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I still have a job yes, but I have been furloughed and have no idea how long my employers will be able to cope with the significant downturn in business. I would imagine I am not the only one in that particular boat.

@And Its Smith see below

With Holloway, he may be an annoying character but so are thousands of other, non football, people who are getting 80% of their salary from the government. With the current furlough scheme everybody gets it regardless of whether they talk sense or not. That’s the only way it can be. It’s best not to focus on Holloway but instead consider the many thousands who are struggling

But we are not paying 80% of his wages. We are only paying a maximum of £2500 per month which is taxable in the normal way. Whilst I know that many people myself included earn less than £2500 , it is not correct to say we are paying 80% of his wages, as I suspect he earns somewhat more than £2500 a month. Maybe the painting won’t raise a huge amount of funds but I admire the gesture like any other fund raising activity.

They usually do that in public, don’t they..?

tradition = handed down generation to generation generation = 25 to 30 years (you having kids to the kids having kids) you can do the maths but I personally think 2115 to 2020 is 5 years So NO they have NO tradition.

Bloody disgrace if footballers are being checked ahead of key workers. Seems money talks if this were to happen before every key worker had been tested

This #playerstogether thing; my understanding is that the players on the whole don’t want a pay cut as by paying them full pay they will be taxed more so contribute to the NHS. If their pay were to be cut then the NHS loses out. So they are being paid full pay and then deciding themselves IF and how much they want to donate, ok fair enough... BUT THE MONEY TO PAY THEM HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE!!! The clubs have no income, out still outgoings. They have thousands of pounds of stock sat around that will be almost useless if the season doesn’t resume, ie shirts etc with old sponsors and designs. Possibly food and drink will be out of date ( Gas won’t care ?). Some staff if not furloughed are still being paid, I guess stuff like pitch maintainence is still being done, the grass must grow like crazy this time of year. Hard to see where clubs are saving money apart from less electricity and stationary for example being used. I know hospitality has been refunded ( husbands workmate got refunded almost immediately), and match tickets too. Maybe sponsors want a portion back, or discount on next season. Yes there have been some ST sales which would be the case for most clubs I guess, if they managed to get theirs on sale before this all blew up, but there certainly isn’t much money coming in. So how do some of these #playerstogether (not sure if it’s only Prem players) expect to be paid. Yes I agree it’s a great gesture but if it brings some clubs down for what is an optional scheme it doesn’t feel as noble as it sounds. Unless I have totally misunderstood.

Here you go ?

Struggling to give a monkeys about football if I’m honest, still find myself back here though. Odd

You would hope any player that tried this on would become a pariah. That said they would be bloody stupid, the finances in football could be changed for ever after this is all over. They could end up with no club and no employment as large squads become a thing of the past. Here is hoping. I think football could become better overall with a financial reset. I just hope no clubs go to the wall.

Problem is there's always someone out there trying to get their name in a headline somehow for suggesting something that whilst in theory possible but in reality never going to happen

Free to leave, yes I can see that. But if the league rules preventregistration at another club at the time, then freedom to move will be limited I would think

Saw on Sky Sports a sports Lawyer saying no matter what FIFA/FA say players are free to move on the 30th June. There is nothing in employment law that stops them, he hoped players would stay and see out season. If financial package was different at new club he recommended players moving, this could be interesting if season is still going.

He was admitted for something else

Bless them..! A once in a century extra ordinary pandemic situation might, just MIGHT lead to them achieving their own once in a century, extra ordinary situation of having a sell out..! Doubtful, still - but when have facts ever gotten in their way..?!

With all the shortages at the shops in these trying times one thing in plentifull supply in north bristol is DELUDOMOL they seem to be guzzling it down in ever increasing doses

A ‘full house’? Playing us are they?

You pretend to be blue But you're really a red You woke up one morning With Irene in your bed!

Sad news but obviously the right decision. Good luck to him.

