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Post by bluestone on Aug 9, 2018 10:18:23 GMT
Leicester have signed Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb. Could be a good signing that. Very highly-rated. What do you call a French man wearing sandals? Filipe Falop. I'll get me coat!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 9, 2018 7:25:55 GMT
I still think we could do with another CB too tbh. I agree. Agree with this as long as said CB is a big-un, but also if Rollin is not going out on loan again I'd like to see him given some opportunities to play 1st team football at BRFC.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 9, 2018 6:28:49 GMT
1 perm striker, 1 loan striker and 1 loan left back coming through the door today.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 8, 2018 16:03:45 GMT
GOOD NEWS!!!! Being in League 1? after literally being a non league club a few years ago and could still be there now if not for 5 great penalties. Most of us would of chopped off our left bollock to be where we are now back then. The only reason we water and moan so much is because of whats happening with them inbreds the other side of the river great stadium more money Pretty much better everything apart from our fans. If city wasn't in the picture and it was just us their wouldn't be half the moaning that goes on. Because were trying to compete with a rival we just cant compete with at the moment. so just take stock of what we have achieved in the last few seasons and forget them and everyone might just feel that little bit more happier. (MAYBE) UTG Thank you, that's just what I needed after all the constant doom and gloom of late. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 7, 2018 18:26:03 GMT
The club statement says....
"because their construction is more complex, our main contractor, GL Events has encountered unforeseen engineering issues in the supply chain."
Clearly the club are laying the blame at the contractors door. Anyone saying it's the club's fault is either talking BS or alleging that the club are downright liars and are making this excuse up.
I know who I'd rather believe.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 7, 2018 18:14:05 GMT
Anyone else have a feeling of de-ja-vu?
I'm sure we've been here before recently.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 7, 2018 17:03:11 GMT
let's wait until he s signed on the dotted line d 4 we get excited Bloody hell, that's probably the first post of yours that I've given a like to!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 7, 2018 11:40:24 GMT
Would be nice if he actually gets played. Forget if we lose him at the end of the season. I'd rather push for promotion with loan players than water around in mid table and leave them on the bench. It would be nice to find a 'Tammy Tap-In' type of forward for one season. Absolutely! If it wasn't for tap in Tammy the sh*t would have been relegated that season.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 6, 2018 16:38:41 GMT
Very poor quality rainwater downpipes
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Post by bluestone on Aug 5, 2018 17:07:28 GMT
Everyone's a bloody expert it seems.
Can't we just welcome the lad to the club and give him a chance ffs. He hasn't even been officially announced, I'd laugh my socks off of it turns out to be someone else!
I feel quite sorry for any new player that joins Bristol Rovers. We like to think we're some of the best fans in the world but if the views of many on this forum are representative of the wider fanbase then sadly we are not imo.
Moan, moan, moan, moan, moan.
Well if it's ok with you I will put my trust in DC and MS rather than you so called "experts".
They may not have got it right with all our signings (Nichols being the obvious recent example) but they've not done bad job overall.
All of our players that have moved up to the championship over the last 2 seasons (Bodin, Ellis, Snake) are talent that were developed under the stewardship of DC and Bristol Rovers Football Club and there are many others still in our current squad that have been developed into decent L1 players as well (Sincs, OClarke, Leads, JClarke Locks).
Whether you like it or not, this is how it is going to be, no marquee signings, but spotting raw talent that needs to be nurtured and developed (Mensah, Partington, Broadbent) or finding someone that has fallen out of favour at their current club (Bennett, Craig).
So if you want to support BRFC then please quit griping and moaning and get behind the strategy. So many people on here presume to know that DC is not happy with the backing he is getting (blah blah blah etc.) but not long ago he signed a 5 year contract extension remember?!
Rant over......
Trust in DC and Up The Gas!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 4, 2018 14:10:03 GMT
If it wasn't for the Sunderland Charlton early kick off we'd have conceded the first goal of the 18/19 season lol.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 4, 2018 14:06:39 GMT
May as well start the melt down now rather than wait till the final whistle lads....
....aaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhh!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 4, 2018 10:16:21 GMT
Yes that worked but it did cut out after a few mins, probably because the WiFi signal where I am is quite poor, I will try again later.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 4, 2018 10:08:31 GMT
Don't know, could be interesting, perhaps one of our injured players like Partington? Whilst on the subject of the radio, I'm in Spain on my holidays, is there anyway I can tune in to BBC Radio Bristol out here? I know it's a long shot but would love to listen to the game as I soak up the rays on the beach. If Nichols were to score I might run into the sea singing goodnight Irene at the top of my voice! Can you just stream from the website? www.bbc.co.uk/radiobristol Thanks I'll give it go. I was assuming it would be more complicated than that.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 4, 2018 9:55:07 GMT
Just wondering who's going to be filling his shoes today on the radio. Don't know, could be interesting, perhaps one of our injured players like Partington? Whilst on the subject of the radio, I'm in Spain on my holidays, is there anyway I can tune in to BBC Radio Bristol out here? I know it's a long shot but would love to listen to the game as I soak up the rays on the beach. If Nichols were to score I might run into the sea singing goodnight Irene at the top of my voice!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 4, 2018 8:06:47 GMT
I can't believe we haven't beaten the posh since 2007!
It's time for Nichols to step up for us and score against his former club. The pressure has never been greater, he surely knows there are a couple of (fingers crossed) strikers on their way through the door within the next week.
Never has he had a better opportunity to show DC and us what he can do. If he can deliver for us now and in the first game of the season that could be the kick start he and we need, there's would be no better way to start the season.
C'mon lad you can do it!
UTG!
(PS - I realise the chances of this happening are extremely slim but you've got to be positive right?!)
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Post by bluestone on Aug 3, 2018 17:03:39 GMT
Let's just hope he's worth the wait.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 3, 2018 15:00:04 GMT
My point is that I doubt anyone on this forum knows how long it takes from placement of order to the stand being delivered and completed ready for use. So it's presumptuous to assume that the club have screwed up unless you know all the facts. For all we know the decision to place an order may have been made 27th April but the lead in time to delivery may be 14 weeks meaning they are due on site today. For all we know the club may have ordered the new stand with an extra 6 weeks time to spare but have been let down by the suppliers. My point is you don't know and neither do I. But hey ho let's just carry on as usual speculating that it's all a big cock up by the club when there are no facts available to back this up. Fairs points but why sell tickets for stands unless you're certain they'll be constructed in time/approved to use plus why remove the SW stand until the new one had arrived given it was only built from scaffolding. Pretty sure we had similar issues with the old SW stand but no tickets were sold until they could be used. All of which may suggest the club had a high degree of confidence that the stands would be ready. For instance perhaps they had allowed extra time for any potential delays and also had a contingency plan in the event that they weren't ready such as making use of the South stand. Again, we just don't know so everything is speculation including what I have written above. Until such time as we know for sure it's a cock up of the club's own making then I for one am not prepared to bash them and I will give them the benefit of the doubt. They still have 7 days to get them in and from what we can tell they are in kit form so should be quick to put up. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 3, 2018 14:21:37 GMT
What about the time it takes to manufacture them? I doubt they are in stock / off the shelf items. Based on when the club were able to place an order this might be the earliest delivery / installation time. Well surely they could have placed an order early enough to get them delivered for the start of the new season.its not like we didn’t know when they were needed. My point is that I doubt anyone on this forum knows how long it takes from placement of order to the stand being delivered and completed ready for use. So it's presumptuous to assume that the club have screwed up unless you know all the facts. For all we know the decision to place an order may have been made 27th April but the lead in time to delivery may be 14 weeks meaning they are due on site today. For all we know the club may have ordered the new stand with an extra 6 weeks time to spare but have been let down by the suppliers. My point is you don't know and neither do I. But hey ho let's just carry on as usual speculating that it's all a big cock up by the club when there are no facts available to back this up.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 3, 2018 13:34:36 GMT
Really these stands should have been ordered so that they were her a few days after the last season ended What about the time it takes to manufacture them? I doubt they are in stock / off the shelf items. Based on when the club were able to place an order this might be the earliest delivery / installation time.
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