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I read OTIB every day. I read the latest on this thread every day. I read it at around 5:30pm yesterday evening then went out. Of course, I kept abreast of the scores and was well aware of the perfect storm swirling over the swamp. At around midnight, I looked at OTIB to see 15 unread pages on the newly renamed thread and it was past 1:30am before I reached the end. I'd like to thank each one of you utter bastards for keeping me awake so late and providing me with so many laughs!

Nope infact , I’ll add to that. I hope they get smashed every game , giving them little to hope for next season . Never forget their actions in 82 Hope they go bust

Yep- I can certainly see us finishing bottom of league one next season.. **** off.

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The pleasure is all mine......

sag, 1. Sink, subside or bulge downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength. 2. Decline to a lower level, usually temporarily * And 3. (From the Oxford online 'learner' dictionary) to hang or bend down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressure, a sagging roof. 'The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain'**. 'Her shoulders sagged in defeat' ***. "The tent began to sag because of the weight of the rain/League One" So, sag: sink, subside, decline, down.**** * "usually" ** not made up. ***I bet they did. "Goodnight," love. ****and "tent"

Here are some highlights from the Bristol Post piece last July looking forward to the current season for The Gas. They are the gift that keeps on giving - every comment is a gem!: "Gasheads have been steadily more impressed with Rovers' summer business so far, with the new signings, a new training ground and Wael Al Qadi's commitment to the club all building hopes of a positive season ahead. See how Bristol Rovers fans reacted below:" Alfie Rendall: Announce promotion. Charlie: Very good squad being built. James: EIEIEIO up the football league we go. Daniel Sheppard: Going to be boring winning every game this season. ... Real intent this year. Jay Bear Jones: So three signing in three days all quality players, what has happened to rag bag Rovers? Caz: Promotion 2021, scream it at the top of your lungs baby. Kevin Ward: Blimey, Will next season be the one we start going places?

I wish they’d bloody hurry up......

It's been so sudden at the bottom of L1. Nearly everyone's burst to life. Rochdale have won 9 points in a week and Wigan and the Dons have both earned a quarter of our total points for the season in the last week and a half! Perfect storm for Rovers who've responded by imploding. Exciting nail biting stuff for the rest of us.

Funnily enough, Tisdale got sacked for saying he couldn’t pull a rabbit out of a hat in regards to making their strikers better. Barton has gone in with the big I am despite achieving nothing as a manager, and tbh nothing as a player as well. The ego on him is unreal. He’s gonna really struggle to get another job off the back of this.

This needs to be smuggled onto SagChat.

Be great if someone could phone in and start by saying "What can I say Geoff? I've had three divorces"

“...TWO, TWO divisions apart, again .....”

It’s allowed now though, right?

Some breakfast listening for you. You are welcome. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09ctvs9

This aged well https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/announce-promotion-bristol-rovers-fans-4351482

I’m apparently not able to laugh face this - I’ve used up six fifths of my reactions...

When you have six fingers on one hand .......

Great minds think alike. Here's the reprise of the version I wanted recorded when they excited The Football League: "Playing at home but you are watching alone, As no one else will go – Downs League. The White and the Blue but the kit’s all worn through, The Keeper’s arse on show – Downs League. Just listen, green with envy, to the crowd down at The City, Money’s tight the standard’s shite still trading more’s the pity, Watching you lose. The fights are more spiteful there, And you are deep, deep in trouble, worse nobody’s cares, 'Cus you’re - Downs League, It’ll be great when you're - Downs League, City can’t wait till you’re - Downs League. Oblivion is waiting for you....

Well that's next season's Gas run-out music sorted:

Rumour has it that you're arranging a 'going down party' one of your specialty's , bring our wife's/girlfriends or nans with their own teeth, car keys for the fruit bowl, and a fancy dress pirate willy warmer.

great, great track. late 70's/early 80's summed up just right!

It's because he mentions their "incredible fanbase" that's all he needs to do in their eyes.

If Paul Tisdale had come in and said: Previous Manager would have been struck off if he was a Doctor Medical Staff all getting bombed out at the end of the season Players not even trained properly I have a load of unprofessional, tobacco chewing cluckers in my squad (although I might smoke a nice fat Cuban later and stub it out in an U23 player's eyes) I have single figures players worth keeping I can't turn water into wine It would have been easier on myself if I never took this job etc etc. he would have been destroyed by the Tent Polers. Instead, because it's Joey Barton saying it, this is exactly what has been needed apparently. The interesting thing for me is what Wally does if Barton goes down for say 9 months in the Summer, relatively short term but slightly too long ideally to bring in a Temporary Manager (bear in mind no time off for good behaviour on sentences under a year).

Where’s that Weezord belter these days? Funny how the team he claimed to support (Pompey) could make relegation a mathematical certainty for the team he didn’t have the balls to admit supporting (the Gas) this Saturday.

What a beautiful morning!

Live scenes from the Colony

I wanted to make some sort of post on here, as today I lost my father. Without him, I wouldn't be a robin. The excitement you got when he got you the newest top ready for the new season. Shielding me on those cold and rainy days at the gate. Celebrating and cheering on the way home on the radio at the results of the other teams. Simply chatting about and watching football on the telly. And all the other things in between. Thank you, and I'll love you always.

Barton can slag off his own players as much as he wants but it was the mutant fans who were going off in their shit stained pants back in August, banging on about what a great Summer they’d had recruitment wise. HAHA, thick bastards ?

What I find odd is that on GasChat not one person is calling out Wael. As they say, the fish rots from the head, and although he’s chucked some money into pay debts and buy a “training ground” the culture at Rovers from top to bottom is clearly a mess and culture stems from the leaders of your organisation. Players being unprofessional, managers being unprofessional, terrible stadium, terrible recruitment, they are an utter utter shambles. What a shame ?

Jay Bear Jones: So three signing in three days all quality players, what has happened to rag bag Rovers? You really want to know ? Or A,B,C,D ...

It’s the baccy wot d’un it.

“Some claim it can provide performance-enhancing benefits and relieve anxiety, but there is no concrete scientific proof.” I think the Gash are evidence that it does nothing of the sort. ???

What about the other half? Asking for a gashead...

Their strikers have not scored a goal in 20 hours or 9/7ths of a week in gas maths ?

I must come to the defence of Mark Little as there's some keyboard numpty on the 'Forum For Failures' accusing him of stealing £3k per week for the past two seasons. It should, of course, read 'job well done, Sir.'

This is all very good fun, but with our squad for next year after being asset stripped i don’t expect to see us to be doing much better than that lot have done this year.

Kevin Ward: Welcome to the gas! Blimey, Will next season be the one we start going places? Yep, Crawley, Salford, Mansfield, Stevenage, Barrow....

To those old enough to remember Junior Choice, all join in: "I know a convict Gaffer, He walks the Horfield streets, A thoroughly unpleasant chap, His team they just get beat. The Gas thought him their saviour, He came from Fleetwood Town, But City fans we love him 'cus, He took the F**ker's down. Oh, Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, Ooh, Ha Ha Ha......."

"half"????? say that in Nottingham or Stoke, do they?? wake up, you deluded morons - this city is ours, now f!ck off out of it

If we can get 10 points from the nine available we could still stay up...

Bolders Reserve Team Posts: 189 Posting Level Next Level in 311 posts 4 minutes ago Gas-Ed likes this Quote Post by Bolders on 4 minutes ago I'm off to find a horse. I want a fight.

Job done!

Enjoy.......This has got a Gas twist to it......The Gift!