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Post by timsburygas on Jun 21, 2020 19:51:07 GMT
It is likely the council will have to provide a alternative site for the businesses there to continue operations, this may be costed into any final amounts of the deal.
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 19, 2020 19:12:37 GMT
This lad has some really impressive contacts, if only he could get some to join the 1883 club.
Karim is an experienced media and communications consultant, who after graduating with an MA from the University of Westminster, moved to the Middle East and established a PR agency that grew to become a regional partner of Hill & Knowlton, representing some of the most renowned global brands including Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, Visa, Jaguar Land Rover, Samsung and the Four Seasons hotel. Upon returning to the UK, he joined Bristol Rovers in 2016 in a business development capacity, helping the club work on all aspects of growth as it embarked on a new era under new ownership.
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 19, 2020 19:07:05 GMT
Debt free !!!!!!!!!!!! how many clubs can say that, with assets of a training ground and the Mem, makes us a very good investment prospect.
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 16, 2020 19:23:56 GMT
Anyone see the interview on ITV racing with the chap that was the groom of the winning horse Battaash,
first time he led a winner back in at Royal Ascot after 38 years in the job, described it as being almost as good as seeing your team win a play off at Wembley, Asked his team, he replied, the mighty Bristol Rovers.
Bob Grace his name.
sorry just seen its already on here
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 12, 2020 14:31:10 GMT
Looks like a good ideal, maybe we could bring back the South Wales academy as well, that always gave us a regular supply of talent.
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 12, 2020 10:16:28 GMT
Some Reds I know are saying it’s a done deal, £65 million fruit market development..
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 11, 2020 22:31:39 GMT
If it is modular buildings it could be similar to the ones at Man City, Bolton and Wasps. Can be seen at SiBCAS.co.uk
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 9, 2020 19:27:23 GMT
Well done BRFC, we now know how the club voted and the reasons why..
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Post by timsburygas on Jun 8, 2020 9:30:27 GMT
Much as I see this as a positive development, I think we all need to see how it's going to be funded. Will it be more millions added to the pile, indeed has Wael got the money to do the deed without taking on external debt against the Mem. I seem to remember Nick Higgs doing that, However, if Wael can find a lender/investor (AJIB) it would be possible to take on a loan to get the project started. At the moment we pay about £50k per year on the Cribbs site. This is dead money as we get no future guarantees, as we are finding out now. With current rates as low as they are now, borrowing at 3% over base could possibly allow borrowing of about £1m. If however Wael decided to double the amount to be charged to £100k per annum it's not so clever, though it could allow borrowing to be increased to about £2m, preferably on a capital repayment basis. Strangely enough, a deal was proposed to Hani just after the purchase of the training ground, which would have been a much better deal for the family, as it would have kept the repayments in house, but of course there would be additional costs in terms of accommodation on site. I believe it was suggested that we should use a company called Modulek, who are based near Bournemouth to erect the relevant buildings on site to get the project going. The plan was fully tested in terms of cost, and was validated throughout, indeed AFC Bournemouth used this company to get their training ground up and running. However, Hani decided to turn it down, even though it was put to him by Steve Hamer, who was in his good books at the time. At The Colony, there is already gas, electricity and water on site, and indeed, a large area incorporating the two old pitches has been levelled. To make it fully viable it will need to be added to in the short term in order to get other interested companies, and indeed local clubs to make use of the facilities, which would then produce the capital required to quickly develop it to its full potential, at least cost to our club. This is obviously going to take the form of a quick fix in terms of getting a settled site for training, so has to be a good thing, subject to the way it will be funded, which must be carefully thought through in case it turns into another financial albatross around our necks. Sure Wael doesn't need advice on borrowing money, I think they teach bankers those sorts of things.
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JCH..
Jun 7, 2020 19:45:32 GMT
Post by timsburygas on Jun 7, 2020 19:45:32 GMT
He hasn’t had long enough, a few long range efforts don’t make you a legend, unless your Gary Smart, by the way you missed the best two strikers off in Roberts and Cureton.
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Post by timsburygas on Apr 12, 2020 19:26:36 GMT
I don't think players pay tax via traditional PAYE, so tax on their wages is not payed via the football club. Footballers tax is likely paid by the players via their own accountant, using various tax loopholes etc. Edit - Furlough is PAYE only All footballers are paid their wages by the clubs through PAYE, it’s a league rule, money earns outside of wages ie image rights and the like don’t have to be, that won’t affect many in league 1&2. If someone is furloughed it means they are laid off, can not have anything to do with the business, so players can’t train, can’t attend clubs for team meetings etc, just have to sit at home and wait for a call to come back into employment.. What clubs are doing is furloughing club staff grounds man, shop workers, catering staff etc and asking players to take reduced salary’s.
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Post by timsburygas on Apr 8, 2020 19:08:17 GMT
As all the ITK brigrade insist we are close to insolvency you would have thought the club would jump at taking some tax payers money.
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Post by timsburygas on Apr 3, 2020 19:14:16 GMT
Thing that angers me the most is Ken Masters and the SC think they represent us, they don’t, used to be a sc member and share scheme member, but the represention on both was useless.. When Higgs and co took the club right to the edge with the wongo loan, where were they ? Masters was sat on the board ! Why did they stay silent ? They like to be In The Know, Glory hunters, ive done this I’ve done that, b***ocks. Then Masters got so far in with Hamer you could only see the soles of his shoes. People like the ITk ‘s on here help there cause, sowing discord among the fan base in ego boosting statements that they know what’s going on, sad sad b*stArds the lot of them. Football club would better without them.
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Post by timsburygas on Feb 25, 2020 15:43:58 GMT
Would safe standing areas increase the capacity or do they take up the same amount of space as all seater ?
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Post by timsburygas on Feb 21, 2020 9:53:19 GMT
Great tune about a real Gas legend
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Post by timsburygas on Feb 11, 2020 22:57:16 GMT
There is pod cast called under the cosh, it’s ex footballers telling their story’s, one thing they all seem to agree on is Megson, hated by most disliked by the rest, one even tried running him down, others have slapped him, if he didn’t get on with BG is a plus point for Ben..
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Post by timsburygas on Jan 29, 2020 19:30:47 GMT
Being realistic, maybe last summer JCH was worth 2 or even 3 million but anyone who has watched his performances this season ain’t going to pay that. Moody, arrogant, always injured, billy big balls, looks disinterested most of time.
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Post by timsburygas on Dec 15, 2019 12:29:49 GMT
Not sure what Clarke was sent off for. But I did hear that it was fir re-entering the field of play without permission. If that is the case, I think that it is a bookable offence. So if that is the case he fully deserved the 2nd yellow. Not if the fourth official told him it was ok.
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Post by timsburygas on Dec 8, 2019 10:18:08 GMT
Thought the applause on 2 minutes was for the 2year old daughter of Benik Afobe who passed away last week, thought it was a nice touch and several clubs around the country joined in..
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Post by timsburygas on Oct 31, 2019 19:21:35 GMT
Referred to as a “clean air zone (CAZ) C” zone, the charging zone would cover quite a large chunk of the city, including Cotham, Montpelier, St Philips Marsh, Southville, Bedminster and Ashton
This zone would charge all commercial vehicles. Private cars would not be.
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