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Post by bluestone on Aug 3, 2018 9:29:15 GMT
I'd take draw right now if offered. Otherwise I fear a heavy defeat... Hope DC and the lads make me eat my words come 5pm Saturday Based on our away performances over the last couple of seasons I'd take a draw for any away game lol!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 3, 2018 7:00:17 GMT
Looks like a complete ballache to me. Whatever happened to spot the ball? You can still play spot the ball. www.botb.com
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Post by bluestone on Aug 2, 2018 17:15:52 GMT
The answer to the question is quite simple for me.
Because he's a football fan, had the money to do so and wanted the long term challenge of running a club and trying to improve and grow it in a sustainable way.
And there's nothing wrong with that imo. Is a free society and he was within his rights to do so.
I would also note that the question infers that the club belonged to us fans before Wael & co bought it which of course it didn't.
Perhaps the question should be "Why shouldn't Wael & co have bought Bristol Rovers football club?"
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signings
Aug 1, 2018 18:00:18 GMT
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Post by bluestone on Aug 1, 2018 18:00:18 GMT
We have a head of recruitment now but no recruitment going on. What ever happened to the other overseas recruitment guy? As we haven’t tapped into that market and you’d think you’d get more for your buck there. The sh** have had success in France for example You know there is no recruitment going on for a fact do you?
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Post by bluestone on Aug 1, 2018 13:37:01 GMT
Agree that Mensah has raw skill/talent and he could be good for us in time, one of the things he needs to do though is build up his fitness levels.
It was obvious from his performance at FGR that he is nowhere near the level that DC will expect him to be to match the likes of Harrison, Sinclair, O Clarke etc.
The good news is that he is in great hands with DC and MS, if anyone can turn him into a decent league 1 player it's them!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 1, 2018 12:11:27 GMT
I wish Billy well and a speedy recovery, feel very sorry for him, sounds like a serious one.
Shame as I was counting on him putting a couple past the sh*t this season too. Looks like all my hopes are on Ellis now!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 1, 2018 10:06:01 GMT
Don't have ours yet but can't blame the club as I'm in Spain. Hoping I will find them on the door mat when I get back!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 30, 2018 7:14:10 GMT
Having read the forums for years im not surprised by all the negativity I'm reading on here and Facebook since yesterdays game. But I don't feel that way, and I definitely feel in the minority. I like the direction of travel our club is taking, and accept there will be bumps along the way. Such as sausage roll prices, 4-0 pre season defeats but the tendency to judge everything blow by blow has never been my style. Im happy with signings so far. And until August 9th is over I don't see the point in judging this windows activity. We sold Ellis cause a bigger club came along.....happens to every club apart from Real Madrid. The price seems reasonable based on his contract length. Can't help smile at the posts from 12 to 24 months ago about Ellis.....glad those posters aren't in charge. I wait with keen anticipation to see who we manage to sign in the next 11 days, and I expect an ok season. In the last window there was much gnashing of teeth and then we signed 2 good ones the morning after the window closed. I believe DC and Wael will do what they can but we will never know the wage demands and ins and outs of transfer negotiations. I'm hopeful of a good season.Top half, with play offs in touching distance will do me. In my 35+ years we have had many years of sh**, but the last 4 have not been. And I don't think the next one will be that bad either. However I will judge this in about 9 months time, not moment by moment for the next nine months 😀 No offence meant to anyone. As I appreciate we all see the world differently. UTG At last, someone with a sense of perspective and I see from the replies we are not alone, perhaps we are actually the majority, it is probably just that those who are not happy make the most noise.
