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Post by long john silver on Mar 4, 2016 13:37:58 GMT
Written by Lockyers agent I presume. Don't see why Lockyer would go sit on the bench at Leeds when he's having a team built around him here. Lockyer isn't the sort of player Leeds go for anyway , I'm sure they will sign some over priced foreigners instead.
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Post by long john silver on Mar 1, 2016 21:03:19 GMT
is that 3 assists from brown ?
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Post by long john silver on Feb 27, 2016 22:41:22 GMT
i just dont see where the goals are comming from . with matty t no longer with us were going to need some cracking loan signings to help push us into the playoff zone.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 27, 2016 17:57:23 GMT
There's plenty of points left to play for but its hard to see were the goals are going to come from to send us up. Lawrence seems to be a terrible signing . Think it might be a bit to soon for us to go up this year .
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Post by long john silver on Feb 26, 2016 20:20:49 GMT
Our glorious president front and centre in Zurich today. Having a bit of much deserved shut-eye on the world stage. Been a big week. Just shows we are on the world stage now , just a pity he did not wear a Rovers tie or even better the quarters - one of the 5 candidates is from Jordan so we now who our man will be voting for in the first round at least i would of thought so mate hes part of prince ali's campaign team
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Post by long john silver on Feb 26, 2016 16:45:21 GMT
This Saturday we are away at Wycombe and they are at Forest. Why has this happened? Have we had any dates where we have both been scheduled to play at home because the reverse fixtures don't match dates? Either way I can't understand why this needs to happen and I bet it never does in Manchester or Liverpool or maybe even Nottingham! im not sure what the big problem is.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 26, 2016 16:11:56 GMT
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth says he "feels for" Bristol Rovers boss Darrell Clarke before the two meet on Saturday. Rovers travel to Adams Park seventh in the table a week after being taken over over by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family. "This season they've done us twice convincingly, Darrell Clarke has done a good job," said Ainsworth. "I know he's under pressure because it's a big club, they're expected to be around the top and they've had this big takeover, so I do feel for Darrell." www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35668633hes also targeting 61 points this year , great news for us. hope he likes it in mid table
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Post by long john silver on Feb 26, 2016 16:02:40 GMT
Just left Kidderminster. Would you ?....... not good enough for the poorest club in the conference , no thanks.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 23, 2016 19:46:39 GMT
i see your point but safe standing was brought up during the planning stages and flatly turned down. the project is good to go on all aspects now , do you really want to jeopardize the whole stadium off the back of "i prefer to stand up" its not a simple case of not putting seats in and just putting in a few rails. the second we resubmit planning permission you can fully expect to see trash back running under another flag and at least another 18 months worth of appeals and judicial reviews. Times they are a-changing though, on and off the field both at our club and at many others...and also at the FA and the other governing bodies...someone has to be the first and suddenly we're the lower league team with ambition and the financial clout to back it up. The club gets the right people in the right role to speak with the right people in the right organisations and suddenly we're the first club in England building the first new stadium to incorporate safe standing. If we can't get agreement, just put in seats, but (to quote from another thread I posted in) let's ask a hundred gasheads how many would prefer to stand at the UWE and what percentage do you think...? 25%? 50%? 75%+? well if you asked 100 rovers fans from the dribuild stand 100% would ask for seats. but personaly i think about 90% of gasheads will be more than happy with a all seated stadium.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 23, 2016 19:40:31 GMT
Surely if we want to keep Taylor we can now offer him a decent enough contract to stay? Before any smart poster says he's already signed for Hearts I doubt they'll force him to move if they've watched him since the turn of the year? Que smart poster..... apperently signed a pre contract with them so regardless of form or injury he will be going north of the border.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 22, 2016 21:43:36 GMT
Seems like a simple question on the face of it. Our "billionaire" owner gifts the club circa £50m. I don't think it's going to be that simple. I think the money will be borrowed as a business loan. It will then be paid back from the revenue the stadium generates. Could be a while before BRFC see profits from the Stadium being invested in the team. Also, as with any borrowing against predicted ROI - an element of risk is going to be involved. Could be wrong, but just saying because I don't think we should fool ourselves into believing it's going to be straightforward. If he's here for the long haul he'll have no qualms with paying for the stadium out his pocket . He will make his money back long term easily .
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Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 22:59:40 GMT
Is there a clause in rovers' contract with UWE What contract? It's not even an issue of it being watertight, it doesn't exist! exactly , the UWE put in planning permission to turn the site into a car park not long ago so i cant imagine any agreement we have with them is set in stone.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 20:00:26 GMT
Freehold to the land would always be a better financial proposition, if you can afford it, but the point is that the new regime need to assess the deal in detail. It may be that they wish to add to the development, alter the terms of the plan, or look for an alternative. Friday nights interview with Steve Hamer was revealing where he talked about the possibility of partnerships in relation to the stadium. Rather than negotiating from a position of weakness, where we were looking to scrape together enough funds to get the stadium built, it seems as though more may be considered now. But I like the fact that the approach is sensible and proportionate. We'll have to wait a few more years to get a stadium like the Emirates. ? I thought from TITK that partnerships in the stadium were a bad idea ? i think when he spoke about a partneship regarding the new stadium he was referring to UWE
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Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 19:01:05 GMT
Evil post r running with this. Pathetic. hardly news is its, not that i could read the article even if i wanted to. my laptop goes into meltdown whenever i click on a post article due to the horrendous amounts of pop ups.
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Why?
