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Top tip for gasheads wanting to save money: Just stick a club badge on one of these.

Yeah some of them dont understand the origin of this thread we definately are not jealous. We rarely spoke about rovers until we went down and that was because the gas were loving it on social media and having relegation parties and announcing our defeats seperately on their tannoy, always singing about us etc etc. For them to turn around and say we are obsessed is hilarious! Even when they got promoted instead of enjoying their own promotion they make it all about us.....they are coming for us dont you know..... We decided to put a thread about them on here constantly mocking them as pay back. They themselves come on here and read it everyday and take the bait. Its a job well done boys and long may this thread continue!

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I can stand when watching my son's school team play football but I wouldn't consider them a serious rival to Bristol City (well maybe they would have been in the Pulis days ).

Always makes me think of the newsreader in the Simpsons , Kent Brockman .

@Monkeh your incredibly closer than you realise... @bert tann I've said many times on here before, genuinely from a football fan to another...start asking serious questions about the ownership and the intentions.

I simply cannot believe that. I love it so much. Why oh why? Who thought it was a good idea? I honestly think this is as good a gift as the bloke who'd rather have his dog be put down.

Indeed, the contrast between this poster's humorous and well thought out postings and the inane tripe of the other one who is always on this thread stands out a mile.

I like your posts, Bert, and it is not nice to see you write like a broken man. I suppose life as a Rovers fan gets to you all eventually. Chin up.

Frankly I should have expected the Al-Qadi family to have engaged an experienced PR agency to manage the publicity surrounding their acquisition of Rovers. Instead they set out a rather predictable and cloudy vision involving a new stadium, a training ground, an academy, development of home grown players, links with Jordan, more community involvement etc etc but there was little specific detail. Yet the perception for most fans was that all these things were "in the bag" and in addition we could expect a huge transfer budget a massive improvement in the club's image and finally a serious assault on Bristol City's supremacy. As we stand now absolutely everything depends on how well the team does in the first few months of the season yet it didn't have to be this way. A little careful thought, attention to detail, coaching of existing staff or replacement with better staff, media management and an inspirational leader could have avoided the disappointment which may lie in store. If the UWE Stadium cannot be financed and we need to set our sights lower and if the only cash available for the playing budget has to come from the income we generate and there is no pot of gold to draw from then tell us and we will understand. We are different from Bristol City, we always will be and we don't need to try to copy you. There are ways in which we can gain the competitive edge and attract the thousands of potential local football followers who currently don't support either team and we need to find those ways. We will not do it by making ourselves look ridiculous by boasting about new canopies, new shipping containers or letters on plastic seats. No matter how much fun it gives you lot !

They should have followed Forest's example, where they have the words "Trent End" behind the goal. The 15ers would only need one letter less for "Tent End".

Apparently pies will be back on the menu as from next week - power to the people!

To be fair I've always said the best thing about that lot is the fact they can still stand on a terrace and watch football. I wouldn't mind being able to do that, apart from that there is nothing about that club that I would even think about swapping with them.

I for one will relish the day they move to another County, wish they'd hurry up about it

Give them a chance to lay them all out.

http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/chairmans-message-3152881.aspx PUBLISHED 12:00 24th June 2016 As you will be aware, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in yesterday's referendum. The ramifications of this decision are going to be significant and will impact, both positively and negatively, on every single industry in the UK, including football! At this stage it is too early to draw any specific conclusions about what it will mean for Clubs such as Bristol Rovers FC and the competitions we enter, other than the withdrawal process is unlikely to be very quick. Once the UK invokes Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it will begin a two-year process of negotiating to leave, although it could take even longer. We will endeavour to keep all our supporters informed, on a periodic basis, of the consequences for football and an exit from the EU.

Keith Brookman is the dullard programme seller co-commentator on Radio Bristol.

Don't forget the shed.

Bert,this is the most serious post you've ever posted,are you ill.

There is understandably concern among followers of Rovers who can think for themselves. The expected public relations improvement has not materialised and the gaffes with the UWE false dawn, the new kit delays, the fun day scheduling, the ludicrous bigging up of tents and canopies and now piegate are all so reminiscent of the Nicholas Higgs era. The new directors have not taken full time executive roles and are merely friends of "the family" helping out. The day to day running is in the hands of Sir Stephen Hamster who, with the best will in the world, is not a cutting edge 21st century high flier. And apparently the Bristol Rovers acquisition has been described in some circles as "a property deal gone wrong". There is a suspicion that the managers three year contract and the last minute signing on bonus for Matt Taylor were panic reactions and symptomatic of the lack of direction the club is experiencing. The new signings are uninspiring and not what was expected which probably accounts for the manager publicly showing his unease by stating that he wants to bring in two or three more quality players. All in all one can only speculate that our owner's policy is now re-evaluation not evolution. It is not an easy ride at Rovers but we will get there in the end and as long as we can generate a lot of laughs along the way then everyone will be happy.

Wow, looks like they are getting new stands and everything. I wonders what the concourse under the stands is like.

I didn't even know he was i'll

How thoughtful of them, only 5minutes ago they wanted to flow the ground for a fiver and get rid of everything the ground stands for, fickle twerps