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Post by long john silver on Jul 24, 2015 16:16:30 GMT
To be fair I wouldn't pay £39 to watch rovers play unless it was a playoff final .
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Post by long john silver on Jul 24, 2015 9:23:11 GMT
I home record has been good for a few years now. If we actually have a go away from home unlike the JW era then there's no reason we shouldn't challenge. To be fair to john ward we've been sh**e away from home since 2007 Bar last year of corse
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Post by long john silver on Jul 22, 2015 12:08:30 GMT
Will anyone be joining me by booing his every touch if this petulent little s**t plays in the Kitey game. No , you would just be giving him the attention he is seeking .
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Reading
Jul 21, 2015 18:51:30 GMT
via mobile
Post by long john silver on Jul 21, 2015 18:51:30 GMT
Just spotted Martin Keown. What's he doing here? His son plays for reading
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Post by long john silver on Jul 18, 2015 14:11:48 GMT
Mildenhall error . 1-0 arsenal
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Post by long john silver on Jul 18, 2015 13:59:46 GMT
Only a few hundred down the mem today .
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Post by long john silver on Jul 17, 2015 22:00:57 GMT
The heading says it all really, Still no new Stadium, we should not be surprised how many plans/schemes have we been promised over the years regarding potential sites funding etc. Now i really really hope i am wrong but i do not think we will ever build at the UWE or anywhere else for that matter unless we get really lucky and somebody very very wealthy takes us on, but i also blame Bristol council for our predicament as they gave us no help or backing whatsoever in the years after we left Eastville, Also what i cannot understand is why our board at the time of th last days of Eastville never had the foresight to see what a wonderful business prospect Eastville could have been, should have tried to get money to buy Eastville we could have been a very wealthy club by now so much potential there regarding the land/greyhound racing/speedway. yes but we will continue plodding along like we allways have . cant wait for the new season UTG
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Post by long john silver on Jul 16, 2015 23:49:27 GMT
Sorry Long John but it was clear as mud to me. Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case, Darrell said he thought it would be. I felt John Ward shielded the board from criticism over playing budgets and took the flak for inactivity in the transfer window at a time when we really needed a striker. Now it seems the same is expected of DC. As far as the agent point is concerned I can't imagine anyone would expect DC to say "I have x amount to spend". You hardly have to rule out questions on the subject. DC would just have to say, "I'm sorry I'd rather keep that matter to myself". I am pretty sure DC wouldn't have put that caveate into the 'rules' for last night's meeting. It's the general questions like "Can we afford to add any experienced league players to the squad" which people most want answered but I guess the budget issue would have ruled that one out. well we had a set budget at the start of the season based on us losing the case , if we had won there would of been scope for a increase . when Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case he just meant it wouldn't be cut as a result . when Darrell said he thought it would be, he meant a increase if we won not a cut to the original budget . no big conspiracy i'm afraid.
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Post by long john silver on Jul 16, 2015 23:09:33 GMT
Dela Verde,he felt he wasn't good enough away from home and had an attitude problem,Dawson he felt we had enough players without league experience and wanted a wide man who had played league football. He spoke for ninety mins,very critical of our training pitch and said we need our own,but he has talked them in to getting another pitch so now we have two. Also talked about the physio position,basically saying players were out injured in the past for to long.Finding it hard to remember all what was said right now,but it was none of the we are going up stuff,he spoke confidently but more reserved. Have not felt for a manager like this since Gerry i wonder if phil kites retirement was voluntary or not ?
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Post by long john silver on Jul 16, 2015 23:01:47 GMT
I can understand why DC can't answer questions about the stadium, but now he can't talk about the playing budget? That sounds like certain people are worried DC, who is an honest type of chap, might stoke the fires over whether the stadium battle budget will effect the playing side. Someone on another thread on here has already raised the question about who is right out of DC and Nick Higgs. DC has said his budget will be effected by the court case, Nick says playing budget comes out of a different pot. Gagging the manager just suggests that the board don't want us to know the true story... personally i though the situation over the budget was made pretty clear on monday . no sure what all the hooo harrr is about TBH
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Post by long john silver on Jul 16, 2015 16:57:01 GMT
Can't go tonight, babysitting, so could someone please report later topics covered, would like DC to be asked about ched Evans, as think once he bangs the goals in for someone who has the bottle to sign him, he will move on for decent money. Easter probably played with him for Wales, appreciate if someone could? It would be along time before I step back inside the mem if we signed that prick ,
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Post by long john silver on Jul 15, 2015 14:39:23 GMT
Is it just me or has there been very little advertising of this game? We are ging to see some potentially great players (the next Wiltshire, Walcott etc). Of their 18 man squad, I would expect 4 or 5 to feature in their first team in the next year or so, even if it is the league cup. The Board always talk about new revenue streams, well why not try and cash in on young kids from Bristol who only "support" Premier teams on the telly. This games gives an opportunity to see some future quality players in the flesh and get to see the Gas. Who knows they may get hooked! It is up to us to tell workmates, class mates, mates down the pub etc. We need to try and get lots of new faces down the Mem. arsenal's first team squad will be in Singapore , its only going to be a team of 17 year olds nobodys ever heard of . nothing to really get excited about to be honest
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Post by long john silver on Jul 12, 2015 22:53:02 GMT
our pitch has been immaculate since the egg chasers left , if its not broke dont fix it . plus you can grow grass for free.
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Plan B
Jul 11, 2015 19:24:37 GMT
Post by long john silver on Jul 11, 2015 19:24:37 GMT
Anyone have any ideas about what Plan B might be? Virgo up front ?
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Post by long john silver on Jul 8, 2015 16:46:09 GMT
Wasn't lee brown voted the best left back in the division last year by fellow professionals ?
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Post by long john silver on Jul 6, 2015 8:15:13 GMT
Already have 5 strikers on the books if DC wanted to add to that area it wouldn't be someone who would be on a high wage .
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Post by long john silver on Jul 5, 2015 14:44:29 GMT
You just know if UWE happens tickets will go up 20% I don't see why it would , if it happens it would of cost the club nothing . Don't see why they would have to up the price unless we end up in league 1
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Post by long john silver on Jul 5, 2015 7:26:52 GMT
To be far we've had a few pinched by bigger clubs over the last two years but even with that the number of youth team players who have made it to the first team is a lot better now than its been for about 15 years. Really, surely Harrison & Clarke in the last few years is hardly a good return? Lockyer having arrived via Cardiff's youth set up. It's not a great return no but we're improving in that department . Our youth team had been dead and buried for well over a decade so the fact we have a few in the first team now marks a definite improvement . We've also lost 3 or 4 to higher league clubs that would defiantly of cut the mustard .
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Post by long john silver on Jul 4, 2015 15:52:56 GMT
Good point, so much for me thinking this might be Thomas' season to breakthrough into the 1st team! For all the talk of our youth set up does any similar size club have so few players make the grade? To be far we've had a few pinched by bigger clubs over the last two years but even with that the number of youth team players who have made it to the first team is a lot better now than its been for about 15 years.
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Post by long john silver on Jul 4, 2015 12:24:03 GMT
lucas , greenslades and pierce mitchel all given new contracts.
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