Lrrr Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Caption Competition? 'You know what, this would make a fantastic place for a village green' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42104RED Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Meanwhile over at Ashton Gate: http://www.bristol-sport.co.uk/stadium/the-plan/webcam/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Meanwhile over at Ashton Gate: http://www.bristol-sport.co.uk/stadium/the-plan/webcam/ If we had stalled on the Williams demolition I reckon we could of found a buyer for it in the North Bristol area. Better than a tent surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Port Said Red Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Caption Competition? Milk Pound of apples meat feast pizza bag of revels "dammit" I was working off my Sainsburys shopping list instead of the contract! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Milk Pound of apples meat feast pizza bag of revels "dammit" I was working off my Sainsburys shopping list instead of the contract! Haha when you click on the Sainsburys hyperlink it opens up at their website where they have "great offers" on one side of the web page and "Personal Loans" on the other.......... just right for the boys in blue then . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Mr Higgs stated I have been told Rovers have a excellent case to get Wycombe punished after Rovers were relegated out of the league. Wrong Rovers have a watertight contract with Sainsburys. Wrong Today, I have been told Rovers have excellent grounds for an appeal. I presume he will rack up more legal fees on the basis of third time lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Mr Higgs stated I have been told Rovers have a excellent case to get Wycombe punished after Rovers were relegated out of the league. Wrong Rovers have a watertight contract with Sainsburys. Wrong Today, I have been told Rovers have excellent grounds for an appeal. I presume he will rack up more legal fees on the basis of third time lucky. Thank God I haven't got his lawyers From Para 24 of the judgement: There is little doubt that the Agreement is tortuously, laboriously and in some respects badly, drafted. It makes any draftsman itch to have a try at it. However I have to decide what it means. Edited July 13, 2015 by Aizoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I just saw Nick Higgs on BBC local news feeling sorry for himself and complaining that Rovers only lost on a techicality. He just doesn't grasp that "technicalities" are the clauses and sub clauses of any contract and are the basis of the agreement. If you don't comply with these "technicalities" then you lose. Simple It's ironic that they have failed to sell thier stadium on such a technicality when they managed to buy it on one, shafting Bristol RFC in the process. What comes around goes around. http://youtu.be/qsrEAWcAvRg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thank God I haven't got his lawyers From Para 24 of the judgement: There is little doubt that the Agreement is tortuously, laboriously and in some respects badly, drafted. It makes any draftsman itch to have a try at it. However I have to decide what it means. And the fact that it was written in crayon didn't exactly help either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 My crappy neighbours who claim to be Gasheads,but never actually attend any matches, have just come back from doing their big weekly shop. I doubt if they have heard the news as they had a sea of orange carrier bags! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Just had a quick trawl through twitterland......what is the link with Noel Edmunds, is he G*s? I've never liked him since Multi Coloured Swap Shop, and maybe it's all becoming very clear now as to why...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Para 27 of the judgement makes interesting reading: "Watertight", eh? That's what they said about the Titanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Just had a quick trawl through twitterland......what is the link with Noel Edmunds, is he G*s? I've never liked him since Multi Coloured Swap Shop, and maybe it's all becoming very clear now as to why...... You're not one of those whose parents banned Tiswas from the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Just had a quick trawl through twitterland......what is the link with Noel Edmunds, is he G*s? I've never liked him since Multi Coloured Swap Shop, and maybe it's all becoming very clear now as to why...... He's a friend of Geoff Dunford, and has brought his son along to some games. I think that it's his son who is into the football more than him though. Straws and clutching springs to mind - desperate times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Maybe they will go back to their old ways, sell the Mem, rent another, then pinch some poor buggers ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTR Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Just had a quick trawl through twitterland......what is the link with Noel Edmunds, is he G*s? I've never liked him since Multi Coloured Swap Shop, and maybe it's all becoming very clear now as to why...... Me too,every time I see him he makes me cringe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 How delicious that whilst the political gerrymandering of BCC (Councilors, Planners and their EHO) would not itself have been sufficient to produce today's outcome, that Rovers' explicit and wholehearted support for Sainbury's S73 application when combined saw fit to provide the perfect storm that ensured the Acceptable Store Planning Permission could not be substantiated. Oh dear, how sad, never mind..