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Post by aghast on Jan 23, 2023 23:36:20 GMT
I reckon leaving the EU has got something to do with this. I was always sceptical but dearly missed friends on here assured me all would be well.
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Post by aghast on Jan 23, 2023 20:07:16 GMT
The Everton Job is like a poison chalice can't see many people jumping at taking the job on. Although press reporting Sean Dyche is favourite for the job did wonders at Burnley The way that great club (Everton) has been run in recent years is a disgrace and an insult to their glorious history and magnificent supporters. Meh
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Post by aghast on Jan 23, 2023 20:03:34 GMT
Out of interest What is is that we can't have at a redeveloped mem that makes it commercially unviable? An entertainment license after 10:30/11pm is what I've heard but if Sainsbury's wanted deliveries in the early hours then I'm not sure BCC would turn down a request for a later license? We seem to have got pp for virtually everything else in the past, student accommodation, a small, & large(!) supermarket, gym etc. Probably the real reason is it would cost £xm and without either somebody else paying for the build &/or selling the Mem to finance it then it's never going to happen, you do have to wonder how Oxford's new owners are going to finance their new stadium when they don't even own their present ground. If the value of the Mem land is £40m, if a new stadium costs £70m plus land costs, and if a redeveloped Mem would come in at £30m, then the sums are less difficult. Obviously I've made these numbers up to fit my point, but the two crucial details are the value of the land and the fact that a redevelopment short of tearing the whole thing down would cost less than a new stadium. Obviously it wouldn't be as good, but if there is no alternative then it would be a hell of a lot better than what we have and where we are now and indeed in the foreseeable future. We can't just do nothing! ..Edited because my original made up numbers didn't fit my made up point..
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Post by aghast on Jan 23, 2023 17:46:50 GMT
five plans being discussed for the fruit market site with equal merit, one of which includes a "sports and leisure facility" So before anything even happens there is only a 20% chance of being a part of the fruit market development. This dead in the water surely? Who pins all their hopes on a 20% plan, of which even in that part, there is no guarantee it will include a Rovers stadium. Beginning to feel as though we have been strung-a-long for too long now. Redevelop the Mem and get on with it!Redevoping the Mem isn't an option, how many more times does this have to be said?? I've read it many times, and I don't believe it now any more than I did at first. Of course it's an option.
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Post by aghast on Jan 22, 2023 20:21:34 GMT
I think if Wael came out and said it'll be 3+ years for the new stadium to open he'll be getting a visit from the FA Drug Testing Team. I think the club are mindful of being open and honest about the next to zero chance of us moving to a new stadium under his guidance. I think many people would in fact lose interest if he were truly honest about our prospects on that front. Why would fans lose interest, if they can carry on supporting us in the Conference then I assume they can survive a bit bad of stadium news If Wael announced that the FM deal was off, I don't think anyone would be reeling around in shock or returning their season tickets. Just lots of resigned shrugs and a sense of relief that at least we know what we all suspected. If he said the deal was off but other plans are afoot, that would be good to hear, but I don't think it would trigger thousands to rush to the ticket office and sell out every game. But we'd all be pleased to see the club communicating with the fans. I can't see what he has to lose by issuing an update. But he would gain kudos and respect if he did. Probably secret things afoot that, if leaked, would ruin the club. Bit unlikely, that one.
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Post by aghast on Jan 21, 2023 23:04:39 GMT
I mentioned this on the Fruit Market thread. It's all very odd. JM is furious with Swissgas. Popcorn time.
An official version would be nice, either from the club or more realistically fans' directors, but we don't get those any more.
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Post by aghast on Jan 21, 2023 17:40:22 GMT
Being reported on the other forum that at the AGM Chris Gibson (non executive director) asked a shareholder to leave because Wael didn't want him there. Wonder what that's all about, if true? If true being the key part. A known bullish!tter has posted something with no details or context. I expect it to eventually turn out to be utter b0ll0cks! That is inconceivable!
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Post by aghast on Jan 21, 2023 17:37:24 GMT
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Post by aghast on Jan 21, 2023 17:32:12 GMT
Being fined, deducted points or even being put into administration doesn't really seem to harm these clubs. After a few years they seem to be back where they were, old debts wiped out or repaid as a fraction of what was owed, and they are then free to rack up more debt and loans.
Meanwhile Wael keeps us solvent and legitimate and we struggle to survive.
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Post by aghast on Jan 21, 2023 12:19:09 GMT
Being reported on the other forum that at the AGM Chris Gibson (non executive director) asked a shareholder to leave because Wael didn't want him there. Wonder what that's all about, if true?
