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Post by faggotygas on May 16, 2024 11:27:25 GMT
A toe being offside is still offside. I hear this point of view often about VAR. I don't understand it. Why make something subjective, when we can have an absolute answer to within a very small measure of inaccuracy? The binary laws of the game are fine. No one minds goal line technology & if they automated offsides I'd be for it. The argument against the current offside set up is when does the ball leave the foot? Do we have enough frames? If we're going down to midges dick levels that needs sorting. Totally agree with that - this false accuracy is frustrating. There should be a margin of error where it's ref's call, would be easy enough to work that out with maths. Like in cricket.
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Post by faggotygas on May 16, 2024 9:56:14 GMT
How though? Are you saying that all contact between the ball and the hand should be a foul? That's the only thing not open to interpretation in hand ball - the contact. Perhaps the old offside rules should be bought back. Two players have to be between the attacker and goal when ball is played. Any anywhere across the pitch. No phases, no in keepers eyeline or not, no interfering with play, to many subjective things at moment. The ruling bodies think fans want to see more goals, while some of us admire good defence. I was talking about hand ball, but I don't see offside interpretation being problematic. It's pretty clear, and rarely hear arguments about it: - did the player touch the ball? - did the player try to touch the ball? - did the player get in the way of the keeper or block their view of the ball? If so, interfering. I personally wouldn't like to go back to the defensive football of the early 90s.
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Post by faggotygas on May 16, 2024 8:45:47 GMT
In my day as a Ref,handball was clear cut and simply had to be deliberate.Nowadays no-one seems to really know what constitutes a handball offence.Just wish we would stop complicating things. To me, that is exactly the issue that needs to be stamped out. Things shouldn't be open to interpretation. One refs view of a situation being deliberate can be different to another refs interpretation of the same incident. The rules shouldn't have any scope for interpretation. For example, the offside rule is a simple yes or no, just need everyone to agree what part of the body it is measured from. I am one of the few that thinks VAR has been good for the game, it has made corrected wrong decisions more times than it has created bad decisions. How though? Are you saying that all contact between the ball and the hand should be a foul? That's the only thing not open to interpretation in hand ball - the contact.
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Post by faggotygas on May 3, 2024 10:07:52 GMT
That link doesn't work but I can't see it can be recent data when of the outfield players only Hoole is ex Academy and there's no guarantee he'll even be here next season. If clubs have less than one player you do wonder why any bother with Academy's Of the official first team squad - Sinclair, Ward, Hoole, Lawrence Bolton, for example, only have one ex academy player in their first team squad, and that's the backup goalie
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Post by faggotygas on May 2, 2024 14:17:13 GMT
It’s really harsh but that’s the football business, 99% don’t make it . Unless you're in Rovers Academy and then it's 99.99%. I wonder if any other league club has a worse Academy to 1st team player conversion rate? According to TransferMarkt we are mid table in League 1 for former academy players in the first team squad www.transfermarkt.com/league-one/eigengewaechse/wettbewerb/GB3
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Post by faggotygas on Apr 25, 2024 10:55:41 GMT
You think he’s got no say over his own destiny? Behave - you make it sound like the agent holds a power of attorney 🤣 Would anybody willing move from Bristol to Peterborough? I spent a week there once and that was bad enough. Great beer festival
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Post by faggotygas on Apr 22, 2024 11:31:09 GMT
The thrust of what I was saying is how it makes that person feel. If that person finds it funny, it's Bants. If the person doesn't then it's bullying. What if many found Love Thy Neighbour as 'funny'? It ran for many series. Or, Alf Garnett character....? Is that Bantz!? Nope... because racial abuse is a protected abuse. Fat abuse amongst others isn't, but both can be funny and abusive. Can you see the point I'm making? Misunderstood was Alf Garnett. The programme was clearly anti-racist. Alf was always made to look a fool for his bigoted ways. Meanwhile, the black characters were shown as infinitely cooler, more sensible and more reasonable than mad Alf. Another one of those where the real message was lost in a sea of outrage. Subtlety eh.
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 19, 2024 12:31:54 GMT
Hey,all you dinosaurs out there! Why not move outside your comfort zone. Come and watch the Gasgirls on Sunday? You may be pleasantly surprised. At the very least it will give you a different team to moan about. Seriously, it would be good to see you there I would but I'll be running the line for a different women's team!
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 15, 2024 16:12:17 GMT
What did he think was going to happen? As a public figure no matter what someone has said about you, you can't accuse someone of what he accused Vine of, in writing, published in a public forum, without expecting to be sued. I'd take him to the cleaners if he made that accusation about me.
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 4, 2024 10:31:43 GMT
What is the difference, in tiers, between gas girls and the 82 lot ? Rovers Women are currently in the South West Regional League - Premier Division, tier 5. City Women are in the Womens Super League, tier 1. So 4 tiers at the moment - but assuming City are relegated to the Women's Championship and Rovers promoted to the Women's National League Division 1 - South west, it'll be down to 2 tiers.
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 1, 2024 14:23:53 GMT
I can't see the 13 pitches being full size. Why would we need them? Kids don't go to 11v11 until under 13s Can't see why would ever need more than: 2x 5 a side 2x 7 a side 2x 9 a side 7 x 11 a side for reference , Manchester City's training ground has 10 full size pitches, some of which are marked for smaller side formats. Liverpool's has 12. I chair a football club for 400 kids, we have 3 full size, 3 9v9, 2 7v7 and 2 5v5 Flipping heck...the 13 pitches was a joke, said tongue in cheek and theres no way you would get 13 pitches, a dome, a complex clubhouse and a load of housing on 30 acres of land. Hi, sorry, went over my head - and quite a few others on here too I think.