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vincent Vega Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Personally don't see any appeal happening ,the end is nigh piggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Personally don't see any appeal happening ,the end is nigh piggs If it doesn't, what sort of financial state will the Gas be in? The more reasonable Gasheads (yes, I know) must realise that it's not about the UWE stadium any more - it's about survival. An appeal would merely ensure that the club went under, which is not to say that Higgs won't pursue it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommers1965 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Ah, I'm with you now. I still believe we can sell the Mem, but for less than Sainsbury's were going to pay. The big question is though, who will make up the shortfall? This is where I can see the club being an attractive proposition. To buy the club should not costs much. Sell the Mem, put in an extra 10 or 15 million, and you have a stadium fit for the Premier League. Planning permission is already in place. Rovers are in fact, are a much better proposition than a club like Bournemouth.I'm trying to stay positive. a deluded blue earlier today.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I find it a bit strange those on this forum who are perfectly happy to slate big business against the little man; the socialist struggle so to speak much of that argument, in principle, being admirable even if the tenet of the politics I might not agree with... ie if Socialism worked it would be perfect so to speak.. Only to then take great glee in such a behemoth crushing the little guy: Sainsbury over a Football Club. Just find that a tad sad and hypocritical.. not saying anyone in particular but there are fans on this forum who might just wish to ponder on that. A Rovers spokesman:- "We consider that Sainsbury's acted in bad faith and did their utmost to stall the purchase at every possible juncture. For instance, the Judge found that Sainsbury's could and should have engaged with local councillors and objectors during the planning process and kept the club informed of progress, which they did not do. " The strongly worded statement went on: "The way in which Sainsbury's has conducted itself, repeatedly pledging its public support to the project (not only to the club but also to local MPs and Councillors) having already privately decided to pull out, encouraged the Club, UWE and both Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils to expend significant amounts of time and energy in connection with the plans to build the new stadium and ultimately left the club with no option but to sue Sainsbury's to keep this plan alive. Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Breaking-news-Bristol-Rovers-lose-crucial/story-26891154-detail/story.html#ixzz3fmqsg6MJ Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook So its OK, for some, that a major Bristol public sector employer, Council, and a private business expended millions in man hours and cash only for it to be squashed by a ruthless PLC just so one can gloat.? Its fine to poke a bit of fun, we all know that, but stop and think for a moment.. this is a bad and a sad day for what is fair and just in every sense of the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I find it a bit strange those on this forum who are perfectly happy to slate big business against the little man; the socialist struggle so to speak much of that argument, in principle, being admirable even if the tenet of the politics I might not agree with... ie if Socialism worked it would be perfect so to speak.. Only to then take great glee in such a behemoth crushing the little guy: Sainsbury over a Football Club. Just find that a tad sad and hypocritical.. not saying anyone in particular but there are fans on this forum who might just wish to ponder on that. A Rovers spokesman:- "We consider that Sainsbury's acted in bad faith and did their utmost to stall the purchase at every possible juncture. For instance, the Judge found that Sainsbury's could and should have engaged with local councillors and objectors during the planning process and kept the club informed of progress, which they did not do. " The strongly worded statement went on: "The way in which Sainsbury's has conducted itself, repeatedly pledging its public support to the project (not only to the club but also to local MPs and Councillors) having already privately decided to pull out, encouraged the Club, UWE and both Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils to expend significant amounts of time and energy in connection with the plans to build the new stadium and ultimately left the club with no option but to sue Sainsbury's to keep this plan alive. Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Breaking-news-Bristol-Rovers-lose-crucial/story-26891154-detail/story.html#ixzz3fmqsg6MJ Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook So its OK, for some, that a major Bristol public sector employer, Council, and a private business expended millions in man hours and cash only for it to be squashed by a ruthless PLC just so one can gloat.? Its fine to poke a bit of fun, we all know that, but stop and think for a moment.. this is a bad and a sad day for what is fair and just in every sense of the word. Ashton Vale...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I find it a bit strange those on this forum who are perfectly happy to slate big business against the little man; the socialist struggle so to speak much of that argument, in principle, being admirable even if the tenet of the politics I might not agree with... ie if Socialism worked it would be perfect so to speak.. Only to then take great glee in such a behemoth crushing the little guy: Sainsbury over a Football Club. Just find that a tad sad and hypocritical.. not saying anyone in particular but there are fans on this forum who might just wish to ponder on that. A Rovers spokesman:- "We consider that Sainsbury's acted in bad faith and did their utmost to stall the purchase at every possible juncture. For instance, the Judge found that Sainsbury's could and should have engaged with local councillors and objectors during the planning process and kept the club informed of progress, which they did not do. " The strongly worded statement went on: "The way in which Sainsbury's has conducted itself, repeatedly pledging its public support to the project (not only to the club but also to local MPs and Councillors) having already privately decided to pull out, encouraged the Club, UWE and both Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils to expend significant amounts of time and energy in connection with the plans to build the new stadium and ultimately left the club with no option but to sue Sainsbury's to keep this plan alive. Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Breaking-news-Bristol-Rovers-lose-crucial/story-26891154-detail/story.html#ixzz3fmqsg6MJ Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook So its OK, for some, that a major Bristol public sector employer, Council, and a private business expended millions in man hours and cash only for it to be squashed by a ruthless PLC just so one can gloat.? Its fine to poke a bit of fun, we all know that, but stop and think for a moment.. this is a bad and a sad day for what is fair and just in every sense of the word. Indeed. It's a mirror image of the way Bristol Rovers FC behaved in its relations with Bristol RFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Doozer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Indeed. It's a mirror image of the way Bristol Rovers FC behaved in its relations with Bristol RFC. I don't believe in two wrongs = a right. That sounds a bit too much like Netanyahu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I don't believe in two wrongs = a right. That sounds a bit too much like Netanyahu. Who said anything about right? It rather undermines the Rovers' claim that they were treated unethically, though. Some might use the word 'karma'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Can I find some other mug on this list to give me something for nothing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I find it a bit strange those on this forum who are perfectly happy to slate big business against the little man; the socialist struggle so to speak much of that argument, in principle, being admirable even if the tenet of the politics I might not agree with... ie if Socialism worked it would be perfect so to speak.. Only to then take great glee in such a behemoth crushing the little guy: Sainsbury over a Football Club. Just find that a tad sad and hypocritical.. not saying anyone in particular but there are fans on this forum who might just wish to ponder on that. A Rovers spokesman:- "We consider that Sainsbury's acted in bad faith and did their utmost to stall the purchase at every possible juncture. For instance, the Judge found that Sainsbury's could and should have engaged with local councillors and objectors during the planning process and kept the club informed of progress, which they did not do. " The strongly worded statement went on: "The way in which Sainsbury's has conducted itself, repeatedly pledging its public support to the project (not only to the club but also to local MPs and Councillors) having already privately decided to pull out, encouraged the Club, UWE and both Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils to expend significant amounts of time and energy in connection with the plans to build the new stadium and ultimately left the club with no option but to sue Sainsbury's to keep this plan alive.Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Breaking-news-Bristol-Rovers-lose-crucial/story-26891154-detail/story.html#ixzz3fmqsg6MJ Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook So its OK, for some, that a major Bristol public sector employer, Council, and a private business expended millions in man hours and cash only for it to be squashed by a ruthless PLC just so one can gloat.? Its fine to poke a bit of fun, we all know that, but stop and think for a moment.. this is a bad and a sad day for what is fair and just in every sense of the word. Pretty sure the court decided Sainsbury's have done nothing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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