roylegalatyeo Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: As part of the wider "football family" we should not be celebrating this regardless of the club involved. It is a disgrace. Yeah but Wally paying for fans coaches to Swindle.Must cost all of a fiver a head.Hey big spender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, roylegalatyeo said: Yeah but Wally paying for fans coaches to Swindle.Must cost all of a fiver a head.Hey big spender! Which in turn will bring the police bill right down, giving Swindle double double bubble. Swindon are a disgrace, Rovers are still Deacons (of the Joey variety). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Incredible stuff from the brain dead idiots who frequent that den of stupidity. Maybe Chelsea loaned us Tammy because they thought our support is superb, Obviously we didn't need to prove it by selling 4k tickets for a glamour cup tie at Stamford Bridge. I expect West Brom were dying to send us players after we took 5k to the Hawthorns in January? Their apparent satisfaction that Wally is not so quick to put his hand in his pocket is in stark contrast to the shit they were all coming out with when the Al Qadis arrived and they all went into w@nky overdrive about how he was going to splash the cash and bring in quality players to help them overtake us in the league. Hypocritical morons. And apparently they love Sir Colin Daniel as much as we do because if it wasn't for him they wouldn't have had such unprecedented success. Back to back promotions. Utter pandemonium at the end of last season because they were up to the dizzy heights of....wait for it....Division 3! Ahaahaaahaaa Ahaahaaahaaa....please stop it Sags I can't take all of these gifts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancinDannyD Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 10 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: As part of the wider "football family" we should not be celebrating this, regardless of the club involved. It is a disgrace. Exactly well said that man (or possibly woman, I don't know!) Much like those sniggering at our lowest competitive fixture attendance last night the issue at stake is much bigger than a point scoring exercise. What Swindon are doing is shameful. And I'm proud that such a low turnout happened last night at our, and other EFL Trophy, games as the implications of letting this slip through unchallenged are just too great for our beautiful game. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 minute ago, DancinDannyD said: Exactly well said that man (or possibly woman, I don't know!) Much like those sniggering at our lowest competitive fixture attendance last night the issue at stake is much bigger than a point scoring exercise. What Swindon are doing is shameful. And I'm proud that such a low turnout happened last night at our, and other EFL Trophy, games as the implications of letting this slip through unchallenged are just too great for our beautiful game. Fair play Danny, it`s not often I agree with you but in this case you`re right on both points. I`d like to think we`d have done the same if we were in the trophy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 8 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Rovers are still Deacons (of the Joey variety). Pretty poor using a guy who was born with severe cerebral palsy to take the piss out of our rivals. Apologies if you think I'm being too sensitive, just think it's a bit distasteful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirColinOfMansfield Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 This is Wally's story .... http://www.venturemagazine.me/2016/08/buying-into-the-beautiful-game/ "After months of intensive negotiations, al-Qadi eventually beat around 10 other bidders to secure ownership of the club by absorbing its considerable debts. Due to a non-disclosure agreement, he can’t reveal the figures involved, but he insisted his family got a good deal. “You would be amazed at how much value we got,” he said. " So he didn't pay off the considerable debts .... he just "absorbed" them! Would we be amazed at the value he got? .... he still had change from a fiver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, DancinDannyD said: Exactly well said that man (or possibly woman, I don't know!) Much like those sniggering at our lowest competitive fixture attendance last night the issue at stake is much bigger than a point scoring exercise. What Swindon are doing is shameful. And I'm proud that such a low turnout happened last night at our, and other EFL Trophy, games as the implications of letting this slip through unchallenged are just too great for our beautiful game. Cheers (man) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 According to my maths they now have 6 players who are on loan, the three they brought in today, two earlier in the week (Roos and Roberts) and James from Peterborough. They do realise that you can only include five of them in your squad, do they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Cheers (man) Are you sure? I ask as @Red Right Hand forgot their identity, so just making sure there's no chance you forgot and are guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippycar Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 15 