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Astonishing Lansdown meltdown / Playing the victims from user 'gulfofaden' on GasChat Akin to terrorism mind! Lansdown hasn’t just been a benefactor to city, which he is entitled to do, but he’s also been antagonistic to Rovers on any occasion he can to win favour with his fan base including the Matt Taylor saga which given the fact we got the exact release fee (which was supposed to be confidential) is akin to terrorism in football terms. He’s also putting posters on the Glocs road, getting his sponsors to ridicule us through postal campaigns and trying very hard to get a club who for much of his life was a giant firm of bedminster hooligans who regularly smashed up our ground and attacked and threatened our players pegged as some “family club”. They have some normal fans of course but also a giant contingent on cocaine and cider addled specimens which dwarf, and have always dwarfed, ours, even pro rata. You think he couldn’t see all that victimisation and violence in the 80s and 90s? Was he blind? Of course he wasn’t my. That’s fine, he can still bankroll the club but to do so, and still pander to those guys and continually harrass and target us knowing full well the asymmetric history between us, is beneath contempt. It wasn’t 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. It was grown men targeting families and players in their own homes. If he had adopted the attitude of “City is my club, Good luck to Rovers but I hope we are always above them” then I would have all the time in the world for him. He didn’t, he, like a playground bully, has been sadistic and provocative in swinging his weight around, to a club he knows can’t really fight back. And the reason for this? The heinous crime which caused this ire? We used to beat them a lot, before. When we were in dire straights and on paper we shouldn’t have. That’s it. That’s what all this is about. https://gaschat.co.uk/thread/18097/bristol-owner-steve-lansdown-writes?page=2

Is that the top secret Matty Taylor ‘release fee’ that those ******* idiots were talking openly about on their forum for months before we signed him? The top secret Matty Taylor release fee that was posted in 2 national newspapers? The rest of that post is just typical Sag whinging. He/she is right about their inability to fight back though....spineless from top to bottom.

Dowden has a point, I mean offensive comments from a person's past haven't proven to be a barrier to progressing in many high profile positions. The current Prime Minister, for example.

Joey Barton has been found guilty and sentenced to 3 more years at Bristol Rovers

Every bit of that is fiction, absolutely no truth or proof of any of it. Just a total fabricated rant by a supporter of a team that couldn't win a raffle.

Mr Barton was "still very worked up" and used some foul language towards Mr Stendel, which he "did not fully understand but realised he was being insulted". You what!

The offence is ABH "According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the offence of ABH is committed ‘when a person intentionally or recklessly assaults another… causing actual bodily harm’." From the prosecutions case today Barton was intent on getting into a scrap with Stendel (or a pushing match) which caused Stendel to fall off balance and hit the side of the tunnel causing injury including the tooth coming loose from the bone. This seems like it'll be a category 3 (although could be a stage 2). "The sentencing guidelines for ABH fall into three categories, with Category 1 is the most serious and involving greater harm and high culpability. Category 2 involves either more significant harm but lower culpability or lesser harm and higher culpability Category 3 involves lesser harm and lower culpability." Given Joey's past History it could honestly go either way if he's found guilty he could be locked up or given another suspended sentence

“The jury is to be sworn at in the trial of Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton ...” is more likely.

“Big rumour floating about that Lansdown has spent big money on Stendal’s legal team.” I’d like to assume this is a joke but Sags are so paranoid I really don’t know if it is or not

I think that there are a few clarifications needed. Firstly as regards other clubs and lawyers you won't see any court action. Part of signing up to the EFL is that you agree to exclusively use Arbitration with no recourse to the courts. Secondly it is not the EFL which punishes clubs, but the Independent Disciplinary Commission. That has to meet, listen to the evidence and then agree on a punishment. That punishment is the subject to appeal by either party. Thirdly the added complication in Derby's case is that two charges of breaches of the FFP rules were found proven, one (misleading) by default as Derby admitted it and the second (incorrect amortisation) by the League Appeal Panel. But they were not charged with a breach of the loss limits as a result, as simply put the EFL didn't know. If Derby are now in a breach of the loss limits then they might needed to be charged again, and then the process starts again. I doubt that there will be a final resolution until much later in the year. The EFL certainly could have handled matters better and more effectively, but they did actually pin two proven charges on Derby against fierce resistance. I'm not sure the delay is going to save Derby for anything more than one season. It would appear that they are still under a transfer embargo, possibly a hard one by now. That with a potential significant points deduction in the upcoming season is going to make their life very difficult.

Well I started the thread Phil and I am perfectly happy with such digression. We all know ultimately it's coming back to Mel Morris and that Steak with Parry in the West End. It's not gonna go down well.

