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Post by richie on Dec 4, 2023 18:36:50 GMT
I was a big JB supporter, but I’ll get behind the new guy because I’m not fickle enough to declare *delete as appropriate* (not going to another home until he’s gone, don’t like the style of football, embarrassing signings, biggest budget in years, DC is the better
Some of us have started to sound like the entitled Teds.
Anyway in a months time Taylor will smash our transfer record and then the pressure will really be on
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Post by kruger on Dec 4, 2023 18:55:35 GMT
I was a big JB supporter, but I’ll get behind the new guy because I’m not fickle enough to declare *delete as appropriate* (not going to another home until he’s gone, don’t like the style of football, embarrassing signings, biggest budget in years, DC is the better Some of us have started to sound like the entitled Teds. Anyway in a months time Taylor will smash our transfer record and then the pressure will really be on 100% agree |
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Post by shireblues on Dec 4, 2023 19:46:18 GMT
Me too. Joey fan for his tenure here . Now gone. Bristol rovers fan for last 52 years & for the foreseeable future , whoever is at the helm . UTG
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 4, 2023 19:49:00 GMT
Every player and manager says the same thing at every club 🙄 Joey left us in the same position as he started . Hopefully the new guy can do better. Hate or love Joey, he left us in a much better position TBH he left us more or less where he found us whilst Wael's probably £6m+ out of pocket, whilst the squad's improved that wasn't hard nothing else has really changed. |
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Post by richie on Dec 4, 2023 20:07:55 GMT
Hate or love Joey, he left us in a much better position TBH he left us more or less where he found us whilst Wael's probably £6m+ out of pocket, whilst the squad's improved that wasn't hard nothing else has really changed. Can’t resist, what did JB spend £6m on in the last 2 years? Wages sanctioned by the board? Transfer fees below any of our competitors? Redeveloping the Mem/Quaters? I’ve definitely missed something here |
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Dec 4, 2023 20:16:54 GMT
I was a big JB supporter, but I’ll get behind the new guy because I’m not fickle enough to declare *delete as appropriate* (not going to another home until he’s gone, don’t like the style of football, embarrassing signings, biggest budget in years, DC is the better Some of us have started to sound like the entitled Teds. Anyway in a months time Taylor will smash our transfer record and then the pressure will really be on 100% agree Me too 👍💙utg |
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Dec 4, 2023 20:18:31 GMT
Why do we have so many Joey fans? Like I would give the bloke my support and we've had worse managers but it is a bizarre cult following of the bloke.
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Post by kruger on Dec 4, 2023 20:30:05 GMT
Why do we have so many Joey fans? Like I would give the bloke my support and we've had worse managers but it is a bizarre cult following of the bloke. for me because it was the best football I've seen down there in a very long time, he told the fans the truth, he built the best squad since I don't know when, ok we weren't doing very well come the end but we had loads of injuries, that's the reason why I am a fan |
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Post by madgas on Dec 4, 2023 20:30:15 GMT
There's a weird irony to the dooozy first MT fixure at the mem.
Lots of posters being criticised for the merest reference of JB... love him or loathe him his tenure is very relevant to the situation we find ourselves in.
Yet, actually- there's a bloke visiting who I won't "get over."And he didnt sign a single player currently wearing the quarters. DC is my footballing hero and whilst I wanna give Matt Taylor all the support I have- I'll be sharing the love with Darrell this Saturday. What an emotionally tricky first home match. But perhaps the perfect reminder to us all- that we all love this game. We have different connections to this wonderful club but each is special in its own right. The opposition gaffer has shown what we can do when we all pull together and how special that feels.
MT wasnt my first choice but lets get the mem the bouncing. Be positive, share the love and hopefully a reminder of a most beautiful past will inspire us all to respect our entire past (including recent) and fight together for a better, more united future.
Come on you blues. I'll see you in my dreams.
