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Post by Smithy Gas on Dec 24, 2021 21:20:52 GMT
I did it recently for a game when I had COVID. Believe I pinged an email to brfctickets@ticketmaster.co.uk and they refunded straight away. Efficient service. Was that for a home or away game? Think it's a bit different as they are not dealing with Scunthorpe refunds. Was a home game. Seems to not be the process for Scunthorpe (or all away?) but probably worth noting just in case - the staff were responsive so may put you on to the right people at the club if they can’t do it themselves.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Dec 24, 2021 14:50:08 GMT
Anyone know the process for getting a refund on tickets purchased via ticketmaster? I did it recently for a game when I had COVID. Believe I pinged an email to brfctickets@ticketmaster.co.uk and they refunded straight away. Efficient service.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Dec 1, 2021 21:41:13 GMT
From Platform 6 at Temple Meads you can see the bridge that has been already put into place for any future Arena/Stadium so the walk from the station would only be a matter of minutes (just like the train stop at Wembley Stadium) This was the site of the former arena but not the fruit market site unfortunately. However, with the University development on this site and former sorting office adjacent to BTM they will be opening up the East entrance to the station so it really is only a 10 minute walk to the Fruit Market - you can even have a lovely picturesque mooch around the river if you wanted to. Not quite Fulham at low tide but it’ll do us!
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Post by Smithy Gas on Nov 9, 2021 21:54:05 GMT
Sainsburys did. They didn't want to give it to us though did they? Hence not enough money to finance the UWE. Simple really... Worth noting that this was all under the Higgs and Co administration and it’s not the only way to plan a stadium with multi use ie making it commercially viable through the week. I’m sure Wael and Co could do better Any way we cut it, we’ve never had the money under any owner to carry out any scheme and I am sure that is the same now. If you take the student accommodation scheme for example, the idea was sound but we were still selling the family silver (the rental income) to fund the stadium. Something similar on the Mem site now would still be a goer, perhaps students or even key workers (proximity to Southmead), but we would need to own all or some of the future income to make it viable. Therefore where is the upfront cash coming from? Although London based, Brentford and Wimbledon are two off the top of my head who have used available land at a stadium site (probably Spurs and Exeter locally actually…) to fund the stadium but the profits are for an investor not the club. If Wael wants to get into a long term property game then the student plan at the Mem, with other ancillary facilities, is viable. If he cannot or will not fund it, then it isn’t - even if someone else would pay. Which leads us full circle back to the Waelodrome down by the river I think where clearly there are people who will pay and presumably plenty of ROI for all parties.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Nov 8, 2021 17:06:50 GMT
Mem/Student Accommodation - Financial markets crashed, no money to finance deal. UWE - Sainsburys pulled out of contract, not enough money to finance deal. Getting permission relatively easy, as we have found. Following through on it, not so. I sense Sainsbury's had more than sufficient money to proceed if they really wanted to! Sainsburys did. They didn't want to give it to us though did they? Hence not enough money to finance the UWE. Simple really...
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Post by Smithy Gas on Nov 8, 2021 15:25:35 GMT
All previous plans have fallen through for one reason and one reason only - money. Not one planning application for a new stadium or renovation has every been refused in Bristol (or South Glos for UWE) and it doesn't matter who the mayor is or if the deputy mayor allegiances are blue, planning will be granted if a proposal meets policy. Marv may have pulled the plug (wrongly IMO) on the arena but it received planning permission. I live in Brislington so selfishly the fruitbowl would be fantastic. However I wouldn't be adverse to the Mem being rebuilt but it won't happen because, you guessed it, money. If we accept what we were told at the time as being correct then I'm not sure the most recent ones were down solely to money, the Mem/student build plan was down to the financial markets crashing, UWE/NH was down to Aldi/Lidl changing shopping habits meaning Sainsbury's lost interest, UWE/Wael was down to some disagreement between the parties which couldn't be resolved, I can't see wasting 18(?) months discussing plans if he could never finance the build. We've never gone out and sought pp for a stadium on a new site in Bristol so we've no real idea what the general view is on that issue, apart from the present Mayor and DM appear to back the FM plans. The next Mayor could be a Green living in N Bristol who feels the Mem is the best venue and doesn't want more traffic entering the City Centre!! Mem/Student Accommodation - Financial markets crashed, no money to finance deal. UWE - Sainsburys pulled out of contract, not enough money to finance deal. Getting permission relatively easy, as we have found. Following through on it, not so.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Nov 8, 2021 12:39:26 GMT