I wonder if he will claim to be of previous good character?

I can just imagine that in their delusional little brains, they imagine the billionaire Lansdown is personally putting up the posters.

For a little clarity, their golden years when they used to "beat us a lot" were so say in the 80's and 90's. So I spent a little time to assess that period. Between August 1980 and October 1999 the two clubs played each other 36 times. They won 14, drew 10 and we won 12. a slight advantage but, not quite the way they like to remember it. Their real glory period was actually condensed into a four year period from January 1987 until January 1991, winning 6 and drawing 4, when no matter what we did they managed to get the better of us. So in reality, apart from that four year period of hell on earth, we won 12, drew 6 and lost 8 in the rest of those glorious two decades.

Jeez...what an utter cocksucker.

That statement sums up their whole supporter base in one. Deluded, irrational, ignorant, gullible, pathological lying victims. They'll read that and believe every word of a made up series of possible scenarios.

He wouldn’t, though, would he? He is ‘quIte’ hard himself and has money. He also has influential ‘friends’, including a convicted Police killer. Should he be imprisoned, which I doubt, he will no doubt be feted by his fellow prisoners.

He was but we've all made mistakes at that age - I know I have anyway. There is plenty of stuff I did at 18 that I wouldn't have done at 28 or even 21 and I didn't fully understand things etc. I wouldn't expect my employer to now say you did x 20 years at 18 so we are suspending you (unless it was something crazy illegal etc). We all know its naive - there is no argument there and the social media thing these days means you can't get away with anything so you have to be even more careful. I personally don't think we should be looking back to what everyone wrote 10 years ago as a teenager with too much interest unless its clearly something he believes/thinks/acts that way now. Form his point of view, the reveal of those tweets couldn't have been worse with the 1st test in front of fans with cricket doing their equality thing before the match. Didn't know about the Yorkshire thing but could be related.

Agreed, I was just noting that offence was assault which doesn't have to specify the manner of the assault.

It does make sense. Not sure I approve, but the format does encourage some odd things. I was thinking in round 10 there may be some odd tactical decisions, wasn't expecting it this soon.

I could lend the judge a black cap.....

It's a 3 year sentence Robbo, he can't leave and Wael of Fortune is not allowed to sack him. The National League South beckons....

It's the sort of drivel that the deluded few would believe though, so wouldn't surprise me if it was said with the full belief that it was true.

Strange how it always takes a little longer to process suspensions or sackings in politics?

I have a huge amount of sympathy for Wycombe. I hope that they will be back. There is the option of Wycombe asking for Derby to be expelled at the AGM, but I would be really surprised if that was even discussed let alone voted on.

Have they found him guilty yet ?

Pretty sure they said 2 red ball and 9 t20

Yea but apparently the court has hired the "mountain"

I can't understand why Wycombe and their Lawyers aren't all over the EFL about this. A few points deduction for Derby sees them retain Championship football. On that basis they surely have the right to harass the EFL for a prompt decision. Whilst I'm not at all surprised that nothing has been heard from the EFL, I'm just amazed that it's been all quiet from the Wycombe lot.

No I very much understand the origin of Malbec, it's a French word don't you know!! I just much prefer the full body of Argentina. I always say to myself if I cannot find anything that I know play safe and take a cab sauv.. Chile being a good average.

Firstly, apologies to @cidered abroad for the continued digression from the original point of the thread. I am familiar with Cahors wine, which, incidentally, has improved dramatically in the last twenty years or so - it used to be quite rough back in the 1980s, but improved once the relatively new vineyards became established, but must say I have never tasted an Argentinian Malbec. You suggest there is a large difference between the two: which is better, in your opinion?

Went to Barton Camp, Winscombe in 1958 for a week through the school and at the expense of Broad Plain House Boys Club. The first holiday I ever had. Joined the boys club after and helped out at the camp in later years.

Well that didn't last long!

That's top shithousing from Bristol. I don't think I'd like it any more than Leicester do but I somehow can't help but recall the hand of Back in the 2002 Heineken Cup final

If that doesn`t work he`ll revert to one of the tried and tested s*g defences - blame Sainsbury`s, Bristol City Council, the tax-dodger Pantsdown or Wycombe Wanderers.

I've seen more people queuing outside Primark than that - massive club

Thanks for that. My turn now. In hospital today to have scans etc. Having my right knee replaced in September and then my left knee next March (2022). I really cannot wait to get it done. To celebrate we have tentatively booked a world cruise for Jan 2023. Something to work towards and look forward to.