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Post by wider on Jan 27, 2018 23:13:22 GMT
I’ve been supporting Rovers since 1962 and this is the best time I’ve ever experienced. Mostly I feel this is due to DC but I think the Al Qadi’s have definitely helped. It is frustrating that we don’t know what they are thinking but so far I don’t think they have done anything wrong. Evolution takes time but is sustainable. I’d rather be patient and keep hoping than rush into mistakes again. Keep the faith, keep supporting and try not to be too negative as it eats you up and does damage to those around you as well as yourself. C’mon Gas!
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Post by socrates on Jan 28, 2018 0:14:55 GMT
I’ve been supporting Rovers since 1962 and this is the best time I’ve ever experienced. Mostly I feel this is due to DC but I think the Al Qadi’s have definitely helped. It is frustrating that we don’t know what they are thinking but so far I don’t think they have done anything wrong. Evolution takes time but is sustainable. I’d rather be patient and keep hoping than rush into mistakes again. Keep the faith, keep supporting and try not to be too negative as it eats you up and does damage to those around you as well as yourself. C’mon Gas! I agree these are pretty good times but the best since 1962 ? What about those seasons in the top half of division 2 pushing for promotion to the top flight ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 0:43:29 GMT
I’ve been supporting Rovers since 1962 and this is the best time I’ve ever experienced. Mostly I feel this is due to DC but I think the Al Qadi’s have definitely helped. It is frustrating that we don’t know what they are thinking but so far I don’t think they have done anything wrong. Evolution takes time but is sustainable. I’d rather be patient and keep hoping than rush into mistakes again. Keep the faith, keep supporting and try not to be too negative as it eats you up and does damage to those around you as well as yourself. C’mon Gas! I agree these are pretty good times but the best since 1962 ? What about those seasons in the top half of division 2 pushing for promotion to the top flight ? That was the 1950"s
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Post by aghast on Jan 28, 2018 9:13:05 GMT
I agree these are pretty good times but the best since 1962 ? What about those seasons in the top half of division 2 pushing for promotion to the top flight ? That was the 1950"s We finished in the top half of the Championship for five seasons in the 70s. I can't say fighting to stay in the top half there was as enjoyable as being in or around the promotion places in L1 though, which was a pretty regular event until 2001.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 11:24:20 GMT
We finished in the top half of the Championship for five seasons in the 70s. I can't say fighting to stay in the top half there was as enjoyable as being in or around the promotion places in L1 though, which was a pretty regular event until 2001. champioship now=league div 2 in 1970"S 1974-5 19th 22 teams 1975-6 18th 22 1976-7 15th 22 1977-8 18th 22 teams 1978-9 16th 22 1979-80 19th 22 1980-81 22nd 22
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Post by socrates on Jan 28, 2018 12:00:23 GMT
This is a question that comes up a lot on the forum. I have a theory, but I thought it might be useful to debate the question. I think Wael is not happy working in finance. His passion is for football, and he convinced his family to get involved in order to indulge his passion. He wants to build a club from scratch. As he has said in interviews, Hani and Abdulkader see things in numbers. To them it is an investement, not a passion. I think Wael sold the idea to them by showing them Premier League numbers - as that is what is possible. They will know it's going to take investement to achieve that. However, as stated from the outset - they are not just going to throw money at it and hope it works. As Steve Hamer suggested in his radio bristol interview - every pound invested will be carefully considered. So, in a way it is a "plaything" for Wael. It does however have a serious edge and must - long term - produce a return for the family. Because Wael loves football and we’re a bloody brilliant football club.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Jan 28, 2018 12:04:20 GMT
All this talk about evolution is utter BS. If the concept of evolution was genuine then teds wouldn't even exist.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 28, 2018 12:06:32 GMT
All this talk about evolution is utter BS. If the concept of evolution was genuine then teds wouldn't even exist.
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Post by legas on Jan 28, 2018 12:55:54 GMT
If that was a league table then city would be in deep relegation trouble.
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Post by aghast on Jan 28, 2018 13:12:27 GMT
We finished in the top half of the Championship for five seasons in the 70s. I can't say fighting to stay in the top half there was as enjoyable as being in or around the promotion places in L1 though, which was a pretty regular event until 2001. champioship now=league div 2 in 1970"S 1974-5 19th 22 teams 1975-6 18th 22 1976-7 15th 22 1977-8 18th 22 teams 1978-9 16th 22 1979-80 19th 22 1980-81 22nd 22 You're right. I'm ashamed. Still not a bad run though.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 28, 2018 13:14:36 GMT
We finished in the top half of the Championship for five seasons in the 70s. I can't say fighting to stay in the top half there was as enjoyable as being in or around the promotion places in L1 though, which was a pretty regular event until 2001. champioship now=league div 2 in 1970"S 1974-5 19th 22 teams 1975-6 18th 22 1976-7 15th 22 1977-8 18th 22 teams 1978-9 16th 22 1979-80 19th 22 1980-81 22nd 22 For the record, I looked up our 90s finishes: 13,13,24.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 28, 2018 13:28:46 GMT
All this talk about evolution is utter BS. If the concept of evolution was genuine then teds wouldn't even exist. Put a teddy bear before the monkey and that would sum up the evolutionary difference between a typical ted and a gas head lol
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Post by Big Jock on Jan 28, 2018 13:36:27 GMT
I’ve been supporting Rovers since 1962 and this is the best time I’ve ever experienced. Mostly I feel this is due to DC but I think the Al Qadi’s have definitely helped. It is frustrating that we don’t know what they are thinking but so far I don’t think they have done anything wrong. Evolution takes time but is sustainable. I’d rather be patient and keep hoping than rush into mistakes again. Keep the faith, keep supporting and try not to be too negative as it eats you up and does damage to those around you as well as yourself. C’mon Gas!