As I understand things, the Council is fully behind the FM and the whole St Philips regeneration. If, and it remains a big if, we can get the terms agreed with the sellers and all other interested parties, planning won't be an issue (aside from the time it'll take). The Deputy Mayor is a Rovers fan. Given every other stadium plans have failed due to unforeseen circumstances what's the betting the Mayor and his DM have will long gone before we get around to seeking pp and then, knowing our stadium luck, we've a red as Mayor or anti football led council making the planning decisions? Although unless you have a good source on the council isn't this just a line we've been strung for 2 years with no real proof that's the case, don't forget the Mayor was fully behind the Arena at one point, now that area's going to be yet more offices etc. All previous plans have fallen through for one reason and one reason only - money. Not one planning application for a new stadium or renovation has every been refused in Bristol (or South Glos for UWE) and it doesn't matter who the mayor is or if the deputy mayor allegiances are blue, planning will be granted if a proposal meets policy. Marv may have pulled the plug (wrongly IMO) on the arena but it received planning permission. I live in Brislington so selfishly the fruitbowl would be fantastic. However I wouldn't be adverse to the Mem being rebuilt but it won't happen because, you guessed it, money.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Apr 19, 2021 12:04:57 GMT
Ok for you. I got a plate with garn 3r. Grief I get Carlts will buy it off you.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 28, 2021 15:47:05 GMT
He's actually played a fair amount of games for a number 2 keeper with Jaakkola's injury record and the Pizza Trophy etc. I believe he's actually the 2nd Dutch keeper to play for Rovers. Can anyone name the other one without googling it!? Michel Kuipers See I reckon he's the third. Anyone name the second for a cookie - Kuipers being the first of course...
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 23, 2021 22:17:10 GMT
Having read through a lot of the posts on this thread, it's unfortunate to see Rovers fans so divided over a managerial appointment - however, I do completely understand both points of view. I haven't yet noticed anyone taking an objective look at Barton, which might be an interesting thing to do.
JOEY BARTON
GAMES | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | 128 | 51 | 36 | 41 |
WIN%: 39.8% - DRAW%: 28.1% - LOSS%: 32.0%
When compared to previous managers...
PAUL TISDALE
WIN%: 38.6% - DRAW%: 24.4% - LOSS%: 37.0%
BARTON VS TISDALE: WIN%: +1.2% - DRAW%: +3.7% - LOSS%: -5.0%
BEN GARNER
WIN%: 18.2% - DRAW%: 24.2% - LOSS%: 57.6% BARTON VS GARNER: WIN%: +21.6% - DRAW%: +3.9% - LOSS%: -25.6%
GRAHAM COUGHLAN
WIN%: 34.9% - DRAW%: 32.5% - LOSS%: 32.5% BARTON VS COUGHLAN: WIN%: +4.9% - DRAW%: -4.4% - LOSS%: -0.5%
DARRELL CLARKE
WIN%: 44.4% - DRAW%: 24.4% - LOSS%: 31.3% BARTON VS CLARKE: WIN%: -4.6% - DRAW%: +3.7% - LOSS%: +0.7%
Based purely on the stats, over the course of his career, Barton appears to have a better managerial record than 3 out of the 4 previous Bristol Rovers managers. He falls short to only Darrell Clarke, who has a superior win percentage and a lower loss percentage. One could argue that, again, statistically speaking, this is our best managerial appointment since Darrell Clarke - but only time will tell.
Yeah, but what’s his PPG over the last 8 games? That’s the only metric we use around here.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 16, 2021 21:59:05 GMT
Obviously this is late now as the game has finished but I’ve had to do this a few times. You can rewind the program to any point during the live broadcast so theoretically it works. However, as I found out last week, the live broadcast ends not long after full time so you will end up being cut off until the full replay goes live.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 7, 2021 22:24:54 GMT