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Post by bluestone on Jul 30, 2018 7:04:51 GMT
You mean keep a sense of perspective? Good luck with that around here! People moan on and on that the mem is a dump, the club try and improve the facilities and spend some money on doing it up a bit. Now people moan that they have to pay an extra 50p for a cup of tea! We get thrashed by Exeter in a pretty insignificant preseason friendly. Suddenly were relegation fodder and the loss of Ellis (who by the way only 12 months ago was being touted as a waste of wages by many) and lack of any instant replacement within less than 7 days is a sign that the club is going down the pan etc etc. It's hardly the first time we've had a beating from a lower league club is it, so get over it all you doomsayers and keep the faith. UTG! We should not be operating with 3 strikers and a loan as last season. At a minimum we should have 4 good strikers. We have too many midfielders and defenders (I'm not saying that they are any good or otherwise) I don't disagree with you about the strikers, but please read the rest of my sentence for the context, I was making the point that Ellis had only left less than 7 days ago and this does not warrant a complete meltdown. The window is still open, I have faith that DC will bring in a couple of strikers, after all DC does not play defensive football, he's hardly going to want to be left with Mensah and Nichols up front is he?! In terms of the midfielders and defenders, I don't agree, imo we have enough in midfield but I still think we need another left back as cover.
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Post by bluestone on Jul 29, 2018 10:57:47 GMT
Embarrassing but I suppose this is just one idiot? Be done with them and that's that. At the same time, I won't be showing Al-Qadi's any support until they pull their finger out. Think they've had enough loving from us, time to come up with the goods. Yeah they're only watering 1 million a year on us. I want them to water away even more. I want it. I want. I want them to do what I want. Why won't they do what I want. Now. Want, me, Now! Do what I want!!! Exactly this. Such self entitled attitudes being displayed on here at times, especially in the last 24 hours.
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Post by bluestone on Jul 29, 2018 10:52:34 GMT
Absolutely disgraceful if true. There's no place for anyone with that kind of attitude at our club.
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Post by bluestone on Jul 29, 2018 10:43:31 GMT
You mean keep a sense of perspective? Good luck with that around here! People moan on and on that the mem is a dump, the club try and improve the facilities and spend some money on doing it up a bit. Now people moan that they have to pay an extra 50p for a cup of tea! We get thrashed by Exeter in a pretty insignificant preseason friendly. Suddenly were relegation fodder and the loss of Ellis (who by the way only 12 months ago was being touted as a waste of wages by many) and lack of any instant replacement within less than 7 days is a sign that the club is going down the pan etc etc. It's hardly the first time we've had a beating from a lower league club is it, so get over it all you doomsayers and keep the faith. UTG! The new stands are self funding. Revenue from the actual tickets to sit in them coupled with sponsorship means they are not costing the club money. What people are rightly watered off about is that we are being asked to invest more of our money while Hani keeps his hands in his pockets. You don't charge top dollar for a 2 bit product. The club would do well to understand that good will is starting to be stretched. Good will? Err don't quite understand you there. The football club is a business, it's not a charity. We are not being run by rosy faced lady garden with more money than sense like them lot down the road. Just because we are Bristol Rovers it does not make us entitled to have money thrown around. The new owners said they were going to grow the club in a sustainable way, this is what that means. I don't understand why people think the owners should have to subsidise the club, this doesn't happen in other businesses does it? Even with these price increases I would respectfully suggest that the club are not exactly charging "top dollar". In terms of the product being offered, the main thing we are buying here is entertainment, do you not think that back to back promotions and holding our own in league 1 for the last 2 seasons is more than a "2 bit" product? The season hasn't even started yet and people are moaning. Every time I come on this forum at the moment all I read is moaning and posts full of discontent. It's frustrating tbh. If people are unhappy with the services on offer on a match day then exercise your choice to do something else, if you don't like the prices they are charging or the quality of the products on offer then do what I do, eat/drink your own food or go somewhere else before/after the game. But in terms of the football, why can't people just reserve judgment until after the season has started when the really important business has got underway. Just because we got thrashed by Exeter it does not mean that the sky is falling and we are doomed for goodness sake. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 29, 2018 6:18:26 GMT
We must remember the owners have backed the manager. They allowed him to pay fees for nichols and sercombe. They financed bringing in craig and bennett in january. They funded bringing in experienced players upson and rodman this summer. All those players will be on good salaries and 2 of them cost transfer fees as well. Its not all good but its not all bad either surely? You mean keep a sense of perspective? Good luck with that around here! People moan on and on that the mem is a dump, the club try and improve the facilities and spend some money on doing it up a bit. Now people moan that they have to pay an extra 50p for a cup of tea! We get thrashed by Exeter in a pretty insignificant preseason friendly. Suddenly were relegation fodder and the loss of Ellis (who by the way only 12 months ago was being touted as a waste of wages by many) and lack of any instant replacement within less than 7 days is a sign that the club is going down the pan etc etc. It's hardly the first time we've had a beating from a lower league club is it, so get over it all you doomsayers and keep the faith. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 25, 2018 16:28:35 GMT
I'm confused. Can someone confirm if Hamer is still gashead enemy number 1 or is it Tom Gorringe now Now listen to me pal. I aint th most intelligent but probably talk mare sense than th ones spouting off about what is and isnt, so......
