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Post by pirate on Jan 27, 2024 2:36:04 GMT
If I wanted to yes! They were Arsenal, paid to use Southampton's name instead for a bit. They don't even say they are a partner on their website anymore. As I said, I have watched them first hand and I know about their reputation in Cornwall. I know they had no links at all last season, even though they said they did. They have no pathway. Anyone can say they have links. Unless the club can be bothered to sue them, who is going to know. I could say more about them, stuff I know, but I wouldn't post it on here. But the point being- who is making fake Bristol Rovers academies overseas... Occams Razor and that. Your theory is possible but not plausible. And it does worry me when people will go so far to look beyond the obvious. Criticism of the owners isn't betraying support of the club. I'll lend you a better a theory- the club have likely partnered up with a small academy in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti club are reasonable for the site and whilst it doesn't match the expectation of a league one club it serves its purpose in kuwait. Hopefully it makes an impact in Kuwait and Children can enjoy decent football facilities. Its small fry. Ultimately, harmless. But there's not a lot of credit to- it's probably not us...  |
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Post by gashead1981 on Jan 27, 2024 12:46:23 GMT
Anything you put your name or brand to must be represented correctly. If you get the small things done properly, it will filter through to the much bigger things.
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Post by Quarters on Jan 27, 2024 12:49:43 GMT
Any announcement re this new "link" to another training center?
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Post by returngas on Jan 27, 2024 17:37:13 GMT
But the point being- who is making fake Bristol Rovers academies overseas... Occams Razor and that. Your theory is possible but not plausible. And it does worry me when people will go so far to look beyond the obvious. Criticism of the owners isn't betraying support of the club. I'll lend you a better a theory- the club have likely partnered up with a small academy in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti club are reasonable for the site and whilst it doesn't match the expectation of a league one club it serves its purpose in kuwait. Hopefully it makes an impact in Kuwait and Children can enjoy decent football facilities. Its small fry. Ultimately, harmless. But there's not a lot of credit to- it's probably not us... Sounds like a decent job to me. Is it tax free in Kuwait like the old days in Saudi? |
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Post by returngas on Jan 27, 2024 17:48:42 GMT
If the 'Shambles' get anywhere close to £1m for Aaron and bring in a half decent striker next week then lets have some more of this shambles. If we manage to get some defensive cover as well then an even better shambles to be happy about. MT says recruitment backroom staffing one for the close season.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 27, 2024 18:59:22 GMT
If the 'Shambles' get anywhere close to £1m for Aaron and bring in a half decent striker next week then lets have some more of this shambles. If we manage to get some defensive cover as well then an even better shambles to be happy about. MT says recruitment backroom staffing one for the close season. Playing devil's advocate but what if they sell AC for £350K and then just sign a couple of young loan players? I personally can't see AC going for decent money or we'd have heard rumours from the likes of Alan Nixon to try and bump up his transfer fee. |
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Post by neilv93 on Jan 27, 2024 19:08:11 GMT
If the 'Shambles' get anywhere close to £1m for Aaron and bring in a half decent striker next week then lets have some more of this shambles. If we manage to get some defensive cover as well then an even better shambles to be happy about. MT says recruitment backroom staffing one for the close season. Playing devil's advocate but what if they sell AC for £350K and then just sign a couple of young loan players? I personally can't see AC going for decent money or we'd have heard rumours from the likes of Alan Nixon to try and bump up his transfer fee. Why on earth would the top creator and current holder of POTY in L1 with 18 months left on his contract not go for decent money?! Happy to be proven wrong when we know the fee but what is your logic based on out of interest? |
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Post by gashead1981 on Jan 27, 2024 21:03:50 GMT
