Lanterne Rouge Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: If there’s any truth in this Bert , then why are they signing players . Surely there isn’t the budget , even the wages of one and wages/loan fee of the other . It must be just adding to the problems. Unless there are outgoings on the horizon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, bert tann said: The show must go on Stevie. Leaving Bristol won't mean the end of Rovers, we will just be "a club on the move" again Will the league sanction a move outside of the city? Coventry encountered all sorts of obstacles when they tried and the situation wasn`t really of their making. R*vers however...…...………...……...….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Unless there are outgoings on the horizon? There already have been but in their jubilation over Alf Garner's anointment most of our fans haven't noticed. Our former manager and his assistant both left but only Alf came in to replace them so that's one salary lost. And a few months back our esteemed head of medical sciences, Doctor Marcus Wellbeing MD, disappeared and was replaced by the cardboard cut out of a St John's Ambulance Service volunteer. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 56 minutes ago, bert tann said: As I understand it the juvenile member of the family (aged 50) would do anything to keep up the pretense of being a football club owner and this is why his elder brother is handling all negotiations which are taking place out of the country. The latest offer will have to be accepted to enable the 2019 accounts to be finalised. Cheltenham Town or Forest Green Rovers are likely relocation venues. Sounds feasible Bert. Never to return I suspect. Could Rovers rent the Lawns after FGR move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Will the league sanction a move outside of the city? Coventry encountered all sorts of obstacles when they tried and the situation wasn`t really of their making. R*vers however...…...………...……...….. Where would they go in Bristol if the ground was sold? League can't stop the ground sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, Natchfever said: Where would they go in Bristol if the ground was sold? League can't stop the ground sale. To the wall. There are plenty of them in Bristol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Natchfever said: Sounds feasible Bert. Never to return I suspect. Could Rovers rent the Lawns after FGR move? If they're looking for a vacant ground then the Avanhard Stadium in Pripyat is still unused. Better condition than their current dump too. Edited January 10, 2020 by Chris_Brown 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, bert tann said: There already have been but in their jubilation over Alf Garner's anointment most of our fans haven't noticed. Our former manager and his assistant both left but only Alf came in to replace them so that's one salary lost. And a few months back our esteemed head of medical sciences, Doctor Marcus Wellbeing MD, disappeared and was replaced by the cardboard cut out of a St John's Ambulance Service volunteer. You are, without doubt, my favourite poster on OTIB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, bert tann said: As I understand it the juvenile member of the family (aged 50) would do anything to keep up the pretense of being a football club owner and this is why his elder brother is handling all negotiations which are taking place out of the country. The latest offer will have to be accepted to enable the 2019 accounts to be finalised. Cheltenham Town or Forest Green Rovers are likely relocation venues. Come on Bert, haven’t you got delusions of grandeur suggesting Cheltenham or Forest Green? More likely a ground share with Manor Farm of Mangotsfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Come on Bert, haven’t you got delusions of grandeur suggesting Cheltenham or Forest Green? More likely a ground share with Manor Farm of Mangotsfield. They ain't ****** coming here ! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 57 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: They ain't ****** coming here ! They only have 7k attendees as it is without the 5k who would boycott them if they played at AG. How would that look. And in any case, without a pot to piss in they couldn't even afford the rent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Natchfever said: Where would they go in Bristol if the ground was sold? League can't stop the ground sale. To their moral/spiritual home - Eastville park. Even WAQ could afford to put a rope around the pitch and to pay BCC a rental fee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: The logic might actually be more based in reality than you think... with a couple of glaring omissions by our Blue friend. Land in Bristol commands quite a premium. The land the stadium sits on is the only thing with any value (unless you chance upon someone who just happens to want a stadium). With the debt they have secured against the stadium, the stadium is worthless. Basically, Wally can get his cash back and leave them homeless. No problem for the Roving Rovers … 'Have Tent Will Travel!' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 8 hours ago, semblar said: To their moral/spiritual home - Eastville park. Even WAQ could afford to put a rope around the pitch and to pay BCC a rental fee Steady on! That sort of expense hasn`t been budgeted for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 7 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: No problem for the Roving Rovers … 'Have Tent Will Travel!' They`ll be like those nomad families you see in documentaries about the Gobi Desert that pack up their yurts a couple of times a year and move to new pastures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Natchfever said: Where would they go in Bristol if the ground was sold? League can't stop the ground sale. Fruit Market. Mahoosive 40,000 seat stadium so almost 50% of their ‘true fan base’ can go to the games, as long as they don’t have to give up too many seats to tin-pot away teams like Sunderland and Bolton. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Southport Red said: Fruit Market. Mahoosive 40,000 seat stadium so almost 50% of their ‘true fan base’ can go to the games, as long as they don’t have to give up too many seats to tin-pot away teams like Sunderland and Bolton. I'd forgotten about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Remember when they were getting a new stadium . How's that coming along ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombsy Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said: Remember when they were getting a new stadium . How's that coming along ? More the point what about the training ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said: Remember when they were getting a new stadium . How's that coming along ? Haven't even got a decent training ground.... ffs Parson St Station has better training facilities than them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said: Remember when they were getting a new stadium . How's that coming along ? Wally said they`d be in there in two years about six months ago so all good for the 21/22 season I should think. The build must be progressing nicely - I`ve not heard of any problems so I`m sure it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Wally said they`d be in there in two years about six months ago so all good for the 21/22 season I should think. The build must be progressing nicely - I`ve not heard of any problems so I`m sure it is. Not even noticed an upturn in lorries and associated traffic. Considerate constructors scheme is clearly an excellent one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 13 hours ago, bert tann said: As I understand it the juvenile member of the family (aged 50) would do anything to keep up the pretense of being a football club owner and this is why his elder brother is handling all negotiations which are taking place out of the country. The latest offer will have to be accepted to enable the 2019 accounts to be finalised. Cheltenham Town or Forest Green Rovers are likely relocation venues. I thought (hoped) Blythe Spartans or Berwick Rangers would be a better economic and demographic fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Wally said they`d be in there in two years about six months ago so all good for the 21/22 season I should think. The build must be progressing nicely - I`ve not heard of any problems so I`m sure it is. TBF to Wael , I think when he gives deadlines, he is using them in the Boris Johnson sense, rather than the way normal people use them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: TBF to Wael , I think when he gives deadlines, he is using them in the Boris Johnson sense, rather than the way normal people use them. You`ll believe it when you`re sat in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said: You`ll believe it when you`re sat in it? If I ever find myself sat in a new Rovers stadium my first instinct will be to assume that the Al Qadis have been putting acid in the pasties and I'm actually sat by the boating lake at Eastville in a disposable tent. 2 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Davey Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 13 hours ago, bert tann said: The show must go on Stevie. Leaving Bristol won't mean the end of Rovers, we will just be "a club on the move" again downwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Davey Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Vincent Vega said: Remember when they were getting a new stadium . How's that coming along ? which one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway Red Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: TBF to Wael , I think when he gives deadlines, he is using them in the Boris Johnson sense, rather than the way normal people use them. Is he as big a liar as Boris? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 UWE died without a trace, The fruit market seems to have died a death too. Training ground? Whatever happened to that? Wally promised a new stand and bought them a second hand bus stop. They seemed to be doing OK under Cockman, but even he had no support and bailed out. They don't seem very keen on the new bloke though, do they? and dumped out of the cup by the mighty Stevenage too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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