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Post by dickiedamsell on Jan 28, 2018 14:22:08 GMT
What no camels, gives me the hump.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 23:50:24 GMT
champioship now=league div 2 in 1970"S 1974-5 19th 22 teams 1975-6 18th 22 1976-7 15th 22 1977-8 18th 22 teams 1978-9 16th 22 1979-80 19th 22 1980-81 22nd 22 You're right. I'm ashamed. Still not a bad run though. It was a long time ago.
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Post by bradfordmeyerbiggs on Jan 29, 2018 7:05:13 GMT
The 70's in a nutshell:-
Tote Smash 'n' Grab Brighton Promotion Watney Villa Boots Ska Struggle Millwall A-G followed by You're gonna get your.... A game to forget Randall Ipswich - Offside? Never. Southampton - Corner flags
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Post by Severncider on Jan 29, 2018 7:20:18 GMT
I’ve been supporting Rovers since 1962 and this is the best time I’ve ever experienced. Mostly I feel this is due to DC but I think the Al Qadi’s have definitely helped. It is frustrating that we don’t know what they are thinking but so far I don’t think they have done anything wrong. Evolution takes time but is sustainable. I’d rather be patient and keep hoping than rush into mistakes again. Keep the faith, keep supporting and try not to be too negative as it eats you up and does damage to those around you as well as yourself. C’mon Gas! I agree these are pretty good times but the best since 1962 ? What about those seasons in the top half of division 2 pushing for promotion to the top flight ? Are you confused with the period 1969-1974?
We were in Division 3 and finished:-
1969/70 3 1970/71 6 1971/72 6 1972/73 5 1973/74 2 promoted
This included the Football League Cup games against QPR and Stoke when the attendances were 23,373 and 33,624 respectively.
Now that was an exciting period for watching The Gas
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Post by Henbury Gas on Jan 29, 2018 7:27:35 GMT
We had plans and designs under the old board. We got relegated out of the League. Remember? When our finance director told us he hadn't budgeted for relegation. Higgs used to give us weekly updates of f**k all. But at least we had some expensive colouring in to hang on the wall in the clubhouse bar. Well we don't need to worry about that now because as you said earlier we have a financially savvy and stable board now....yet one who can't seem to communicate any plans of any note, are forced into after hours press releases because they can't get their crap together and a president who likes to play the fool on dancefloors in night clubs. With a professional outfit like that running the show the sky is the limit! Very Childish post in my opinion
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Post by madgas on Jan 29, 2018 7:53:38 GMT
Who gives a sh1t about artists impressions? We had artists impressions of UWE. We had artists impressions of Severnside in 1992. Artists impressions mean f**k all. You talk about easily pleased. You'd rather be back at Twerton with some artists impressions than where we are now. I'd rather some sort of plan/design than the absolute silence we have at the moment. I recall the old board got no end of stick for lack of communication (rightly so) yet this lot are getting a free ride and can do no wrong. As a Rovers fan I would love for them to come good and finance a team and a stadium worthy of the support this club gets and could get, but on the evidence so far I think they are playing for time because they do not know/care how they are going to push this club on (at least in the way our current manager would like) hence no communication. You do the design profession a dis-service. It’s not as if you just paint a picture and get the gig. We start again, from the very beginning. This means: - investigating how best to utilise the space. - consultations. We need a budget. A designer could paint the New Camp into our space at horfield doesn’t make it feasible. - talks with locals and BCC. - decisions over what over adjoining business ideas. Ie student accommodation, hospitality, etc. - road layouts. At that point you might wish to talk to several architects- And then chose one.
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Post by sallycinnamon on Jan 29, 2018 8:42:52 GMT
Well we don't need to worry about that now because as you said earlier we have a financially savvy and stable board now....yet one who can't seem to communicate any plans of any note, are forced into after hours press releases because they can't get their crap together and a president who likes to play the fool on dancefloors in night clubs. With a professional outfit like that running the show the sky is the limit! Very Childish post in my opinion true nonetheless
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