If the 'Shambles' get anywhere close to £1m for Aaron and bring in a half decent striker next week then lets have some more of this shambles. If we manage to get some defensive cover as well then an even better shambles to be happy about. MT says recruitment backroom staffing one for the close season. Playing devil's advocate but what if they sell AC for £350K and then just sign a couple of young loan players? I personally can't see AC going for decent money or we'd have heard rumours from the likes of Alan Nixon to try and bump up his transfer fee. The clubs that want Azza will be the ones in the hunt for a promotion. I hope that Hussain will reinvest whatever we get for him to strengthen the side. |
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Post by daniel300380 on Jan 27, 2024 21:20:35 GMT
But the point being- who is making fake Bristol Rovers academies overseas... Occams Razor and that. Your theory is possible but not plausible. And it does worry me when people will go so far to look beyond the obvious. Criticism of the owners isn't betraying support of the club. I'll lend you a better a theory- the club have likely partnered up with a small academy in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti club are reasonable for the site and whilst it doesn't match the expectation of a league one club it serves its purpose in kuwait. Hopefully it makes an impact in Kuwait and Children can enjoy decent football facilities. Its small fry. Ultimately, harmless. But there's not a lot of credit to- it's probably not us... No wonder they are charging so much 😂. Will they even break even?? They have to pay the wage, accomodation, travel etc. In most the videos on Instagram, there was about 5 kids😂 I suppose if they have money to burn over there and it raises our profile, there is no harm in it. Would be better off setting some up in the UK first though, in the surrounding areas of Bristol. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 27, 2024 22:27:05 GMT
Playing devil's advocate but what if they sell AC for £350K and then just sign a couple of young loan players? I personally can't see AC going for decent money or we'd have heard rumours from the likes of Alan Nixon to try and bump up his transfer fee. The clubs that want Azza will be the ones in the hunt for a promotion. I hope that Hussain will reinvest whatever we get for him to strengthen the side. The rumour mill suggests it's now just Wrexham interested so it's hardly teams in the L1 promotion hunt? Given he's been poor for us for virtually a year I'd be surprised if any of the top 6 contenders sign him. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2024 23:10:45 GMT
Aaron Collins has been hawked around all over the place in the last 2 weeks by the son, we’ve wanted to cash in, the lad is being unfairly hammered and this is coming from someone who doesn’t particularly rate him.
He’s miles of the level of Billy Bodin when he played for us.
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Post by devonwhite9 on Jan 27, 2024 23:21:18 GMT
Playing devil's advocate but what if they sell AC for £350K and then just sign a couple of young loan players? I personally can't see AC going for decent money or we'd have heard rumours from the likes of Alan Nixon to try and bump up his transfer fee. Why on earth would the top creator and current holder of POTY in L1 with 18 months left on his contract not go for decent money?! Happy to be proven wrong when we know the fee but what is your logic based on out of interest? Which top 6 league 1 club do you think will be ready to splash the cash on someone who's going to bang in all 3 goals for them this season? |
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Post by gulfofaden on Jan 28, 2024 6:06:25 GMT
Losing to Exeter last night further reminds me that as time goes on the more I see fan ownership as the perfect fit for our club. Hate all this reliance on random moneymen. m No thanks. We would be out of business within about 2 years. If we’re losing £2M a year, even if you got the faithful 5,000 to pay that’s £400 a year which would never happen. People moan about £25 on a match day and £5 for a pint. That’s not to even mention the infighting of fans wanting a manager gone, another wanting him in, some wanting a “kick it FERWARDS” approach. When something is owned by everyone, it is owned by no-one. It’s the same reason communal living accommodation like blocks of flats fall into disrepair. Nobody puts in the care or time to improve it because really, nobody owns it and nobody wants to put money and time into something unless everyone else does |
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Post by gulfofaden on Jan 28, 2024 6:10:51 GMT
Playing devil's advocate but what if they sell AC for £350K and then just sign a couple of young loan players? I personally can't see AC going for decent money or we'd have heard rumours from the likes of Alan Nixon to try and bump up his transfer fee. The clubs that want Azza will be the ones in the hunt for a promotion. I hope that Hussain will reinvest whatever we get for him to strengthen the side. Seems to have already done so. Conteh, £300K plus 3 year deal. One more like that and this will be far better than one Aaron Colllins. I recall when Wael took over we had the same ITK stuff going on. I recall specifically “I know we have no money, I’ve seen the emails” |
