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  1. Just had this from an ex military colleague of mine: I'll tell you a tale, that's been recently written, Of a powerful army, so Great it saved Britain, They didn't have bombs and they didn't have planes, They fought with their hearts and they fought with their brains, They didn't have bullets, armed just with a mask, We sent them to war, with one simple task, To show us the way, to lead and inspire us, To protect us from harm and fight off the virus, It couldn't be stopped by our bullet proof vests, An invisible enemy, invaded our chests, So we called on our weapon, our soldiers in Blue, "All Doctors, All Nurses, Your Country needs you" We clapped on our streets, hearts bursting with pride, As they went off to war, while we stayed inside, They struggled at first, as they searched for supplies, But they stared down the virus, in the whites of its eyes, They leaped from the trenches and didn't think twice, Some never came back, the ultimate price, So tired, so weary, yet still they fought on, As the virus was beaten and the battle was won, The many of us, owe so much, to so few, The brave and the bold, our heroes in Blue, So let's line the streets and remember our debt We love you, our heroes, Lest we forget
    5 points
  2. Does that include clubs who are 1 point off the play offs..... You can't decide the fate of this season until you know when football is allowed to restart, if things take a turn for the worse we may not even see any football until the new year at which point there isn't really any point in starting a new season and you may as well make it a 19/20/21 season. Flip side if cases rapidly decreased in say 4 weeks or so for whatever miraculous reason then you'd have time to finish this season and adjust next season to perhaps just having no domestic cups which creates several more mid week slots. Most of society is waiting indefinitely for life to recommence so can football, no decisions need to be taken soon.
    4 points
  3. Ah yes, Johnny Harding..........the guy that tried to get me and my mate thrown out of the "hospitality suite" at Trumpton (1-1, Super Bob's debut) because he knew we were gert teds, despite that we had been invited by a more senior Rovers president (at the time) and we were in our best bib and tucker ! Mr Harding was told in no uncertain terms by said "worthy" to mind his own business and don't be so childish !
    4 points
  4. If you don't mind me butting in I would say you are being a bit one-eyed too. Private companies do have contracts to treat NHS patients at the same cost as would be paid to an nhs provider. What they then do is set various criteria to filter out any complicated or risky patients e.g. those with co-morbidities or high BMI. In effect they cherry pick those they can do cost efficiently and leave the complicated cases to the NHS. Which undoubtedly makes them look efficient but is misleading.
    4 points
  5. There`s been quite a lot of occasions over the last couple of seasons where our midfield have practiced social distancing...………….
    3 points
  6. When does the Fruit Market Stadium open? Must be pretty soon given the timescale Wael gave ....???????
    2 points
  7. Just spent a very enjoyable 20 minutes having a look. Hilarious ? Like Burger King that forum is most definitely ‘Home of the Whopper’
    2 points
  8. Well this one seems appropriate to this situation only ....(lest we forget eh Darrell?)
    2 points
  9. I love these guys offering each other out. I would piss myself if they did meet up and the original poster was 20 stone and built like a brick shithouse ! "Er, you put forth some very salient points which I totally agree with............bye "
    2 points
  10. Fighting like rats in a sack! Love it!
    2 points
  11. Wow. And there was me thinking they'd almost stopped giving gifts. This one is quite incredible.
    2 points
  12. Just accept that we won’t complete this season until either late summer or the autumn at earliest. And even then it may be played behind closed doors. Whatever happens, I predict that there will be no League Cup or EFL trophy next season as the priority will be to get through the league fixtures. And even then the 20/21 season may only be half the length of a normal season, so that we only play each team once.
    2 points
  13. I'm not in favour of finishing the season at any cost,the powers that be should set a date say 15th June and if crisis is still continuing expunge all results from the 19/20 season in effect cancelling it . To try and complete at any price will impact severely the following season so in my mind make a big decision now and look forward to the new season.
    2 points
  14. Think that was the FA Cup match. Lost 1-0? Many memories of that day, arriving on the bank behind the stand to look down on a maze of corridors leading to the turnstiles watching a mob of City fans chasing some Wolves about. The fact that what looked to be an open terrace on the TV was foolking massive and had a roof at the back and the freshly painted yellow stand being daubed with red Knowle West/City graffiti. Great day out.