Its a forum game of 'Goin round in Circles'
Usually made up of th same 5 or 6 dafties.
A poster says he knows something blah blah chuffkin blah, then another poster argues th first poster is wrong because he knows different.
A few more who can't seem to let anything go by without challenging it draw up their chair and enter th debate.
This carries on and on and on for on average 20 pages (btw, its th same old sh1te they've argued about at in at least another 20 threads) each one claiming they know something happened or dinnae happen. (are you still with me pal?)
Repeat process. (yous get th picture)
Th thread normally comes to a conclusion when it becomes plainly apparent to everyone reading that absolutely nobody has an actual chuffkin foggiest of anything that happened and they all sulk off for around 24 hours before resurrecting said thread or starting a new one to have another go.
That's the most sense that's been written on this forum for quite some time lol
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Post by bluestone on Jul 24, 2018 18:42:10 GMT
Last season we had, Telford, Harrison, gaffney and Nichols as striking options. This year Nichols and Reilly. We need there to be 2 at the very least Mensah can play up top, usually sits behind the striker but was capable at Aldershot on the wing and has been used as a full striker. People keep forgetting we have him but from what i’ve seen he seems to be playing well in pre season. Based on what I saw of Mensah on Saturday at FGR I wouldn't be confident in him filling in for Ellis up front at all. He looked lathargic and lacking in fitness imo and didn't pressurise their defence or keeper once. He didn't really impress me at the end of last season either. I reckon he'll have to buck his ideas up and start putting a proper shift in or DC might send him out on loan to Hartlepool!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 24, 2018 12:58:09 GMT
That gets my vote!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 23, 2018 11:04:00 GMT
Will be sorely missed this coming season even if we get a suitable replacement. Not just for his work on the pitch but for what he brings to the dressing room, I've never had the pleasure of meeting him but you can tell from his interviews that he is one hell of a character, always engaging in banter with the other lads and coaches.
Good luck Ellis, I wish you all the success in the world, you really deserve it! Also thanks for everything you've done for the gas, you've spent a large period of your career with us and that shows commitment on your part as well as from the club.
Finally i would also like to say well done for proving your doubters wrong last season, you were player of the year in my eyes, you gave 100% and left nothing out on the field come the final whistle. I'll never forget the way you were able to strike terror into the opposition defence by sprinting at them from half way across the field only to leap in front of them and win the ball with your head. I think there are lot of defenders in L1 this season who will breathe a sigh of relief that they won't be coming up against you again!
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 22, 2018 16:51:46 GMT
Thanks for posting that pic. Couldn't make the open day today to see it in the flesh. That looks decent, I really like the collar and the twist on the design of the quarters makes it look really distinctive. I don't usually buy a shirt for myself, normally just get one for my lad each year but I'm actually thinking I might get one!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 16, 2018 15:23:13 GMT
Many thanks AF.
It may have been too late for me but at least my fellow gas heads (well those who have not yet logged into gas chat for their daily torture) will not be subjected to the same distress as I was.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Jul 16, 2018 15:01:35 GMT
For the love of God can someone please change the title of this thread...I just had a bloody panic attack at the thought of no quarters!!!
[done -AF]
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