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Post by Rod1883 on Nov 5, 2023 12:54:57 GMT
Apologies if someone else has already posted this - but there is more than a hint of offside for both our and Whitby's first goals.
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Post by Rod1883 on Nov 4, 2023 7:41:14 GMT
Some decent quality in their team based on the post by Pirate above. Hope we don't underestimate them - Horsham play at the same level I think (7th tier) and got a 3-3 at Barnsley last night. I'm sure AM will not let any complacency creep in - hoping for a 3 or 4 nil win
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Post by Rod1883 on Oct 4, 2023 17:48:42 GMT
FA Cup 1992 v Liverpool when a blatant penalty for a foul on Mehew wasn't given, and Dean Saunders should have been sent off for elbowing Alexander.
Regarding the incident that has prompted all the debate this week - the Premier League should learn from Rugby where the Referee clearly states the on-field decision to the TV Reviewers and askes them to check whether that decision is to be upheld or reversed. The Football VAR system doesn't have any of those positively worded processes it seems to me.
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Post by Rod1883 on Sept 26, 2023 14:44:41 GMT
I'll kick off the Rodman shirt bidding at £20
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Post by Rod1883 on Sept 2, 2023 15:53:55 GMT
Put the bus back on axle stands Rich. All the talk of putting 5 past someone soon is a pipe dream - I doubt we'll see five home goals scored by Christmas at this rate
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 25, 2023 14:29:19 GMT
Just transferred funds for me and Mrs Rod1883
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 25, 2023 14:05:10 GMT
Many of the comments here echo my sentiments too. I've been in since the beginning and will support the FFSC for as long as it exists, but I'm also very happy to be fully behind Hugo's suggestion of a famous last stand. Thanks Jon, Hugo, Parrot for all the hard work that is needed to produce such a perfectly executed shambles every year I'll be joining again this time.
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 18, 2023 15:44:12 GMT
It’s not threewords, it’s moving us forwards. What three words? 'moving rovers forwards' - in east Ethiopia, or 'Rovers squad promotion' - in Northern Quebec. This could be fun?
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 8, 2023 15:37:08 GMT
Thanks Harold My concern about train all the way is getting home back to near the south coast - especially with the amount of added time we are now going to be seeing. Might look at driving to Three Bridges or similar where there is parking and a return train is likely to be OK until quite late.
Edit - is the game definitely pay on the day?
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 8, 2023 14:23:37 GMT
My daughter is over from Australia with her partner/boyfriend for a couple of weeks and I was thinking of taking them to the Charlton game as we can't make the home match this weekend. They have manged to blag a couple of tickets for West Ham v Chelsea from our local pub landlord where my daughter used to work, but I'd like them to see some real football too! I've not been to Charlton before so was wondering whether anyone can advise on parking near the ground, or maybe parking and then using the rail network for a couple of stops? If we do go we would be travelling up from West Sussex on the day. Thanks
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 7, 2023 7:53:14 GMT
Nigeria all over us 😟 Watching on the iPad here in France and annoyingly the commentary is about 2 secs in front of the pictures 😂 It's the same on the BBC1 coverage! Commentary saying 'she hits the bar' and the player hasn't taken the shot yet!
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Post by Rod1883 on Aug 7, 2023 7:25:39 GMT
I saw the Stewart interview - it was as the OP says mainly about his visit to the SoL to promote his work on MND. The BBC did show a picture of him in Rovers kit but with the standard of BBC 'Researchers' now they probably thought it was Ipswich!
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Jul 15, 2023 15:35:51 GMT
Post by Rod1883 on Jul 15, 2023 15:35:51 GMT
Azza should have scored there. Good work from Brown to win ball back and slip AC through. Straight at keeper through on goal. Friend is gonna be the new Tilly’s Thighs I think for those that appreciate that sort of thing! George's Groin has a certain ring to it. (lock me up and throw away the key) Friend's Femurs?
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Post by Rod1883 on Mar 11, 2023 12:06:38 GMT
The tweet did not imply the government are as bad as Nazi Germany. The press seem to somehow be trying to say that but it is simply not true. Linekar said the language was similar to 1930's Germany. Which is objectively FACT. Using words like "invasion" and "swarm" is undoubtedly similar to the propaganda used in the 30's. Any mental gymnastics to claim he was comparing the government to Nazis is simply not true. And any suggestion he was disrespecting the Holocaust is also absolute nonsense. Most historians would agree that atrocity was a decade later! I think the whole point is that some of this language sets us on a dangerous path. I can't see anything Linekar said was even untrue whichever side of the political spectrum you sit on. Lineker is clever and cute enough to know that whilst his words were carefully chosen, the implication of those words would be taken to infer the connection. He has set a massive and disruptive hare running with this and he shouldn't have - IMHO. That's all I'm going to say on this now - we all know it divides opinion and no-one is likely to change their opinion based on an exchange on here. UTG - Looking forward to three points today.
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Post by Rod1883 on Mar 11, 2023 12:00:09 GMT
I'm not going to disagree regarding the issue and difficult climate we and the World faces post Covid, the war in Ukraine, climate disasters becoming more prevalent, etc etc, but we'll have to agree to disagree Hugo regarding the tweet - I don't believe it was appropriate.
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Post by Rod1883 on Mar 11, 2023 11:38:58 GMT
OK - I'll put my head above the parapet. Lineker is a high profile, highly paid and influential BBC 'employee'. He is prone to virtue signalling and making inflammatory comments despite his contract with the BBC requiring him not to. The tweet a couple of days ago did go too far in my opinion in that it implies the Government are as bad as Nazi Germany. Whilst the Government approach and language may appear heavy handed, the problem of 40000 plus arriving via the channel last year, and potentially even more this, has to be addressed. We all know that many of these people are not genuine asylum seekers, a very large percentage being young men from countries that are not war or natural disaster zones. There was a news article just a few days ago reporting the words of a young lady of the RNLI or Border Force where she said she felt threatened by the groups of young men. I believe that this country has a proud record of welcoming genuine refugees/asylum seekers and of helping peoples all around the world. Our country is relatively small in area, we already have the lowest level of nature and wildlife diversity of all major nations and our infrastructure, water supplies etc etc are not infinite. I'm no expert, but there has to be some way to stop the illegal trafficking gangs that peddle a false story and misery for the people they con into making the journey. Gary Lineker's virtue signalling tweet does not help and I find it disappointing that our club has jumped on his bandwagon.
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Post by Rod1883 on Feb 23, 2023 16:59:53 GMT
He was to Football what Murray Walker was to Formula 1. Going to be missed. I like that comparison, well said. RIP Motty
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Post by Rod1883 on Jan 1, 2023 15:38:55 GMT
Sercombe looks good for them .We ought to sign him.City losing!!! sh** 1-1 Wish you would be clearer - I thought we'd conceded for a moment
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Post by Rod1883 on Dec 31, 2022 13:10:26 GMT
Just had a text chat with our Daughter who is now already in 2023 in Melbourne. Off to the pub for a quick one or two later and then home for a nice roast shoulder of lamb and a bottle or so of red.... Wishing you all a Happy New Year.
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Post by Rod1883 on Dec 29, 2022 20:48:54 GMT
This defence has been weak game after game yet most say how good we are at the back! We need a decent CB and Centre mid in January or we will fall by the way side We've a decent CM in Rossiter when he's fit, not sure JB's budget is so big we can sign players just to cover injuries. Rossiter is a huge miss for us. Reinforces the folly of risking him in the nonsense cup. We do need someone similar to cover and the last couple of performances suggest it would be good use of any budget if we are serious about mounting any sort of challenge in the second half of the season
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