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Post by kruger on Dec 4, 2023 20:36:11 GMT
There's a weird irony to the dooozy first MT fixure at the mem. Lots of posters being criticised for the merest reference of JB... love him or loathe him his tenure is very relevant to the situation we find ourselves in. Yet, actually- there's a bloke visiting who I won't "get over."And he didnt sign a single player currently wearing the quarters. DC is my footballing hero and whilst I wanna give Matt Taylor all the support I have- I'll be sharing the love with Darrell this Saturday. What an emotionally tricky first home match. But perhaps the perfect reminder to us all- that we all love this game. We have different connections to this wonderful club but each is special in its own right. The opposition gaffer has shown what we can do when we all pull together and how special that feels. MT wasnt my first choice but lets get the mem the bouncing. Be positive, share the love and hopefully a reminder of a most beautiful past will inspire us all to respect our entire past (including recent) and fight together for a better, more united future. Come on you blues. I'll see you in my dreams. only because I'm a fan of JB does not mean I'm not a fan of DC aswell, I think they were both brilliant managers |
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Post by Quarters on Dec 4, 2023 20:38:30 GMT
Why do we have so many Joey fans? Like I would give the bloke my support and we've had worse managers but it is a bizarre cult following of the bloke. for me because it was the best football I've seen down there in a very long time, he told the fans the truth, he built the best squad since I don't know when, ok we weren't doing very well come the end but we had loads of injuries, that's the reason why I am a fan How many teams have played best football ever this season in our league? Not sure I've ever seen Northampton play that well before. |
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Post by Quarters on Dec 4, 2023 20:48:46 GMT
Why do we have so many Joey fans? Like I would give the bloke my support and we've had worse managers but it is a bizarre cult following of the bloke. for me because it was the best football I've seen down there in a very long time, he told the fans the truth, he built the best squad since I don't know when, ok we weren't doing very well come the end but we had loads of injuries, that's the reason why I am a fan He told the truth in a way like Boris or Trump. His spending on players was not great. Taylor looking good value, but what of Connolly, Macca, Loft, Rossitor, Clarke? What of Clarke getting a 2 year deal then shipped out. Best squad? How many set to leave at the end of season? How many of the squad would command a fee? No striker, JCH the only one on the planet available? |
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Post by RD on Dec 4, 2023 20:54:45 GMT
for me because it was the best football I've seen down there in a very long time, he told the fans the truth, he built the best squad since I don't know when, ok we weren't doing very well come the end but we had loads of injuries, that's the reason why I am a fan He told the truth in a way like Boris or Trump. His spending on players was not great. Taylor looking good value, but what of Connolly, Macca, Loft, Rossitor, Clarke? What of Clarke getting a 2 year deal then shipped out. Best squad? How many set to leave at the end of season? How many of the squad would command a fee? No striker, JCH the only one on the planet available? Great post. The JB myth lives on for many of his biggest fanboys. We played Garnerball ffs. Largely toothless, pointless possession based football with little to no cutting edge or threat. His signings were extremely hit and miss - they all conveniently forget the players you've listed (and that's only a handful of them). Then there's the court cases, the horrific outbursts, the disgraceful man management, the unbelievable lack of professionalism / shocking representation of the club, the pathetic "I give up" attitude that relegated us from L1. The list goes on. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 4, 2023 20:55:26 GMT
TBH he left us more or less where he found us whilst Wael's probably £6m+ out of pocket, whilst the squad's improved that wasn't hard nothing else has really changed. Can’t resist, what did JB spend £6m on in the last 2 years? Wages sanctioned by the board? Transfer fees below any of our competitors? Redeveloping the Mem/Quaters? I’ve definitely missed something here I doubt many mid table teams spent more on transfer fees, possibly Wycombe did but unlike us they sold a player for decent money. If you include the stand etc it'll be far more than £6m. So why do you think we are in a far better position? We might have a handful of better player but what's the betting MT has a clear out in the next couple of transfer windows? |
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Post by kruger on Dec 4, 2023 20:57:32 GMT
for me because it was the best football I've seen down there in a very long time, he told the fans the truth, he built the best squad since I don't know when, ok we weren't doing very well come the end but we had loads of injuries, that's the reason why I am a fan He told the truth in a way like Boris or Trump. His spending on players was not great. Taylor looking good value, but what of Connolly, Macca, Loft, Rossitor, Clarke? What of Clarke getting a 2 year deal then shipped out. Best squad? How many set to leave at the end of season? How many of the squad would command a fee? No striker, JCH the only one on the planet available? I'll get my Crystal ball out and let you know how many will leave at the end of the season, how the hell do I know, yes I remember people during the summer saying announce promotion now when we were signing these players, obviously you didn't, have you ever thought about being a manager yourself, think you will be really good, it's very easy in hindsight |
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Post by wallywalters on Dec 4, 2023 20:57:53 GMT
I think for me and a lot of gas fans he brought excitement back to watching rovers again.