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said: This is Wally's story .... http://www.venturemagazine.me/2016/08/buying-into-the-beautiful-game/ "After months of intensive negotiations, al-Qadi eventually beat around 10 other bidders to secure ownership of the club by absorbing its considerable debts. Due to a non-disclosure agreement, he can’t reveal the figures involved, but he insisted his family got a good deal. “You would be amazed at how much value we got,” he said. " So he didn't pay off the considerable debts .... he just "absorbed" them! Would we be amazed at the value he got? .... he still had change from a fiver? So the extent of his investment to date is to buy some sarnies for the players: "As soon as he took over, he set about making simple but important improvements to the way the club was run. He was surprised, for instance, to find no food was being laid on for players after training. So he began organizing catering for them. “If you provide food for the players to eat on the same table, that creates camaraderie and bond for the whole club and gives it meaning,” he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Incredible stuff from the brain dead idiots who frequent that den of stupidity. Maybe Chelsea loaned us Tammy because they thought our support is superb, Obviously we didn't need to prove it by selling 4k tickets for a glamour cup tie at Stamford Bridge. I expect West Brom were dying to send us players after we took 5k to the Hawthorns in January? Their apparent satisfaction that Wally is not so quick to put his hand in his pocket is in stark contrast to the shit they were all coming out with when the Al Qadis arrived and they all went into w@nky overdrive about how he was going to splash the cash and bring in quality players to help them overtake us in the league. Hypocritical morons. The only reason we got Odemwingie weren't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Rickie Lambert has signed for Baadiff. So will all the sags be buying bluebird shirts with "Lambert" on the back? After all, they did it with England shirts years after he had left the club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, 29AR said: The only reason we got Odemwingie weren't it? Indeed, our support at West Brom impressed Stoke so much that we got him on loan 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 3 hours ago, DancinDannyD said: A number of Chelsea fans on Twitter surprised he's gone to L1 and not the championship. This annoys me about premier league fans, how often do they watch lower league footy? I know Chelsea probably have the best youth system in the country now and had around 40 players out on loan last season, but the championship is a very strong league now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 7 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: As part of the wider "football family" we should not be celebrating this, regardless of the club involved. It is a disgrace. Typical Swindon.....Vile club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 10 hours ago, BRFC_Gas said: That's a bit of a strange comment seeing Tammy Abraham had also not 'done anything' when you signed him. Anything to have a bitch about us though hey! Apart from score a ridiculous amount of goals, be the golden boy in the young England set up & be classed as the best youngster at Chelsea in a decade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 8 hours ago, DancinDannyD said: Exactly well said that man (or possibly woman, I don't know!) Much like those sniggering at our lowest competitive fixture attendance last night the issue at stake is much bigger than a point scoring exercise. What Swindon are doing is shameful. And I'm proud that such a low turnout happened last night at our, and other EFL Trophy, games as the implications of letting this slip through unchallenged are just too great for our beautiful game. From what I have heard it depends whether the post is on a weekend.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said: This is Wally's story .... http://www.venturemagazine.me/2016/08/buying-into-the-beautiful-game/ "After months of intensive negotiations, al-Qadi eventually beat around 10 other bidders to secure ownership of the club by absorbing its considerable debts. Due to a non-disclosure agreement, he can’t reveal the figures involved, but he insisted his family got a good deal. “You would be amazed at how much value we got,” he said. " So he didn't pay off the considerable debts .... he just "absorbed" them! Would we be amazed at the value he got? .... he still had change from a fiver? It probably was good business. Higgs ran out of lines of credit and having a multi million pound asset like the mem is meaning less unless you have a buyer / somewhere to move. So Wael pays of a few million of debt/loans on behalf of Higgs and the club as well as giving Higgs a few million to vanish. Now Wael has a nice asset worth £ ? in the mem, and has stuck all the debts/loans to buy the club in a overseas company that owns Bristol Rovers. Edited September 1, 2016 by Fiale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted September 1, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 11 hours ago, zippycar said: So the extent of his investment to date is to buy some sarnies for the