Pheasant plucker

Regarding a new stadium for the Gas. We all know how this goes, and how it ends. As predicted on here a few years back - not many weeks after the takeover by the "Fake Sheik" that Rovers still didn't have a chamber pot to sh!t in, even though those deluded, self righteous, footballing pompas arses shot us down. They are so far up their own backsides - so special (in their own minds) that they just can't believe that some complete stranger isn't going to walk in, fall in love with the amazing, unique " best fans in da world", and spunk 100million or so sporting them out. If it's not a VERY rich, local fan, it ain't gonna happen! Even a big brother contestant probably has the IQ to see that's unlikely. We all know this is a property deal that went belly up. As for this new foray into real estate; it's not free, it can't be stolen and it can't be squatted on - so the only conclusion is that it's just another fantasy. Nice to see them getting excited just to be let down again though - Haha!! So to recap: Plans get drawn up and released to local press Gas fans cream their pants Gas fans tell us how their overtaking us Gas fans gloat how much better their new "charismatic" ground is than our "Lego build" "Trashton" The Gas ground share with some local club they haven't cheesed off previously (best of luck with that!) Memorial Ground gets sold Wally "gets guzzumped" on fruit market site Wally puts rovers into admin Gas go pop We all know it's going to end in tears for them. Every one but them can see it's just a smokescreen to buy time. Happy days ? ?

In my opinion, your posts, culminating with this one seem to be completely arrogant, aloof, detatched and self serving. You're entitled to an opinion of course, but you always seem so bloody sure your right!

Higgs still owed 4m, and there are bills not paid as yet. I'm not sure of the details, but it seems while Wally is keen on progressing the gAss (has a genuine soft spot for them), he doesn't hold the purse strings, and is struggling for financial support now. Fingers crossed ay, he doesn't have a change of heart!

Agree things are very, very disappointing, and incredibly frustrating at the moment. Do I really need to defend SL too? Until LJ is fired, he's the manager (ok, head coach) of the team and club I support. "Agent LJ"? A little respect is due maybe, no matter what your feelings of how badly things are going on the pitch. I still think it was a disgraceful comment; but of course you are entitled to your opinion too.

Call yourself a city fan? Bloody disgrace.

Hey, come on, be fair.........the team may have been adjudged to be not strong enough for the competition, but it was the best 11 they could muster until the fake sheikh's Arms grow a bit longer so he can reach the bottom of his deep pockets!!

Don't do that to me!!! Pheeeeeewwwwww

Haha, best post you've ever made!

Lucky you! and what about the significant amount of folks who have to work on Saturday morning (myself included) who don't have time to turn a matchday into a day long piss-up? Footy is a working class sport, so threfore an awfull lot iof fans will be in my position. I hear what you all are saying about AV parking tho' - I don't know the site proposed personally, is it really as bad as the gate? ? If so thats carp! Bloody double yellows and cones everywhere.

Fully understand what you're saying. Of course we all love the spiritual home of our club.......but! I'm not sure of your personal circumstances but parking at the gate is absolutely horrendous, even at the moment with small crowds! Can you imagine what this would be like if we were getting 20,000 + crowds regularly? To be honest, it would probably stop alot of folks comming eventually, stifling the club yet again.

Well guys, I think however we look at it, as amusing as it may be after all the "banter" and dare I say vitriol from the blue few after our setbacks on AV, this is still bad news in the long run for us - and I'll explain my opinion. The building of new stadia for both clubs would have given Bristol the best chance of getting football befitting of the cities standing in the country. This would mean in the long term the standard of football would more than likely improve with the new stadium effect (attracting more new "fans") to begin with, and then hopefully with the increased revenue and bigger crowd effect, this would push the clubs foward (maybe us a top half/playoff chasing championship club, and the sags the same in league one) on a consistant basis. This in turn would increase national exposure to Bristol football and decent players would be far happier and more likely to come here to ply their trade. Instead, as is the case now, we have (in the past and who knows in the near future) had to pay way over the odds to attract "quality" players. Again in turn, this would then have the chance - in the medium term to start, to make us into a least a prem/championship yo-yo club, and the sags a championship/league one recipricating club. Long term Who knows? Now I know that we have the fair play financial handicap to contend with, and therefore we are signing alot of younger, cheaper players, but believe me if we continue to have a standing in the league table as bad as we do now, the board will panic, and how long will this last? Maybe in the future if this doesn't improve we'll end up with just less more expensive players, that mean we operate a threadbare squad? Therefore we need to increase are revenue if we are to progress. The TWO football clubs in Bristol desperately need new facilities, I'm yet to be convinced that either club will have sufficient benefits to warrant upgrading their existing sites - both have increadably poor access, parking and infrastructure in place. Yes it's very satisfying to gloat over the sags current strifes (and god knows they deserve our mockery after all the dog walking jibes I'm sure we've all recieved), and I'll be doing it the same as the next city fan, but long term believe me none of us will be laughing! This is no more a good decision for Bristol City then the Ashton Vale fiasco, missed opertunity really doesn't begin to describe these decisions!!