pogue malone Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 I think it would be great for West Country sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 minute ago, pogue malone said: I think it would be great for West Country sport Owen Hargreaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 I agree to an extent. It's a bit of a strange though to specifically attribute it to Peter Hargreaves (who isn't a sports fan) but if you run with the idea then yes I think you have a point. I think it would be better if Rovers were in our league - obviously you'd want us to be finishing higher each season in every department (results in the derby games, league table, attendance etc) but nothing compares to a Bristol Derby game. I like the Cardiff games, but for me it lacks the intensity of a Bristol Derby. I'd never want Rovers to overtake us, but I think it would probably be better for the city if both teams were decent rather than just us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I agree to an extent. It's a bit of a strange though to specifically attribute it to Peter Hargreaves (who isn't a sports fan) but if you run with the idea then yes I think you have a point. I think it would be better if Rovers were in our league - obviously you'd want us to be finishing higher each season in every department (results in the derby games, league table, attendance etc) but nothing compares to a Bristol Derby game. I like the Cardiff games, but for me it lacks the intensity of a Bristol Derby. I'd never want Rovers to overtake us, but I think it would probably be better for the city if both teams were decent rather than just us. Personally i'm happy with them being skint and shit. Hope it never changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 7, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, pogue malone said: I think it would be great for West Country sport Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Bruce Craig isn't exactly skint, is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 I think Hargreaves would be a superb fit for Rovers, not least because of his experience with working with the types of characters he could expect to find at the club. Unfortunately it's a non-starter as Roger Hargreaves passed away in '88. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Hargreaves Great idea, otherwise though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogue malone Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 24 minutes ago, phantom said: Why? Raise profiles of the clubs for one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, Super said: Personally i'm happy with them being skint and shit. Hope it never changes. Yeah fair enough, I understand that view. From a bigger picture perspective though it would be better if both clubs were genuinely competitive (with us finishing higher in every department). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, pogue malone said: Raise profiles of the clubs for one Rovers don't have, and never have had, a profile. Long may it continue that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 7, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, pogue malone said: Raise profiles of the clubs for one Bath certainly don't need any financial boost, as for Rovers. Three weeks today it will be TWENTY YEARS since they were last above us in the legue Thats whole generations of people that haven't known them to compete with us Let them rot I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Peter Hargreaves is from Lancashire & has no interest in sport, so this is about as likely as me & Juliette Binoche getting together. Anyway, Roverrzz have their own “billionaire owner” already, don’t they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, phantom said: Thats whole generations of people that haven't known them to compete with us Im barely old enough to remember when they could compete with us. Foe decades now they have almost become irrelevant. Whilst its fun taking the piss i really couldnt give a shite what they do. We are heading in opposite directions, and they will become even more irrelevant. You hardly see anyone wear their shirt. Going down the shitpipe me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Dream on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baba Yaga Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 We have seen the amount of investment needed in the past 10-15 years or so just to get City from a championship/league one yo-yo side to a top half/mid-table championship side. Unless Rovers start to punch above their weight like a Wycombe then there is little chance of them competing. Personally I wish for football in general (not particularly Rovers) to be a bit more competitive where by teams on similar sized gates to the Gas could buy some good players and actually compete in the 2nd tier for more than 1 or 2 seasons max. If City didn't have Lansdown's cash then we might not be much better than them right now, similar to other times in our history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Peter Hargreaves has a reputation of being a hard headed businessman so throwing money at two loss making clubs wouldn’t appeal to him. He has set a charitable foundation for those who are disadvantaged, but I doubt he’d regard Rovers and Bath Rugby supporters as qualifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Slow day somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hargreaves has no interest in Bristol Rovers and only a slight interest in City(for obvious reasons). I believe he follows Premier league football but not sure what team. I work for someone that knows him really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Super said: Personally i'm happy with them being skint and shit. Hope it never changes. Same here. Hope we never play them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where's the joy Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 We have always maintained that there is only one team in Bristol, what if we extend that to only one team in the Bristol area? Rovers fans would be dead against losing heir identity, so might we, but is it ridiculous to have Bristol United? Or if that doesn't suit why don't we collaborate much more, currently the must obvious club to loan out talented young players to would be the Gas. Why send them to Newport, Torquay, Plymouth et al when Brian Tinnion could keep closer tabs on them at the Memorial? We have started a loan or two with their ex managers Ian Holloway and Darrell Clarke; why we've even been applauding Geoff Twentyman for his recent interviewing prowess. As opposed to his hoof ball prowess which featured so heavily when Devon White was trying to trap medicine balls for Gerry Francis. I know i will be shot down for suggesting it but when City get to the Premiership this season will we still be taking pride in 'Mind the Gap' gags? The gap will soon become an ocean and it will be time for a rethink. i want us to treat Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U as our derbies and aim to be much, much bigger. Getting one over the Gas must, and will, become irrelevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, where's the joy said: but is it ridiculous to have Bristol United? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 My vote is : **** 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 B**h already have rich investors, they just can’t get the Wreck developed into anything remotely resembling a decent stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlesh*t Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, where's the joy said: We have always maintained that there is only one team in Bristol, what if we extend that to only one team in the Bristol area? Rovers fans would be dead against losing heir identity, so might we, but is it ridiculous to have Bristol United? Or if that doesn't suit why don't we collaborate much more, currently the must obvious club to loan out talented young players to would be the Gas. Why send them to Newport, Torquay, Plymouth et al when Brian Tinnion could keep closer tabs on them at the Memorial? We have started a loan or two with their ex managers Ian Holloway and Darrell Clarke; why we've even been applauding Geoff Twentyman for his recent interviewing prowess. As opposed to his hoof ball prowess which featured so heavily when Devon White was trying to trap medicine balls for Gerry Francis. I know i will be shot down for suggesting it but when City get to the Premiership this season will we still be taking pride in 'Mind the Gap' gags? The gap will soon become an ocean and it will be time for a rethink. i want us to treat Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U as our derbies and aim to be much, much bigger. Getting one over the Gas must, and will, become irrelevant Could not disagree more. The game is becoming duller and duller as it is. Football is all about passion and they will always be our main rivals and rightly so. I wouldn't want to help them in anyway or join forces. If we became champions of europe and beating the likes of Barca I would still find it great seeing them lose to teams like chippenham town. As for Man U, chelsea etc being our rivals nah not for me. Be great beating those sides but the gas will always be number one followed by cardiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, where's the joy said: We have always maintained that there is only one team in Bristol, what if we extend that to only one team in the Bristol area? Rovers fans would be dead against losing heir identity, so might we, but is it ridiculous to have Bristol United? Or if that doesn't suit why don't we collaborate much more, currently the must obvious club to loan out talented young players to would be the Gas. Why send them to Newport, Torquay, Plymouth et al when Brian Tinnion could keep closer tabs on them at the Memorial? We have started a loan or two with their ex managers Ian Holloway and Darrell Clarke; why we've even been applauding Geoff Twentyman for his recent interviewing prowess. As opposed to his hoof ball prowess which featured so heavily when Devon White was trying to trap medicine balls for Gerry Francis. I know i will be shot down for suggesting it but when City get to the Premiership this season will we still be taking pride in 'Mind the Gap' gags? The gap will soon become an ocean and it will be time for a rethink. i want us to treat Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U as our derbies and aim to be much, much bigger. Getting one over the Gas must, and will, become irrelevant No thanks. Games are available to watch online now, most clubs with our loanees will have the full 90's sent back to us etc. No need to be there in person to watch loanees play. I never understand it when that comment comes up. The way their fans treated Akinde, I wouldn't want to see another player join them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Bristol United is a ****ing stupid idea and typically raised by people who don’t get football. The only thing more predictable is that some wag always follows it with “I know, we take the Bristol from their name, the City from ours, the white from their kit and a Red from ours” Bristol United would never make any sense - both emotionally, and for us, economically. We have literally nothing to gain - they have no players, staff or facilities we’d want. Just a nice watch. As for loaning players, tbh I actually wouldn’t object. It’s a local club who are no threat whatsoever so why not use them? If the player does well, swiftly recall and loan to a better level like we did with Louis Britton (recall from Yate and went to Bath last year). That’s how I view them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 I'm sure if there was the desire, they could be purchased and "incorporated" into Bristol Sport - if you get my drift. Personally, I don't mind watching them limp along in our (now considerable) shadow. I'd also be happier with them going bust under their own steam. Either way, there's so much mileage for entertainment on our part. I hope Garner continues the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Steve Lansdown was once asked about ‘Bristol United’ and he replied “what have the the Rovers got that we’d want?”....... The question came about after Mike Parry on TalkSport said that it made sense for Bristol to have only one club..........He was just doing his job that’s all............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogue malone Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 57 minutes ago, REDOXO said: Slow day somewhere? Yep wsm, just painted my racing snails shell in Mercedes colours and waiting for it to dry, Inbetween I started that ridiculous thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Robbored said: Steve Lansdown was once asked about ‘Bristol United’ and he replied “what have the the Rivers got that we’d want?”....... The question came about after Mike Parry on TalkSport said that it made sense for Bristol to have only one club..........He was just doing his job that’s all............ God. He’s really trying to fit into upper society with that pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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