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Post by Squiffy on Nov 29, 2019 7:59:15 GMT
Yes, but I’m more reserved now. 😁 Is this transformation a result of upgrading the quality of your pillows? |
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 23, 2019 19:05:55 GMT
...especially as GC will want to prove a point against Southend.
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 20, 2019 11:02:50 GMT
Would Lockyer have featured in the Wales squad last night if he had still been at Rovers?
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 17, 2019 6:20:39 GMT
I was going to say the same. Every time Wally got the ball you just felt like something was going to happen and quite often it did.
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 15, 2019 18:40:18 GMT
What the hell, I’m going to have a go at designing a 20k+ stadium and see if I can get it down to under 4 hours (excluding visualisations).
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 15, 2019 9:29:25 GMT
Might be wrong but don't the council own ply mouths ground or did they own home park Argyle bought the ground from the City Council in 2006 but the Council bought it back in 2011 when the FC went into administration. In 2016 the club bought the ground back from the council’ again and plans were launched to redevelop the grandstand which is now almost complete funded by the chairman from his own money. Argyle are blessed with owners who have the wherewithal and desire to invest in building new infrastructure. Obviously so do City. We on the other hand have recently been blessed with Higgs, who didn’t have the wherewithal and Al Qadi who has neither! Whilst it is his own money (Hallet) I don’t believe it is a simple act of altruism, although he is clearly a fan. His bigger plan is to make the area around Home Park a leisure destination which would lend credibility to relocating the ice rink from the city centre/waterfront Pavilions site. The value to him of redeveloping both sites is probably greater than the loan he has just written off (converted into shares) and is what any successful businessman would do. He’s not that dissimilar to the AQs in that sense of viewing it as a business opportunity. |
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 12, 2019 18:26:23 GMT
Agree. The manager can only play a style of play with the players at his disposal. Playing a type of football with players who are uncomfortable with that style is the height of folly. In such circumstances, it usually ends in tears with the manager eventually departing. Give GC a chance. Despite disquiet from a number of quarters we are currently one point off the play offs. This time last year we were languishing at the other end of the table. UTG I'm not complaining about the league position, of course, but I do think it's false. Teams below us have games in hand, we haven't been the same since JCH was injured, and we have looked awful in midfield and up front all season. Once JCH leaves in January, it'll be a long difficult journey to keep out of danger. I do think GC has it in him to ensure we don't actually get into that position, but it will be grim to watch, and we will see crowds dipping ever-lower. Love Eeyore That’s the (BRFC) spirit! 😊 |
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 10, 2019 16:48:11 GMT
We set up 4-4-2 but played with zero width. Ridman and sercombe hardly ever got down the wings , the full backs hardly ever looked to overlap , all our play was in front of Bromley and they lapped it up. When we had the ball in the middle we tried to play it through the middle rather than looking to switch the play , I just don’t think 442 can work very well without a creative player who can spread the play or any good wingers. Crap performance, although I thought there was as much chance of us losing as winning today so I’m not surprised. When I saw the team sheet I thought “great, 442 at home, we’re going to go at them”. Unfortunately it looks like the players can’t remember what that setup means having played 532 for so long. |
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 5, 2019 21:22:55 GMT
I'm not getting in the back of a taxi especially if his names John. What about Joe le Taxi? |
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Post by Squiffy on Nov 1, 2019 10:02:06 GMT
I can’t help thinking that there would be a lot less insulting behaviour on here if we all used our real names. I can only remember extracting the urine out of the red side, people who live in Yate, the Welsh, amphibians who hail from Norfolk,...ok, so I’m a hypocrite!
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 31, 2019 11:39:31 GMT
...unless you live in Yate. 😂
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 30, 2019 19:38:37 GMT
Granit Xhaka might be available soon...just saying. 😂
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 22, 2019 21:05:03 GMT
Also... do not want to hear that these are “an honest bunch of lads” it’s driving me up the wall That”s unfair,...they’ve been different class. |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 22, 2019 20:29:17 GMT
I think we’ve run out of time to get the 16 goals we need for 3rd place so will just have to settle for a potential 4th now.
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 22, 2019 15:44:14 GMT
We go 4th if we win, until tomorrow night. Not if we win by 14 clear goals or more, then we will be 3rd! 😂 |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 22, 2019 9:32:42 GMT
They didn’t even bother televising the football World Cup semi final last year... Keep football out of the Mem I know someone who lives in Alton Road and he doesn’t throw any stray balls back (probably because he’s a Manure fan) so he’s doing his bit. |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 22, 2019 9:24:57 GMT
Precisely this. I don't get this forum's obsession with who has the armband on. It's weird to suggest Craig/Clarke would noticeably change how they play because one or the other is wearing an armband and poses for a photo at kick off. i understand your point mate, maybe the armband is overrated. Not if you can’t swim and you are out of your depth! 😂 (...sorry, that was a bit mean and was meant to be an armband joke not a dig at Ollie). I actually admire his determination, want him to do well and prefer him to a few of his team mates as he isn’t afraid to put in a few “effective” tackles, plus those 30 yard strikes. |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 21, 2019 9:47:05 GMT
Same old Rovers. Build hopes up then nothing. We all should be very used to it by now Does that make us all subs in a game of edging? 😳 |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 18, 2019 19:26:17 GMT
Abu Ogogo la la la la la la la la Abu Ogogo Sang to the tune of Einstein a go go As it was in the hit parade eight years before he was born he might have a bit of difficulty identifying with it. Cracking tune though...seems like only yesterday, sigh! |
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Post by Squiffy on Oct 18, 2019 18:43:36 GMT
22 of those. The best was Oxfords ground. They had more stands than us, although we were like sardines in the away end. Hated Readings ground, always lost and always got chased I remember going to watch Oxford against Manure in the FA cup whilst at the Poly (1989) and finding out to my horror that the bloke who procured the tickets got us in the away end so had to keep my mouth shut the whole match. On the plus side, given it was a cold January night, we were kept really warm in a penguin like huddle but on the downside it was impossible to keep your footing and my overriding memory was being propelled up and down the terraces in a sea of bodies four times. |
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