Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[Bar BS3]

1 minute ago, 29AR said:

Those clubs had a certain charm though, like they appreciated where they were than expected it. 

But everybody loves Rovers, don't they..? 

 

[Lanterne Rouge]

2 minutes ago, 29AR said:

Those clubs had a certain charm though, like they appreciated where they were than expected it. 

Absolutely. If the sags got there they would start talking about the prem straight away and get all affronted when it wasn`t handed to them on a plate.

[Septic Peg]

58 minutes ago, Smaller than a flea said:

You make a fair point, but we can only play the teams we have in this league, and if we beat Port Vale, who were 5th this morning, then that is a good result, especially with our £20m striker Matty Taylor out with a hamstring thingy.

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

56 minutes ago, Smaller than a flea said:

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

I know that getting the chance to play us in the league again is the biggest ambition of most of your fans, which is sweet....it really is, but why do you believe that your club and the constant comical shit you trot out is anything other than a source of amusement to us?

No offence to the decent Gasheads who post on here but it's ******* nonsense like this that you've posted that make us ridicule you even more.

'coming for us'....

You've been saying it for 15 years.

[JamesBCFC]

Rovers scraped past the pre season relegation favourites thanks to a penalty and one of them comes on here bragging about it.

What a ******* shambles they are.

[ChippenhamRed]

1 hour ago, Smaller than a flea said:

To answer a few concerns about our bribing of referees, can I quote the deluded forum?

"Since the Torquay home game on New Year's Day 2015,we went over 21 months without being awarded a penalty in a home league match (Walsall 13/9/2016) both dodgy ones mind you.Now had 2 in the last 11 days!"

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

Do you not realise how pathetic and small-minded it sounds when you say you're "coming for us"? Is it really the limit of your aspiration to supersede our own limited achievements?

And do you really think we are losing sleep over the tiny possibility of a League One team with an inferiority complex and tents for stands one day catching up with us, while we compete in the top half of the Championship in our new 27,000 seater stadium?

I try to be fairly objective when it comes to our rivalry but you really don't help yourselves sometimes.

[ChippenhamRed]

1 hour ago, Smaller than a flea said:

To answer a few concerns about our bribing of referees, can I quote the deluded forum?

"Since the Torquay home game on New Year's Day 2015,we went over 21 months without being awarded a penalty in a home league match (Walsall 13/9/2016) both dodgy ones mind you.Now had 2 in the last 11 days!"

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

PS - one point off the play offs, but also one point off the bottom half. And with 37 games still to go, there are 111 points still to play for. So it means very little at this stage and I certainly wouldn't be going onto a rival club's forum to crow about being a point off the play offs after 9 games. It's embarrassing.

[Bristol Rob]

1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said:

PS - one point off the play offs, but also one point off the bottom half. And with 37 games still to go, there are 111 points still to play for. So it means very little at this stage and I certainly wouldn't be going onto a rival club's forum to crow about being a point off the play offs after 9 games. It's embarrassing.

To be fair to them. They are booking the promotion shout now, as Swindon have the November shout on a permanent booking.

[GrahamC]

5 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

PS - one point off the play offs, but also one point off the bottom half. And with 37 games still to go, there are 111 points still to play for. So it means very little at this stage and I certainly wouldn't be going onto a rival club's forum to crow about being a point off the play offs after 9 games. It's embarrassing.

With 3 penalties in 4 games they must think their luck will last for ever..

[Charliesboots]

1 hour ago, Smaller than a flea said:

To answer a few concerns about our bribing of referees, can I quote the deluded forum?

"Since the Torquay home game on New Year's Day 2015,we went over 21 months without being awarded a penalty in a home league match (Walsall 13/9/2016) both dodgy ones mind you.Now had 2 in the last 11 days!"

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

It isn't. 

Zero fxxks given, to be honest. 

I wouldn't dream of going on your forum and spout bullshit, as I have better things to do, like breathe in and breathe out. 

The height of your aspirations are to reach parity with us, continue aiming small and missing big...really do because it's giving us such a treat laughing at you. 

Remember that as you wonder what Wael is actually doing with your club....We laugh at you  

[Wanderingred]

3 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

True, but there is a small chance we will be playing you in the Championship next year.

It all hinges on the new stadium. If it fails we might do a Yeovil. If it happens, who knows?

No there isnt. There really is no chance whatsoever.

[Rudolf Hucker]

9,088 including 436 visiting supporters. Packed like sardines.

[Bar BS3]

2 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

9,088 including 436 visiting supporters. Packed like sardines.

