FFSC for this season?

Hi Tilly,

Yes i will launch this years in the next week or so.

I will catch up with JTS and Hugo to discuss 1st tho

Parrot

Hey guys, is this still happening?

I think it's a great thing that brings the folks on here and the AF together and raises money for the club.

Happy to help organise if you need someone.

Evenin all.

Ill be honest as always - the FFS Club has clearly lost its way in recent seasons. We had a very close knit group over the ten years since inception who were the main stays and a great loyal following that supported the group through thick and thin, we achieved some amazing things , but the real achievement was bringing Gasheads together, whether on here or in person. 

Sadly that group has been fractured, some have moved on, the forum has certainly changed as has the football club in general, others like myself just don’t post on here much anymore for one reason or another, and extremely sadly we all lost the glue that held us together, our great friend GregsGas, such was his effect on others the FFS Club has never been the same since and the truth is it will never be what it once was without him. I think about him all the time and miss him dearly. 

That said, if enough people want it to continue I will step up and make sure it continues, arrange a hospitality game etc. Hopefully Parrot is up for the banking side etc also, but that is for him to decide and to add his own comments. It will need others to mould it together though, even if that is just posting, discussing it in any threads etc. To be honest I don’t think the club need our fundraising since Wael has arrived, he seems to be well in control of the clubs finances and it is a tribute to him that fundraisers are not needed like they once were. But I also know he appreciates any efforts made to raise a few pounds, and by the sponsorship of games, shirts etc every little helps. 

The great thing is that whatever else is going on, or the different paths our lives take us we always remain Gasheads through and through, it’s what binds us together and when we do get together however infrequently it’s like we’ve never been apart. Bristol Rovers has always been a massive part of my life and that will never change. 

I hope this serves as an opening line for others to add their thoughts. Thanks for reading and apologies for being distant these last few years.

UTG!

Thank you Jon, as always, you have a great way with words.

As you know, like you, I very much miss Gregs.

This place and the FFSC just isn't what it was for me either anymore.

I too have drifted from the club, probably further than most.

I feel privileged to have got to know some really special people along the way who even when there are differences I still like, respect and consider them a friend.

Even as I drift further away, it's hard not to lament what was a really special contribution every member of the FFSC has made over the years and I'm glad to have played a small part in its success.

There have been a few stalwarts and plenty of new passengers on our journey and I would like to thank them all.

I've always tried to be a cheerleader for the FFSC as much as I could over the years, but I feel that this would be disingenuous and hollow should I try now.

My heart just isn't in it anymore.

I really hope I reconnect with Bristol Rovers again one day in the future. I still read this forum from time to time, more out of habit than anything else. I also still look for the results on a Saturday evening so there's still hope for me.

If you do carry on, I wish you all the very best of luck, and yeah, I'll probably still end up joining!

Take care and thanks again to everyone who have played their part in the FFSC.

Thanks for posting your comments Jon the Stripe - I totally get where you are coming from regarding the FFSC. As you say, the club is in a different place now, and many other things have changed. I'm happy for it to remain as a great memory of good times on the forum, and thank all those involved along the way, who made it happen.

Sorry to hear about the FFSC,think I've been in it from the start. If you do at some point arrange a match day meet up in memory of Paul,give us all a shout.

I've one final idea, if we have any funds and shirts left over from previous seasons I'd like to suggest we raffle the shirts and donate all our final funds to Nick Anderton.

The clubs in a much better place than it was when the FFSC started. Everyone knows my current views despite this but I would still support the FFSC if it was to continue running.

Agreed regarding refunds and the shirts are unclaimed prizes which historically have always gone back to raise FFSC funds.