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If losing 4 goals at home to the second largest club in the Blackpool region is the foundations, I'd hate to see the house ???

BR Exit mastermind.... I like the sound of that......

He’d fit in: ITS CHRISTMAAAAAS!!!

Rovers regularly break their transfer record every thirty years. The last was £370k for Andy Tillson in 1992 meaning that the marquee £400k signing is coming up in just two short years. The anticipation of that upcoming record breaking transfer must be leaving gasheads simmering with enthusiasm. £400k, wow that's a lot.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/foundations-laid-ben-garners-results-4702551 Foundations laid but Ben Garner's results were just not good enough for Bristol Rovers That's a first. Normally they make do with some firm ground and some metal pegs.

I had to tell them straight...

Methinks Wael would get on better with their other celebrity 'fan' (sic); the one familiar with bankruptcy, the proven liar, criminal and serial fantasist whose tens of millions secured to free those with an uncertain future transpired to be little more than chump change. Step forward the ever fragrant Lord Archer of WSM.

I think Les Johnson could be in the frame too.

If he goes there at this moment in time, I give up with football. He's good enough for us right now, let alone a team 18th in the league below. I can see someone like Cowley taking it on, but I sincerely hope Cook doesn't go there.

Here’s the shortlist for the job Michael Flynt Raul Tisdale Donny Cawley Steve Catteril Keith Hull looks almost pretty impressive to me .

Presumably this article is a product of the bloke who summarises on their games’ plea for more favourable coverage? No one takes greater delight in their failure than me, but to try & claim someone with one of the worst records in football management ever “laid foundations” might even shame Donald Trump. The previous guy’s last game in charge was a 2-1 win at Ipswich, they may have said his football was basic, but just like Warnock, (same style) it got them results. He left them in 4th place, just 2 points off automatic promotion after 19 games. How on earth can anyone claim their abysmal results since under that bluffer “laid foundations”? More North Korean reporting from their friends at The Post..

As you are the King of Trivia Slarti I'm sure you won't need reminding that, as Kermode reminds, the original working proposal for 'Slade in Flame' was ' Quite A Mess..' Apposite I'd say.....

And I doubt Notts County have ever tried to steal Forests ground. Unlike the Cuckoo's in 1982. I'll never ever forget that.

Let me put my tuppance worth into the debate. We are lucky enough to live in a 2 club city, there aren't that many others, Nottingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Birmingham and Liverpool spring to mind. So, unlike the Southampton/Pompey or Ipswich/Norwich rivalry for example, we only have one true rival and that is R*vers & they are right on our doorstep. Swindon, Newport, Plymouth etc all come and go and Cardiff gets a bit tasty with the whole England/Wales thing, but R*vers and only R*vers are our only bitter rivals. I rest my case

Just click "ignore this topic" You'd save everyone else on the forum your meaningless drivel.

Ah the brand new Sheffield Wednesday Manager. Obviously, the sags are a much bigger club. ? As for transfers, given we spent 500K to their 375K back in 1992 and our record fee is £8M (Kalas?) plus they are coming for us, I assume they've kept the ratio by having a record fee of £6M and that's just to keep up?

More likely Blodwyn Pig !

It's when he buys in Filton you know he's interested?

With someone else`s hand up his arse?

You’re right mate, £500k, so still a third more than Tilson all those years ago!

He's just a pale imitation.

Yep, we signed Cole in the same year they signed Tillson (‘92). We didn’t break our record again until we signed Akinbiyi in ‘98.

Perhaps Pail Cook could be interested

Or just to keep it in the family, which I am led to believe is quite popular over there, they could sign Jordan Tillson, 27, currently at Ross County but previously an Exeter player and son of Andy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Tillson £400k - 'old out yer 'and!

Even more exciting for them is that after the success of the last time they signed Andy Tilson and having assessed the transfer budget they have raised, they are, more in hope than expectation, currently in negotiations to try and replicate such astute business by signing... Andy Tilson again...!

Good point, well made. Theyve also pre planned for it by ripping us a new one over the whole Matty Taylor saga where they taught us just how to go about successful transfer dealings.

How? Hughton wanted to join us! He might bring in Darren Barnard (castle) as a coach....

Gudbuy t' Ben !

Dominic Cummings is available

From Bristol Live "The early bookmakers’ favourite for the job is head of recruitment Tommy Widdrington" Go on Wally, I dare you! ??

Much prefer Noddy Holder from Slade.....

He was, finished his career. In fairness, I believe Robbo was implying he listened to Darren on the radio in the car as opposed to Darren boring him witless in the vehicle itself.

****ing hell. Darren sounded on the verge of suicide every time he was interviewed at Yeovil. Asking him to manage Rovers in a pandemic at what with all the tents could double for a field hospital may just finish him off.

This. Never forgive, never forget.

Unlike most people you must look forward to going in on a Monday most weeks!

Yep! ???

If I was a betting man Russell Slade at 25/1 looks value. Out of work and won`t want big wages.

It’s not really a thread, it’s more of a sub forum. A neat and tidy place to house Bristol Rovers. A bit like the conference ?

Yet you still feel the need to comment on something you say you don’t care about .

Great effort! I’ve had a pop too.... Ben, you won’t be blaming refs no more Now that Wally’s shoved you out the door No free signings or a loan Or fans that love to moan No red cards you will see Or dodgy penalty (Or dodgy penalty) Ben, that ground looked like a big fun fair (Big fun fair) Tents and Lady Gardens everywhere (Everywhere) Their fans are one of a kind As big as West Ham...mind! But thousands never show They can’t be arsed to go (They can’t be arsed to go) They always say “Woe is me” Check our score....constantly They always say “**** City” Whilst riddled with jealousy Ben, the Gas are Tinpot anyway (Anyway) Won’t be “Coming for us” any day (Any day) They don’t think you had a clue They’re heading for League Two Then con-fer-ence again All the City fans love Ben (Legend) Bye Ben (Legend) Bye Ben

If you don’t like it , don’t read it we al know you’re a gas sympathiser

Has anyone ever wondered if Notts Forrest have threads on their forum as long as this one all aimed at Notts County?

Spot on. I am a huge fan of Cotts, but he hasn’t had a managerial post for 2 and a half years. He will know himself he isn’t going to get offered one at Championship level now, so if he wants to work again, a club in the city where he still lives is as good as he can expect. One other thing, people conveniently forget that he sold Baldock for £2m in our double winning season, which financed a lot of his brilliant signings, this huge budget stuff (Sheff U’s was far higher for instance & they didn’t go up) is nonsense.

I wonder if Mansion Bet will be doing odds on their next manager?

Listen to this utter chopstick: Very flattering scoreline for the cheats, in atrocious conditions. I still see potential in our players, but its harder when ref falls for their cheating dives, especially the pen, which was comical...but nothing less than expected from ched. On the plus side, our goal was the best of the game & well worked.

Tbf, you’d think he’d come cheap as all he’d ask for would be a greggs open tab. However, that could end up being verrry expensive:

Part of me thinks that given the circumstances Cotterill left us in, he’d be interested in the opportunity to get Rovers promoted and stick two fingers up to Lansdown. If he does go there, I think I will bet on him getting them promoted next season.

Someone must have posted something positive about us and it detected it as malware.

An old one but a good one. Fred and Mary have this secret codeword for sex, its called Washing Machine. One night Fred goes up to Mary and whispers in her ear 'Washing Machine' Not tonight dear, I'm feeling quite tired says Mary. Few hours later Mary is feeling guilty so snuggles up to Fred and says 'Washing Machine' Too late dear says Fred, It was only a small load, so I did it by hand.