I agree with a lot of this and it is very well put. However, we now have 4 players for one position at RWB. Having signed Williams we now have Hare, Little, Williams and Rodman. That tells me the squad shape / size / structure is not in the gaffers hands but the recruitment team not Garner or Tisdale. We cannot be aghast at having LL, DT and AK on one side then go into the next window and end up with LH, ML, GW and AR on the other. I would genuinely love an answer to this. No one has said a word about us singing a 4th RB in the last window! Why? As much as I like debating the minutiae of Rovers transfer policy all Sunday I had the afternoon off... think you told me to! in all seriousness, you are right and we are overstocked at RB too. However, I think the same principles are being applied in that I suspect ML is out of contract this summer (don’t know about Hare) and therefore Williams is a replacement. We are back in the realms of splitting hairs when it comes to Rodman as he played RWB a lot under GC but only because Little and Hare were injured - he isn’t really a wingback over his career and I suspect he’s also out of contract at the end of this year so you could Argue Williams is in place as the only right back going forward. Whoever mentioned CMs I was going to mention that earlier but stuck to one element of our business in the summer. It was similar in that we had probably recruited correctly in terms of replacements for players that had left and players that were going out of contract in 2021 (Grant for Ogogo, Liddle for Upson, McCormick for Clarke, Westbrooke for Sercombe) and then Oz came along and was almost directly a replacement for Westbrooke. I think as long as we survive this season we need to give PT the summer to rectify shortcomings in the balance of the squad and if there are any issues like January then clearly the problem is further up the chain and the whole recruitment department needs to be looked at from the top down.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 7, 2021 15:16:56 GMT
So do you think Tisdale has just signed our 6th Goal Keeper in Jed Ward? I bet you are apoplectic that PT has just signed another goalkeeper knowing we had 5 at the club already?! Unbelievable! Oh and Michael Kelly played left centre half, left back and left wing back under GC. He played left centre half under Garner and I don’t believe he played under PT but May be wrong. Either way neither BG or PT considered him a viable option at LB hence his loan signing to Yeovil. You are right he signed an extra year, the club did this with menayase as well to stop him leaving on a free in the pandemic lockdown Within reason yes a 6th goalkeeper has been signed - but you are trying to deflect the conversation. Those 6 goalkeepers are not in the 22 man squad are they? I’ll try and elaborate... I take the left back debacle as a microcosm of the transfer strategy that was enacted under Garner (and Tommy) and it is that strategy which is clearly causing problems for Tisdale. We had a competent enough left back contracted for the season in LL and MK at the club who was out of contract. Clearly BG wanted to play with wingbacks so within that framework needed two wingbacks either side - we’ll concentrate on the left. Making an assumption I think BG wanted LL to cover this season and MK as back up for LCB until at least next summer when both would be out of contract again and would probably be moved on once new signings had bed in. So far so good and as a strategy should and can be employed throughout the squad. The issues arise in what happens next. BG signs DT as his replacement LWB. That should be it. Finito. Done. Move on to other areas of the squad. But for whatever reason he is like a kid in a sweet shop and also signs AK in the same position. So even if you were to apply the above logic we now have 3 left side players vying for one position and one back up role whereby one is always going to sit out when you have to name a squad of 22 players. Not really sustainable. Ryan Jones is a bit of an exception as he was/is a local non league talent who was being tapped up by higher clubs in the pyramid so to secure his services seems like good business. However, with this business done and knowing he would also come into the squad next year why would you go out and get AK? Doesn’t make much sense to me. So, Tisdale hasn’t got off to a flyer. In fact it’s been shocking. But I think the way the squad was put together has a major bearing on that and there are two men to blame for that and one of them is your messiah...as much as you try to revise the last 12 months.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 7, 2021 13:14:33 GMT
Hi Ben. How’s the garden looking? Let’s go for the bit in bold. It’s not an exaggeration is it? Leahy - LB Kelly - LB. despite your assertion otherwise, he’d never played LCB for Rovers except for a couple of friendlies in preseason. Dave - LB/LWB. Koiki - LB/LWB. Jones. LB/LWB. Don’t want to hear you splitting hairs about LB v LWB either... that’s 5 on the books and 4 of them signed/resigned by you. Hi Colin. Are you actually crackers? 1. Leahy and Kelly already at Rovers and already signed. 2. Kelly only played LCB for Garner - 3 times in all. 3. Jones was signed for the future and loaned back for the season. If we are working in your warped world then we include Phillips, Walker in the forwards giving us 5 forwards not 3 and we have 5 goalkeepers. Have a day off please. He signed 3 left backs in one summer and resigned Michael Kelly who was, and is, a left back. With a recognised LB already at the club. You can try and argue it but that happened and it’s one hell of a hill to die on mind if you ain’t actually Ben Garner...
