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Post by gonzales on Feb 15, 2020 6:34:13 GMT
I keep hearing people use this term, but I have no idea what it means. MK Dons
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Post by Gastafari on Feb 15, 2020 6:41:37 GMT
Still doesn't explain what a Plastic club is.
MK Dons maybe a sh** club who were formed disgracefully, but whats a Plastic club?
Still none the wiser.
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Post by airballoongas on Feb 15, 2020 8:25:24 GMT
Still doesn't explain what a Plastic club is. MK Dons maybe a sh** club who were formed disgracefully, but whats a Plastic club? Still none the wiser. I guess it comes from the term 'plastic Brits' - used to describe athletes who are prepared to change allegiance and represent Britain when they have no British background. I'd say that of all the big clubs Man City are the least 'plastic'. Considering the number of Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and Leeds fans in Bristol you rarely see a Man City shirt. Whilst I don't shed a tear for them I am concerned about the whole FFP business - it does seem to be a regulation designed to protect the biggest clubs in Europe.
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Post by airballoongas on Feb 15, 2020 8:32:30 GMT
I really disagree with this statement about Man City being plastic. I hear it a lot, but why exactly? People say it's because they don't sell out every game, have to give cheap tickets away etc. But surely that means they're not plastic because their attendances didn't suddenly double? And yet most of the time, the one calling them plastic is some twat who supports Man Utd but has never been to a game. Who cares if they bought their way to the top? At least they disrupted the top 4 and stopped them from just running the league and doing whatever they wanted. The ones from Manchester who have been supporting them for 20/30 years or more, they’re not plastic. The ones from Wiltshire, who’ve only attended one game in the last 5 years and who support them from the comfort of their armchair each weekend however... Manchester City used to be a proper club at Maine Road but they’ve lost that in the last 10 years or so. I honestly wouldn’t want the same happening to Rovers, no matter how many wins we would accrue each weekend. Man City are hated because they have owners who used their billions to buy success and a swanky new stadium - thank goodness we still have our self-respect
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Post by oldgas on Feb 15, 2020 8:40:44 GMT
I really disagree with this statement about Man City being plastic. I hear it a lot, but why exactly? People say it's because they don't sell out every game, have to give cheap tickets away etc. But surely that means they're not plastic because their attendances didn't suddenly double? And yet most of the time, the one calling them plastic is some twat who supports Man Utd but has never been to a game. Who cares if they bought their way to the top? At least they disrupted the top 4 and stopped them from just running the league and doing whatever they wanted. The ones from Manchester who have been supporting them for 20/30 years or more, they’re not plastic. The ones from Wiltshire, who’ve only attended one game in the last 5 years and who support them from the comfort of their armchair each weekend however... Manchester City used to be a proper club at Maine Road but they’ve lost that in the last 10 years or so. I honestly wouldn’t want the same happening to Rovers, no matter how many wins we would accrue each weekend. Surely we could only accrue 1 win per weekend?
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Feb 15, 2020 8:42:20 GMT
Can we extend that ban to their u21 teams in EFL too?
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Post by Gastafari on Feb 15, 2020 8:49:56 GMT
Still doesn't explain what a Plastic club is. MK Dons maybe a sh** club who were formed disgracefully, but whats a Plastic club? Still none the wiser. I guess it comes from the term 'plastic Brits' - used to describe athletes who are prepared to change allegiance and represent Britain when they have no British background. I'd say that of all the big clubs Man City are the least 'plastic'. Considering the number of Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and Leeds fans in Bristol you rarely see a Man City shirt. Whilst I don't shed a tear for them I am concerned about the whole FFP business - it does seem to be a regulation designed to protect the biggest clubs in Europe. I still don't understand the term. It seems to me to be another Buzz word or term that people use that has no real definition or meaning, they just use it. The same when they use "The club has lost its soul" or "Soul less Bowl" when referring to new stadiums. What does it mean exactly?
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Post by endicotton on Feb 15, 2020 8:57:44 GMT
Man city made a statement saying. The case was initiated by UEFA. Prosecuted by UEFA. And judged by UEFA. That cannot be right in my view whatever anyone thinks about man city. I'm guessing the appeal to the C.A.S. will see it that way also. Expect the decision to be over-turned tbh.
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Post by Big Jock on Feb 15, 2020 13:31:20 GMT
I guess it comes from the term 'plastic Brits' - used to describe athletes who are prepared to change allegiance and represent Britain when they have no British background. I'd say that of all the big clubs Man City are the least 'plastic'. Considering the number of Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and Leeds fans in Bristol you rarely see a Man City shirt. Whilst I don't shed a tear for them I am concerned about the whole FFP business - it does seem to be a regulation designed to protect the biggest clubs in Europe. I still don't understand the term. It seems to me to be another Buzz word or term that people use that has no real definition or meaning, they just use it. The same when they use "The club has lost its soul" or "Soul less Bowl" when referring to new stadiums. What does it mean exactly? Semms ta me pal th term 'Plastic' is just used by envious supporters of other clubs.
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Post by Big Jock on Feb 15, 2020 13:34:06 GMT
The ones from Manchester who have been supporting them for 20/30 years or more, they’re not plastic. The ones from Wiltshire, who’ve only attended one game in the last 5 years and who support them from the comfort of their armchair each weekend however... Manchester City used to be a proper club at Maine Road but they’ve lost that in the last 10 years or so. I honestly wouldn’t want the same happening to Rovers, no matter how many wins we would accrue each weekend. Man City are hated because they have owners who used their billions to buy success and a swanky new stadium - thank goodness we still have our self-respect Its owned by Manchester council pal!