    2 points
  15. 12 of the finest (unintentional) double-entendres ever aired on TV and Radio 1. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator – 'This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.' 2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator – 'Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.' 3. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator – 'And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria .. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!' 4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 – 'Ah, isn't that nice.. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew..' 5. US PGA Commentator – 'One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them ........ Oh my god !! What have I just said??' 6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: 'You'd eat beaver if you could get it.' 7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, 'So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?' Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard! 8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: 'Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.' 9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: 'There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this.' 10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: 'Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets.' 11. Michael Buerk on watching Philippa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: 'They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts.' 12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: 'Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.'
    2 points
  16. All this recent stuff actually makes for pretty sad reading - the roverzzzz seem to be teetering towards oblivion in the same way the most drunk girl on a hen night does in six inch heels ... and to think they have constantly taunted us about what would happen to us when Lansdown “gets bored and pulls his money out” - oh, well, they might just be realising that their doomsday scenario for us just ain’t gonna happen....but theirs? Well, that must seem just a little bit real right now - they thought they had a billionaire new owner = no, they thought they were the sixth richest club in England overnight = no, they were mouthing ‘unlucky da shit’ on social media platforms = no, they thought they were getting a new training ground = no, they told us they had outgrown the Mem and were getting a new stadium = no - so all their hopes have crashed on the rocks of dreams - and they are right back where they started, a tinpot little club that will never go anywhere in the world of football ... oh well, **** ‘em ....?
    1 point
  17. I don't remember that but it's stated in Note1 to this year's accounts that Hani is guaranteeing the funding as he did last year. I did a screen shot of it a few pages ago but it's there on Companies House if you want to see it in the original. It's guaranteed by Hani until 20 Feb 2021. After then who knows?
    1 point
  18. Offer people inside, wash your hands, save the GHS
    1 point
  19. Hahahahaha, what a **** he was! Unlike them to suggest such a thing....
    1 point
  20. That`s alright then, what could possibly go wrong!
    1 point
  21. 1 point
  22. I wonder if this social separation biz will impact upon football when it returns. Will there be extra instances of players being given too much room on the pitch and when it comes to the communal bath will players keep two litres apart?
    1 point
  23. 24 million in debt no training ground but they do have an office in London and a nice Watch cant be all bad can it?
    1 point
  24. Make sure you socially isolate when you`re there. The place is highly contaminated.
    1 point
  25. They’re an embarrassment. Sooner they are gone and not associated with our City, the better.
    1 point
  26. They have a Presidents Club..!! How funny is that? Presidents of what?? Sounds like Chasers rebranded......
    1 point
  27. Having taken so long for these clubs and players to part with their ludicrous reserves of cash, it feels like it is a reluctant gesture more than anything. Maybe that's just my cynical mind.
    1 point
  28. The timing would certainly be right around the early to mid 70s. I remember him as being quite short and stocky he was a real character everybody knew and liked him certainly don't ever remember him getting any racial abuse or trouble from anyone at the rink reckon it must be the same Chalkie.
    1 point
  29. And the best thing is, the fan base seems split over the ability of the supporters club to represent fans, the owners ability to keep the club afloat and those who still insist that without Wally, they would have gone under if Higgs had remained in charge. The in fighting is going to reach epic proportions!
    1 point
  30. Can't be that many that fit the description. It seemed as if he had a larger than average head.
    1 point
  31. I agree it very much is, but it’s the big clubs that hold the weight in the argument (and whatever they like to think Villa are not at the top table or anywhere near it). It’ll be the Liverpools, Chelsea’s, Spurs, Arsenals and Manchester clubs that dictate this and that hold the clout on this one. I’m sure there will be threats of breakaways to the much fabled European Super League etc being bandied about if they don’t get their own way and the Prem will kow tow.
