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Post by Feeling The Blues on Feb 1, 2018 14:02:36 GMT
City fans have made the BBC Midlands news.Seems their supporters were put on a train and not allowed to go to a game at Birmingham which they are claiming infringed their rights so it's going to the European Commission for human rights.Suspect the police had good reason .You couldn't make it up!!!!! Being as you're from Staffs you might know about the pub full of Stoke fans who were unceremoniously deported back to the Potteries by the GMP before a game at Man Utd. They basically cleared the pub and put everyone on busses back to Stoke, including a few locals who had only popped out for a lunchtime pint. The Stoke fans sued the police and won sizeable compensation.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Feb 1, 2018 12:54:27 GMT
"That deal was done genuinely with the absolute best interests of all parties"
"Because I think that if a Bristol City player is surplus and Bristol Rovers wanted him then I don't think that should be an issue either" ALL PARTIES?? Yes you sign our best striker for half of what he's worth at a time that makes it impossible to replace him with anyone remotely likely to possess the same quality at the price that sounds like the perfect deal for us let's shake on it quick before you change your mind. Second point ...players that are "surplus" can of course move where they like...the supposed handshake was not about them it was about bidding for each other's high performing stars and unbalancing their squad (and fans). This again is likely only to apply one way anyway. They have shown they move in different circles now. Any player of theirs that would create a similar type of hole in their team would a) command a fee we have no appetite or ability to pay and b) would expect wages completely at odds with our pay structure. We simply aren't fishing in that pond. We shouldn't think that this will always be the case. If AFC Bournemouth, or Swansea or even Huddersfield Town wanted one of 82's best players they would be able to get them. If not now at the end of the season when and if they stay up and the sh** don't go up.
Bristol Rovers have a bigger fan base than all of those clubs and have the potential to do equally as well provided that one day we have owners capable and willing to invest.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 19, 2018 19:55:34 GMT
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 16, 2018 21:26:14 GMT
Yeah, weird border. The whole site is in SG, except a couple of hangars in Bristol, (southwest of the black line). South Gloucestershire is weird. It's a pointless creation. Who created the Borders and Boundaries? It's all just Bristol, isn't it really? It’s a bit the other way around in as much as north of the river Avon is historically Gloucestershire except for the bit that was claimed by the city and county of Bristol way before the built up area extended as far north as Filton.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 16, 2018 17:49:42 GMT
One article I read suggested the hanger in question was just inside the city council boundary. Not sure if it is true, this was an EP article. Yeah, weird border. The whole site is in SG, except a couple of hangars in Bristol, (southwest of the black line). That map just shows how absolutely diabolical it is that the Airfield which is next to a railway and a motorway is not Bristol International Airport.
Bristol. The city where the train station is nowhere near the bus station, the shopping centre is nowhere near the city centre, and the airport is nowhere near anything!
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 11, 2018 11:37:22 GMT
HE came on as sub for someone against us at the Mem and was introduced over the tannoy as Bernard Mincer.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 10, 2018 9:12:54 GMT
If it was us playing Man City in a semi of a cup trust me no matter what the result win or lose or draw the SH.T would be all over us , no way would they have the grace to praise us ! Lucky to win first leg lucky to get a draw sh**e team if we lost ! If c'ty fans took to social media to praise us they would get ripped to pieces by their own fans , I too do not like to discuss that lot but I will not praise them for fuc£ all ,1982 will happen again one day the bubble will burst ! UTG I'm sorry but your first statement is total rubbish. I've seen with my own eyes on the comments section of Youtube beneath the Gas-Dagenham highlights, City fans coming on and saying "fair play" and "well done Rovers". I find it ridiculous when people tar any group of people, including a fanbase, all with the same brush. I have people in my family who I banter with constantly about them supporting City, and I truly hate that they're miles ahead of us and I hate when they win, but my City-supporting mates and family are still good people despite their misguided choice of football team, and they would have the same humility to praise us when the time as right, as some Gasheads have to praise them. Still, UTG and Down the S**t! Well said Jomo I know City fans who are really good people, and I know City fans who are dispicable bell ends. I know Rovers fans who are really good people, and I know some who are dispicable bell ends. Whats the difference?
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 8, 2018 19:30:27 GMT
What’s the attraction for him in coming to us I’m not being sarcastic genuine question? Brand new Cat 1 state of the art training facilities, a soon to be totally redeveloped stadium, top wages for L1 (well top six). Wael told him we can make the Premier League and Hamer's told him we are going to be the new Crazy Gang. You must mean what's NOT the attraction of coming to us surely?