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Feb 15, 2020 14:07:51 GMT
The ones from Manchester who have been supporting them for 20/30 years or more, they’re not plastic. The ones from Wiltshire, who’ve only attended one game in the last 5 years and who support them from the comfort of their armchair each weekend however... Manchester City used to be a proper club at Maine Road but they’ve lost that in the last 10 years or so. I honestly wouldn’t want the same happening to Rovers, no matter how many wins we would accrue each weekend. Man City are hated because they have owners who used their billions to buy success and a swanky new stadium - thank goodness we still have our self-respect
Man City had their new & swanky stadium long before the owners rocked up. It was used for the 2002? Commonwealth games and City moved in the following year I think.
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 15, 2020 21:01:13 GMT
I guess it comes from the term 'plastic Brits' - used to describe athletes who are prepared to change allegiance and represent Britain when they have no British background. I'd say that of all the big clubs Man City are the least 'plastic'. Considering the number of Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and Leeds fans in Bristol you rarely see a Man City shirt. Whilst I don't shed a tear for them I am concerned about the whole FFP business - it does seem to be a regulation designed to protect the biggest clubs in Europe. I still don't understand the term. It seems to me to be another Buzz word or term that people use that has no real definition or meaning, they just use it. The same when they use "The club has lost its soul" or " Soul less Bowl" when referring to new stadiums. What does it mean exactly?I think it means you’ve got one and we haven’t. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 15, 2020 21:06:22 GMT
Man City are hated because they have owners who used their billions to buy success and a swanky new stadium - thank goodness we still have our self-respect
Man City had their new & swanky stadium long before the owners rocked up. It was used for the 2002? Commonwealth games and City moved in the following year I think.
One story I heard from some articles back along was that when the current City owners were looking to buy a club and invest heavily in them they looked at Everton and City seriously. The thing that swung it for City was the fact that they had just had moved into or were about to move into the City of Manchester Stadium (as was then), a ready made stadium whereas Everton were in the old Goodison and money would have had to be spent to get Everton to the stage City were then at. The rest is history as they say. UTG!
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Post by Gastafari on Feb 15, 2020 21:32:58 GMT
I still don't understand the term. It seems to me to be another Buzz word or term that people use that has no real definition or meaning, they just use it. The same when they use "The club has lost its soul" or " Soul less Bowl" when referring to new stadiums. What does it mean exactly?I think it means you’ve got one and we haven’t. UTG! Have I?
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 15, 2020 21:44:05 GMT
I think it means you’ve got one and we haven’t. UTG! Have I? You’re a gashead so you haven’t got one.😭 But the Mem has plenty of character and I thought the atmosphere today was pretty good even with the conditions. UTG!
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Post by kruger on Feb 15, 2020 22:08:29 GMT
What is CL for someone who dont give a shitt about any team that plays above league 1?
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Post by socrates on Feb 16, 2020 0:38:58 GMT
Not going to shed a single tear over this. A plastic club that only rose to prominence because their owners had some money, like our neighbours south of the river in a way. What's a plastic club? I keep hearing people use this term, but I have no idea what it means. Not Man City. Most of their regulars were there in league 1 not that long ago. They won the lottery but that doesn’t make their die hard fans plastic. I’ve yet to speak to a Bristolian that’s said they support Man City.
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Post by socrates on Feb 16, 2020 0:46:43 GMT
The ones from Manchester who have been supporting them for 20/30 years or more, they’re not plastic. The ones from Wiltshire, who’ve only attended one game in the last 5 years and who support them from the comfort of their armchair each weekend however... Manchester City used to be a proper club at Maine Road but they’ve lost that in the last 10 years or so. I honestly wouldn’t want the same happening to Rovers, no matter how many wins we would accrue each weekend. Man City are hated because they have owners who used their billions to buy success and a swanky new stadium - thank goodness we still have our self-respect Personally I don’t hate them because of that. Imagine if we got bought by multi billionaires and people called me a plastic Bristol Rovers fan because of it.. It’s bullshit. Football supporters have no say in who buys their club they just go along for the ride through thick and thin or if they lose interest they don’t bother any more. There’s thousands of Man City Supporters who supported their club in league 1 and if they’d gone down again they still would have had 20-30 thousand through the gates every week. That isn’t plastic it’s a club with great support no matter what life throws at them. For another example look at Pompey.
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Post by mjhgas on Feb 16, 2020 8:08:34 GMT
If it's on a par with Saracens RFC, then chuck em out and give them a Premier League points deduction as well.
If its clever work by accountants and within the rules (just) then they will appeal and win.
We were delighted when our mulit-billionaire owner arrived - imagine the embarrassment of Rovers being thrown out of the Champions League 😂🤣😂🤣
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Post by Gastafari on Feb 16, 2020 11:09:54 GMT
What's a plastic club? I keep hearing people use this term, but I have no idea what it means. Not Man City. Most of their regulars were there in league 1 not that long ago. They won the lottery but that doesn’t make their die hard fans plastic. I’ve yet to speak to a Bristolian that’s said they support Man City. Again what does the term mean? What are "Plastic Fans"? What makes you a non Plastic Fan? Whats a Plastic Club? I'm still none the wiser. It still seems to me a term people use that has no meaning.
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