    1 point
  32. Christopher Ecclestone just read that on Radio 5. Marvellous.
    1 point
  33. Gaschat still makes for hilarious reading. Somehow, their supporters managed to sign up to what appears to be the worst deal in history, where they have lumped in over a million quid and have only a 3% equity share. Someone has even said that at some point, they agreed to diluting their holding.
    1 point
  34. If a shortened season did happen I could see fans being offered a `credit` on the following season`s ST if that`s what we want or a proportion of your money back if you don`t. I expect a lot would take the first option - I know I would (I`ve already paid out and it would mean a nice cheap one the season after) and it would mean a lot less admin plus the club gets to retain the income in the short term. It has to be up to the individual ST holder though - the club should not dictate what happens. I suspect City would just follow what other clubs do in the end.
    1 point
  35. That is actually the most sensible option Ive heard. As long as all clubs know the rules before next season starts , they cant complain. Changing the rules for this season now, three quarters through holds all sorts of implications. But obviously the fans would need to be recompensed , as we've already forked out for a full sized ST for next year.
    1 point
  36. I was there, early 73, an interesting day!, as was the previous round down at Portsmouth
    1 point
  37. Very sad to see Ken Masters has really let himself go, he's certainly not as I remember him ?. I guess this is what happens when you associate yourself with Rovers for too long.
    1 point
  38. Was that the same Chalkie that used to go to the silver blades ice rink? good lad he was and a brilliant skater.
    1 point
  39. I hope the lovely people over at Bath City or Forest Green Rovers have some nice strong padlocks on their gates because they could be soon getting an unwelcome visit in the night.
    1 point
  40. Must be the current state of the art training ground
    1 point
  41. Selling the mem now doesn’t cover the debt, expect them to go into admin and the mem being sold from underneath them to a Jordanian company and then used for housing
    1 point
  42. I completely agree, but the season will always be tarnished. Say we beat Preston to 6th place, with a fit and firing Afobe playing in each of our remaining games. There would always be the claim that we'd benefitted from a pandemic. Some clubs would benefit from the extended break more than others. More controversial than that will be the contract situation. Imagine a team become weakened by losing a loanee before the season resumes, or even an out of contract first teamer. Could departing players resume the season elsewhere? I'm guessing there will be an agreement made by clubs to adhere to a particular code of conduct which safeguards the status quo until the season has been completed, but who knows. Another curiosity is that there were probably managers out there on the verge of the sack, who have had the most dramatic stay of execution you could imagine. For tons of reasons, this season, if it finishes, will be a complete anomaly. Even Liverpool's almost perfect season will forever be caveated by the pandemic.
    1 point
  43. Thanks for the pictures of Ken. Got any pictures of William Hartnell?
    1 point
  44. 1 point
  45. Haven't listened to the Talk Sport show but wondering if Big Cheese mentioned the cross I put in for him to score one of his trademark headers when he was playing as a 'ringer' for us in the Somerset Senior League one evening, late 80's.
    1 point
  46. Funny how the deluded few never bleated about ‘franchises’ when they had football, greyhounds, speedway and a market (!) all at Eastville - they’ll probably claim that Barcelona copied their blueprint! Although the sags still don’t seem to realise the true definition of a ‘franchise’ when they lazily bung that word in our direction ...
    1 point
  47. Dial up internet is much better after 7pm
    1 point
  48. Can't happen anyway as with any merger the new club takes over the place of the lower club - can't see anyone City related wanting that to happen. BUT if it were to happen, Bristol United is a bit lame. I say we have an equitable name change incorporating both existing clubs, so take the Bristol from Bristol Rovers and the City from Bristol City. That seems fair to me. (is there any chance the Al Quadis are sitting on that training ground waiting for planning to change so they can put a few houses on it. It would be worth a fortune then).
    1 point
  49. All true and conveniently ignored by Gasheads and, sadly not known by many City fans. The fact that we never actually went bankrupt is also omitted. A deal was agreed with the creditors for payments of 20pence in the pound, this was agreed with creditors and after payment of all agreed debts, the company was wound up. The registration of the club as a football league member never lapsed and as such we have ALWAYS been BCFC regardless of an admin change.
    1 point
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