When is the game that they are letting season ticket holders take someone along for free?

They might even make a 5 figure home support for that one. 

[Bristol Rob]

They seem to be making a lot of noise about away travel to Sheffield.

And fair enough. It's a long way to go.

Just wondering how ticket prices compared. Any idea what an adult cost for us?

[Ska Junkie]

On 9/23/2016 at 17:54, SimonR said:

Catholic School boy maybe... 

Really?

Any need for this? I'm a catholic, a male and went to school.

Ignorant ****!

 

[Vincent Vega]

10 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

To answer a few concerns about our bribing of referees, can I quote the deluded forum?

"Since the Torquay home game on New Year's Day 2015,we went over 21 months without being awarded a penalty in a home league match (Walsall 13/9/2016) both dodgy ones mind you.Now had 2 in the last 11 days!"

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

[Gazred]

11 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

To answer a few concerns about our bribing of referees, can I quote the deluded forum?

"Since the Torquay home game on New Year's Day 2015,we went over 21 months without being awarded a penalty in a home league match (Walsall 13/9/2016) both dodgy ones mind you.Now had 2 in the last 11 days!"

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

The point must of been made dozens of times on here already but I'll give it another go.

Even if you joined us in The Championship, the gap would still remain. Whilst your lot continue their blinkered obsession with catching us, your club continues to remain in the 20th century.

What does Wally say? Evolution not revolution? Take a look our way if you want to see what that should really look like. 

Rivalries aside, put the two clubs next to each other and compare the stadium, academy, infrastructure, coaching staff, players and owner. Get it now?

[italian dave]

11 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

 

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

Crap league.

[ChippenhamRed]

What is it that's "happening" anyway? 3 wins in 9 third tier games and a neutral goal difference. What is this great and momentous event of our time that I have apparently missed?

[Eddie Hitler]

11 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

True, but there is a small chance we will be playing you in the Championship next year.

It all hinges on the new stadium. If it fails we might do a Yeovil. If it happens, who knows?

Bristol Derby, City victory.

Sounds great, it's been far too long.

[Ian M]

11 hours ago, 54-46 said:

Genuine question - what exactly does "coming for you" mean?

If you got promoted why does it have to be about us?

Not that I am suggesting for one minute we would make the Premier league any time soon, but we don't sing that we're coming for Watford.

 

They probably wish to put an end to this clock that is approaching 6000 days #ticktock

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/soccer?iso=20001028T1645&p0=299&msg=CITY+above+rovers

[samo II]

12 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

A bit of context; you edge past a team at home who six years ago were a midtable league two side, while we hit four without response against a team who at the same point six years ago were Europa Cup finalists, and more recently than that a premier league side, and you think that is some kind of proof of your progress/comparable to our efforts? 

Back in your box, lad.

I've always said you would level out at league one, and haven't changed my mind; I think you'll likely finish comfortably midtable, and then next summer we'll see if the momentum that took you from non-league gets built on.  

Frankly; I doubt it - your owner seems fly-by-night, and I don't fancy him dropping the sort of coin that will be needed to stop your best players leaving or to replace them.  Cue your manager getting poached, an inability to replace him with someone capable of galvanising the free transfers and loans they'll be left with, and the inevitable slide back to the fight for survival.

The concept your club are in anyway close to catching us in terms of facilities, playing staff, resources and just any aspect you can imagine is genuinely laughable; if I were a sag (a terrifying thought) I'd be GLAD I wasn't in the championship and getting directly compared to our own set up - would only add emphasis to the epic chasm between us.

And BTW - we've more points than you, a better goal difference and are two points off the playoffs spots in our division to the one you are in yours; the fact you consider your position cause to speak about you "coming for us" while we're not here talking about moving even further ahead of you speaks volumes about the mentalities of our respective fan bases.  Your unhealthy obsession with reaching parity due to the scored of years spent in our shadow compares badly to our desire to build a club able to support itself and bring sustained success.  It's slightly depressing to see, in all honesty. 

12 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

You make a fair point, but we can only play the teams we have in this league, and if we beat Port Vale, who were 5th this morning, then that is a good result, especially with our £20m striker Matty Taylor out with a hamstring thingy.

We were also missing two of our most influential midfielders in Korey Smith and four-time Championship promotion-winning captain O'Neil, yet still kept a clean sheet and scored four - that your top striker (who has scored the majority of his goals outside of league football and who turned his back on his boyhood club after agreeing a move there, and then proceeded to mock them when next playing them; classy fellow) was missing doesn't really mean much to us.  Especially when we have the top scoring player in the football league who is a good eight years Mr Taylor's junior.

