slartibartfast Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 44 minutes ago, cityal said: So a few weeks ago all the "news" about them was that there were huge announcements imminent re: their Fruit market stadium......... then nothing? What gives? T T T T to quote Walley ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackofromSanJavier Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 06/07/2020 at 12:19, Swede said: Why, our fans were even being accused of being in with the Mansfield fans when you lot got relegated out of the league! Talk about conspiracy theories. By the way, none of us actually believed you would get relegated that day. Like I've said previously I welcome reading your comments on here and because of your (in the main) balanced opinions I am pretty sure you must be a City fan at heart! Football is all about opinions and the world would be a duller place if we all had the same ones. Well I believed they'd get relegated that day. And so did my 119 mates who were A) celebrating the result in the ground with the away fans after the full time whistle and B) waiting outside the ground with unruly intent (!) at exactly the same time. Perennial victims, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, BS15_RED said: We’ve played them competitively 3 times in 18 years! I’m nearly 39 and grew up despising them because we were playing them regularly. Same, they were ******* tinpot back then as well but at least they gave us a game. Nowadays they just sit in the shadows and sneer at any ambition we have whilst their own funny little club provide constant ‘gifts’ for our amusement. 1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said: One thing I have noticed especially this season . There’s no anti rovers songs sung anymore . I’ve heard a few, but as those Villa fans will tell you, nothing like the obsession they show towards us at the Mem. Maybe if they actually supported their players on the pitch once in a while they might have won more than one match since Christmas and maintained their own promotion push? 3 hours ago, Seneca the Younger said: Their bootleg dustbin thread accumulated 18 pages since the season resumed. When was the last time they played clubs like Forest and Wednesday in the 2nd tier? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: When was the last time they played clubs like Forest and Wednesday in the 2nd tier? Forest in the 2nd tier - 43 years ago April 1977 Wednesday in the 2nd tier - 29 years ago March 1991 Bonus - Leeds in the 2nd tier - 58 years ago Feb 1962 https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd Edited July 7, 2020 by bcfc01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 minute ago, bcfc01 said: Forest in the 2nd tier - 43 years ago April 1977 Wednesday in the 2nd tier - 29 years ago March 1991 Bonus - Leeds in the 2nd tier - 58 years ago Feb 1972 https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd What about the top tier....? Never mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchers Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Or in the CHAMPIONSHIP ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 I don't see them as rivals anymore and I'm old enough to remember the flower beds they used to have behind the goal at Eastville. That was when they had a decent football team. I can remember Shepherd, Lloyd, several Jones', Graydon & Jarman. I couldn't tell you who plays for them now apart from Clarke Harris an that's because it's meaningless. The infrastructure of football clubs has got bigger and better at the top end and they have been left behind. The gulf is getting wider each season between Leagues 1 & 2 and then the Championship and beyond. Their rivals now have to be Swindon, Cheltenham and Forest Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 6 hours ago, slartibartfast said: T T T T to quote Walley ! Try These Tasty Tomatoes ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Sparti-Bob Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said: Try These Tasty Tomatoes ? Correct. It all ties in with the Fruit Market rumours. They're not building a stadium, Wally's just getting his very own stall . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said: Try These Tasty Tomatoes ? Tormented Third Tier Tossers? Edited July 7, 2020 by Ska Junkie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Seneca the Younger said: Their bootleg dustbin thread accumulated 18 pages since the season resumed (understandable, we've been gutter). Since we've been linked with Hughton etc? 0 posts! Not even acknowledging it. At least when they do something right we say argh, fair enough. They've stuck their heads in the sand as always. There isn’t one player in our squad they wouldn’t take in a heartbeat , apart from the fact they’re thick support base would be up in arms about taking a ‘Ted’ despite the fact the player would improve their squad. Morrell , Walsh, Moore would all be in their first team and improve it. The managers being linked with our vacancy they can only dream of. Our forum welcomes fans from other clubs , Brighton , Cardiff , Sheffield Wednesday, Preston & Swindon have all commented on this forum recently and not been banned !