JamesBCFC Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 7 hours ago, Philgas said: I work in a secure unit plus I'm a Martial Arts Instructor and PT. . Train a few reds who I enjoy plenty of banter with .. but you cant handle any on here because its just "bitterness"? well done to rovers on 2 promotions, though you're just 1 league up from when he got the job as he took you into non-league, further increasing Bristols reputation as a footballing backwater. secondly, why on earth would we be jealous of a promotion to a league that we won at a canter? must be that infamous "gas lojik" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Sorry, but not clear how winning a penalty shootout, and then a rival losing a key match, amounts to 'luck'. Rovers got promotion last year by coming second in a season of 46 games; getting through to the playoff final; then winning the final on penalties. Can't see that as being luck-related. This year they have gone one better by getting automatic promotion after 46 games. The fact that Accrington lost their final game is neither here not there. Rovers ended up in a higher position after 46 games and any luck will probably have been two-way across the season. I think they have done fantastically well in the last two seasons and if I were a Rovers fan I'd be chuffed to bits. As to where is their 'natural position' - no such thing! I grew up with the likes of Watford and Swansea as lower division clubs, and look at them now. If I were a Rovers fan I'd be optimistic about next season. I'd certainly expect a top-half finish from them. they had a huge amount of luck with an appalling refereeing decision in the playoff final to be fair, deliberate handball by their goalkeeper outside the area, with the shot heading on target? and a shocking, though technically valid decision of a referee to blow for halftime with the ball heading in and about a yard off the line when Accrington scored a goal, ruled out by the bizarre decision to blow for HT while the shot was on its way in. had that goal counted Accrington would have been third, not rovers the first may have not made a difference, but playing over half of a final with 10 men and their first choice goalkeeper sent off would quite likely have yielded a different result Edited May 25, 2016 by City169 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 5 hours ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Sorry, but not clear how winning a penalty shootout, and then a rival losing a key match, amounts to 'luck'. Rovers got promotion last year by coming second in a season of 46 games; getting through to the playoff final; then winning the final on penalties. Can't see that as being luck-related. This year they have gone one better by getting automatic promotion after 46 games. The fact that Accrington lost their final game is neither here not there. Rovers ended up in a higher position after 46 games and any luck will probably have been two-way across the season. I think they have done fantastically well in the last two seasons and if I were a Rovers fan I'd be chuffed to bits. As to where is their 'natural position' - no such thing! I grew up with the likes of Watford and Swansea as lower division clubs, and look at them now. If I were a Rovers fan I'd be optimistic about next season. I'd certainly expect a top-half finish from them. I doubt it. You only have to look how tough that league is, even the less fashionable clubs like Scunny, Port Vale and Southend (all did pretty well) will also be looking for a top half finish. Gas should be looking at consolidation especially if Dopey goes to Leeds (He should IMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 This is dragging on for too long - I've got a horrible feeling that he's gonna go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooooossshhhh Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, pommers1965 said: http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/7400/weekends-playoff-ticket-sales.... off they go again.. 2 hours ago youmadethatup said: I thought rovers sold about 27,000 tickets last time out (?) I think the ticket price plus the travel costs put people off...especially if you can pay a tenner and watch it live on sky. The distance will also put some off ,Bristol is a reasonable hop to London . Plymouth and hull are a long way from Wembley. That's what the sh8theads want you to believe.I read that the offical number was anywhere between 30k to 34,000 which makes sense.From the 40k we took in 2007 where we had only the top and bottom tiers we filled half of one side of the stadium. Last year we had the bottom section,the whole of the middle tier- which spread from one side at the halfway line mark, right around to well over the halfway line on the other side.It was only half the top tier that we never sold out last May.So if you moved the middle section to that the top tier like in 2007 I think we would only have been 4-6,000 down on 2007. This is just another beautiful example of Gas Logic. Surely the 'offical' number would be a bang-on figure, ie no dispute, no this or maybe that.....just bang-on. But Oh NO, Gas Logic dictates that the 'offical' figure has a bloody 4k range on it. Priceless Please, can somebody make them stop this..........I struggle for breath sometimes Edited May 25, 2016 by jackofromrugby addition 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, jackofromrugby said: 2 hours ago youmadethatup said: I thought rovers sold about 27,000 tickets last time out (?) I think the ticket price plus the travel costs put people off...especially if you can pay a tenner and watch it live on sky. The distance will also put some off ,Bristol is a reasonable hop to London . Plymouth and hull are a long way from Wembley. That's what the sh8theads want you to believe.I read that the offical number