I'm not prone to the sort of bragging that the above looks like, but when the supporter of some former non-league mob (who for all intents and purposes stole their ground from another sports team and now bulked this out with tents, and who's Chelsea fan owner seems adverse to buying players despite his apparently bottomless wealth and the club having two promotions in two years) tries to talk about them even coming close to emulating the progressive and professional set-up we're putting together at City, I think it's worth pointing out how ridiculous that is, and reminding them of a few choice facts.

[Bar BS3]

The ironic thing is that Al-camel must be delighted at how well Tammy is doing for us because it helps out the club that he actually supports! 

#alqadiisatammyfan

 

[Fiale]

13 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

To answer a few concerns about our bribing of referees, can I quote the deluded forum?

"Since the Torquay home game on New Year's Day 2015,we went over 21 months without being awarded a penalty in a home league match (Walsall 13/9/2016) both dodgy ones mind you.Now had 2 in the last 11 days!"

So it's not all luck then.

Early days, but one point off the playoffs.

You must be horrified at the thought we might be coming for you.

Crap striker, crap manager, crap owner, crap fans. How is this happening?

 

 

League one is a harsh division, most teams are middling and beat each other, you will go on runs, then a losing streak, it will seem random as most clubs are on a par. There are a few teams that will rise to the top, it's those that spend a little money. There is not a embarrassment of riches in L1, any club willing to spend on those 4 - 5 better players can stay at the top of L1 and / or gain promotion - in fairness it's what we did, and there is little other clubs can do about it. You can be plucky / lucky for the odd game but over the season class prevails. If you want out of L1 you will need to buy those players. Your current tactic is the exact one all the other teams are using - evolution, team work, coaching, can do attitude, never give up, finding the odd gem, fight for each other.... everyone is doing this, what the other teams are not doing is spending £100,000 - £500,000 per player to gain promotion by buying class, as they simply do not have the money.

 

I don't think Taylor is a crap striker, he perfectly good in L2, probably ok for L1. Your manager again is probably a decent L2/L1 manager, your fans though a little dopey at times  are not really any different from fans from 100's of other clubs and to think you are would be delusional.  

 

Your owners seems to have around £70 million in assets and some business acumen, which is more than a lot of clubs, how much liquidity he actually has to put into the club we don't know. But he seems a nice enough chap, he was shopping around for a club and settled on you - I imagine the Mem and UWE was a large part of that as there was the potential for a large asset grab for a moment in time. But I don;t see that he is not genuine in wanting to run the club and do well... hell I imagine we would all love to be club owners instead of whatever daily grind we actually do.

Your club is owned by Dwane Sports who are registered in your fans hated tax avoiding islands. Dwane Sports are also part of another entity, so until we see some accounts we don;t even know if your clubs debts were paid of, or just moved into another company for now.

If you get out of L1 it will depend one thing money, that extra % more than the other clubs in your league can do is buy quality players... so we will see if your owner steps up.

Anyway a belated welcome back to the football league....

 

 

 

[Red Rag]

Woke up this morning in a cold sweat. What can be wrong I asked myself? Flu, Mumps perhaps Ebola picked up from my recent holiday. Then I realised I read smaller than a fleas post last night, so I am putting it down to being horrified of the gas coming for us. 

[BSRED]

3 hours ago, Eddie Hitler said:

Bristol Derby, City victory.

Sounds great, it's been far too long.

I can picture this, thousands of Gas heads flocking to our new stadium drooling in envy, spending their hard earned benefits in our stadium which will result in even more money for us to spend recruiting young international players. We will  play them off the park and send the gas back to chernobyl in tears. Happy days

[David Brent]

3 hours ago, Eddie Hitler said:

Bristol Derby, City victory.

Sounds great, it's been far too long.

I don't want any of them to visit our nice stadium. 

[Eddie Hitler]

12 minutes ago, Libertine1 said:

I don't want any of them to visit our nice stadium. 

It's alright, we can put a lot of newspaper down first to stop them muddying it.

[JasonM88]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11763/10590053/match-report-bristol-rovers-2-1-port-vale

 

right at the end of the video, with the channel 5 advert, it has city fans singing, very strange 

[Andy082005]

28 minutes ago, BSRED said:

I can picture this, thousands of Gas heads flocking to our new stadium drooling in envy, spending their hard earned benefits in our stadium which will result in even more money for us to spend recruiting young international players. We will  play them off the park and send the gas back to chernobyl in tears. Happy days

When was the last time 'thousands of Gasheads' flocked South of the river?

They always bottle it