457
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Post by Jomo on Dec 16, 2023 17:01:40 GMT
Amazing result, well done Gas!
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Post by Jomo on Dec 16, 2023 16:28:05 GMT
Sounds really worrying for Locks, keeping everything crossed that he'll be OK.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 16, 2023 15:47:10 GMT
Holy moly! Come on Gas!
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Post by Jomo on Dec 14, 2023 22:58:39 GMT
Heart says 1-1 draw, head says 2-0 defeat. I think we'll make a good account of ourselves regardless.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 14, 2023 22:46:01 GMT
First game for me was at Twerton for a 2-2 draw. I remember Paul Miller scoring, and I think it was against Brentford but I can't remember. Apparently we drew 2-2 against Crewe and Stockport at Twerton in the same season, could've been any of those!
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Post by Jomo on Dec 14, 2023 13:14:48 GMT
I would argue that those vilifying the people actively against Barton were not ignored as you say. It was and has been debated endlessly since the day he arrived. It got worse during periods of bad form, and lessened when we were on a roll. We're now in the post-Barton era and trying to move on with a new manager, and frankly the debate about pro versus anti Barton has been done to death, and is a war that will never be won by either side. It's now just hot air by both sides that serves no purpose other than to perpetuate the division in the fanbase, which we should be moving past. Cutting the hate between the two sides would be a nice step in the right direction, but I guess I'm typing to a brick wall here. Yep you are. As I said some of the users on here are already giving taylor crap after one game simply because they love Barton that in my minds eye makes them exactly what they’ve called the likes of me….haters. I agree that it's ridiculous to be anti-Taylor because of allegiance to a former manager. Doesn't matter who the old or new manager is, they should get our support. That doesn't change my opinion that from both sides, the in-fighting needs to stop. It's tedious and serves no purpose. Invitations to both sides here: what are you hoping to gain by it?
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Post by Jomo on Dec 13, 2023 20:38:06 GMT
I disagree. Some were most definately supporting JB the person and not just JB the manager. You don't throw abuse at people in the way that it has been thrown on this forum towards anyone who stood up for their own beliefs and rejected JB from being at the club. That's the point isn't it. If it had originally been a good debate about the pros and cons of having someone with the criminal and footballing record of JB as the manager then maybe we wouldn't find ourselves in this situation. The fact was that anyone who disagreed was called names and were told to go down Ashton Gate. And now, the worm has turned they don't like it back. I am always happy to debate, but not happy to have abuse thrown at me an called names by faceless keyboard warriors. Strange , isn’t it? Years of anyone who dares question Joey being called haters etc went ignored. A few weeks of the shoe being on the other foot and we are told to just forget he ever was here and move on. I think some people are struggling to look in the mirror knowing they actively campaigned for the bloke when he was here and now can’t face the reality he is a complete **** after all. I would argue that those vilifying the people actively against Barton were not ignored as you say. It was and has been debated endlessly since the day he arrived. It got worse during periods of bad form, and lessened when we were on a roll. We're now in the post-Barton era and trying to move on with a new manager, and frankly the debate about pro versus anti Barton has been done to death, and is a war that will never be won by either side. It's now just hot air by both sides that serves no purpose other than to perpetuate the division in the fanbase, which we should be moving past. Cutting the hate between the two sides would be a nice step in the right direction, but I guess I'm typing to a brick wall here.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 13, 2023 16:17:02 GMT
Getting daft now. albaron was right and away the pettiness starts again. Whys it daft? Had to put up with it on social media, at the ground and elsewhere for 2.5 years for not liking the previous manager. Nobody seemed to care then. There's this thing called growing up, where you shouldn't feel the need to "get back" at people. Particularly when it's being perpetuated to the nth degree. You've made your point, as have so many others on your side and the other. Time to let it go.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 12, 2023 22:41:03 GMT
Honestly, why do you keep calling him that? It's a bit pathetic. Because he’s a hater. Come on, stay classy. Enjoy the result without having to rub anyone's noses in it. We're all Gasheads and we all want the club to succeed.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 12, 2023 17:23:14 GMT
Please can I remind all posters, regardless of their views on JB and MT, to be respectful towards each other. Keep the debate healthy, even heated disagreements, but cut the insults. Further instances will be removed, and we don't want to have to lock or merge threads with interesting discussion. This goes for both sides of the argument. Cheers all. I think many of us feel quite deeply about certain issues and posts and say so in 'vigorous' terms. Sadly the response from some is abusive language and personal attacks. 'Twas ever thus but more so lately. Very true aghast, and deeply divisive subjects will inevitably go awry and into insult territory sadly. Several posts have been flagged recently, and I would encourage this as it's going to be more tricky than normal for the mods to keep on top of it, with the strength of feeling around at the moment. We never want to censor things, but cannot leave the place to become full of slanging matches, so thanks to all for debating away but keeping it civil at all times. Thanks all.
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Post by Jomo on Dec 12, 2023 16:14:23 GMT
Please can I remind all posters, regardless of their views on JB and MT, to be respectful towards each other. Keep the debate healthy, even heated disagreements, but cut the insults. Further instances will be removed, and we don't want to have to lock or merge threads with interesting discussion. This goes for both sides of the argument. Cheers all.
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