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 7, 2018 10:37:51 GMT
Whilst it would be disappointing to have a bad window again, I'm not sure you'd be able to hold the board solely accountable. A few weeks ago DC gave an interview where he referred to his mistakes in the summer. He didn't elaborate, but clearly felt he should've done things differently. My opinion is we must judge the owners on infrastructure and general running of the club. Things like: Are the right people employed? Is the structure of the business right? Do the training facilities and ground get delivered? Is the club sustainable? Are we constantly striving to improve things? For me personally, if the BB fee needs to be put towards the training ground then so be it. There's a bigger more important picture there than the instant gratification of a few new players. However, it is a balance as relegation would be a disaster. Maybe DC was referring to his mistake of not going to Leeds and signing the 5 year contract with us, now he knows the way the ALQs really want to run things?
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 4, 2018 19:00:35 GMT
Why can’t Hamer answer a simple question?
Ali Duerden asks him if the owners need to demonstrate their ambition to the fans this window (something many of us are saying) and he instead bangs on about Billy Bodin’s past.
What the f**k has that got to do with the question? Chief bluffer and bollox spouter is all Hamer is good for!
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 23:33:28 GMT
Duerden's tweet says 'Billy Bodin signs for Preston. Fee being reported in Lancashire as around £400,000. Crucial thing for #BristolRovers is that Darrell Clarke gets that money to reinvest in his squad' So, like I said fee source is Lancs not down here, so wrong on that and wrong on the other too. Why cant people accept that people who work in local media have to be positive about the local clubs, that's what they get paid to do. I said Durden was spreading the rumour and you have just proved what I said. Thank you. He's doing some digging and informing the fans just like he's supposed to. That doesn't mean he's a shithead! Jeez.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 23:28:14 GMT
No he isn't and the fee was reported in the Lancashire local paper, so wrong on two counts. Not bad in only 13 words! Read Durden's tweet and then ... Lancashire post just guessing if you took the time to read what they said. Duerden's tweet says 'Billy Bodin signs for Preston. Fee being reported in Lancashire as around £400,000. Crucial thing for #BristolRovers is that Darrell Clarke gets that money to reinvest in his squad' So, like I said fee source is Lancs not down here, so wrong on that and wrong on the other too. Why cant people accept that people who work in local media have to be positive about the local clubs, that's what they get paid to do.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 23:13:22 GMT
Thank you for everything Billy, good luck for the future. I will never forget your magical goal against Dagenham and all of the excitement you have given us over the last 2 and a half seasons. All the best. - Although if the rumoured £400k is true then I will be absolutely livid at the club as that is a pathetic sum for a player of his quality, short contract or not. I really hope Dwayne Sports haven’t just jumped on the money here. Losing Bodin could see us in real trouble and surely letting him go for free in the summer having got another half season out of him would be better. Remember Ali Durden who is spreading the fee rumour is a know sh*thead. No he isn't and the fee was reported in the Lancashire local paper, so wrong on two counts. Not bad in only 13 words!
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 23:00:56 GMT
Just shows that he who can do nothing wrong lies out of his ass, only after the Pompey game DC said that we are not selling our best players yet here we are 2 days on and probably one of our top 3 players has gone who else now to follow Ells and the beard and leave us staring at relegation I didn't hear DC say we are not selling our best players, he did say that he would likely be on his phone the whole month at detriment to his health. Our best players aren't leaving because of DC they are leaving because the owners aren't taking this club where they thought they were and where DC thought they were when he signed his 5 year contract.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 22:52:22 GMT
Billy gone to Preston but no mention of how much and no player exchanged? Why are we always kept in the dark? Yep, great idea - let’s tell every other club in the Football League exactly how much money we’ve got to now spend on a replacement. Yeah, and they probably don't want DC to know for the same reason! 😊
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 22:48:17 GMT
How can you replace a player like BBB?we ain't got the money or the ambition to attract players. How did we attract Billy Bodin? He was without a club in the summer of 2015 so we gave him a trial, then a short term contract and then a proper one.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 22:46:45 GMT
Ricky miller watch this space. He might be staying in one of Her Majesty's establishments before the seasons out, so doubt it!
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 22:26:43 GMT
I'm not sure I want a player moving down the ladder because he hasn't made it at the level above. Much rather an up and coming player from the level below.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 3, 2018 21:47:13 GMT
Good luck Billy,walk proudly out the front door son.Thankyou for your goals and buzz you gave our fans when you were in possession. Disappointed as I am to lose a player that is of the quality we need to get to the next level ourselves you are right about him leaving through the front door. Transfer very early in the window gives us a chance to replace with another up and coming player, (something we couldn't do last year after the Snake left for the shitpit on the last day of the window. Over to the owners now, this transfer window will tell us a lot.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Dec 23, 2017 10:46:49 GMT
The Al-Qadi family never ever said they were billionaires, let alone wealthy. Blame the uninformed media for that. Proper research would have shown that. In the very first interview Wael gave for the official website Keith Brookman asked him why Bristol Rovers when they could have afforded any club even Premier League. Wael replied not ANY club but didn't dispel any notion they were very wealthy. Thereafter there were plenty of interviews when the grand plan was set out by both him and Hamer. I think Hamer actually believed it though poor sod!
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