Feb 21, 2016 11:47:43 GMT
Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 11:47:43 GMT
Ok lets look at this sensibly and work out why the family have purchased Rovers. As much as the guy says he is a footie fan, he is a business man first . I don’t believe that this is a vanity project and he keeps repeating that he sees potential so what is that potential? People seem to think that when he talks about potential he is talking about Rovers as a footie team but think about it. The new owners have interests in financial matters, hotels and tourism and they see Bristol as a thriving City that is screaming out for a decent conference centre, entertainment arena all supported by a quality hotel. Uwe is easily accessed from the motorway in an up and coming location and if they build a conference centre that can cater for say 1,000 people then they will mint it as the only options now are to go to Birmingham and London for that size of operation. We will end up with a great stadium for our beloved Gas but the family will own a thriving asset that is so much more than just a footie team. The problem with such a project in the past is that it would take massive funding over a period of time as these things do not happen overnight and quite simply we didn’t have people with the ability to fund it or raise the funds for it. Now that seems to have changed and it will be interesting to see exactly what the plans are for the Uwe site . you basically answered you own question. he said he sees bristol as a big city with alot going for it and if hes here for the long haul like he says theres no reason why he shouldn't cough up the cash for a new stadium and a conference center. he will make his money back in 10-15 years easily if he taps into the commercial side correctly.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 11:29:46 GMT
Problem is a lot of us are reaching the top of the hill and might not be around to see the long term changes. For me I want a new ground which will bring a rise in attendances. When I first started watching the Gas 20k plus was not un usual and 16 k for a Tuesday night game was the norm. I'd like to see that again Its pointless just building the UWE then going bust like Darlington though, we need a clear business plan for development, I'm not sure NH ever had one but was just going to rely upon a build it and they will come approach?It could also be the leasehold approach for the land is not the best one for our new owners if they can afford to purchase the land as well. I think we might just have to be patient although I want a new ground for the 2017 season as much as any fan. i kind of makes you wonder if higgs pulled off the sainsburys deal would he of sold the club to wael , maybe trash were a blessing in disguise.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 11:18:32 GMT
I have few wishes; A team I still recognise as BRFCA support base that still has its roots in north bristol A squad that plays for the club and the supporters, not for their ego. A home of our own. Owned by us. Outright. An owner and directors that care more about the fans than their profit margin. Success that is sustainable. To retain the pride that so much adversity has left us with as a proud scar. I think you can summarise this in one sentence. Don't spend too much cash. It sounds weird but if we do it by hard work and skill (supported by money) it's an achievement. Do it by just spending money and I think Rovers fans will get bored very quickly...and if they don't get bored, we'll still lose the atmosphere/mentality that was the reason they seem to have been attracted to us in the first place.... your not allowed standing terraces in the top flight , why build a new stadium if it doesn't meet basic regulations . if the new owners have ambitions of rovers playing further up the the footballing pyramid why build a league 2 ground. also there's the rather large matter of planning permission already having been submitted for a all seater stadium . submitting new plans would set the project back by a good 18 months and give trash the opportunity to throw another spanner in our plans to move away from the area. There is a massive swell in support from fans across all the leagues who want safe standing. This includes me as I like to stand. It will happen sooner rather than later so why not make the UWE the first example of the long-term goal? It works in Germany, it's been proven to work across the world, I know the reasons why 'all-seater' was introduced but we're 25+ years down the line and a lot of things have changed in the meantime.... We won't even be in a new stadium until the season after next. Unless they start building next month it'll be massively expensive to get it done for 2017/18. No pressure on them, but they need to start building sooner than most of us expect them too.... I did cringe a bit today when people were singing were richer than you Better than the usual set of anti-City songs, just my opinion though.... A football academy that is the best in the west country supported by our own top class training facilities/ground. Not important, EPPP means any young talent we develop can be poached for next to nothing by Premier League clubs...a few may choose to stay, but we'll need to have the long-term plan in place to convince them to stay with us rather than take the big bucks to warm the reserves bench for the bigger clubs....we'll be better off scouting and finding the next generation of non-league talent (18+) i see your point but safe standing was brought up during the planning stages and flatly turned down. the project is good to go on all aspects now , do you really want to jeopardize the whole stadium off the back of "i prefer to stand up" its not a simple case of not putting seats in and just putting in a few rails. the second we resubmit planning permission you can fully expect to see trash back running under another flag and at least another 18 months worth of appeals and judicial reviews.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 21, 2016 0:11:38 GMT
owners are allowed to give money to the club as a gift to write off debts, transfer fees, running costs e.c.t like what lansdown has done at city. the only way FFP will effect us is with players wages but even then we will still have a very decent playing budget that reflects the amount of fans we get through the gate.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 20, 2016 21:57:35 GMT
what was that sending off all about ridiculous behavior.
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Post by long john silver on Feb 20, 2016 21:49:58 GMT
your not allowed standing terraces in the top flight , why build a new stadium if it doesn't meet basic regulations . if the new owners have ambitions of rovers playing further up the the footballing pyramid why build a league 2 ground. also there's the rarther large matter of planning permission allready having been submitted for a all seater stadium . submitting new plans would set the project back by a good 18 months and give trash the opportunity to throw another spanner in our plans to move away from the area. as for naming one of the ends the tote end, the new owner isnt running a charity that will never happen . sponsorship will bring revenue to the club , its bad business to turn away good money and id rarther see rovers creating its own money rarther than relying on the bottomless pockets of our new owners. Well firstly the stadium could be built with options, such as without seats, then with seats in our End. I don't see 18 months worth of delay there. Anyway, what if we never make the Prem ? I for one won't be too disappointed. Don't particularly want to watch overpaid foreign players week in week out in our stadium thank you.
And why can't it be called 'The Victoria's Secret Tote End' or the 'Ann Summers Tote End' for example ??
im pretty certain changing the stadium from a all seater to terrace would require new planning permision , i think we should be grateful for what we get . at the end of the day if you dont want to use your seat dont use it, im sure there will be a few thousand gasheads doing exactly the same.
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