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Post by gasheadontour on Oct 9, 2024 16:10:24 GMT
It is easy to give credit to manager's achieving promotion but it's also important to credit others who do a good job under difficult circumstances. Bobby Gould did a fantastic job ensuring Rovers didn't get relegated from the league in which we currently find ourselves. Gould gave youngsters their first full-season - Gary Penrice, John Scales, Tim Carter, and Nick Tanner. All went onto the Premier League as we now know it. Scales went onto play for England. Gould brought Gerry Francis and Kenny Hibbitt to the club. When Gerry became manager, Gerry inherited an ethos at the club of maximum effort, fans with low expectations and forgiving of players making mistakes.
Have a read of this, the comments by Bobby Gould and Kenny Hibbitt
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Post by justagasaway on Oct 9, 2024 16:33:48 GMT
But left to join Coventry and fell out with Paul Randall and many others
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Post by kruger on Oct 9, 2024 16:56:19 GMT
And when Coventry played us he stood in the away end and was supporting Coventry!
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Post by gasheadontour on Oct 9, 2024 17:07:58 GMT
But left to join Coventry and fell out with Paul Randall and many others TBF Paul Randall was a great talent †hat wasn't fully realised. It must have been frustrating at times. Randall left Rovers to join non-league Yeovil. |
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Post by gasheadontour on Oct 9, 2024 17:28:32 GMT
Rovers were so skint that when striker Robbie Turner was injured, Rovers got Mark Johns from Bristol Mannor Farm to repace him for a couple of matches. He scorded on his debut.
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Post by CostaBlancaGas on Oct 9, 2024 19:08:19 GMT
Did Bobby really bring GF to Rovers? I thought he was at Exeter, got the sack and was made our manager when Gould left?
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Post by eric on Oct 9, 2024 19:11:14 GMT
Didn’t know Neville Chamberlain played for Mansfield - I guess he wasn’t wearing the number 11 shirt
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Post by eric on Oct 9, 2024 19:12:11 GMT
Did Bobby really bring GF to Rovers? I thought he was at Exeter, got the sack and was made our manager when Gould left? Did Gould bring GF in as a player first? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 9, 2024 19:20:52 GMT
"before a move to Bristol Rovers in 1985 yielded 32 league appearances, where he ended his playing career in 1987."
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Post by justagasaway on Oct 9, 2024 19:31:13 GMT
But left to join Coventry and fell out with Paul Randall and many others TBF Paul Randall was a great talent †hat wasn't fully realised. It must have been frustrating at times. Randall left Rovers to join non-league Yeovil. Randall was indeed a talent at his prime in his second spell but Gould snubbed him read punky book and took a pay cut to enjoy his football and be appreciated at Yeovil; he was 28 scored lots of goals there and later Bath City. Gould wanted the limelight and played to the media signing forner England star Mike Channon and then not playing him but keeping him on the bench. Channon soon gotvwise snd the mind games and left for Norwich City. It was a ridiculous mis management situation. |
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Post by CostaBlancaGas on Oct 9, 2024 19:57:25 GMT
"before a move to Bristol Rovers in 1985 yielded 32 league appearances, where he ended his playing career in 1987." How the memory fades! |
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Post by vaughan on Oct 9, 2024 20:55:12 GMT
I spoke to Paul (PRGF) last season. He told me that Bobby Gould said that he would circulate his name to all clubs, but he doubts whether he did, hence giving up professional football at 26, joining Yeovil and Bath.
This was an era before agents.
Unbelievable waste of talent, as he was a great finisher and a brilliant bloke as well.
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Oct 9, 2024 21:31:13 GMT
Saw a charity match in Portishead 10-15 years ago. Bobby Gould was in goal, made a worldie penalty save from Steve Strange (fade to grey) and I had to keep an eye on a member of massive attacks kid for a few minutes. A few ex rovers and city players involved from memory
That was a weird day
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Post by gasheadontour on Oct 9, 2024 22:02:53 GMT
TBF Paul Randall was a great talent †hat wasn't fully realised. It must have been frustrating at times. Randall left Rovers to join non-league Yeovil. Randall was indeed a talent at his prime in his second spell but Gould snubbed him read punky book and took a pay cut to enjoy his football and be appreciated at Yeovil; he was 28 scored lots of goals there and later Bath City. Gould wanted the limelight and played to the media signing forner England star Mike Channon and then not playing him but keeping him on the bench. Channon soon gotvwise snd the mind games and left for Norwich City. It was a ridiculous mis management situation. Randall and Archie Stephens were in good form for the 2 months Channon was at Rovers. He didn't score in 9 appearances. |
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Post by justagasaway on Oct 10, 2024 21:17:53 GMT
Randall was indeed a talent at his prime in his second spell but Gould snubbed him read punky book and took a pay cut to enjoy his football and be appreciated at Yeovil; he was 28 scored lots of goals there and later Bath City. Gould wanted the limelight and played to the media signing forner England star Mike Channon and then not playing him but keeping him on the bench. Channon soon gotvwise snd the mind games and left for Norwich City. It was a ridiculous mis management situation. Randall and Archie Stephens were in good form for the 2 months Channon was at Rovers. He didn't score in 9 appearances. how many mins did Channon play ..fact checker and you will withdraw that comment and apologise |
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Post by drawnandquartered on Oct 10, 2024 21:53:39 GMT
Lovely to read an old school match report, honest and blunt, brilliant!
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Post by bads58 on Oct 11, 2024 7:50:14 GMT
I was fortunate enough to be signed by BG in 1985 and tbh the club had no money,mainly the reason i was signed.Most of the squad were ex Western league players.Penny,Tans,Smartie & me all previously played for Mangotsfield Utd before Rovers.
The reserves who were managed by Harold Jarman and played in the football combination struggled to raise a side for most games.I remember playing against West Ham at their training ground being marked by the g8 Billy Bonds & we lost 8-1.The difference then was that we were all local lads & played for the shirt.Something nowadays that most players don't care about.
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