The last year under DC , then GC , then garner then finally tisdale were all horrendous to watch. Suddenly under JB we saw an exciting attacking rovers again who won promotion in the most extraordinary way any of us will ever see in our lifetimes.
I liked the fact he told it how it was and wasn't scared to voice his opinion in a world where you can't say f"*k all for fear of being called out by the snowflake society we have become.
Was it all great? No.
Did he take things too far sometimes? Definitely.
Is he a bit of a see you next Tuesday? Yes he is.
But I loved the majority of his time being our manager and he made me dream the gas might one day be the best club in Bristol again.
That challenge is at Matt Taylor's feet now and I'm right behind him. Barton will fade into a distant memory but that glorious day in may 2022 will always be a huge part of our history now.
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Post by kruger on Dec 4, 2023 20:58:23 GMT
He told the truth in a way like Boris or Trump. His spending on players was not great. Taylor looking good value, but what of Connolly, Macca, Loft, Rossitor, Clarke? What of Clarke getting a 2 year deal then shipped out. Best squad? How many set to leave at the end of season? How many of the squad would command a fee? No striker, JCH the only one on the planet available? Great post. The JB myth lives on for many of his biggest fanboys. We played Garnerball ffs. Largely toothless, pointless possession based football with little to no cutting edge or threat. His signings were extremely hit and miss - they all conveniently forget the players you've listed (and that's only a handful of them). Then there's the court cases, the horrific outbursts, the disgraceful man management, the unbelievable lack of professionalism / shocking representation of the club, the pathetic "I give up" attitude that relegated us from L1. The list goes on. yawn |
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Post by gashead79 on Dec 4, 2023 21:01:30 GMT
He told the truth in a way like Boris or Trump. His spending on players was not great. Taylor looking good value, but what of Connolly, Macca, Loft, Rossitor, Clarke? What of Clarke getting a 2 year deal then shipped out. Best squad? How many set to leave at the end of season? How many of the squad would command a fee? No striker, JCH the only one on the planet available? Great post. The JB myth lives on for many of his biggest fanboys. We played Garnerball ffs. Largely toothless, pointless possession based football with little to no cutting edge or threat. His signings were extremely hit and miss - they all conveniently forget the players you've listed (and that's only a handful of them). Then there's the court cases, the horrific outbursts, the disgraceful man management, the unbelievable lack of professionalism / shocking representation of the club, the pathetic "I give up" attitude that relegated us from L1. The list goes on. We got promoted with no cutting edge or threat🤣 You forgot to call him a fraud. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 4, 2023 21:03:53 GMT
Why do we have so many Joey fans? Like I would give the bloke my support and we've had worse managers but it is a bizarre cult following of the bloke. for me because it was the best football I've seen down there in a very long time, he told the fans the truth, he built the best squad since I don't know when, ok we weren't doing very well come the end but we had loads of injuries, that's the reason why I am a fan We played good football for a year but the bits at either end was poor, possibly we had the best squad on paper but on the pitch it was a bang average L1 side, even with a fully fit squad we still couldn't beat Lincoln last week. In a list of recent managers, I'd put JB around Trollope's level but even he had a good cup run something which JB never achieved, you sense he now joins Buckle and McGhee as manager most fans will be glad if they never see again at the Mem. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 4, 2023 21:07:14 GMT
Great post. The JB myth lives on for many of his biggest fanboys. We played Garnerball ffs. Largely toothless, pointless possession based football with little to no cutting edge or threat. His signings were extremely hit and miss - they all conveniently forget the players you've listed (and that's only a handful of them). Then there's the court cases, the horrific outbursts, the disgraceful man management, the unbelievable lack of professionalism / shocking representation of the club, the pathetic "I give up" attitude that relegated us from L1. The list goes on. We got promoted with no cutting edge or threat🤣 You forgot to call him a fraud. What about this season? JB really flopped as a L1 manager at Rovers. |
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