Will Hurrell has announced his retirement from rugby due to suffering a possible stroke v Leicester back in January. Really sad news, an awesome competitor and excellent rugby player, will be missed smashing holes through the oppositions midfield. https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/will-hurrell-announces-retirement-from-professional-rugby/

I would just like to say in defence of ‘Hollowhead’ he does a lot of charity work particularly those associated with the Deaf , hearing dogs etc but also other areas and ... https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/ian-holloway-life-lockdown-stevie-4014300

Best of luck Miah. You pretend to be blue, but you’re far too sensible for that to be true

Police investigate after fan filmed head-butting ... - Bristol Live www.bristolpost.co.uk › News › Bristol Rovers FC

Yep, I think this is hitting the nail on the head. I suppose we could always put ‘120 consecutive years of League football’ on our promotional literature but I think we’ve got far more going for us as a club than that.

It means, the club you measure yourself against, the club you fancy to be your rival, the club your supporters obsess over, are more successful, are higher in the pyramid than you, have more support than you, and they have modernised, are a 21st century football club. It means you are small fry and lower league. It also means, "we tried to modernise but failed" and have only the "tradition" nonsense to fall back on.

Given that the runway is not operational any more, that would put it in the same category as just about anything to do with that sickening excuse for a club ****ing useless

The State I Am In...Belle & Sebastian

No doubt at all about the launderette in London. That's where they do all their dirty washing and other laundering.

A Punch Up At A Wedding...Radiohead

This is before Sky and BT get involved!

Commentator says of Wycombe “it’ll go down to the final day of the season for them” It did for rovers as well ?

I wouldn't knock anyone at any club for not renewing a season ticket at the moment.

The comments are hilarious!!! I wonder what 28 year old James North would think if he re-read this doozie?!? james north i think this is a great idea because brisol is now the 4th biggest city in england! it will be great because the new staduim will attract tourist. we need this staduim for cup games extra rugby aswell bristol rugby tem are amense! boo bristol city im only 13 but hey i like leaving comments

Interesting twitter thread from the Accrington chairman:

The comments are worth a read as well.... Sean Davidson I think the plans are good but we should put the capacity to 20,000 because i am shor that on big games we have at home we could easly have that amount. because if you look at the johnstone paint final and the play off final we had 40,000 ish so if we choose to upgrad the capacity of the pains I think it would be a grate ider not just as a bristol rovers fan but as a bristol rugby fan! dan govier i think the capacity should be 20,000 as of how many went to cardif and wembley. the nicer and bigger the stadium more fans will whant to come.And the club will get more money so we can bring in better players to the team. josh i think its a great idea cuz weve been playing in crap stadiums for ages. were a good club its time we have a good stadium Even back then though, they still had that rare one that comes along now and again switched on... rovers till i die we dont sell out enough 4 a new and bigger ground

@Bristol Rob has certainly succeeded in his sales strategy. He got Tinnions Love Child and me to sign up.

I hope that’s not a dry cough phantom.

Be carful though. You never know who might end up seeing your browsing history. Can you imagine how humiliated & ashamed Gary Glitter would have been if people had found out he’d been logging onto the Rovers forum...?!

Knowing how jammy they are I thought even the sags won't cock that up. I tuned in at 4.30pm and started to get mildly excited when I saw the scores and that grew steadily as time seem to stand still so by the time hit 4.50pm I was stood on the sofa shouting at the TV. Outside it was like a carnival, every car that went by was tooting horns. Drivers were slowing down and gleefully informing passers by of the good news. Happy days!

This is a story to inspire you to reach for your dreams and never, ever give up. Many years ago my mate's missus came a close second in the Miss England 1997 competition. Later that year she was beset by a long period of bad luck. She suffered years of drug and alcohol abuse and a series of eating disorders. She lost a leg and needed facial reconstruction surgery after a road traffic accident. Later, she suffered 90% burns in an unprovoked acid attack. Several of her teeth were knocked out and an eye gouged out in a fight outside a KFC takeaway. The stress caused severe hair loss and facial warts. But she NEVER stopped believing and then finally, last month, she was crowned Miss Scotland 2020