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 TTTT is the plan for the new stadium. tent,tent,tent and tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd socks Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Tilsons Terrible Transfer Target Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 51 minutes ago, daored said: There isn’t one player in our squad they wouldn’t take in a heartbeat , apart from the fact they’re thick support base would be up in arms about taking a ‘Ted’ despite the fact the player would improve their squad. Morrell , Walsh, Moore would all be in their first team and improve it. The managers being linked with our vacancy they can only dream of. Our forum welcomes fans from other clubs , Brighton , Cardiff , Sheffield Wednesday, Preston & Swindon have all commented on this forum recently and not been banned !! Considering one of our youngsters was player of the year at the Champions of their division yet couldn't get into our SQUAD and another of our youngsters plays international football at the time speaks volumes IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 29/06/2020 at 19:09, Swede said: A dustbin thread? Really? Can't they come up with at least one original thought. Do they have to steal everything. I suppose it will have such hoots as; 1) Its not a proper stadium without terraces and tents (a few garden sheds and a cricket pavillion) 2) When was the last time you played Rochdale eh eh? 3) It doesn't have Babestation on tap. Obsessive behaviour. You know what I love is when they call us deluded. Getting managers like Hughton applying for our job and they have Robbie Fowler says an awful lot. Still it makes them feel better. Most prem fans I work with didn't even know there was a Bristol Rovers! I don't know why they keep making themselves look silly , if roles reversed I would keep quiet and focus on my team. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said: You know what I love is when they call us deluded. Getting managers like Hughton applying for our job and they have Robbie Fowler says an awful lot. Still it makes them feel better. Most prem fans I work with didn't even know there was a Bristol Rovers! I don't know why they keep making themselves look silly , if roles reversed I would keep quiet and focus on my team. I always remember landing in O'Hare international in Chicago a few years ago and the security chap mentioned he was a Chelsea supporter and a member of their Chicago supporters club. I mentioned not everyone in the UK lives in London and that I lived in Bristol. 'Ah, Bristol City,yeah'. I mentioned there was another Bristol football club and he genuinely had never heard of them. True story. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd73 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 34 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: I always remember landing in O'Hare international in Chicago a few years ago and the security chap mentioned he was a Chelsea supporter and a member of their Chicago supporters club. I mentioned not everyone in the UK lives in London and that I lived in Bristol. 'Ah, Bristol City,yeah'. I mentioned there was another Bristol football club and he genuinely had never heard of them. True story. Fair play to you for trying to boost awareness of Bristol Manor Farm FC! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 05/07/2020 at 06:58, 2015 said: Just commenting to keep this on page 1. Still a League below us and mocking us for being a midtable Championship club. Point of order Mr Chairman! They are a division below us, not a league ... if they were a league below us they’d be in the National League (again) ... pedantic? Oh yes ... but what is wrong with accuracy?! Both Bristol clubs play in the English Football League ... that is made up of three divisions below the premier league ... #AsYouWere ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 10 hours ago, slartibartfast said: T T T T to quote Walley ! Tango Tastes Terribly Tart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 21 hours ago, slartibartfast said: T T T T to quote Walley ! Tents Tinpot Third World Tormented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Thick Tented Total *****..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, slartibartfast said: T T T T to quote Walley ! Taylor’s Transfer Tantrum T wats Edited July 8, 2020 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) .....Said the 6th Richest Club in the Country....Unlucky da Shit! Honestly, they really are masters of projection! Have an inferiority complex of Bristol City and then blame it on them by claiming they have delusions of grandeur! Absolute belters. THE GIFT! Edited July 8, 2020 by Gert Mare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 12 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: Considering one of our youngsters was player of the year at the Champions of their division yet couldn't get into our SQUAD and another of our youngsters plays international football at the time speaks volumes IMHO. Yet they consider our signing of Taylor as purely an attempt to screw them over. Taylor did okay for us, he was only ever going to be a bit-part player, one of those busy players who would chase everything in the last 20 minutes. They claim he wasn't given a chance, but the reality is he wasn't quite good enough for 90 minutes against a solid Championship back 4, but could put in a solid 20 or 30 minutes against a tiring back 4 in the latter stages of a game. Whilst he has had injury problems, it seems to be a similar tale for one of their other big money movers, Bodin who hasn't ripped the Championship a new one (not sure that lad who went to Ipswich had much time to do anything before injury - Harrison wasn't it?) They have spent way too long outside the Championship to have any idea just how much the standard and quality has improved. And I would guess that should we ever reach the Prem, the standard and quality there will surprise us. That striker they have who was scoring last season hasn't attracted much interest for a reason. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Yet they consider our signing of Taylor as purely an attempt to screw them over. Taylor did okay for us, he was only ever going to be a bit-part player, one of those busy players who would chase everything in the last 20 minutes. They claim he wasn't given a chance, but the reality is he wasn't quite good enough for 90 minutes against a solid Championship back 4, but could put in a solid 20 or 30 minutes against a tiring back 4 in the latter stages of a game. Whilst he has had injury problems, it seems to be a similar tale for one of their other big money movers, Bodin who hasn't ripped the Championship a new one (not sure that lad who went to Ipswich had much time to do anything before injury - Harrison wasn't it?) They have spent way too long outside the Championship to have any idea just how much the standard and quality has improved. And I would guess that should we ever reach the Prem, the standard and quality there will surprise us. That striker they have who was scoring last season hasn't attracted much interest for a reason. Harrison plays for Portsmouth, they claim he's better than Taylor blabla, best player they've had in recent history blabla, he looked awful. Think he may be a City fan so I feel bad for saying it, but he was nowhere near even low endbChampionship standard, if that's their best? Laughable. Edited July 8, 2020 by Seneca the Younger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said: Yet they consider our signing of Taylor as purely an attempt to screw them over. It couldn’t possibly have been the fact that we needed more goal scoring options, Taylor was local, scoring goals regularly, very cheap and clearly eager to come to us. No, it can’t be as simple as that can’t it? Its not our fault they include ridiculously low release clauses in their contracts. Always playing the victims. Paranoid idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: It couldn’t possibly have been the fact that we needed more goal scoring options, Taylor was local, scoring goals regularly, very cheap and clearly eager to come to us. No, it can’t be as simple as that can’t it? Its not our fault they include ridiculously low release clauses in their contracts. Always playing the victims. Paranoid idiots. The signing of ‘The Snake’ (as the inbreds named him) rubber stamped the actual gulf between the Bristol clubs and as they say ‘the truth hurts’. The club poured salt into the gaping wound by announcing the signing the way they did and then threw a tank of petrol on to the fire with the ‘Welcome To Bristol’ posters that were created for billboards around the City. It wasn’t our fault he signed for us. Any player would take an opportunity to better themselves financially, be it at City or any other club offering a hike in salary. However, we did make a song and dance about it which was a bit cringeworthy and this took the Gasheads over the edge of the meltdown cliff. I stuck a ‘Welcome To Bristol’ sticker on a Gashead mate of mine and in true Gas style I was pretty much ‘offered out’ as a result. It was a very very sore subject indeed. I guess it was our standard ‘Delusions of Grandeur’ thinking that The Snake would leave Rovers on the brink of the playoffs and pushing for the Championship to join City a club punching above their weight and in decline despite spunking millions of Bristol Sport franchise pounds. Then he joined us for just under a Tilson.....Cue the blame game! Edited July 8, 2020 by Gert Mare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, Gert Mare said: The signing of ‘The Snake’ (as the inbreds named him) rubber stamped the actual gulf between the Bristol clubs and as they say ‘the truth hurts’. The club poured salt into the gaping wound by announcing the signing the way they did and then threw a tank of petrol on to the fire with the ‘Welcome To Bristol’ posters that were created for billboards around the City. It wasn’t our fault he signed for us. Any player would take an opportunity to better themselves financially, be it at City or any other club offering a hike in salary. However, we did make a song and dance about it which was a bit cringeworthy and this took the Gasheads over the edge of the meltdown cliff. I stuck a ‘Welcome To Bristol’ sticker on a Gashead mate of mine and in true Gas style I was pretty much ‘offered out’ as a result. It was a very very sore subject indeed. I guess it was our standard ‘Delusions of Grandeur’ thinking that The Snake would leave Rovers on the brink of the playoffs and pushing for the Championship to join City a club punching above their weight and in decline despite spunking millions of Bristol Sport franchise pounds. Then he joined us for just over a Tillson.....Cue the blame game! Just UNDER a Tilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Just UNDER a Tilson. Corrected . It was cheap anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Davey Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 dropping faster than a lead balloon this thread . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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