was anywhere between 30k to 34,000 which makes sense.From the 40k we took in 2007 where we had only the top and bottom tiers we filled half of one side of the stadium. Last year we had the bottom section,the whole of the middle tier- which spread from one side at the halfway line mark, right around to well over the halfway line on the other side.It was only half the top tier that we never sold out last May.So if you moved the middle section to that the top tier like in 2007 I think we would only have been 4-6,000 down on 2007. This is just another beautiful example of Gas Logic. Surely the 'offical' number would be a bang-on figure, ie no dispute, no this or maybe that.....just bang-on. But Oh NO, Gas Logic dictates that the 'offical' figure has a bloody 4k range on it. Priceless 30,000, - 34,000? really? Didn't Grimsby sell 18,000 for that final and as the attendance was 47,000 that would make zero sense when I guess you throw in all the corporate etc. 26,000 sounds about accurate to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, In the Net said: I've got a horrible feeling that he's gonna go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, jackofromrugby said: 2 hours ago youmadethatup said: I thought rovers sold about 27,000 tickets last time out (?) I think the ticket price plus the travel costs put people off...especially if you can pay a tenner and watch it live on sky. The distance will also put some off ,Bristol is a reasonable hop to London . Plymouth and hull are a long way from Wembley. That's what the sh8theads want you to believe.I read that the offical number was anywhere between 30k to 34,000 which makes sense.From the 40k we took in 2007 where we had only the top and bottom tiers we filled half of one side of the stadium. Last year we had the bottom section,the whole of the middle tier- which spread from one side at the halfway line mark, right around to well over the halfway line on the other side.It was only half the top tier that we never sold out last May.So if you moved the middle section to that the top tier like in 2007 I think we would only have been 4-6,000 down on 2007. This is just another beautiful example of Gas Logic. Surely the 'offical' number would be a bang-on figure, ie no dispute, no this or maybe that.....just bang-on. But Oh NO, Gas Logic dictates that the 'offical' figure has a bloody 4k range on it. Priceless Please, can somebody make them stop this..........I struggle for breath sometimes 2 minutes ago, Dark Wood Covert said: 30,000, - 34,000? really? Didn't Grimsby sell 18,000 for that final and as the attendance was 47,000 that would make zero sense when I guess you throw in all the corporate etc. 26,000 sounds about accurate to me I thought their official number was in the 20,000s. 28k rings a bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 18 minutes ago, City169 said: I thought their official number was in the 20,000s. 28k rings a bell 15,000 locked out mind, you`ve got to count them so they are right. An underestimate if anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 10 hours ago, Philgas said: Again I don't care about that we've gone up 2 leagues that's good in most peoples eyes except for a lot of city fans on here ..fairplay to those that congratulated us , the rest have been nothing other than bitter . DC is our hero .. Now awaiting a torrent of abuse ... tick-tock .. I don't think you understand what the word "bitter" means. You're like the guy in Princess Bride, inconceivable! It is somewhat hard to be bitter about the "success" of a manager that took a League Two team out of the Football League, before two seasons of scraping promotion to get into the division below us. I find it all rather hilarious to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, BS2 Red said: I don't think you understand what the word "bitter" means. You're like the guy in Princess Bride, inconceivable! It is somewhat hard to be bitter about the "success" of a manager that took a League Two team out of the Football League, before two seasons of scraping promotion to get into the division below us. I find it all rather hilarious to be honest. Whats even more hilarious was the 'Ashton Gate, we're coming for you' chant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Dark Wood Covert said: Whats even more hilarious was the 'Ashton Gate, we're coming for you' chant... Were they looking to squat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Were they looking to squat? Wouldn't of thought they needed to as their chairman is a multi-trillionaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliesboots Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 42 minutes ago, In the Net said: This is dragging on for too long - I've got a horrible feeling that he's gonna go. Isn't he on his stag do in Vegas this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Were they looking to squat? Why do you think Wally`s paying for a car park? They can lay the tarmac themselves and then park their caravans on it so they won`t need to squat anymore. it`s like when pikeys move into a field they`ve bought over a bank holiday weekend and stay there for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 8 minutes ago, Dark Wood Covert said: Whats even more hilarious was the 'Ashton Gate, we're coming for you' chant... That's the extent of their ambition, as long as they are above those "gurt teds". I can see why though. If I had to suffer the embarrassment of my team dropping out of the entire league along with the pisstaking from the neighbours, I would want to get above them ASAP! Luckily I don't think I'll ever be in that position. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roylegalatyeo Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 They must have a bigger fanbase than Man U, Man city,Arsenal and Liverpool!Gawd we are jealous of the blue few laugh.Can remember a derby at Crapville in 86 lucky to muster 6 to 7000.Where were the millions of gas then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 42 minutes ago, roylegalatyeo said: They must have a bigger fanbase than Man U, Man city,Arsenal and Liverpool!Gawd we are jealous of the blue few laugh.Can remember a derby at Crapville in 86 lucky to muster 6 to 7000.Where were the millions of gas then. Just look up the last ever attendance at east vile that tells you all you need to know about "loyal" gasheads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, Monkeh said: Just look up the last ever attendance at east vile that tells you all you need to know about "loyal" gasheads 3,576 vs Chesterfield .....awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: 3,576 vs Chesterfield .....awesome! Bloody hell thats dreadful! Is it me or do we have am awful lot of guests on the forum viewing at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 That's mainly because of the rugby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, jackofromrugby said: 2 hours ago youmadethatup said: I thought rovers sold about 27,000 tickets last time out (?) I think the ticket price plus the travel costs put people off...especially if you can pay a tenner and watch it live on sky. The distance will also put some off ,Bristol is a reasonable hop to London . Plymouth and hull are a long way from Wembley. That's what the sh8theads want you to believe.I read that the offical number was anywhere between 30k to 34,000 which makes sense.From the 40k we took in 2007 where we had only the top and bottom tiers we filled half of one side of the stadium. Last year we had the bottom section,the whole of the middle tier- which spread from one side at the halfway line mark, right around to well over the halfway line on the other side.It was only half the top tier that we never sold out last May.So if you moved the middle section to that the top tier like in 2007 I think we would only have been 4-6,000 down on 2007. This is just another beautiful example of Gas Logic. Surely the 'offical' number would be a bang-on figure, ie no dispute, no this or maybe that.....just bang-on. But Oh NO, Gas Logic dictates that the 'offical' figure has a bloody 4k range on it. Priceless Please, can somebody make them stop this..........I struggle for breath sometimes Aaah our delusional friend icegas.. bless him. I'm sure he'll have you believe they sold out their last match at Eastville and didn't get a meagre 3,000 fans bother to show up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philgas Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 5 hours ago, Just Red said: Phil, you spend so much Time on here, even when your supposed to be working. It feels like to me that you secretly wish to be one of us. You no longer have to feel ashamed by this dirty little secret. We understand and forgive you for your mistaken past loyalties. You can be with of us and we will welcome you with open arms. I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to arrange a display name change. Welcome to the BCFC family *the multiple award winning 19 minutes ago, Iron Man said: Aaah our delusional friend icegas.. bless him. I'm sure he'll have you believe they sold out their last match at Eastville and didn't get a meagre 3,000 fans bother to show up Unbelievable. . Don't worry about it .. I dont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philgas Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, BS2 Red said: I don't think you understand what the word "bitter" means. You're like the guy in Princess Bride, inconceivable! It is somewhat hard to be bitter about the "success" of a manager that took a League Two team out of the Football League, before two seasons of scraping promotion to get into the division below us. I find it all rather hilarious to be honest. Ok so we went down .. regrouped and got promoted twice that's cool in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philgas Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 30 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said: Bloody hell thats dreadful! Is it me or do we have am awful lot of guests on the forum viewing at the moment... I was there .. a sad day indeed .. but that was then this is now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Charliesboots said: Isn't he on his stag do in Vegas this week? I think he goes either tomorrow or Friday, the players have just come back from their jolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliesboots Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 minute ago, In the Net said: I think he goes either tomorrow or Friday, the players have just come back from their jolly. Ahhh thought so. With an impending wedding and a job offer of over a £Million a year it could be on after all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 11 hours ago, cityloyal473 said: Anybody would think its rocket science. There must be an official club page (or similar) which will show how many they sold. Hint: its just over 27,000. not the 32/33,000 they'd have you believe. But Wally said they took 40K plus? He's a billionaire don't you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) The real figure for their wembley support must be filed in the same place the original deeds are kept showing the mem should never be destroyed due to it being a gift to the city. Edited May 26, 2016 by pride of the west Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercidered Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 18 hours ago, Philgas said: That's abuse .. disgusting Sorry.... I tried to think of something else but in the end it summed you up perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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