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My son is taking part in a social experiment. He has to wear a Bristol Rovers top for 2 weeks to see how people react. So far he has been spat at, punched and verbally abused. It will be interesting to see what happens when he leaves the house.

I actually think this is one of the lowest ebbs in my lifetime as a Rovers fan. The fact that Mansfield, 18th in League Two have managed to poach a manager who has-within one calendar year and on a very limited budget- from relegation certs to 4th in the table (we could even go second today) should confirm to every Rovers fan that the current board have absolutely no interest other than their own financial one in the club. It should also be remembered that the manager was employed on the cheap, I didn't even realise he was at the club until his appointment! Against all the odds, Coughlan has done a great job, probably too good for the owners who have now been exposed for what they are. Mind you, there are a few who have now turned on our former manager for the way he left (personally I think once he was refused permission to talk to Mansfield, he engineered a situation which forced the boards hand) Those who now blame Coughlan, remind me of people who blame those on benefits and immigrants for all of societies ills rather than looking upward to those who created the conditions in the first place. Anyway, the point I am eventually trying to get to, is that many people on here have said 'City fans wouldn't take this' and my answer to that is, yes you would, all football fans do. Sure there may be a few banners and shouts of 'Sack the board', but there are very, very few occasions this has any effect and even when it has worked (Blackpool for example) it takes years and the damage has already been done. There is very little appetite for people to get involved with anything let alone football as long as they are doing reasonably okay. I saw nothing but scorn thrown at Labours plans to change how football clubs were owned ,bizarrely in my social circle by a few people who go to games in Germany because they love watching games over there, but also in the wider general media. The Premier League certainly changed football and there are many, many of those changes that have improved it but it has been at a cost to some and while forums are full of fans crying crocodile tears over the likes of Bury, most of them couldn't give a flying **** as long as their team are okay. City fans have very little to moan about, but if Lansdown's interest did ever wane, any anti board shouts would soon disappear as a couple of wins came along. Tis the way of the world

Still family reasons. The family being the Al-Qadis

The key difference is that City fans do that and your fans don't. This oddly is taken as a badge of pride by Rovers' fans who see themselves as super loyal compared to the fickle teds. Sometimes you need a change of ownership. I'm very happy with the City board but I don't see why the Rovers' fans are so passive when their board is running up debts of £3m a year against the ground. City is making much bigger losses (£25m operating losses, this year offset by £36m profits on player sales) but these are being regularly converted to equity (= written off when you already own 95% of the club) and all small shareholders were offered their full money back last month with many of them, including me, taking that. You wouldn't get anything like that offer for your supporters club shares. Rovers' fans are like frogs being slowly boiled; when the club loses its ground and starts "temporarily" renting at Twerton or The Lawn will there be "sack the board" protests even then? What will it take? Playing in the Downs League and operating out of a garden shed; keeping yourselves warm on a winter's day by hugging tight around you your supreme loyalty compared to them gurt fickle teds playing in the Premiership in their state of the art stadium.

It's got Operation Yew Tree written all over it.

8030 . 4th in the league massive game. Fans will flock back now the negative Irishman has gone. Pathetic but I suppose Xmas will be the excuse. Tinpot

The Good Old Days, ...…ON THE BUSES .

8,030 (352 Posh; 7,678 Pish).

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I think there is a very different situation at BCFC. The club as a whole is under more scrutiny than BRFC. This comes from the supporters themselves being less content with mediocrity but, also from the local media. We have a local media who are very passive in their Journalistic investigative values towards BRFC, when it comes to digging the dirt and reporting that dirt within their publications. The recent times of no news regarding the club (BRFC) and it's turmoil, is proof of this. If this were BCFC in a similar situation, there would have been hounding (journalistic investigation) of managers, directors, club staff, fans spokespersons, in an attempt to get a story and possibly, dare I say it, upset the apple cart.

And still as funny now as it was then. it`s a shame they never adapted more Tom Sharpe books, they are truly hilarious. I think they`ve only done Blott, Wilt and Porterhouse Blue.

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That's what I mean really, imagine how good he could be in a few years with the right trainer, because he has genuine natural talent. All the best to you and yours mate.

The gift that keep on err, TAKING! One like wasn't enough. Bravo.

Just put it on,has the clean fury fought yet

They do have a reputation for theft, throughout the club. Changing room thefts, Players convicted of burglary, Supporters club employees convicted of theft, Rugby grounds, attempted theft of proper football grounds.

It's even got their unique plastic furniture in waiting, for the punters.

... in 2019, yes but there are still a few days left

Is that your rating of the women you have had sex with

Shut up that’s not real ????

Please tell me that`s a real thing!

THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT

WATERTIGHT they said ........?

Print that Bastard @Miah Dennehy

Build it and they will come. Or probably not if it`s a bit cold or there`s a bike race on somewhere.

The Memorial ground is a .... Blott on the Landscape ( for our younger readers, this show is 35 years old)

The TeleTubbies .. La La Land As Time Goes By...

OK folks; here's the all time League & cup scores between us; https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Bristol Rovers/ City v Rovers Games won:45 Games drawn:33 Games lost:29

Can't Pay, Won't Pay Neighbours From Hell

The Chase (they're coming for us). Blankety Blank (Wally's cheque book and pen.) The Great British Tent Off. Strictly Come Camping.

What about a spin off of that Yank show...Under Tarpaulin Cover Boss

Yeh, but with their attendances he doesn’t need a microphone ...”...now gather around ladies and gents, here are the team changes...” ...then a few minutes after that, he announces the crowd changes ... it doesn’t take long: “...unfortunately Lee from Patchway can’t be with us today, he’s got an urgent ‘cash in hand’ plumbing job to attend to...”

Don`t forget Equinophobes

Lee Johnson. Club stalwart and decent managerial reputation at Oldham then Barnsley. Steve Cotterill, good reputation at Cheltenham, Forest etc etc etc Sean O’Driscoll, (before joining us) pedigree as one of the best coaches outside the PL versus Scooby Doo, ex Salisbury then Father Ted, ex God knows where, now the Academy Manager (basically a Scout Leader). Mind the Gap.

Here's one to throw into the mix, Gas Neil Shipperley The bloke would be IDEAL. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50839639

Exactly Tom, Tyson keeps claiming he's knocking Wilder out this time too- he must still think it's WWE. His last legitimate clean KO was probably the mighty cruiserweight Steve Cunningham back in 2013 haha.