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Post by aghast on Jan 20, 2023 17:48:23 GMT
Who forgot to put the covers on? Come on own up! I blame Brexit.
It must be something else of course. During the pre Christmas cold spell, which was colder than this one, all was fine.
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Post by aghast on Jan 20, 2023 17:41:26 GMT
That is a fantastic gesture from young Niamh. It's quite a thing for a girl with such amazing hair to do for somebody else and she deserves a lot of praise.
The new style looks nice Niamh!
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Post by aghast on Jan 19, 2023 22:28:30 GMT
When an individual can take a tank out at 2km from a shoulder launched weapon after barely a few days training then I think the tank has had its day . We're in a transition period a bit like the mighty battleships that became vulnerable in WW2 once the Japanese had taken out the Prince of Wales and Repulse. There are counter measures available such as APS and tactics will also play a major part, the death of the tank has long been written but is not upon us yet. Yatton - we have 227 officially and possibly a few more in storage, but only 148 will be modernised. During the 80s we had nearly 1,000 including those held in reserve. One of the main reasons the US has so many is to maintain jobs. We bought only what we wanted and then lost the ability to design and manufacture our own, that's why we had to get the Germans to help with the current modernisation plan. I've often wondered why the US has so many tanks. It's not like they're going to be invaded, and they certainly don't need anything like that number for their occasional forays into the Middle East and a few other places.
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Post by aghast on Jan 18, 2023 22:56:38 GMT
I'm beginning to think Jacob Rees-Mogg has been as damaging to the UK as Nigel F.
He's like Boris in his louche approach to life, but unlike BJ, he seems to actually believe the reactionary drivel he proposes.
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Post by aghast on Jan 18, 2023 17:28:39 GMT
Well, at the risk of sounding boring, and as Pirate has said, we need a statement from Wael about this. We are years away from a new stadium and the Mem is a joke. What if we got to the Championship and stayed there? How are we going to convert it to all seater? What will the capacity be reduced to if that happens? Are we going to upgrade the bars, bogs and burger stalls? Do we expect to continue adding more tents or something more substantial (if temporary)? Is the infrastructure going to continue to rust away or be fixed?
These questions (apart from all seater) apply regardless of promotion.
If we were a plc the shareholders would be disgruntled. They invest in the company and expect an annual report, not a wall of silence. The fans also invest and expectations are similar, I believe.
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Post by aghast on Jan 17, 2023 22:20:13 GMT
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Well it might be, if all of the Fruit Market redevelopment documentation and press releases fail to mention, even in passing, the forthcoming stadium. Is it a secret or something? All the other facilities are discussed at length.
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Post by aghast on Jan 16, 2023 17:41:11 GMT
If such a scheme was set up I wonder if it could be set up as a charitable thing such that it gets all the tax relief on any donations. Ultimately we need Wael to speak on this and tell us what is happening. Even if it is nothing. I'm sure Wael is aware of this and the growing concerns of fans. Why he hasn't said anything at all for so long is a complete mystery. He was great at communications in the past. I can only think of three reasons: -he wants out; -he's selling a share of the club to others; -there is a stadium deal brewing. Otherwise there is no reason to alienate his paying customers by hunkering down in a bunker if nothing at all is going to happen.
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Post by aghast on Jan 15, 2023 20:05:55 GMT
It seems with cosy friendly interviews like this, Joe's rehabilitation process is almost complete. He comes across like a wizened wise old man these days, a sort of Gandalf of the great game, reminiscing wryly but respectfully about the silly things he used to do. It seems to have worked too, at least in the press, although sadly not with one single supporter, manager or official in the football world, outside of our club. Not totally true. A lot of Burnley and Newcastle fans have good words to say about Barton. OK, APART FROM Rovers, Burnley and Newcastle fans, who likes JB? No-one! As John Cleese might say.
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Post by aghast on Jan 15, 2023 20:01:52 GMT
I hate bloody extended noodly fancy Dan indulgent virtuoso guitar solos. Give me Wilko any time.
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Post by aghast on Jan 15, 2023 19:51:02 GMT
I'm sure it could be handled fairly easily at Temple Meads. Home fans in the Wetherspoons side entrance, away in the main one. Segregate the walk to their different platforms and only allow one set of fans in the tunnel at a time based on train departures..it's not very dignified, but that's the fault of the aging thugs who can't grow up and act like normal human beings, not the authorities.
Anyway, it's all academic, because it ain't happening lads. © Yatton.
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