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Post by toddy1953 on Mar 6, 2016 17:36:26 GMT
I can understand & have empathy with the affordability preventing some from attending, but can never understand the school night or working hours excuse. As a 12 year old I would go to night matches & take my 2 younger brothers, from Hartcliffe to Eastville, 2 bus journeys each way or a walk from Old Market when funds were low & it didn't effect my education - well I have never been out f work & same for my brothers. When working, I would often go straight from work, swap shifts or get someone to cover or even lie to the boss about dentist or dr appointment, yes it was a real bind at times especially at Twerton, but it was to watch Rovers after all, so worth the hassle, W/L/D. How many home night games a season do we have for goodness sake!! Also, I don't know KS and have no feelings either way about his ban, but I don't recall us selling out each week, whilst he was a director or before his ban - I don't think it will have any significant bearing on attendance figures. We all love things in different amounts and ways. When I was a kid I only really loved Rovers, when I was a teenager and youth I loved Rovers and Punk Music. I grew older and loved my family, Rovers and Punk Music. I also have a second team I enjoy watching. I split my time in different ways. You probably just have more passion or love for the club then some of us.Possibly, but I don't put myself in the same league as some on here, who seem to get to home & away games - fair play to them. My children & grandchildren come above the Rovers. As much as I'd love to, I can't get to go to every game, just trying to say (probably badly) that in my opinion, taking kids to the occasional night match will do no harm to them, there is always a way to work around work commitments & the KS ban being lifted won't be the reason if there is an increase in attendances. Punk Music eh...... More of a Dylan man myself, but as someone else said, 'it's about opinions'
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Post by toddy1953 on Mar 6, 2016 17:40:45 GMT
Always attended night matches when at school,didn't tire me,it has that effect now I am older as I find it hard to unwind after a night match and struugle to sleep. The only time I was stopped from going was when we had Everton away,dad got us tickets for the Saturday, but the game was called off and we played mid week,lost one nil,i was not a happy bunny Remember that well, we beat Bolton 1-2 away in the previous round, great day that - bloody cold though
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Post by youmadethatup on Mar 6, 2016 18:00:52 GMT
I stopped going for a number of reasons. 1) standing on a terrace started giving me painful backache. 2) Had become sick of GD , especially the tantrums on the old forum. 3) became sick of the 'fake' *stadium stories . * Stoke Gifford , mangotsfield ,severnside ...all pie in the sky lies. The lie was busted when the club applied for planning to build a new north stand most likely expecting it to be refused. It was passed and the bluff was called...there was no money....so they stalled with the let's develope the whole mem site ....it passed planning..another shock no doubt...but the funding was there....oh no it's not now...better scrap that idea then. Didn't think to go back to the redeveloped clubhouse terrace (blackthorn end) ...no that's been brushed under the carpet. Do people remember the FA having stadium development funds where clubs could land themselves a million or so quid for free for stadia upgrades Lots and lots of clubs used their full quota...what about BRFC Ha...what do you think. Then the UWE stadium.....even that was messed up. My first target is down,I wasn't going whilst GD was on the board. He was great in the twerton years but lost the plot and held the club back. I may return to the mem for a farewell visit or two.......but I won't return full time until a new stadium/stands are built I'm sick of the BS. I think my last season (season ticket holder since early twerton days) was paul trollope and lennie sat comfortably in league one..... I stick to my guns...didnt even go to wembley last season.....THATS how watered off i was. The new board give me real hope...for a new beginning. Talk about cut your nose off to spite your face. I just don't get it. What's the point. If your back hurts get a seat in the west stand or the dribuild. Get involved with the club some how and try and do your bit to improve something. If you haven't got the cash to get on the board then unfortunately you will have a bumpy ride putting up with the things we get told. You could always support Man U. Nice stadium, loads of money and great players. But then they moan they are 6th in the prem. You have missed some great football under DC even in the conference. Why not give it another chance? You are correct, you dont get it and i dont expect you to get it or understand or even care. Sometimes you just fall out of love with something . If i could turn back time ,i would never have gone to the club website /forum or taken any interest in such things as the share scheme or any plans the club talked about...just watched the games when the team were worth watching. Why would i support man u or liverpool etc ?...im not from those places so have no connection to them.....ask a rovers fan to name the areas near to the stadium and they will rattle off..horfield,bishopston,lockleaze,montpelier, st werburghs ,northville etc ask a 'man utd fan' not from manchester and they struggle.They have no real connection.. I will return , when the talk is over and the doing begins ,when the storytelling is over and i can look up at box one and not feel sick. Like i said im hopeful for the future (and its never been about having money or playing in certain divisions as a rovers fan) And when the stadium arrives i will cease using the forum...untill then your stuck with me haha
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Post by roverstillidie on Mar 6, 2016 18:09:43 GMT
During the dark days of the Official Forum when the Kevin Spencer ban caused a meltdown and split between the fans there were multiple posts from fans who vowed not to go until the ban was lifted. These people also cited hundreds of other fans who refused to attend until Higgs and the then BoD had left the club. Now that both of those things have happened can we expect to see their return? Am interested to get the views on anyone that has stayed away and has subsequently attended on how they feel the dynamics of a match day have changed. A "meltdown" from 50 odd fans on a forum maybe... "A split a between the fans"? Give over, I'm betting apart from the 100 odd who frequent the 2 forums hardly anyone has heard of Kevin Spencer(him again...!) You make it sound like the entire fan base was on one side or another. Was he the bloke out of "Some Mothers do av em" ?