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Post by Smithy Gas on Feb 7, 2021 11:31:08 GMT
It's no good debating with Carts as he/she only chose to join this forum in a time when PT form has taken a downturn, and regurgitation of the chosen history stat BG 1.38 PPG. He/she won't address the apparent lack of understanding of how a game lives and breathes in live time by like for like changes in sub forms on or around 69minutes. He/she won't address the frankly baffling and sometimes insulting post match interview. He/she won't address the 'we aren't looking to replace jch' philosophy. And we wonder why we can't score goals? He/she won't address the giving contracts of 3 left back positions when we've already got Leahy, whom at one time was top goalscorer (and was subsequently dropped!), and now ever-present. Management in football is so much more than stats. Carlts posts are interesting. It's always nice to see things from a different perspective. I give credit for Carlts admittance of Southend....a modern day Braintree.... and give credit to BG for giving TN a chance and swiftly moving on from it.... but the ultimate stat which no one can argue with is: after 5 years of hard work in forming a team and squad capable of challenging for promotion, possibly for the first time in 30 years, BG took us from 4th to relegation threatened. And that's unacceptable, no matter what b s long term agenda anyone wants to spout. Back on topic..... around 40% say BG should go now. With a hefty majority in support and willing to give it time. Maybe we should all be asked to vote again, this time a people's vote? Point by point: - We will all disagree with subs. BG and PT both make subs too late for me and often like for like. - I have posted articles and quotes on here were BG is stating he needs / wants more attackers. The not wanting to replace JCH claim is very different to not replacing him like for like. - he gave two left backs contracts FYI. This constant exaggeration of the left backs is ridiculous. Leahy was the only fit left back after signing Tutonda and Loiki late. Kelly was kept as back up LCB / LB and then let go in the next window. This is why we have 3 RBs and 3 LBs in the squad.- the promotion thing is a tough one. Do I think GC would have got us promotion without Jakkola? No. More wins than BG? Quite possibly. The squad was shot to bits, JCH had only scored one in open at since September and was being strapped up and pushed on the pitch like an old mule. GC did a great job in making sure we got enough points as possible but like this year, the Xmas period brings injuries and we would have struggled to survive them. Could Garner have carried on the GC way and got more wins? Quite possibly. Promotion? No. Why did he change it? Because that’s what he was bought into to do. If the club wanted promotion they would have swapped in a GC like for like. - I will always vote young progressive manager that develops young players, especially when they have a better record than a manager with 700 odd games under their belt. If Garner came in now and had the record he did at the start of this season we would all be singing his praises. The board made a terrible decision and it is backed up by the nonsense of “Garner signed 4 left backs” and “garner didn’t want a centre forward”. Hi Ben. How’s the garden looking? Let’s go for the bit in bold. It’s not an exaggeration is it? Leahy - LB Kelly - LB. despite your assertion otherwise, he’d never played LCB for Rovers except for a couple of friendlies in preseason. Dave - LB/LWB. Koiki - LB/LWB. Jones. LB/LWB. Don’t want to hear you splitting hairs about LB v LWB either... that’s 5 on the books and 4 of them signed/resigned by you.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Jan 18, 2021 11:54:50 GMT
Can we throw some eggs at Chris Hargreaves as well? He goes on the telly box for National League games when he should be studiously and meticulously thinking about every single one of our academy kids 24/7. Disgusting behaviour.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Dec 8, 2020 22:57:35 GMT
They discovered the dri build could not be extended because the sight lines were so poor, plus it would have held less then 4,000. He told me that you could build a 5,000 seater at the Thatchers' end without going higher than the tree line. But he also told me that that the Mem wasnt our permanent home and that we would move on to somewhere better I've read numerous times this thing about the East stand sightlines and I have to say I'm sceptical. It's a big tall stand. Anyone can see the pitch from the seats, with ease. How can extending it comprise sightlines? If it were a low single tiered affair that might be different. But it's not. Is this just something someone once said in order to suit an agenda, or is it true? And if so, how? Quite happy to be shown to be mistaken. Just my thoughts. As a season ticket holder there I can tell you the sight lines from the centre of the stand looking directly across the pitch are most definitely the best in the stadium. however, if you want to see the near touchline or action in the corners then you’ll witness an East Stand Mexican Wave of people standing up to see what the f**k is going on. So yes... it’s rubbish. And once again, the peanut huggers paid a fortune for something woefully inadequate. See also West Stand.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Oct 5, 2020 22:29:02 GMT
The more I think about this, the more I think Tisdale is tailor made to come here if Garner doesn't improve us. A lot of players progressed through Exeter's youth and first twam while Tisdale was there. Including yesterday's hero of course, Ollie Watkins. Tisdale has managed two seasons at this level, the first ended in relegation with Exeter and the second when he was sacked at MK Dons in 21st place having lost 8 out of his last 9 games in charge, scoring only 1 goal in that run of results. Exactly - tailor made for us!
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Post by Smithy Gas on Sept 22, 2020 17:20:40 GMT
Contrary to others on this thread - No More Jockeys is a bloody good listen so lets do it right!
Giuliano Grazioli. No more alliteration.
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Post by Smithy Gas on Jun 22, 2020 20:56:12 GMT
You thinking permitted development? It would appear that the barn we are converting and a red brick building, were given permission for conversion to 3 dwellings in 2015 under permitted development rights. The combined area was given as 427 square metres, which is under the limit of 450 square metres. As assembly and leisure also seem to fall within permitted development for agricultural buildings (assuming I’ve interpreted the document correctly), then it looks like we’re all good. The previous application for conversion to residential dwellings would have been given permission under Class Q whereas we are proposing a gym and presumably other facilities which must come under under Class R of the GPDO. If the building was over 150M2 a prior approval application would be necessary so I would assume it is under this size. There is an allowance of 500M2 overall to use under this PD so some leeway for the buildings on site.
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