Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[reddoh]

Just now, Bristol Rob said:

And as for his trousers.....

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

[Rich]

3 minutes ago, Mr Roper said:

Ok mate think you who needs to get over the class thing

Not a class thing. I'm trying to paint a picture of the typical gashead.

They're not all ice cream sellers, they're not all refuse collectors, they're not all warehousemen. There's even a pecking order in the warehouse game. Do you know any gasheads in your warehouse? if so, they must be less intellectual than yourself, otherwise they wouldn't be gasheads.

[Rich]

4 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

And as for his trousers.....

Slacks.

[Rich]

Just now, reddoh said:

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

You'll be digging a hole in the ground soon. Yes, so big and not so round.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, Rich said:

You'll be digging a hole in the ground soon. Yes, so big and not so round.

Only after he`s removed the handles and the things what holds the candles.

[Rich]

Just now, Red Right Hand said:

Only after he`s removed the handles and the things what holds the candles.

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.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, Rich said:

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.

Could you see pa for paste?

[B1ackbird]

Right said Fred...

[Rich]

Just now, Red Right Hand said:

Could you see pa for paste?

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

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, Rich said:

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

Please make it end!

[Rich]

Just now, Red Right Hand said:

Please make it end!

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

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, Rich said:

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

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

[reddoh]

22 minutes ago, Rich said:

You'll be digging a hole in the ground soon. Yes, so big and not so round.

sadly done and buried with my mother.

[Septic Peg]

36 minutes ago, reddoh said:

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

I think I recognise the tune?

[Rich]

7 minutes ago, reddoh said:

sadly done and buried with my mother.

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.

[reddoh]

Just now, Rich said:

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.

my old man was a gaz head my mother not interested forced him too take me to city gurt big smile on my face.

[Rich]

4 minutes ago, reddoh said:

my old man was a gaz head my mother not interested forced him too take me to city gurt big smile on my face.

Both lucky then, that they saw enough to help usher us away from the dark side.

[bert tann]

55 minutes ago, B1ackbird said:

Right said Fred...

 

[Rich]

5 minutes ago, bert tann said:

 

Fair play Bert, I was almost singing along to that.

[Swede]

I always thought those blue and white quarters reminded me of a court jester, someone to kick up the arse, laugh at or poke fun at.

If they wanted to get noticed as a professional football club (& following the Leeds United tradition of changing their colours to that of Real Madrid) I would have thought they would be influenced more by a Manchester United, Bayern Munich or Torino.

[slartibartfast]

1 hour ago, Red Right Hand said:

Please make it end!

And then, down came the rain !

[pongo88]

3 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Not quite correct, they played mostly in black and white stripes from the early 1900s until the First World War. Then they had a Spurs style kit for 8 years (white shirts, dark blue shorts) then an Everton home-style kit before adopting the quarters in 1931.

What is also interesting is that they ditched their "world famous" quarters from 1962 to 1973 - instead playing in kits more akin to Sheffield Weds (home) and Everton (home) again.

In summary, a history of pretty shite kits....

Rovers got rid of quartered shirts in the 60s because - surprise surprise - they were hard up! They couldn't afford the cost of the quartered shirts, and the new one were cheaper. Remember, this was before shirts were made from plastic, and had to be made from individual sections sown together 

[bert tann]

1 hour ago, slartibartfast said:

And then, down came the rain !

 

Uncle Mac died fifty years ago this Thursday.

[slartibartfast]

7 hours ago, bert tann said:

 

Uncle Mac died fifty years ago this Thursday.

Sadley, there were some rumours about him, too !

[slartibartfast]

8 hours ago, pongo88 said:

Rovers got rid of quartered shirts in the 60s because - surprise surprise - they were hard up! They couldn't afford the cost of the quartered shirts, and the new one were cheaper. Remember, this was before shirts were made from plastic, and had to be made from individual sections sown together 

They went to striped ones before the plain ones, Would have thought they would have been just as expensive ?

Edited May 30, 2017 by slartibartfast

[pongo88]

3 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

They went to stripped ones before the plain ones, Would have thought they would have been just as expensive ?

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

[NOTR]

12 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Not quite correct, they played mostly in black and white stripes from the early 1900s until the First World War. Then they had a Spurs style kit for 8 years (white shirts, dark blue shorts) then an Everton home-style kit before adopting the quarters in 1931.

What is also interesting is that they ditched their "world famous" quarters from 1962 to 1973 - instead playing in kits more akin to Sheffield Weds (home) and Everton (home) again.

In summary, a history of pretty shite kits....

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

[Coombsy]

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 of
profits 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 

[slartibartfast]

Come on, lets have some more posts on Wally and the sags going kablooey !

[pongo88]

3 hours ago, Coombsy said:

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 of
profits 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 

 

22 minutes ago, cynic said:

I think the average cost for a stadium build is around 2k per seat for a decent finish.

Around 22k seats should therefore cost 44m or thereabouts.

 

 

Nothing adds up with the UWE plans. To make money a club needs to maximise non match day income from conference facilities. Even if, which is doubtful,  Rovers could build a 21k stadium for £32m, it would be extremely basic with just seats and a roof. Without the additional facilities there would be little additional income. Then we have the Wonga loan and Nick Higgs and other directors' loans. The Wonga loan would have to have been repaid, and I assume Nick Higgs and co would have wanted their loans repayed if this had happened when they were in charge. Deduct this from the Sainsbury money and it's close to £20m left to build the stadium. 

The current situation is even worse. The Memorial Stadium would not realise £30m ish if the land was to be used for housing. Maybe only £20m. (Anybody know the value of the land if used for housing?)  The Wael family would presumably want to recover the £10m the club has cost them, so that leaves £10m. 

All the above is just ball park figures, with no ITK info, but plus or minus the odd million or two, I think it's a reasonable guess