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Post by Okebournegas on Mar 6, 2016 18:16:19 GMT
A "meltdown" from 50 odd fans on a forum maybe... "A split a between the fans"? Give over, I'm betting apart from the 100 odd who frequent the 2 forums hardly anyone has heard of Kevin Spencer(him again...!) You make it sound like the entire fan base was on one side or another. Was he the bloke out of "Some Mothers do av em" ? Quality !
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Post by gregsy on Mar 6, 2016 18:16:24 GMT
I do get the impression from the new regime that they're pretty interested in the everyday supporter, the only reason why I feel that is the case is that I've had the chance to actually say hello to them and shake they're hand, something I didn't manage in a decade with the previous owners....
if my impressions are correct then gates will increase.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2016 18:35:33 GMT
A "meltdown" from 50 odd fans on a forum maybe... "A split a between the fans"? Give over, I'm betting apart from the 100 odd who frequent the 2 forums hardly anyone has heard of Kevin Spencer(him again...!) You make it sound like the entire fan base was on one side or another. Was he the bloke out of "Some Mothers do av em" ?
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Post by orgasmic on Mar 6, 2016 20:38:37 GMT
I decided to stop going following the relegation due to the disgusting way I thought the old board treated the fans. As soon as the old board left I went again. It was the only way I thought I could show my dissatisfaction. How did you find coming back? Had anything changed in your opinion?
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Post by orgasmic on Mar 6, 2016 20:43:03 GMT
I stopped going for a number of reasons. 1) standing on a terrace started giving me painful backache. 2) Had become sick of GD , especially the tantrums on the old forum. 3) became sick of the 'fake' *stadium stories . * Stoke Gifford , mangotsfield ,severnside ...all pie in the sky lies. The lie was busted when the club applied for planning to build a new north stand most likely expecting it to be refused. It was passed and the bluff was called...there was no money....so they stalled with the let's develope the whole mem site ....it passed planning..another shock no doubt...but the funding was there....oh no it's not now...better scrap that idea then. Didn't think to go back to the redeveloped clubhouse terrace (blackthorn end) ...no that's been brushed under the carpet. Do people remember the FA having stadium development funds where clubs could land themselves a million or so quid for free for stadia upgrades Lots and lots of clubs used their full quota...what about BRFC Ha...what do you think. Then the UWE stadium.....even that was messed up. My first target is down,I wasn't going whilst GD was on the board. He was great in the twerton years but lost the plot and held the club back. I may return to the mem for a farewell visit or two.......but I won't return full time until a new stadium/stands are built I'm sick of the BS. I think my last season (season ticket holder since early twerton days) was paul trollope and lennie sat comfortably in league one..... I stick to my guns...didnt even go to wembley last season.....THATS how watered off i was. The new board give me real hope...for a new beginning. You should come back. There are seats available, Thatchers on tap, a team that gives 100%, a new BoD, no fake stadium stories, a more positive atmosphere and 1000's of Gasheads who feel the same as you.
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Post by orgasmic on Mar 6, 2016 20:49:27 GMT
During the dark days of the Official Forum when the Kevin Spencer ban caused a meltdown and split between the fans there were multiple posts from fans who vowed not to go until the ban was lifted. These people also cited hundreds of other fans who refused to attend until Higgs and the then BoD had left the club. Now that both of those things have happened can we expect to see their return? Am interested to get the views on anyone that has stayed away and has subsequently attended on how they feel the dynamics of a match day have changed. A "meltdown" from 50 odd fans on a forum maybe... "A split a between the fans"? Give over, I'm betting apart from the 100 odd who frequent the 2 forums hardly anyone has heard of Kevin Spencer(him again...!) You make it sound like the entire fan base was on one side or another. It was enough to get it shutdown... There was a very real divide as it was an emotive topic for many. Wasnt trying to to dramatise the matter but it certainly did the above.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 6, 2016 21:03:00 GMT
The KS saga didn't close either forum down, I don't even think there was that much of a divide, most fans didn't agree with the ban but only fans who really knew, not surprisingly, had strong views about his ban?
