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As I remember it, the Sainburys bid was always way over the housing value. They were relying on that extra income to fund the stadium, which was to be a joint venture with the UWE. When the first went tits up , Higgs played a blinder and offloaded to (and I may be being unfair) someone who saw an easy buck. They thought the court case was a cert , that ground was still a go-er and definitely didn't want a shared stadium as they wanted all relevant income, which to be fair does make sense from the clubs perspective and Dwayne Dibley's , sorry Sports. So here we are today. The land cannot be sold (as it was a gift we understand), the funding isn't available (well done Sainsbury's) , the owners don't want to share and the club are losing money at a rate that makes us look frugal . One thing to add ......

Don't worry they won't,

Cheeky git I work in a warehouse as do a lot of other City supporters ,not claiming to be classy but could do without the insult .Didnt know I had to have a white collar job to support the City

Don't think they should be able to build anything on a memorial. Just saying like

With that sort of money washing around it's possible to upgrade from tents.

Uncle Mac died fifty years ago this Thursday.

just for Rob "My Old Man's A Dustman" (Lonnie Donegan) Now here's a little story To tell it is a must About an unsung hero That moves away your dust Some people make a fortune Other's earn a mint My old man don't earn much In fact....he's flippin'.....skint Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman's hat He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat He looks a proper narner In his great big hob nailed boots He's got such a job to pull em up That he calls them daisy roots Some folks give tips at Christmas And some of them forget So when he picks their bins up He spills some on the steps Now one old man got nasty And to the council wrote Next time my old man went 'round there He punched him up the throat Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman's hat He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat I say, I say Duncan I 'er...I found a police dog in my dustbin (How do you know he's a police dog) He had a policeman with him Though my old man's a dustman He's got a heart of gold He got married recently Though he's 86 years old We said 'Ear! Hang on Dad you're getting past your prime' He said 'Well when you get to my age' 'It helps to pass the time' Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman's hat He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat I say, I say, I say My dustbins full of lillies (Well throw 'em away then) I can't Lilly's wearing them Now one day while in a hurry He missed a lady's bin He hadn't gone but a few yards When she chased after him 'What game do you think you're playing' She cried right from the heart 'You've missed me...am I too late' 'No... jump up on the cart' Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman's hat He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat I say, I say, I say (What you again) My dustbin's absolutely full with toadstools (How do you know it's full) 'Cos there's not much room inside He found a tiger's head one day Nailed to a piece of wood The tiger looked quite miserable But I suppose it should Just then from out a window A voice began to wail He said (Oi! Where's me tiger head) Four foot from it's tail Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman's hat He wears cor blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat Next time you see a dustman Looking all pale and sad Don't kick him in the dustbin It might be my old dad

two with out the aid of gooogle. ABBA not the greatest. Pink Floyd f in superb.

I believe that will be their marquee signing.

or they could have seats and no roof and call it something classy like the stratton bank.

I don't think I have, one bloke said something and a couple of others put him right. Anyway, it's only the internet, people really shouldn't get so angry on it- the bastards.:)

and a Tesco bag in the late nineties

What about their graphic design department?

Why not **** um .

Hmm, bit of a shortfall there then. So with my rudimentary maths skills £10M debt £11.1 Land value = £100,000. Tent City. How many tents can you buy with a hundred grand. Small wonder he's only been buying plastic chairs, carpets and curtains; he's waiting for that big investor, much in the same way as the previous owners only the club are worse off now and in more debt.

I fail to see how a 21,700 stadium was going to be built for £32million minus legal and consultancy fees.Either the club was going to take out more loans OR UWE was going to be part owners.Which obviously the current board do not want.Which may have been a sticking point in the deal.Now UWE owning the land still and buying a 25% share in the stadium and having a greater say over stadium use and 1/4 share ofprofits made...well that's a deal I could see them being keen to hold onto.Not a rental agreement on the land and some use of the space in the stadium. it's all about the money money money I recall a song which went like that

They have in fact only worn the world famous quarters for just over half of their history.

I thought that as well. Perhaps it was just gas logic

My old man, said be a Rovers fan, well he would have as he was from that persuasion, but, he died in 1977. I can thank him for taking me to watch an FA Cup replay against Halifax in Jan 1967. Attendance 24,000, smoky, damp and could see the floodlights from miles away, what a night! Hooked for life.

Terrified of `em mate. Ugly ducklings though, bring `em on.

Only if you admit that you're afraid of little white bulls.

No. I could show you the picture in my family album, what a picture!

Could you see pa for paste?

My dad nearly jumped off the roof, if it weren't for us telling him that mum had just weeded the yard and it was hard.

My old man`s one.

Coombsy is one of the biggest morons on OTIB. Cant debate with him because he always has to be right and when you actually state facts he just resorts to abuse. Sad really looks like I touch a nerve can't remember being abuseing to him or her never mind the truth will be out soon maybe they will come back and say sorry but I won't hold my breath.

Belter.... NO WAY will Wael walk away .... absolutely not a hope .... he is here for the long haul so let's not let him be undermined by the sheer ignorance of the jealous South Bristol tools who would die for a leader as bold, measured and classy !!

Exactly. I'm trying to think of something nice to say, I've got a few Gas mates who apart from their football club they support are decent people, but deep down this is how I truly feel. If they were a bit more realistic about Wally when he first arrived and his (non) actions since instead of treating him like some demi-god, I would sympathise a tiny bit

They criticise @Coombsy for making things up about them when all he does is quote posts from Gashead forums?

Oh it would, hilarious and karma for the way they treated us in 1982, I hope they go bust and disappear.

Oooh this thread just became very interesting again

Hahaha In my top 5 of British fighters ever. Just a shame he never came back from the Barrera fight.

I thought he said there was a cycling race on somewhere.