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Mr Lansdown can ......

Another crowing update phone call from my brother in law just ended on a sore note (again).... Him - "The diggers are going in at the UWE in October, looks like we're getting our stadium after all" Me - "Hmmm a car park actually" Him - "Well that's because the builders need to park somewhere so they're doing that first" Me - "Are you actually that stupid?" Him - "That's what the club were saying today anyway You're just jealous" Me - "Of a car park? Or League Two football? Or the billionaire who can't fund his own stadium and doesn't appear to have a pot to piss in?...Let me think hmmmm nope" Him - "Oh fxxk off" (hangs up) Dont know why he sets himself up every week.....but I love it.

Accrington have beaten us on the last 6 occasions we have played each other, I'm entitled to get a little bit excited.

TBF I am a bit jealous of them getting a car park what with how difficult it`s getting finding somewhere to park round AG these days

I thought it was interesting that Points West did a feature on Rovers and what a great season they are having. There was also a comment like 'it is a great time to be a Gashead'. Maybe someone should politely remind them that they are in the Fourth Division! In the history of Bristol Rovers, wherever they finish this season will be one of their lowest league finishes in their history. The Rovers teams who have been competitive in the second tier must be wondering what all the fuss is about. Still if they want to get excited about beating Accrington and Dagenham good luck to them. The Gasheads of the 70s and 80s would have seen matches against them in the fourth tier as the stuff of nightmares.

Let's think about this for a moment. Could it be lots of love from the Rovers's fans? Perhaps not. A few free tickets to watch lower league football? Perhaps not. How about a good return on the investment? As building a new ground for a loss making League 2 club is high risk, the return must be high to justify the risk. It's not the same as a bank giving somebody a loan to buy a house as, if that goes pear shaped, the bank can repossess and sell the house. If a football club goes bust there is little resale value in a football stadium other than the value of the land. So, high risk investment = big returns for the investors = a big drain on Rover's finances for years to come. (That's the best case scenario)

You've got to hand it to Dopey, it will be some achievement if they go up again from where they've come from!!! Fair play to them I say now let's see a response... Is football in Bristol back... Let's AV it!!!

Indeed fair play, and they may do well to keep hold of him if it happens.

Why ? Cloughie liked a drink as well .

They're going up this season; may as well get used to it.

I'd be more depressed than excited with that record

There`ll probably be trouble then - what with all of us gurt dirty sheeds in there as well.

Tomorrow Cambridge Utd play at the Mem. In tonight's preview on BBC Radio Cambs the presenter asked "What is the Memorial Stadium like"? The sports reporter replied.................... "It's an unusual stadium. The main stand looks like a cricket pavilion and the other stands look like they were air lifted in from other grounds around the country. The game is expected to be a sell out though with ten thousand there".

He thought he was posting on the Horseworld site.....

I can only guess Easty wanted to "meet up" because he thinks we're staying up now and the blue few's wet dream of a Bristol derby is fading away, at least for yet another year?

Back on subject really nice of the gas to build a much needed car park for the 30k students at UWE, that's community spirit indeed.

Big n Bag? Like this....?

Of course they have, here's their live webcam..