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 1, 2024 12:08:37 GMT
You think each of the 13 pitches will be of the highest possible standard, and each will need its own floodlighting, pavilion, fencing, equipment, environmental mitigation, roadway and car park? No . But I still think it’ll work out about 500k a pitch in total. Come back to me in 5 yrs and we’ll decide who was right . 😉 we'll see! Anyway, as I say. 13 pitches is ludicrous. St George's Park only has 12! 13 full sizes pitches would make it one of the largest training facilites in the country in terms of pitches, so I reckon some of those pitches must be smaller format.
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 1, 2024 11:55:20 GMT
13 pitches? I thought what was said was we currently use 5 of the 30 acres at present but expect to increase to 13? Acres, not pitches? That’s my notes, I may have misunderstood? 13 pitches were mentioned, because someone said 13 is an unlucky number and Abdullalatif jokingly said ok 11 then! I can't see the 13 pitches being full size. Why would we need them? Kids don't go to 11v11 until under 13s Can't see why would ever need more than: 2x 5 a side 2x 7 a side 2x 9 a side 7 x 11 a side for reference , Manchester City's training ground has 10 full size pitches, some of which are marked for smaller side formats. Liverpool's has 12. I chair a football club for 400 kids, we have 3 full size, 3 9v9, 2 7v7 and 2 5v5
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 1, 2024 11:44:25 GMT
Blimey glad you're not running the club A grass pitch is about £100k, possibly less if you are creating a few at once. A domed artificial pitch is £1million tops, and can be hired out when the club aren't using it. quick google at 2019 prices: *How much does it cost to build a natural turf pitch? A full-sized, natural grass sports pitch will cost £120,000 on average, however natural turf pitches can cost between £50,000 – £350,000 depending on the pitch specification, performance level and location. Pitch renovation generally costs between £15,000 – £20,000 for a full-sized annual pitch renovation. The main factors that will impact the overall pitch cost are: Size and dimensions of the pitch or pitches Scope of earthworks required Chosen drainage and irrigation systems Amount of sand required for amelioration into top soil Environmental mitigation methods Floodlighting, fencing and equipment requirements Additional work is also often required in the form of ancillary equipment (team shelters, pavilions, spectator areas) and civil engineering (access pathways, hard standings, roadways and car parks), so this may need to be factored into your costs. Please get in touch if you’d like an example of a detailed breakdown of project costs, or a quote on the cost of building a natural turf pitch for your needs.* Just have a look at the land those 13 pitches will be sited. That’s a LOT of work and costs. I’m sticking with 500k for decent standard pitches at the quarters . You think each of the 13 pitches will be of the highest possible standard, and each will need its own floodlighting, pavilion, fencing, equipment, environmental mitigation, roadway and car park?
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 1, 2024 9:45:21 GMT
Thinking about tonight’s claim that we’ll be spending 30-35m on the quarters creating 13 pitches and an indoor dome to make cat 1 academy and the stadium rebuild. Surely just the first part is going to cost £15 million (at least ) ? 500k a pitch at a guess plus the dome which must be at least a few million? Just the south stand was 3.1 M . Not sure the numbers stack up . Blimey glad you're not running the club A grass pitch is about £100k, possibly less if you are creating a few at once. A domed artificial pitch is £1million tops, and can be hired out when the club aren't using it.
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Post by faggotygas on Feb 28, 2024 20:47:57 GMT
Never understand this argument. The club paid for a pair of permanent stands, a pitch and a car park in 1996. Then let it rot. Don't deny that
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Post by faggotygas on Feb 28, 2024 15:50:28 GMT
Agreed, the fans that don't expect more and a board that won't develop us in the ways necessary with a modern football stadium, training ground will see us return to league 2, worse out of the football league again. I think the club paying for the first permanent structure for the club since they built the Tote End isn't a big ask. Never understand this argument. The club paid for a pair of permanent stands, a pitch and a car park in 1996.
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Post by faggotygas on Feb 8, 2024 13:47:35 GMT
We've also been Bristol Rovers for over a hundred years, surely time for a change there. What the hell is a Rover anyway? A car? A dog's name?
Also Gasheads. Surely with today's announcement about temperatures exceeding the 1.5 degree threshold, that has to go. Up the Windheads?
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Post by faggotygas on Feb 7, 2024 15:49:00 GMT
Hi all I joined as soon as I heard about Aguilera joining you lot on loan, because you have bagged a proper talent. My only concern would be him lifting his game in poor matches/conditions. Most Forest fans thought he'd be kept to play on matchday. Although only small in build, he's a tenacious player, and he'll pick up deep and drive you forward. The only thing doubtbid have is. Can he up his performance if his team mates around him aren't playing to their potential. Good luck for the rest of the season, and hopefully we do a job on city tonight. Lad's a baller. Stood out last night imo.
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Post by faggotygas on Feb 5, 2024 14:34:55 GMT
Pricing structure is odd but I can see why it's been done to maximise revenue. The EFL should introduce 20 is plenty campaign pyramid wide, completely unfair in today's economy to pay more than £20 for League 1 football. Problem is that today's economy means that the costs for clubs has undoubtedly increased massively over the last couple of year, since 20 is plenty was launched. I know it's League 1 football so should be a lot cheaper as a lesser product, but I can't imagine that the matchday cost per supporter attending is much different between League 1 and the Premier League - similar number of stewards/ticket checkers per attendee, electricity, water, VAT etc. The Premier League clubs will enjoy greater economies of scale than Rovers. £25 to stay alive?
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