players: "As soon as he took over, he set about making simple but important improvements to the way the club was run. He was surprised, for instance, to find no food was being laid on for players after training. So he began organizing catering for them. “If you provide food for the players to eat on the same table, that creates camaraderie and bond for the whole club and gives it meaning,” he said. 47 minutes ago, Fiale said: It probably was good business. Higgs ran out of lines of credit and having a multi million pound asset like the mem is meaning less unless you have a buyer / somewhere to move. So Wael pays of a few million of debt/loans on behalf of Higgs and the club as well as giving Higgs a few million to vanish. Now Wael has a nice asset worth £ ? in the mem, and has stuck all the debts/loans to buy the club in a overseas company that owns Bristol Rovers. Or move the debt from Bristol Rovers FC across to Dwayne Sports ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 28 minutes ago, phantom said: Or move the debt from Bristol Rovers FC across to Dwayne Sports ? Possibly, will be interesting to see their first years accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 1 hour ago, phantom said: Or move the debt from Bristol Rovers FC across to Dwayne Sports ? 42 minutes ago, Fiale said: Possibly, will be interesting to see their first years accounts. Isn't that the sort of thing the Glaziers did? Buy the club, pay off the debt with money from the club then own the club without risking any personal wealth ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 6 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Isn't that the sort of thing the Glaziers did? Buy the club, pay off the debt with money from the club then own the club without risking any personal wealth ? Yeah, it's pretty common - and feels totally wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 1 hour ago, phantom said: Or move the debt from Bristol Rovers FC across to Dwayne Sports ? ....blimey, so Dwayne & Dwaynetta have invested some of chavvy 'loadsamoney's stash into a sort of footbally club thingy? 'arry Enfield must be so prowed of 'em . (meanwhile, the real football club south of the river remain considerably richer than thou.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 15 hours ago, DancinDannyD said: Exactly well said that man (or possibly woman, I don't know!) Much like those sniggering at our lowest competitive fixture attendance last night the issue at stake is much bigger than a point scoring exercise. What Swindon are doing is shameful. And I'm proud that such a low turnout happened last night at our, and other EFL Trophy, games as the implications of letting this slip through unchallenged are just too great for our beautiful game. I actually agree with the Dancing one here, what the EFL have done to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy is shameful, imagine a final between Reading U 23's and Swansea's reserve team And in response to the £25 ticket for the Swindle re-match, I think the gas board should go one step further and refuse to take any ticket allocation at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 7 minutes ago, BRFC_Gas said: That doesn't mean anything, first team football is a different beast. Anyway, the 2 we signed are both highly rated as well in their respective positions. Just thought it was a stupid comment considering.. I never said it did? I simply replied to you asking what he'd done (which I presumed you meant what has he done that your signings haven't done). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 1 hour ago, BRFC_Gas said: That doesn't mean anything, first team football is a different beast. Anyway, the 2 we signed are both highly rated as well in their respective positions. Just thought it was a stupid comment considering.. Chill fella, .......your here to be shot at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 24 minutes ago, Tall King Blox said: Chill fella, .......your here to be shot at You're* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 2 hours ago, myol'man said: I actually agree with the Dancing one here, what the EFL have done to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy is shameful, imagine a final between Reading U 23's and Swansea's reserve team And in response to the £25 ticket for the Swindle re-match, I think the gas board should go one step further and refuse to take any ticket allocation at all. If the blue few had any sense they wouldn't buy tickets but travel en masse to Swindon. Millwall used to do it years ago, travel in huge numbers without tickets and the police used to make sure they got in because it was easier to manage them that way. I'm sure if they were all milling around in the pubs and car park the police would soon get them in the ground. 'Course, that would require organising. Not their strong suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 4 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Isn't that the sort of thing the Glaziers did? Buy the club, pay off the debt with money from the club then own the club without risking any personal wealth ? So called leveraged buyout I believe. Amazes me it's allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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