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Post by oviedista on Jan 28, 2024 18:27:37 GMT
Losing to Exeter last night further reminds me that as time goes on the more I see fan ownership as the perfect fit for our club. Hate all this reliance on random moneymen. m No thanks. We would be out of business within about 2 years. If we’re losing £2M a year, even if you got the faithful 5,000 to pay that’s £400 a year which would never happen. People moan about £25 on a match day and £5 for a pint. That’s not to even mention the infighting of fans wanting a manager gone, another wanting him in, some wanting a “kick it FERWARDS” approach. When something is owned by everyone, it is owned by no-one. It’s the same reason communal living accommodation like blocks of flats fall into disrepair. Nobody puts in the care or time to improve it because really, nobody owns it and nobody wants to put money and time into something unless everyone else does You may well be right that it wouldn't work out at Rovers specifically but spare me the hyper-individualist philosophy - communal ownership can and does work in multiple situations. And blocks of flats aren't 'communal living' any more than a terraced street is. |
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Post by bathtubpirate on Jan 28, 2024 18:34:45 GMT
m No thanks. We would be out of business within about 2 years. If we’re losing £2M a year, even if you got the faithful 5,000 to pay that’s £400 a year which would never happen. People moan about £25 on a match day and £5 for a pint. That’s not to even mention the infighting of fans wanting a manager gone, another wanting him in, some wanting a “kick it FERWARDS” approach. When something is owned by everyone, it is owned by no-one. It’s the same reason communal living accommodation like blocks of flats fall into disrepair. Nobody puts in the care or time to improve it because really, nobody owns it and nobody wants to put money and time into something unless everyone else does You may well be right that it wouldn't work out at Rovers specifically but spare me the hyper-individualist philosophy - communal ownership can and does work in multiple situations. And blocks of flats aren't 'communal living' any more than a terraced street is. Blocks of flats have shared areas where the responsibility is communal, whereas terraces streets have clearly defined areas of responsibility. This was the point, I think. |
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Post by gulfofaden on Jan 28, 2024 18:37:39 GMT
m No thanks. We would be out of business within about 2 years. If we’re losing £2M a year, even if you got the faithful 5,000 to pay that’s £400 a year which would never happen. People moan about £25 on a match day and £5 for a pint. That’s not to even mention the infighting of fans wanting a manager gone, another wanting him in, some wanting a “kick it FERWARDS” approach. When something is owned by everyone, it is owned by no-one. It’s the same reason communal living accommodation like blocks of flats fall into disrepair. Nobody puts in the care or time to improve it because really, nobody owns it and nobody wants to put money and time into something unless everyone else does You may well be right that it wouldn't work out at Rovers specifically but spare me the hyper-individualist philosophy - communal ownership can and does work in multiple situations. And blocks of flats aren't 'communal living' any more than a terraced street is. Triggered leftie alert initiated. |
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Post by bluetooth0077 on Jan 28, 2024 18:46:19 GMT
The workers united will never be defeated. I still dream.
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 28, 2024 18:58:11 GMT
You may well be right that it wouldn't work out at Rovers specifically but spare me the hyper-individualist philosophy - communal ownership can and does work in multiple situations. And blocks of flats aren't 'communal living' any more than a terraced street is. Triggered leftie alert initiated. Oh dear |
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Post by oviedista on Jan 28, 2024 19:14:45 GMT
You may well be right that it wouldn't work out at Rovers specifically but spare me the hyper-individualist philosophy - communal ownership can and does work in multiple situations. And blocks of flats aren't 'communal living' any more than a terraced street is. Blocks of flats have shared areas where the responsibility is communal, whereas terraces streets have clearly defined areas of responsibility. This was the point, I think. The 'communal' is generally just a service charge that's it. Street cleaning, bins etc also paid for via council. |
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