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Post by casey12a on Mar 6, 2016 21:28:29 GMT
I decided to stop going following the relegation due to the disgusting way I thought the old board treated the fans. As soon as the old board left I went again. It was the only way I thought I could show my dissatisfaction. How did you find coming back? Had anything changed in your opinion? Definitely the optimism around the fans. The old board were very divisive for fans. I'm looking forward the a well ran club which future generations can enjoy. I really worried that Bristol Sport would take over in years to come. What a horrible thought.
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Post by orgasmic on Mar 6, 2016 21:38:00 GMT
The KS saga didn't close either forum down, I don't even think there was that much of a divide, most fans didn't agree with the ban but only fans who really knew, not surprisingly, had strong views about his ban? The reason the OF closed was because the club stated it could no longer monitor the amount of libellous content, moderate the frequent abuse and keep up with the bans/reregistrations. This all happened after the KS ban etc. Not true. Many didn't know KS and were appalled and many didn't know KS and had faith he must have done something to warrant the ban.
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Post by socrates on Mar 6, 2016 23:06:50 GMT
There's been so many times over the years that I've walked away at the end of a game cursing and thinking was a shambles our club is and swearing that I'm not going back until it changes but Buckles last game aside I've always been back next game giving my support. I'm Socrates I'm an addicted Bristol Rovers supporter. I can't get off it.
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 7, 2016 1:36:36 GMT
I do get the impression from the new regime that they're pretty interested in the everyday supporter, the only reason why I feel that is the case is that I've had the chance to actually say hello to them and shake they're hand, something I didn't manage in a decade with the previous owners....
if my impressions are correct then gates will increase..... psychologically crowds could / should go up. But physically nothing has changed yet (... I hope / suspect it will) including the category A games, no student discount, poor facilities, no ticket offers, no quid a kid. 3 games in 12 days hits the pocket. No amount of off the field positivity can solve that.
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Post by Gasshole on Mar 7, 2016 4:24:04 GMT
I like how Bradford City have increased their attendances over the last few seasons. They had a large capacity stadium practically empty, they did some outrageous season ticket offers to make it affordable. People got into the habit, they had a little success, and seem to be around 17 k now ( decent for level 3)Plenty of other teams around that area + Rugby and League etc. Let's all do the Bradford la la ,la ,la bet they got proper cheer leaders, eh. I nominate Big Jock and Nobby for the w@nking selection panel.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Mar 7, 2016 6:24:19 GMT
The KS saga didn't close either forum down, I don't even think there was that much of a divide, most fans didn't agree with the ban but only fans who really knew, not surprisingly, had strong views about his ban? The reason the OF closed was because the club stated it could no longer monitor the amount of libellous content, moderate the frequent abuse and keep up with the bans/reregistrations. This all happened after the KS ban etc. Not true. Many didn't know KS and were appalled and many didn't know KS and had faith he must have done something to warrant the ban. The OF closed nearly a year after KS was banned. It was closed because of the criticism of the board following relegation and because of salacious rumours about the off field antics of the players. Nothing to do with KS. A large proportion of fans on the OF (myself included ) were not particularly bothered about KS and many didn't even know who he was. I seem to recall the term "Kevinistas" was frequently used whenever people criticized the board. Funny really when you look back without pretending you had picked the winning side. All those Kevinistas were right weren't they.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Mar 7, 2016 6:27:06 GMT
I do get the impression from the new regime that they're pretty interested in the everyday supporter, the only reason why I feel that is the case is that I've had the chance to actually say hello to them and shake they're hand, something I didn't manage in a decade with the previous owners....
if my impressions are correct then gates will increase..... Yeah, but your impressions are terrible. Though you do do a good Bruce Forsythe, I'll give you that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 7:09:11 GMT
A "meltdown" from 50 odd fans on a forum maybe... "A split a between the fans"? Give over, I'm betting apart from the 100 odd who frequent the 2 forums hardly anyone has heard of Kevin Spencer(him again...!) You make it sound like the entire fan base was on one side or another. It was enough to get it shutdown... There was a very real divide as it was an emotive topic for many. Wasnt trying to to dramatise the matter but it certainly did the above. It didn't shut the forum down!!! He had nothing to do with it. You're like the Americans, trying to re-write history.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 8:07:58 GMT
It was enough to get it shutdown... There was a very real divide as it was an emotive topic for many. Wasnt trying to to dramatise the matter but it certainly did the above. It didn't shut the forum down!!! He had nothing to do with it. You're like the Americans, trying to re-write history. I'm sure Higgs would have pinned it on him he he could though.
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